For the First Time Ever, Major Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) Event to
Stream Live Undercard Bouts for Free EliteXC to be Webcast Live, for Free on
Saturday, February 10th at 7 PM ET on
www.ProElite.com
IVT to Power MMA Online Video Webcast of Five EliteXC Undercard Bouts Before the
Main Event Presentation on Saturday, February 10that 10 PM ET on SHOWTIME
LOS ANGELES, February 6, 2007 – ProElite, Inc. [PELE.PK],
an entertainment and media company dedicated to producing
world-class sporting events, today announced it will work with
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) to offer the first ever
free webcast of five undercard Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights
to kick off the premier of EliteXC. The live, interactive video
webcast, powered by IVT, will begin at 7:00 PM EST on Saturday,
February 10th on www.ProElite.com.
The SHOWTIME network will telecast the main event, featuring
legendary middleweight Frank Shamrock versus Renzo Gracie on
February 10, 2007 (10 p.m. ET) live from the Desoto Civic Center
in Southaven, Mississippi.
EliteXC brings to the MMA sport the highest levels of honor,
integrity, discipline and selfesteem, all the while remaining
inclusive for fighters, fans and organizations. EliteXC
capitalizes on the growing popularity of the sport of mixed
martial arts by building a community of martial
arts enthusiasts around the world. EliteXC's spectacular live
events showcase the world's top fighters.
IVT’s MediaPlatform™ will be used to produce, manage and
distribute the live webcast that is expected to draw thousands
of simultaneous viewers. IVT MediaPlatform will also enable
viewers to submit messages, photos and vote on the live
activities even after SHOWTIME begins the main event.
“We chose IVT because they were the only webcasting provider
that offered the reliability, customizability and scalability
that was required for an interactive event of this caliber, size
and importance to the growing mixed martial arts online
community,” said Kelly Perdew, President of
ProElite.com. “We are thrilled to be the first MMA organization
to offer the undercard fights in a world-class event via live-webcast
and look forward to many successful web-events in the future.
Fans can simply register at our site and then watch the
undercard fights for free on Saturday.”
IVT MediaPlatform is a complete webcasting publishing platform
that supports the entire lifecycle of a webcast, enabling
clients to broadly produce, manage, distribute and monitor live
and on-demand webcasts easily and efficiently. MediaPlatform’s
feature-rich components allow
users to easily create and distribute webcasts featuring
streaming video, PowerPoint slides, Flash animation, audio, and
screen captures, as well as integrate interactive components
such as polls, quizzes, surveys, Q&A, and real-time reporting
statistics.
“IVT is thrilled to be part of this premier EliteXC event, and
we’re excited that both ProElite and Showtime are embracing Web
technologies not just to promote network events, but to offer
viewers an added interactive dimension,” said Greg Pulier,
founder and CEO, IVT. “The EliteXC
event is a perfect example of the myriad opportunities available
for media and entertainment companies to use webcasting for
promotional purposes while giving life to their events online,
before, during and after they take place.”
About ProElite, Inc. (www.proelite.com)
ProElite, Inc. is an entertainment and media company dedicated
to producing world-class sporting events and empowering the
participation of athletes and enthusiasts. ProElite, Inc.
fosters the growth of the core
principles of competition - Pride, Spirit, Honor and
Sportsmanship. ProElite, Inc. owns the following brands and
companies: EliteXCTM (mixed martial arts live event production),
ProElite.comTM (online
community that provides content and tools for martial arts
enthusiasts), and LifeLoggerTM (top-rated Internet blogging site
and mobile application developer).
About Interactive Video Technologies (http://www.ivtweb.com/)
Interactive Video Technologies (IVT) is the leader in corporate
webcasting, providing easy-to-use, comprehensive and scalable
technology solutions for the production, management,
distribution and
monitoring of webcasting. IVT’s customers include many of the
world’s most recognized companies covering a variety of
industries. IVT Studio (www.ivtstudio.com) is a do-it-yourself
webcasting product
designed such that anyone can rapidly create, publish and
archive professional video webcasts and podcasts from their
desktop. IVT MediaPlatform is a complete, powerful webcasting
publishing platform
that enables companies to broadly produce, manage, distribute
and monitor live and on-demand webcasts. To download a fully
functional free version of Studio, please visit
www.ivtstudio.com. For more information
on IVT, please visit www.ivtweb.com