Indiana University Athletics
Facts About ESPN360
11/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 2, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Nov. 4 Indiana-Minnesota football game will be available via ESPN360. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CST/noon EST at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. The game can also be heard on the statewide IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Pete Compise and Joe Smith).
What is ESPN360?
ESPN360 is the robust, multi-feature broadband service, free to fans that receive high-speed broadband service through an ESPN-affiliated provider. Accessed via ESPN's new online multimedia player, ESPN360 delivers hundreds of hours each month of live and on-demand content and gives fans easy access to the Internet's best sports video library. Launched in 2001 as ESPN Broadband, ESPN360 re-launched as the current robust service in January 2005. More information is available at www.ESPN.com
What kind of content is available on ESPN360?
The exclusive, customizable content on ESPN360 covers the full spectrum of sports. Live games including 2006 FIFA World Cup matches, college basketball and football, Indy Car races, ice-skating, lacrosse, boxing match-ups along with highlights, inside analysis, extended interviews, previews and premiers of upcoming ESPN shows and movies, plus archives of some of your favorite ESPN titles like Pardon The Interuption (PTI) and World Series of Poker, as well as distinctive online video games. New events, highlights and features are available every day just for ESPN360 users.
Can you customize ESPN360?
At ESPN360 it's your sports -- your world -- when you want it. All content can be watched in a variety of screen sizes; ranging from full-screen to a compact mode. You control which video you want to watch, in the order you want to watch it, share videos with friends, search all the available video for a particular topic and even save scores and challenge friends in the original ESPN360 video games.
What differentiates ESPN360?
ESPN360 takes fans deeper, featuring exclusive and live programming (nearly 200 live events in its first 18 months), extended highlights, ESPN Original Entertainment movies, original series, exclusive behind-the-scenes features, online video games and more. ESPN360 also offers fans the ability to search and customize all of this great content according to their interests.
How do I get ESPN360?
Call your high-speed broadband provider and ask for ESPN360 or log on to www.ESPN360.com.
Who offers ESPN360?
ESPN360 is currently available to more than six million homes nationwide via affiliates including Verizon, Beld, Bend, Braintree Electric and Light, Charter, Citizens Communications, Conway Communications, Entouch, Grande Communications, Iowa Network Services, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico, Margaretville Telephone Company MediaCom, Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Spencer Municipal Utilities, Starstream Communications, Susquehanna Communications, US Cable.
How does ESPN360 work?
ESPN360 is available on your computer via a high-speed data connection that is provided by an ESPN-affiliated service provider. ESPN360 uses high-quality Flash 8 video and also has a streaming video component that is encoded at a high bit rate that enables a fast transmission for viewing high quality video content.
