TonyK
CibbuanoAFL fans the winners in BigPond new media rights deal
October 6th 2006 03:57
AFL fans will be able to get even closer to the action anywhere in the world, through cutting-edge broadband and Next G mobile content, under a new $60 million five-year agreement between the AFL and BigPond.
The deal, announced by AFL Chief Executive Officer,Andrew Demetriou, and BigPond Group Managing Director, Justin Milne, will see BigPond deliver to fans:
• full match replays available 12 hours from the final siren,instead of the previous 24 hours;
• in-quarter and post-quarter highlights packages;
• extended match highlights packages;
• video downloads that can be transferred to portable devices;
• special features such as Fantasy Football, trivia, tipping, a ladder predictor and content from the clubs.
Today’s announcement coincides with the launch of Telstra’s Next G network, providing state of the art mobile and wireless broadband coverage to even more fans across Australia who will be able to access the AFL 2007 premiership in full digital quality via BigPond on mobiles, PCs, laptops and other devices.
The deal, announced by AFL Chief Executive Officer,Andrew Demetriou, and BigPond Group Managing Director, Justin Milne, will see BigPond deliver to fans:
• full match replays available 12 hours from the final siren,instead of the previous 24 hours;
• in-quarter and post-quarter highlights packages;
• extended match highlights packages;
• video downloads that can be transferred to portable devices;
• special features such as Fantasy Football, trivia, tipping, a ladder predictor and content from the clubs.
Today’s announcement coincides with the launch of Telstra’s Next G network, providing state of the art mobile and wireless broadband coverage to even more fans across Australia who will be able to access the AFL 2007 premiership in full digital quality via BigPond on mobiles, PCs, laptops and other devices.
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