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"INDIANAPOLIS - Track fans in the United States and U.S. territories will be able to watch, for the first time ever, an unprecedented 58 hours of live Webcast coverage of the 2005 IAAF World Championships, plus archived footage and broadcast highlights, USA Track & Field announced Friday.

The live Webcast of all nine days of World Championships competition, August 6-14 in Helskinki, Finland, is available in the United States and U.S. territories for only $4.95 at wcsn.com. In addition, fans who register for the groundbreaking coverage can experience what the World Championships Webcast will look like when wcsn.com provides a Webcast of the Exxon Mobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, on July 29. The live Webcast, available to all World Championships Webcast subscribers, will give fans a chance to experience live, TDK Golden League track and field coverage prior to the start of the World Championships on August 6.

The World Championships Sports Network (WCSN), in a unique partnership with MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), will provide the IAAF international feed for the Webcasts at its Web site, wcsn.com. Primary commentary will be provided by the IAAF host broadcast crew of Steve Ovett, Peter Matthews and Sean Pickering, with U.S. commentators to be added(...)"
-- Quotted from www.usatf.org
more on the very site
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[Dan]

Tough to justify charging for the webcast when there are still so many questions about the quality of the delivery (and coverage). It almost seems like they want people to stay away so they can call it a failure and go back to protecting broadcast rights.

Dan
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