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      <h3>Raycom Sports Announces Expanded Live Internet Streaming Schedule for 2009 and 2010 Regional ACC Football and Basketball Packages</h3>
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      <i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By: Swarmcast, Inc.<br>
      Posted: 2009-09-10 02:15:14</i>
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      Raycom Sports, a leading independent sports marketing, event management and production firm, and Swarmcast, the leader in live online sports video streaming, today announced details of Raycom Sports' 2009-2010 live Internet streaming offering for their regional Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Football and Basketball packages.<br><br>The spring of 2009 marked Raycom Sports' first foray into live game Internet streaming, distributing all 10 of their regional ACC Basketball Tournament games online to fans inside of the ACC territory. For the 2009/2010 season, Raycom Sports is expanding its streaming slate to include the entirety of both their regional ACC Football and Basketball packages. As with the ACC Tournament, Raycom Sports is using Swarmcast's Autobahn Live platform to give consumers in the ACC territory a high quality, reliable viewing experience.<br><br>Raycom Sports' 2009 regional ACC Football television package kicks off on Saturday, September 12 at 12:00n ET with an East Coast-West Coast contest featuring Stanford and Wake Forest. The following week, Raycom will travel to Death Valley for a rivalry game between Boston College and Clemson.<br><br>"Our regional consumers reacted very positively to our streaming offering last season, and we're excited to build on the solid base that Swarmcast's high quality streaming service provides. We're able to meet the demands of viewers who want ACC content, but aren't able to view it through traditional broadcast means," said Colin Smith, VP of New Media & Distribution for Raycom Sports. "Consumers have high expectations of the quality and reliability of streaming video, especially with sports. We've got a desirable slate of ACC content, and with a highly engaged Internet viewership, we're able to bring advertisers a very captive demographic."<br><br>"We're excited to expand our relationship with Raycom to include ACC football as well as the entirety of their regional basketball package. Our technology provides the highest quality viewing experience and enables Raycom to better capitalize its content by providing the tools required to create better business models," said Chad Tippin, COO of Swarmcast.<br><br>About Raycom Sports<br><br>Raycom Sports is a leading independent sports marketing, event management and production firm. Raycom Sports is the television rights holder of ACC men's basketball and syndicated regional football telecasts. In addition, the company owns and operates events around the country including the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte. Raycom Sports' parent company Raycom Media, located in Montgomery, AL, owns and operates 46 television stations covering over 12 percent of the United States across 18 states.<br><br>About Swarmcast<br><br>Swarmcast, Inc. is a leading Internet television service powering the delivery of high-fidelity live video over the Internet. Swarmcast enables content providers to offer live Internet television through the browser or connected consumer electronics devices, with full screen, high quality video that sharpens to the best experience for each viewer without buffering or stalling. Swarmcast offers an open platform and works seamlessly with ubiquitous rich media players, such as Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Flash, and with best-of-breed content management systems. Swarmcast is redefining what is possible for Internet television for clients including: Major League Baseball, CBS College Sports and Raycom Sports.
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