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EarthCam Joins SuperBowl.Com To Produce An "Insider's" Perspective Of Super Bowl XXXV
The National Football League announced today that EarthCam, the premier Internet camera network and a global leader in webcam technology, would provide behind-the-scenes coverage of the Super Bowl featuring webcams in the stadium and at news events. EarthCam will provide users from around the world with an insider's look into the nation's most widely celebrated sporting event on Superbowl.com, the official website of Super Bowl XXXV. CBS Sportsline produces Superbowl.com.
The NFL will employ EarthCam's technology throughout Super Bowl Week with complete webcam coverage commencing on Monday, January 22, 2001, live from Raymond James Stadium providing a unique perspective into game day preparations and other coverage including press conferences, and Media Day. In addition, cameras will capture all of the action from sports bars located in the respective competing cities. EarthCam will utilize mobile crews and specialized robotic webcam technology to provide live images of the festivities leading up to Super Bowl XXXV.
"We are pleased to work with EarthCam to provide our fans a taste of the Super Bowl," said Evan Kamer, NFL new media's senior director of business development. "Only 72,000 fans will be able to attend the game, but with Superbowl.com, millions more will be able to enjoy a look at the behind-the-scenes action that makes the Super Bowl America's favorite event."
"EarthCam is proud to return for the fourth consecutive year to provide webcam technology solutions for Superbowl.com," said Brian Cury, founder and CEO of EarthCam. "Being involved with this premier sporting event positions EarthCam with some of the biggest brands in the world and further reaffirms our category leadership. The Super Bowl consistently drives significant traffic to EarthCam.com and strengthens our brand."
EarthCam.com is the leading network of live webcams and as the premier webcam portal, offers the most comprehensive search engine of webcams from around the world. EarthCam provides complete infrastructure services to manage, host and maintain live images for it's corporate clients. Partners include: Yahoo!, Intel, MSN, ESPN, NASCAR, Motorola, Ford Motor Company, Weather.com, NBCi, Discovery.com, CNN.com, USAToday.com, Ticketmaster/CitySearch, and MTVi. As the premier provider of live images on the Internet, EarthCam webcasts events such as Daytona 500, Tony Awards, Mardi Gras, Halloween and New Year's Eve and the past three Super Bowls for the NFL. EarthCamTV is a free personal streaming webcast and video chat portal. WebCamStore.com is EarthCam's full-service e-commerce site dedicated solely to providing webcam solutions.
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