Hi everyone,

Hopefully more of you are writing Mediazone than are responding to this
group. I don't know the details of the costs, but send Sean at Mediazone
your thoughts and suggestions . He's likely not
reading this newsgroup, so writing him is the only way to let him know.

Thanks,

Brian

"Brian and Denise Pauley" wrote in message
...
Hi Everybody,

I was looking at what Mediazone.com had to offer for recent online sports
events. They are the ones who carried the Giro d'Italia last spring via
live video feed. They also do World Cup Soccer, Eurovision, Mountain
Biking Championships, etc. I contacted them to see if they plan to do
carry and european XC skiing or World Cup Biathlon.

Sean Sweeney wrote me back wondering how much support is out there should
his company decide to offer these races. They usually charge a fee, like
$5-7 or so, for an event. I told him that I didn't have numbers, but
asked him if I could post his contact information so that you all could
contact him so that he could get an idea as to the North American demand
for these races. He said he's been looking into new winter sports to
cover, but needs to know if there are enough people interested.

So the check out the website at www.mediazone.com . And write Sean
Sweeley at and let him know how much you desire
them to cover xc skiing and biathlon. We'll see if it works.

Brian

P.S. Here's the letter he wrote back to me:

Brian,
Please, go ahead and post my email address:

And let them know we're trying to assess the need. We're
already in discussions with MediaPartners Italia for FIS Nordic events as
well as discussions with USSA about marketing opportunities if we get
these rights. It's all just discussions right now and the fees being
asked must be justified with a paying audience.

Thanks.

Sean Sweeney

Business Development

MediaZone

o: 650-292-0743

m: 650-346-4824