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Bell leads with exclusive on-demand services for Sports Fans
8 September 2005Bell today extended its leadership in
Interactive Television (iTV) with the launch of two exclusive on-demand sports
services, available to golf and football fans across Canada on its ExpressVu
digital television service.
"As Canada's leading provider of High Definition TV channels and
innovative Interactive TV services, Bell ExpressVu offers sports fans a richer
television experience," said Gary Smith, President, Bell ExpressVu. "For some
of the most popular sports, Bell ExpressVu offers exclusive iTV services not
available on any other digital TV provider in Canada."
For example, for the Bell Canadian Open - being held at the Shaughnessy
Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, B.C. from September 8-11 - viewers will be
offered a unique iTV service with unprecedented control to experience all of
the action at the touch of a button. In collaboration with CTV, Canada's
number one broadcaster and TSN, Canada's Sports Leader, the free service will
be available to Bell ExpressVu customers with iTV-capable digital TV receivers
on channel 212, CTV, and to TSN subscribers on channel 400.
Some highlights of the Bell Canadian Open multi-screen enhanced broadcast
include:
- Five video feeds and an information ticker to browse with your remote;
- On-demand access to Mike Weir's Tour Tips, as well as a course layout
guide; and
- Up-to-the-minute leaderboard standings and player statistics.
Starting this Sunday, Bell ExpressVu also scores with NFL fans in Canada
with the launch of NFL Sunday Ticket Interactive, another unparalleled iTV
service. Available to NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers, the service features
ProGuide, an exclusive on-screen interactive service that delivers game
updates, as well as on-demand capabilities to access live action from around
the league. For each concurrent NFL Sunday Ticket game, ProGuide offers
dynamically updated on-screen information such as current scores and ball
possession.
ProGuide also features Scoring Alerts and Red Zone Alerts when a team is
within 20 yards of the end zone. Viewers can tune to another NFL game within
the ProGuide application by highlighting the game they want and either
pressing (SELECT) or the two-digit channel number of the corresponding on-
screen channel. When watching a game in full screen mode, Red Zone and Scoring
Alerts will appear, allowing viewers to jump to this game with the press of a
single button on the remote.
Bell ExpressVu customers with iTV-capable model 3100 receivers can access
and/or subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket Interactive service on channel 450.
This exclusive iTV service is also available as an add-on to the NFL Sunday
Ticket package.
For football fans of another sort, on-demand access to World Cup soccer
qualifying matches is currently available free of charge to Bell Sympatico
High Speed Internet customers. Soccer fans have the opportunity to enjoy live
coverage of key matches including Holland vs. Andorra (September 7), Norway
vs. Scotland (September 7), Scotland vs. Belarus (October 10) and Holland vs.
Macedonia (October 12); all of which are stored online for 30 days following
the live broadcast. Visit sympatico.MSN for more information about World Cup
soccer.
For Bell ExpressVu customers with a High Definition (HD) receiver, HD TV
and a HD channel subscription, the Bell Canadian Open will also be available
as part of Bell ExpressVu's unmatched line-up of up to 27 High Definition
channels on CTV HD East (Channel 800), CTV HD West (Channel 806) and TSN HD
(Channel 850). This season, Bell ExpressVu HD subscribers with the NFL Sunday
Ticket package will also be able to enjoy more than 100 games in HD.
Since 1997, Bell ExpressVu has been Canada's leading direct-to-home
satellite television company, having introduced consumer choice and pioneered
the establishment of digital TV technologies in Canada. With more than
1.6 million customers, Bell ExpressVu is Canada's leader in digital home
entertainment, nationally broadcasting more than 300 digital video and audio
channels, including up to 27 High Definition channels.
About Bell Canada
Bell Canada, Canada's national leader in communications, provides
connectivity to residential and business customers through wired and wireless
voice and data communications, local and long distance phone services, high
speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, e-business
solutions and digital television services. Bell Canada is wholly owned by
BCE Inc. For more information, please visit www.bell.ca .
Renseignements: Gina Gottenberg, Media Relations, Bell Canada,
(403) 461-6859 mobile, gina.gottenberg@bell.ca ; Nessa Prendergast, Media
Relations, Bell Canada, (416) 581-3311 or 1-888-482-0809,
nessa.prendergast@bell.ca
Source: NewsWire
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