Takkle.com Announces Deal With Penn Atlantic For High School Game Broadcasts in Pennsylvania and South Carolina
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 -- TAKKLE, the leading online social media site for high school sports, today announced an agreement with Penn Atlantic Inc.that will allow www.takkle.com to provide live streaming video of high school games in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
The agreement will make TAKKLE the exclusive broadband home of all high school events in Pennsylvania and South Carolina provided by Penn Atlantic.
Penn Atlantic, Inc. is a Charleston, South Carolina-based communications and media company focused on creating, aggregating and delivering information and entertainment to a broad range of audiences across the world.
"Our TAKKLE audience is savvy about its high school athletics, and we have been exploring ways to provide this growing audience with the best coverage of high school sports, "said David Birnbaum, CEO and co-founder of TAKKLE. "Now, through our partnership with Penn Atlantic we can bring live and on demand game action to our users, helping TAKKLE fulfill its goal of becoming the most comprehensive site on the web for high school athletics."
In 2007, Penn Atlantic expanded into the high school athletic arena. The company has already signed state-wide long-term agreements for the exclusive broadband broadcast rights for all public high school sporting events in South Carolina and Pennsylvania. The company expects to sign many more similar state agreements this year, and already has dozens of games around the country slated for broadcast.
Penn Atlantic's content is delivered over various platforms, which represent the cutting edge of new media technology. Penn Atlantic, Inc. was formed in April 2004 to acquire media rights as well as offer cost effective and cutting edge products and services to collegiate athletic conferences, professional sports teams and individual institutions. The primary focus of Penn Atlantic's product line is to facilitate live internet video streaming of athletic events to broadband pay-per-view viewers, which are comprised of sports fans, alumni, students and other individuals who have access to broadband connections. Penn Atlantic also sells video based advertising in and around those events.
TAKKLE users will be able to watch live and on-demand games while enjoying the community features on the largest network of high school athletes in the country.
About TAKKLE:
TAKKLE is the leading online social media site for high school sports. On TAKKLE, high school athletes can track and compare their stats, post team schedules, scout rivals, and share videos and photos with their teammates and opponents.
TAKKLE offers advertisers and marketers the ability to strategically target an engaged audience of high school athletes and fans. TAKKLE's investors include Wasserman Media Group LLC, Greycroft Partners LLC, Jack Schneider, Managing Director at Allen & Company, Inc., Sports Illustrated, IJ Smith Enterprises LLC and the New York City Investment Fund.
Penn Atlantic, Inc. is a Charleston, South Carolina-based communications and media company focused on creating, aggregating and delivering information and entertainment to a broad range of audiences across the world. Our content is delivered over various platforms which represent the cutting edge of new media technology. Penn Atlantic, Inc. was formed in April 2004 to acquire media rights as well as offer cost effective and cutting edge products and services to collegiate athletic conferences, professional sports teams and individual institutions. The primary focus of Penn Atlantic's product line is to facilitate live internet video streaming of athletic events to broadband pay-per-view viewers, which are comprised of sports fans, alumni, students and other individuals who have access to broadband connections. Penn Atlantic also sells video based advertising in and around those events.
Contact Information:
Jeff Rutherford
Jeff Rutherford Media Relations
413-369-4128
jeff @ jeffrutherford.com
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