Kurt
Heitmann and the good people at CP Communications have established a
memorial trust fund in honor of ESPN and sports industry audio
legend Ron Scalise that will be used for the college education of his
three children: Rosario, 16, RJ, 11, and his daughter Brenna, 10. At
the request of the family this will be the only fund established to
limit confusion. For more information on donating to the fund please
click on this story.
All donations should be made out to the fund and should be sent to:
Kurt G. Heitmann
CP Communications, Inc.
200 Clearbrook Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
Third Annual Sports & Technology Research Study
The Sports Video Group and the Consumer Electronics Association has released the
third-annual “Sports & Technology Research Survey, highlighting the power
that sports content has as both a driver of HD set sales as well as other new
technologies. The survey includes our exclusive 2008 Super Bowl Briefing as
well as new data about consumer online sports viewing behavior.
PPLive an internet TV broadcasting and
online video streaming media company in
China
with over 100 million users worldwide, has signed a partnership with China
Central Television’s CCTV.com. Through PPLive’s Internet coverage, Olympic fans
can enjoy the high-quality video experience and watch the Beijing 2008 Olympics
through their PCs anywhere and anytime.
PPLive currently offers a broad range of premium domestic and international
sports content online including matches from the CBA, NBA, English Premier
League, European Champion League, and Germany’s Bundesliga, etc.
PPLive has obtained a PRC governmental license covering all video broadcasting,
streaming and downloading services, which only a limited number of international
venture capital-backed internet media companies has so far received in China.
According to AC Nielson, from January to April 2008, average monthly users of
PPLive (UV) totaled nearly 35 million, and average monthly page-views of PPLive
(PV) totaled over 450 million.
"We are very excited to partner with CCTV.com to broadcast the
Beijing
Olympic games through our new Internet media platform. We are committed to
delivering to our viewers the highest quality and most in-depth coverage of the
sporting games that make up the Olympics." Bill Yao, Founder and CEO of
the Company said.
