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af2 games now available live on the Internet

March 19, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - Live Sports Network (LSN) and arenafootball2 (af2) have entered into a partnership to offer live video streaming of af2 games via the League's official Web site: www.af2.com, the League office announced today.

"We're thrilled to give our fans an additional avenue to follow their favorite af2 teams," Executive Director Jay Marcus said. "We were impressed with the product from Live Sports Network and we're excited to work with them on this project."

"Live Sports Network is truly ecstatic about the opportunity to stream the games for the af2 to viewers online," LSN Co-Founder and Infinity Pro Sports President Uri Geva said. "This high quality video stream, enhanced with other interactive features, gives the viewer an exciting experience. Live Sports Network and the af2 will work together harmoniously to bring the af2's online presence to life!"

LSN will provide Internet streaming of af2 games for 10 teams this season, including the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, who open the season against the Birmingham Steeldogs on Saturday, March 27 at 8:00 ET. The other participating teams will be announced in the coming days. Once the season starts, fans can log on to www.af2.com to link to the available games. The cost is $7.95 per game.

About LSN

LSN is a user-friendly system that allows fans to watch live sporting events on the Internet. Through "narrowcasting", LSN allows viewers from all over the globe to become members and purchase pay-per-view events or season passes. Fans can then experience the LSN Enhanced Viewing Experience: they can watch the game live (or an archived game at a discounted price) on an interactive media player that includes audio feed of game announcers, a live-chat with fellow viewers, trivia sessions, and up to the minute live statistical updates. The fan is no longer just watching the game, but in fact is a part of a community. The games are streamed directly form the venue through webcasting units that gather, encode, and dispatch content without human intervention and are operated remotely from any Internet connection in the world.

LSN is a joint venture between Infinity Pro Sports and Eyecentric Media. Infinity Pro Sports is a web-solutions and development company which has developed web identities for over 80 sports organizations, arenas, teams and leagues including Arena Football, Minor League Baseball, Soccer, Hockey, and others. Eyecentric Media is a multi-media company which develops online audio and video streaming solutions to provide a wide variety of top-notch, highest quality online entertainment options including live chats alongside the streaming.

About af2

Entering its fifth anniversary season in late March, af2 serves as a grassroots, developmental Arena Football league for players, coaches and officials with 25 teams in small- to mid-size markets throughout the United States. af2 operates under the same Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights as the AFL. Several former af2 coaches have joined AFL teams and more than 175 players have advanced to the AFL over the past four years.



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