Seoul, Sep 14 2006 (Korea Newswire)--
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), a leading global Internet
company, and Intel Corporation today announced the kick off
of Yahoo! Sports for TV, a new service that brings the
excitement and camaraderie of fantasy football to TVs
connected to Intel? Viiv™ technology-based PCs this football
season. Consumers with entertainment PCs based on Intel Viiv
technology can now get real-time updates on their fantasy
football team while watching live games - all on a single TV
screen.
"Together, Yahoo! and Intel have created the ultimate
experience for fantasy football fans this season," said
Marco Boerries, senior vice president, connected life,
Yahoo!. "We are creating truly innovative ways for fans to
use the popular, interactive features of Yahoo! Sports on
their TV though Intel Viiv technology, which delivers the
best consumer PC experience for in-home entertainment."
Using the remote control, consumers can get real-time
updates on their fantasy football scores without missing a
minute of the live game (or without missing the action) on
their television screen. Key features of the new service
include:
League Scores·Keep on top of games across the league and
track real-time scores and player stats.
My Teams·Personalize the service to closely follow favorite
teams.
Fantasy Football·Access real-time fantasy scores and league
standings updates.
Scoreboard View·Get a bird’s-eye view of what’s happening
across the league and fantasy football scores.
"Yahoo! and Intel have created a new entertainment
experience that will take fantasy football to the next
level," said Kevin Corbett, vice president of Intel’s
Digital Home Group and general manager of the company’s
Content Services Group. "The combination of Yahoo! Sports on
TV with Viiv technology will give avid football fans the
competitive edge they need to keep on top of their game as
well as their opponents. Intel looks forward to working with
Yahoo! to create cool, new experiences for sports fans."
Intel Viiv technology helps connect the PC to the TV, and
enables consumers to simplify, share and control their
sports, games, music and movies with the energy-efficient
performance delivered by the Intel? Core™ Duo processor. The
technology is widely supported by a number of PC and
consumer electronics manufacturers, as well as content and
service providers such as Yahoo!.
Yahoo! Sports for TV is available to sports fans through an
easy-to-install, lightweight, downloadable application that
is currently only available for PCs equipped with Intel Viiv
technology and works with any Media Center Edition
compatible remote control. To learn more about the service,
consumers can go to: http://sports.yahoo.com/digitalhome.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of
the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo!
seeks to provide online products and services essential to
users' lives, and offers a full range of tools and marketing
solutions for businesses to connect with Internet users
around the world. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
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