Supercross LIVE Now Available Through Podcast
AURORA, Ill. (February 9, 2006) – Amp’d Mobile World Supercross
GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series continues to push the outer
limits of media-driven exposure and today announced that the widely
popular Supercross LIVE! webcast will now be available via podcast on
www.sxlivepodcast.com.
The Supercross LIVE! podcast powered by EXOST will allow supercross
fans around the world the opportunity to download the popular webcasts
for free to most Mp3 players from the internet using podcasting
technology. To gain access to the podcast, listeners can set up their
iPod or other Mp3 players to detect the Supercross LIVE! podcast and
download it to your machine and/or portable device.
Fans who own an iPod can access this feature through the use of iTunes,
by clicking on the following link:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=121938443&s=143441.
Fans using other types of Mp3 player can follow instructions to
download an alternate podcast receiver found at
www.sxlivepodcast.com. Choosing to subscribe to the podcast
allows the receiver to automatically find and download the latest show
onto the device.
The Supercross LIVE! webcasts are aired live on race nights through
www.supercross.cc.com as well as on XM Radio’s Channel 152, but the
addition of the podcasts now allows the sport more mobility and
introduces it to the millions of iPod and other portable device owners.
“The podcasts will offer our race fans the convenience of listening to
Supercross LIVE! where they want and when they want,” explained Mark
Abernethy, senior director of marketing for Amp’d Mobile Supercross.
“We currently bring millions of fans to the sport through live events,
through the CBS/SPEED television package, through the Supercross LIVE!
webcast, and through the XM Radio show, but by adding podcasting to the
line up, we’ve really taken another step toward offering the complete
media package for Amp’d Mobile Supercross.”
”We're excited to work with Amp’d Mobile Supercross to continue the
progression of supercross for fans around the world with Supercross
LIVE! podcasts,“ said Marc Estabrooks, president of EXOST, “At EXOST
our goal is to provide companies large and small with the tools to stay
ahead of their competition. In this case, it's helping Amp’d Mobile
Supercross and Supercross LIVE! expand the delivery of their product
across the globe.”
Supercross LIVE!, the only place on the planet to catch Amp’d Mobile
Supercross live at home in your car, or just about anywhere in the
world, is available for fans at every race, starting at 7:00 p.m. local
time at supercross.cc.com. Listen as Supercross LIVE! hosts Jim Holley
and Jason Weigandt capture the live race call, a pre-race show, a
post-race show, post-race press conference, on-air industry guests and
celebrities, in-depth interviews, promotions, call-ins and more. In
2004-2005, more than a three-quarters-of-million listeners logged on to
Supercross LIVE! Archived broadcasts are also available at
supercross.cc.com, or can be downloaded to iPods and other Mp3 players
via podcast at www.sxlivepodcast.com.
For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d
Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to
www.supercross.cc.com. For media requests, please contact Denny
Hartwig at 630-566-6305 or e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com.