Sept. 30, 2014 Check Out the New Johns Hopkins Live Video/Live Statistics Portal Here BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins Department of Athletics has signed a three-year agreement with Stretch Internet for all live video streaming and live statistics. Previously, Johns Hopkins has offered live video and live statistics through its partnership with CBS Interactive, which maintains the school's official athletics web site (www.HopkinsSports.com). The Johns Hopkins-CBS partnership remains intact for all other content on HopkinsSports.com.
The first Johns Hopkins athletic event to be streamed live through the new partnership with Stretch Internet will be the men's soccer game between the host Blue Jays and visiting Gettysburg on Wednesday, October 1 (7 pm). Fans will be able to access the live stream and live statistics via the official portal Stretch has developed for Johns Hopkins (http://portal.stretchinternet.com/jhu/).
About the Live Video
Fans will be treated to a variety of viewing options when watching a Blue Jay athletic event through Stretch Internet. In addition to an HD broadcast for events streamed from Homewood Field, fans will have multiple screen layouts to choose from (including full screen) and all broadcasts will include a DVR function that allows for review of plays or the ability to join a broadcast in progress from any point desired.
Which Sports Will Have Live Video
Live video will be provided for the following sports: football, men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey, volleyball, water polo, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's swimming, women's swimming, wrestling, women's lacrosse and baseball. Please note that there may be instances were a game in a particular sports will not be available.
Why No Live Video for Men's Lacrosse
The Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team has a contract with ESPNU. All Blue Jay home games are broadcast on ESPNU or WatchESPN. ESPN owns the television and internet video rights to all Johns Hopkins home men's lacrosse games. In addition, two Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse games air on ESPNU each year. Johns Hopkins will not provide live video for those two games.
Which Sports Will Have Live Statistics
Live statistics will be provided for the following sports: football, men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse and baseball.
About the Live Stats
Stretch Internet recently launched a completely new live stats interface with even more extensive options. Viewers can still choose to watch a live feed while tracking the updated game situation and stats - but now, they can also choose to experience a rich, full-portal stats presentation, complete with team stats comparisons, trends, box scores and more.
Interactive
The Live Video/Live Stats portal will include an interactive area for fans to engage with each other via twitter during the live video broadcasts. The live video, live stats and interactive chat can all be viewed simultaneously if desired.
Multiview - Johns Hopkins Events
Want to catch some of the Johns Hopkins football game and volleyball match at the same time? Utilize the picture-in-picture and multi-view features to watch up to four games at the same time!
Multiview - Centennial Conference Events
Johns Hopkins will be the 10th Centennial Conference school to partner with Stretch Internet. One of the great features for fans in the league is the ability to watch multiple games at once via the same portal. Tune in to the Johns Hopkins game of choice in the main window and pull in smaller windows of other Centennial Conference games to keep track of at the same time.
About Stretch Internet
Stretch Internet, based in Mesa, AZ, was founded in 2003 by a former college athletics media relations professional who saw a need to provide affordable, high-quality streaming to college and university athletic departments. Since its formation more than 10 years ago, Stretch has expanded to provide services for more than 500 colleges and universities, high schools, professional sports organizations and non-sports entities. A devotion to utilizing the best streaming technology possible and providing a first-class presentation - backed by the best customer support in the business - have helped Stretch Internet become one of the largest and most respected streaming media specialists in the industry.
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