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 August 11, 2005 - B2 Networks to Broadcast United Bowl
Omaha, NE - United Indoor Football , in conjunction with B2 Networks, today announced the United Bowl, the league's championship game, will be broadcast to a world wide audience, via broadband by B2 Networks. The live broadcast will take place on Sunday, August 14, 2005, at 3pm CDT, from the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
A special link has been added to the UIF website, unitedindoorfootball.com for fans wanting to watch the championship match up between the Sioux Falls Storm and the Sioux City Bandits. Fans can also subscribe through the sites of both teams vying for the title. The championship will be available on a pay-per view basis to all fans with high speed internet connection, DSL, T1 or Cable, and a Windows Media Player 9 or higher. The cost of watching the United Bowl is $6 dollars and will be the first football championship to be broadcast exclusively to a world wide audience via broadband.
"We are very excited about our inaugural season championship game, The United Bowl. Everyone across the league is looking forward to seeing the game and now, thanks to our new partnership with B2 Networks, every fan in the UIF will be able to watch the game live," said Dakota Crow, the UIF Executive Director. "This is a great accomplishment, in our first season, to be able to bring the game live to all our fans. We hope people from across the league and around the country will join us in celebrating our first season with The United Bowl."
The partnership between B2 Networks and the UIF is a first for both parties. For B2 Networks, the partnership will result in the 4th championship game available on the network during the past 4 months.
"B2 Networks is honored to be selected by United Indoor Football as the exclusive broadcast network of the United Bowl," said Greg P. Bell, B2 Networks Owner and CEO. "We have broadcast many big events since our beginning but this is the first football championship to be shown by the network. We look forward to the challenge and a great game."
B2 Networks (b2now.com) is a premier provider of reliable and secure international television and video broadcasting systems, pay-per-view and billing systems. The broadband broadcasting company’s network of arenas, stadiums, local venues, billing systems and data centers are currently in use to distribute live events to computer and television screens around the world. In addition, B2 manages and owns the digital distribution rights to distinct areas of entertainment, sports and television. Working with teams from the AHL, UHL, ECHL, USHL, baseball's Northern League and PCL, B2 has established itself as a leader in innovative direct to home internet and television broadcasting.
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