NEW YORK, September 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The global IPTV service provider iTV.cn Inc. announces today the official launch of the leading Asia sports channel One World Sports on its North America platform (www.iTV.cn). This is another strategic cooperation of iTV.cn since it formally launched services in North America and joined hands with major content suppliers such as Meiya Digital, Phoenix TV, ICN and STAR Group. It is also the first time for a 24/7 specialized sports channel to be launched on IPTV in North America dedicated to servicing the overseas Asian community.
One World Sports (OWS) is an operating company ONE Media Corp, and is one of the world's leading broadcasters of Asian sports. OWS focuses on the North American market and broadcasts in English a number of top events from Asia to the North American audience 24 hours a day. The channel covers soccer, basketball, badminton, table tennis, gymnastics, diving, swimming, cricket, baseball, golf, snooker and other sports events. ONE Media Corp is a privately owned company with operations and programming offices based in Dallas, Fort Worth, Atlanta, Las Vegas, New York and Singapore.
iTV.cn was invested by USTI (UTStarcom) which is a NASDAQ-listed high-tech enterprise and the leading company in global communications service and IPTV. In 2011, it launched IPTV service in North America which enables multi-device viewing including set-top-box and TV, PC, iPad and iPhone. With OWS Channel landing on iTV.cn, homes equipped with broadband internet in the United States and Canada can order iTV.cn services and enjoy their favorite sports programs. The major events include but are not limited to:
Football: Asian Club Championship, Asian Cup, China Super League, Japanese J-League, Korea k-League;
Basketball: Chinese Basketball Association (CBA);
Golf: OneAsia Golf Tour;
Table tennis: ITTF Table Tennis Pro Tour;
Badminton: Representing the highest level of Men's World Badminton Championships "Thomas Cup", Women's World Badminton Championships "Uber Cup", IBF Super Series;
Diving: FINA Diving Grand Prix;
Snooker: Premier Snooker League;
Pool: World Cup Of Pool;
Gymnastics: FIG World Cup Artistic;
Swimming: Fina Aquatics World
Billy Tianbo Huang, general manager of iTV.cn Inc., said: "With the cooperation with OWS, we are pleased to become the company which provides the world's first IPTV service provider of top sports events in Asia to Asian audiences in North America as well as the portion of the mainstream population interested in Asian sports. iTV.cn is determined to be "more than just TV" and let the audience enjoy shows conveniently anytime, anywhere. We look forward to deepening the cooperation with OWS so as to provide better products and services to the global audiences."
Rick Jemison, Senior Vice President Programming, ONE World Sports stated: "We are delighted to cooperate with iTV.cn and increase our subscribers throughout North America. I believe our wonderful sports programs offer an extraordinary viewing experience for our viewers and the ONE World Sports subscriber base."
About ONE World Sports
ONE World Sports is a new sports network created especially for sports fans craving access to a broad array of popular professional sports from Asia and around the World. The 24/7, English language, ad-supported network is available on all platforms, and delivers a mix of exclusive live and recorded sports programming with proprietary distribution technology. With exclusive licensing deals for championships, events, and qualification tournaments from Asia and the Pacific, ONE World Sports has broken the international sports barrier with a lineup of professional team sports, including soccer, basketball and golf featuring today's leading Asian, American, European and Latin American players.
ONE World Sports is owned and operated by ONE Media Corp, a privately owned company based in Dallas. The company also owns and operates ONE CONNXT, an IP transport provider; America ONE Television, a general entertainment and sports broadcast network; and ONE Sports PLUS, a leading provider of live sports via broadband pay-per-view.
To learn more about ONE World Sports, go to www.ONEWorldSports.com.
About iTV.cn
iTV.cn (International) Ltd. was invested by USTI？？？UTStarcom？？？which is the NASDAQ-listed high-tech enterprise and the leading company in global communications and IPTV. It is committed to the construction and operation of global Internet TV platform, and is the industry leading end-to-end IPTV platform solution providers and platform providers. Its current operations spread into Hong Kong, North America, Southeast Asia, and is about to land on Europe, South America and other countries and regions. For more information, please visit the site www.itv.cn or call 1-888-968-7488.
