Grand Prix Entertainment Chooses Limelight Networks to Implement Grand Prix Studios Network
28 Dicembre 2012 - 8:34PM
Grand Prix Entertainment, a diversified multimedia production and
distribution company that owns and manages sports, entertainment
and gaming properties, announced today that Limelight Networks
(Nasdaq:LLNW), a global leader in digital presence management will
implement the Grand Prix Studios Network (GPSN), which will
broadcast the Grand Prix Rugby Sevens Championship online and in
real time.
Committed to world-class entertainment on and off the field,
GPSN, in partnership with Olympic member USA Rugby, will present
the 2013 Grand Prix Rugby Sevens Championship. The world's richest
Sevens Championship in history will host 24 World Cup caliber
international teams, including New Zealand, England, Australia,
South Africa, China, India, Russia and the United States. The teams
will play 60 games over three days for a world record purse of U.S.
$1,000,000. The event is scheduled to take place on July 14-16,
2013, in Los Angeles at the AEG Home Depot Center, broadcast live
on the NFL Network.
"This is a fabulous day for Grand Prix," said William Tatham,
Chairman and CEO of Grand Prix Entertainment. "Working with
Limelight Networks is the final piece in building a wholly-owned
global digital network that provides world class sports and
Hollywood entertainment to an existing worldwide audience. We're
excited that the Grand Prix Studios Network will come to fruition
with Limelight."
"Grand Prix Entertainment sought to be independent of existing
sports leagues and broadcast networks, by acquiring rights to world
class sport events. Working with Limelight, Grand Prix
Entertainment can broadcast these events across an equally world
class digital network, capable of delivering sports and
entertainment products everywhere," said Tatham.
Leveraging the benefits of Limelight's world-class
infrastructure, GPSN can scale as demand for content increases
while continuing to deliver a high-quality experience for all
viewers.
"Limelight is excited to power GPSN's online digital presence,
including live video streaming, website design and web content
management, for what will be the largest rugby event worldwide,"
said Jeff Freund, Vice President and General Manager, web content
management, Limelight Networks. "With our Orchestrate Digital
Presence Platform, we look forward to giving rugby fans all over
the world immediate access to these games anytime, anywhere, and on
any device."
"We are proud to leverage Limelight Networks to launch our first
Grand Prix Studios Network channel online," said Jeffrey Zimmerman,
Grand Prix's Chief Technology Officer. "Limelight's expertise and
cutting-edge platform give us an advantage in delivering HD-quality
streams and creating a unique and innovative viewing experience to
any desktop, tablet or mobile device."
Steve Tew, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union,
states, "We're thrilled to be involved in the world's richest
Sevens championship in history. It's exciting to be on the ground
floor of a tournament that we think will be hugely beneficial for
the development of the game worldwide, particularly in the United
States. Gordon Tietjens will ensure we send a competitive team that
will include members of the All Blacks Sevens as well as some very
exciting new talent. We see this as a huge opportunity to deepen
the pool of talent we have available so it certainly fits with our
strategy of ensuring our men's team will be in the Grand Prix Rugby
Sevens Championship."
"With Grand Prix now owning the multimedia rights to both world
class rugby Sevens and indoor volleyball championships, we will
offer global markets live, pay-per-view access to our multi menu of
sports and entertainment products," said Gary Marenzi, Grand Prix
Studio's CEO and former President of both Paramount and MGM
Worldwide Television.
GRAND PRIX RUGBY SEVENS CHAMPIONSHIP. In
partnership with USA Rugby, Grand Prix
Sports presents the Grand Prix Rugby Sevens
Championship which will feature 24 World Cup caliber teams
playing 60 games over 3 days for a prize of $1,000,000 - The
richest Sevens tournament in history. Bringing professional rugby
Sevens to the US market and back to The Home Depot Center as Grand
Prix Rugby's partner and Flagship venue is a thrill for the AEG
Home Depot Center Group.
Visit GrandPrixRugby.com
ABOUT GRAND PRIX ENTERTAINMENT. Grand Prix
Entertainment is a diversified multimedia production and
distribution company that owns and manages sports, entertainment
and gaming properties.
Visit GrandPrixEntertainment.com
ABOUT LIMELIGHT NETWORKS. Limelight Networks,
Inc. (Nasdaq:LLNW) is a global leader in Digital Presence
Management. Limelight's Orchestrate Digital Presence Platform is an
integrated suite of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS)
applications, which allows organizations to optimize all aspects of
their online digital presence across web, mobile, social, and large
screen channels. Orchestrate leverages Limelight's scalable,
high-performance global network to offer advanced features for: web
content management; website personalization; content targeting;
online video publishing; mobile enablement and monetization;
content delivery; transcoding; and cloud storage — combined with
social media integration and powerful analytics. Limelight's team
of digital presence experts helps organizations streamline
processes and optimize business results across all customer
interaction channels to deliver exceptional multi-screen
experiences, improve brand awareness, drive revenue, and enhance
their customer relationships — all while reducing costs.
For more information, please visit www.limelight.com,
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CONTACT: For more information or interviews regarding the
Grand Prix Studios Network,
Grand Prix Rugby Sevens Championship Contact:
Robin Endsley-Fenn
Director of Public Relations and Communications
415-383-1009
RobinEndsleyFenn@grandprixrugby.com
For more information regarding Limelight Networks Contact:
Amber Winans
510-984-1526
limelight@bhavacom.com
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