WHL EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH NEULION
Upgraded Online Video Platform with New Features and Enhanced Mobile Capabilities Debuts for 2014-15 WHL Season; Packages Available Now!
Calgary, AB – The Western Hockey League and NeuLion Inc. (TSX:NLN) today announced the extension of a new multi-year agreement to deliver live and on-demand video of WHL games to fans worldwide through the 2018-19 WHL Season on an enhanced WHL LIVE platform.
Powered by NeuLion, WHL LIVE provides coverage of all 22 teams in the WHL and will deliver all 792 games throughout the 2014-15 WHL Regular Season which opens this Friday, September 19, as well as coverage throughout the 2015 WHL Playoffs.
The WHL and NeuLion will continue to offer a wide range of package options to suit the needs of all WHL fans. Early Bird pricing provides the best value for subscribers and is available now until Wednesday, October 1st at WWW.WHLLIVE.COM. In addition to single games, packages range from the 5-Game Pack to the All Access Pass to provide the ultimate in choice for any WHL fan!
New this season, WHL LIVE will offer viewers the opportunity to watch up to four WHL games at the same time with picture-in-picture and quad-view options along with the ability to choose between the home or away audio feed for all games. For the first time ever, WHL LIVE will be available through apps for iPhone, iPad, Android Smartphone and Android Tablet for access anytime, anywhere!
WHL LIVE will now offer an enhanced high definition video player for live and archived games. The new interface will continue to support the latest in adaptive streaming technology, including the ability to detect a viewer’s bandwidth and seamlessly adjust the picture quality to eliminate buffering or intermittent viewing. The upgraded service will continue to provide high quality video and allow fans to pause and rewind live games.
Fans can still take advantage of the live support chat option, accessible directly from the WHL LIVE site, which instantly connects viewers to a customer support team member to resolve any issues.
“The new WHL LIVE service will not only dramatically enhance the quality of our webcasts but also make WHL games available on all platforms,” commented WHL Commissioner Ron Robison. “We are very excited, in partnership with NeuLion, to introduce these major improvements as WHL LIVE represents an extremely important service to everyone associated with the WHL, particularly our fans and players’ families and relatives throughout the world.”
“We are excited to expand our partnership with the WHL and power an enhanced WHL LIVE experience with higher video quality, more features and deliver it to multi-platform,” said Chris Wagner, Executive Video President of NeuLion. “We are always looking to improve what our partners can do for their fans, and by doing so we are excited to give the WHL’s dedicated fans a more innovative digital experience anytime, anywhere.”
About the WHL
The Western Hockey League (WHL) is the largest major junior hockey league in the world today with 22 member Clubs throughout Western Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The WHL attracts over 4 million spectators each season to regular season and playoff games and is a world leader in player development and scholarship opportunities. Each season the WHL is one of the top leagues from which players are selected from in the NHL Entry Draft. Currently over 20% of all NHL players are graduates of the WHL. The WHL is also a leading provider of post-secondary scholarships with over 400 scholarships awarded each year to current and graduate WHL players, more than any other league in North America.
About NeuLion
NeuLion, Inc. (TSX: NLN) offers the true end-to-end solution for delivering live and on-demand content to any Internet-enabled device. NeuLion enables content owners and distributors, cable operators and telecommunications companies to capitalize on the massive consumer demand for viewing video content on PCs, smartphones, iPads and other similar devices. NeuLion’s customers include major entertainment, sports, global content and news companies. NeuLion is based in Plainview, NY. For more information about NeuLion, visit www.neulion.com.
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