Watch Wimbledon Live Streams on Your PC
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Jun 20, 2008 | Print | Email | Bookmark | Free Subscription
Tennis fans can look forward to watching around the clock coverage of the 2008 Championships at Wimbledon on their computers through MediaZone’s Wimbledon LIVE.
For the third consecutive year, MediaZone is the Official Live Broadband Video Partner, in cooperation with IBM and the AELTC, and will be streaming the Grand Slam live for online viewers worldwide.
The 2008 Wimbledon LIVE service includes full match coverage of Centre Court and Number 1 Court action, as well as 6 other courts in play.
In total, the service includes more than 300 matches and immersive features such as user ability to toggle between up to 8 courts, as well as live commentary, and complete integration with the official Wimbledon website.
Viewers are able to combine video coverage with player information, live scoring and statistics from all matches.
Since its debut in 2006, Wimbledon LIVE has joined March Madness and the Masters as mainstays on the broadband sports circuit as consumers have increasingly embraced the Web for hard to find sporting events or coverage that expands on traditional broadcast offerings.
In its two previous years, MediaZone’s coverage of Wimbledon has set tennis industry records for site visitors, live streams and downloads, while achieving a 129% increase in revenue.
MediaZone expects to continue this trend based on strong early demand for Wimbledon LIVE from tennis fans seeking in-depth coverage of the tournament available only through MediaZone.
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Ben | Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
Thanks. Fingers crossed. I’ve just requested mine.
Dale Dietrich | Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
Is there some place to get more details on this. I’m quite intrigued by it. If I use the download service is there a way to block out who won? So, could I just look at day 1 matches, download those I want to watch and watch them without knowing who won? And then proceed to day 2 etc.?
Also, I see the dowloads are in .wmv format. Is there any way that I could get them to play on my TV through my TiVo, Xbox 360, PS3 or Apple TV. That would be idea.
Once I get the info I’ll blog about it myself on The Daleisphere.
Thanks
…Dale
Aaress Lawless | Jun 21, 2008 | Reply
Hi Dale,
You can find more information about the Wimbledon LIVE service here:
http://wimbledon.mediazone.com/US/faq.html
I hope this helps!
E Fowkes | Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
I am trying to sign up for Wimbledon live. I have entered all my credit card details & all it says is: http://66.45.52.248 is busy.
I have an email from a noreply address that says: Hello Liz Fowkes,
Thank you for registering for the 2008 Wimbledon Live service offered exclusively by MediaZone.
Buthow do I use the service ? How do I know if my credit card has been debited ?
Many thanks
Aaress Lawless | Jun 23, 2008 | Reply
Hi E Fowkes,
For issues regarding MediaZone’s Wimbledon LIVE service, please contact MediaZone directly by visiting their Customer Service page at http://wimbledon.mediazone.com/US/support.html
Thanks!
Nathan | Jul 1, 2008 | Reply
@ E Fowkes, I work at MediaZone and, if you have not figured it out yet, feel free to contact me at Nathan.Zaru@MediaZone.com and I will definitely get you in touch with the right people. We are excited for this service and really appreciate hearing what you guys think.
Aaress Lawless | Jul 2, 2008 | Reply
Nathan,
Thank you for your help to our readers at On the Baseline. We appreciate MediaZone’s excellent service.