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American Hockey League and NeuLion Launch Second Season of AHL Live to Deliver Unique Online Experience to AHL Fans
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) PLAINVIEW, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/01/09 --
NeuLion Inc. (TSX: NLN), a leading provider
of live and on-demand international and sports programming over the
Internet, and the American Hockey League, the top development circuit for
the National Hockey League, announced today coverage of the AHL 2009-10
season to deliver live games and an online video destination site to its
worldwide fanbase.
This season marks the second full year of a long-term partnership with the
American Hockey League to deliver AHL Live
-- an Internet-based video portal featuring live and archive games, radio,
live chat, video-on-demand and highlights.
Not available anywhere else on the Internet, AHL Live offers hockey fans an
opportunity to tune into their favorite team with a simple Internet
connection. This subscription-based service gives fans an all-access pass
to watch live games for the entire season or on a pay-per-view basis.
Using NeuLion technology, AHL Live will capture each of the league's 29
clubs and stream 1,160 games throughout the AHL regular season, which
begins October 2. This exclusive service is the only way fans can watch
live games online, where the viewing experience expands the reach of the
AHL to a global audience.
Individual games are available for $6.99 each, and a team season pass for
all home and away games is available at an Early Bird Price of $149.99 for
80 regular season broadcasts (all prices US). This special offer is
available until October 19th. Calder Cup Playoff games and the annual AHL
All-Star Classic will also be available.
Visit www.ahllive.com for further details and package options.
About the AHL
In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League continues to serve as
the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More
than 84 percent of today's NHL players are AHL graduates, and for the
eighth year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across
North America in 2008-09. The AHL's 74th regular season begins October 2 as
29 teams begin competition for the prestigious Calder Cup.
About NeuLion
Based in Plainview, NY, Sanford, Florida and Toronto, Ontario, NeuLion
(TSX: NLN) works with content partners to develop end-to-end solutions for
multimedia IPTV services. The NeuLion IPTV Platform encodes, delivers,
stores and manages an unlimited range of multimedia content and the
Operational Support System (OSS) maintains all billing and customer support
services. Content partners are responsible for content aggregation and the
sales and marketing for the individual IPTV service. The Company ranks as a
world leader in customer/partner relationships with sports and
international television content partners including, in sports, the NHL,
the NFL, NCAA Division I schools and conferences and, in respect to
international television aggregators and networks, KyLinTV (Chinese),
ABS-CBN (Filipino), Talfazat (Arabic), TV-Desi (South Asian) and Sky Angel
(Christian). Customer/partner content can be viewed by way of Internet on
PCs and on the television through the Company's IPTV set top box.
Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements herein are forward-looking statements and represent
NeuLion's current intentions in respect of future activities. These
statements, in addressing future events and conditions, involve inherent
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can by identified by
the use of the words "will," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "believe,"
"plan," "estimate," "expect," and "intend" and statements that an event or
result "may," "will," "can," "should," "could," or "might" occur or be
achieved and other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve
significant risk, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause
actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the
results discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements. These
factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue
reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking
statements contained in this release are based upon what management
believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure readers
that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of
this release and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them
to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law. Many
factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including: the integration of the businesses of NeuLion and
NeuLion USA, our continued relationships with our channel partners, general
economic and market segment conditions, competitor activity, product
capability and acceptance, rates, technology changes and international risk
and currency exchange. More specific risks include that the merged entity
will not be able to realize some or all of the expected synergies due to
incompatibilities in the merging businesses, the inability of management to
bring about such synergies or a changing business environment rendering
such synergies inadvisable or uneconomical. After integrating the
businesses the suite of service offerings may not perform as expected if
shifting demand moves in a direction away from the expected business model
of the merged entity, if competitors are able to take market share away
from the merged entity or if changing technology adversely impacts the
merged businesses. In addition, while the Company expects its content
partners and those of NeuLion USA to continue and expand their relationship
with the merged entity, there can be no assurance that such relationships
will continue as expected, or at all. More detailed assessment of the
risks that could cause actual results to materially differ from current
expectations is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's
2008 annual MD&A and AIF filed on www.sedar.com and Registration Statement
on Form 10, as amended, available on www.sec.gov.
CONTACTS:
Jennifer Powalski
NeuLion, Inc.
Phone: (516) 622-8334
Email Contact
Jason Chaimovitch
American Hockey League
Phone: (413) 781-2030
Email Contact
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