Empire 8 to Partner with Volar Video for Web Streaming
Beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, the Empire 8 Athletic Conference will be contracting with Volar Video as the league’s official web streaming partner. This partnership will offer unprecedented access to E8 athletic events for fans who cannot attend in person and creates a dedicated
video portal that will be home to live events and an archived library of highlights, interviews, and features that will remain free to viewers.
“We are excited to announce this partnership with Volar Video”, E8 Associate Commissioner Janelle Zera said. "We believe Volar will provide an innovative in-game fan experience to those who follow E8 sports passionately.”
As a result of this partnership, Volar is providing its Production Truck® Standard Definition Plus (SD+) streaming software which enables clients to stream events up to 1.2 Mbps. Their broadcasts will live in SIDEARM’s Showcase video portal that will also feature social media and live stats integration.
"We are very pleased to be chosen as the Official Video Streaming Partner of the Empire 8 Conference," said David Bertram, CEO, Volar Video. "This is a natural partnership as the Empire 8 realized the importance of making it easy and extremely cost-efficient – in fact, free - for their institutions to produce high quality content and to offer their broadcasts free of charge to viewers. As they continue to build their brand, this partnership will allow them to reach new audiences and provide additional value to their corporate sponsors. Volar’s innovative streaming platform, including our Production Truck® software, is the perfect solution for them and this is another win for college fans as result of our great partnership with SIDEARM Sports.”
Broadcasts will be made available free of charge due to Volar’s ability to monetize video content through its revolutionary AdTrigger® technology which enables them to insert dynamic pre-, mid-, and post-roll national video commercials during live and archived broadcasts. Conferences and institutions can also generate significant revenue through sales of local video commercials and banner advertising.
ABOUT VOLAR VIDEO
Volar Video is a digital video technology company whose proprietary software and production platform enables clients to broadcast and monetize events in high quality with custom graphics and ad insertion. Led by an experienced team of production, technical software, marketing and sports executives, Volar Video delivers customized video solutions across television, computer and mobile platforms. Volar Video has offices in Lexington, KY and New York.
For more information, visit
www.volarvideo.com
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8
The members of the Empire 8 are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and aspire to be regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership seeks to distinguish itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the?Empire 8.
For more information, go to
http://empire8.com/