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SERVECAST AND CELTIC TEAM UP FOR BROADBAND SERVICE

Servecast, the broadband video specialists for the sports and media industries, signed a new deal with Scottish Premier league Club, Celtic for advanced video streaming services until the end of the 2008-09 season.

Having worked together in the past on the broadband video service for www.celticfc.net , this new deal cements Servecast’s ongoing relationship with Celtic as they move forward with a renewed partnership.

Servecast will provide all streaming services for Celtic ‘s broadband video subscription service, Channel 67 Online+, by delivering on-demand, live content and simulated live channels over the Celtic website.

The service will offer a mixture of delayed and live coverage of games as well as a host of value added premium video content that will be available exclusively online in the form of 24/7 channels. Content will include video-clips of interviews and match highlights as well as live video broadcasts of all Celtic Premierleague and domestic cup games outside of the UK and Ireland using Servecast’s advanced geo-blocking system. As part of the subscription service, live audio commentary of all games will be made available to Channel 67 Online subscribers regardless of their location.