Paltalk to Broadcast Sampras vs. Courier exhibition match

Paltalk,
the real-time, video- based community with over 4 million users, announced it
will be broadcasting an exhibition match between former Grand Slam champions Pete
Sampras and Jim Courier today at 2 PM EDT. The match, sponsored by Talon Air, a
leading on-demand luxury air-charter services, will be held at Republic Airport
in Farmingdale, Long Island and broadcasted LIVE online over Paltalk’s
interactive video community. Paltalk will enable viewers not only to watch the
match but see, hear and interact with each other through voice, video and text
chat while the match is taking place. This will be the first time Paltalk’s
platform will be used to exclusively broadcast a live sporting event and
provides an ideal venue for tennis fans to see a non-competition match between
two of the world’s leading tennis pros.

“Our
broadcast of the Sampras-Courier match is yet another compelling way our
socialcasting platform is taking live webcasting to new levels. The layers of
interactivity our platform provides to enable viewers not only to watch, but to
interact with each other during the broadcast, truly presents a new type of
‘virtual living room’ where people can gather to enjoy all types of live
programming, including sporting events,” said Joel Smernoff, President and
COO of Paltalk. “Online video viewing is rapidly changing, and we see it
becoming more and more interactive as new technology presents compelling ways
to experience traditional broadcast programming. Many professional sports with
devoted fan bases are looking for more opportunities to bring events to
viewers, opportunities that network television is not offering them. Paltalk
presents a viable option for sports like tennis, hockey and other
professional-level leagues to engage both existing and new fans in a unique
community environment.”

To view
the Sampras-Courier match live on Paltalk’s video community, visit http://www.paltalk.com/tennis.