Horizon League, WebStream Productions announce expanded partnership for Horizon League Network
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March 31, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS --- The Horizon League and WebStream Productions announced Tuesday (March 31) that they have expanded their partnership, with WebStream assuming day-to-day operations of the Horizon League Network (www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv) effective April 1.
WebStream Productions will bring an increased level of experience in sports video production, live streaming and new media to improve the Horizon League Network (HLN) experience. Since its debut in 2005, HLN has streamed more than 1,200 live events, including more than 800 men's and women's basketball games, and hundreds of on-demand features.
"We are excited to expand our relationship with WebStream Productions," said Horizon League Commissioner Jonathan B. LeCrone. "They bring a wealth of expertise in sports video production and new media, which will enhance the HLN viewing experience and help make the Horizon League Network the premier destination for League content."
As part of the partnership, Nate Flannery, currently the Horizon League's Director of New Media and Technology, will move from the League office to WebStream Productions, where he will continue to manage HLN on a daily basis. Josh Rattray, the League's Assistant Director of Communications, will move into a liaison role among the League office, WebStream Productions and member schools' production partners.
"We are honored to extend a very successful partnership with the Horizon League," said John Servizzi, President of WebStream Productions. "The Horizon League Network continues to be a leader in athletics webstreaming. We look forward to working with the Horizon League to enhance the quality of live events and increase the amount of on-demand content."
In addition to its many live events, the Horizon League Network regularly features the weekly "HLN Update," men's and women's basketball plays-of-the-week highlight features, League championship vignettes and other on-demand programming.
Comprised of 10 public and private institutions of higher learning, the Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference that sponsors 19 intercollegiate championships and is headquartered in Indianapolis. The League and its member institutions aspire to teach young people, through athletic competition, the value of learning, service to others and personal responsibility.
Member institutions of the Horizon League are Butler University (Indianapolis), Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso (Ind.) University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) and Youngstown (Ohio) State University.
For more information about the Horizon League, log onto www.horizonleague.org.
Founded in 2006, WebStream Productions is a leader in live sports webcasting with clients including the NCAA, Horizon League, Indianapolis Indians and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Producers of more than 400 live events each year and countless features, interviews and other on-demand content, WebStream Productions is committed to delivering television-quality content to computer screens and portable devices.
For more information about WebStream Productions, visit www.webstreamproductions.com.
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INDIANAPOLIS --- The Horizon League and WebStream Productions announced Tuesday (March 31) that they have expanded their partnership, with WebStream assuming day-to-day operations of the Horizon League Network (www.horizonleaguenetwork.tv) effective April 1.
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