San Diego State Launches Aztecs Pass Aug. 22, 2002 SAN DIEGO, August 21, 2002- San Diego State University, a member of Official College Sports Network (OCSN), and RealNetworks?, Inc (Nasdaq: RNWK), the global leader in Internet media delivery, have partnered just in time for the 2002 college football season. San Diego State, along with more than 45 top colleges and universities, will bring exciting, multi-media content including live audio broadcasts of the best in college football, basketball, baseball and other sports to college sports fans across the Internet via a new subscription-only service called College Sports Pass. San Diego State's programming will be entitled Aztec Pass. This exciting college package will kick off the fall sports season by providing live audio coverage of brand-name football games to fans everywhere via the Internet. College Sports Pass will launch with defending national champion and pre-season No. 1 Miami (FL), nationally ranked Washington, Michigan State, Illinois, Arizona and more than 40 others. Aztec fans will also be treated to audio and/or video from press conferences, weekly coach's shows, highlight shows, live statistics breakdowns, league standings and other relevant programming as individually offered by school. For just $6.95 month subscribers will be treated to the highest bandwidth live broadcast yet available. To sign up for the subscription, San Diego State fans can go directly to the Aztecs' official athletic site (www.goaztecs.com), www.realone.com, or directly to their RealOne Player. A full list of participating colleges may be found at: www.collegesports.com. "With the addition of OCSN partners such as San Diego State to our other sports partners such as MLB.com, NASCAR and the NBA, RealOne is solidifying its position as the preeminent sports destination online," stated Scott Ehrlich, Vice President, Media Acquisition and Distribution, RealNetworks, Inc. "Now, RealNetworks is truly moving into the big leagues... by harnessing the best in both college and professional sports, we're able to provide sports fans with the ultimate in sports programming only available on RealOne." The action doesn't end with the football season, either. Member schools will provide subscribers with any sport that is covered by their media networks-whether it's basketball, baseball or any other sport broadcast via OCSN. "Through College Sports Pass, Real and OCSN will be bringing the best-of-class multi-media content available on the Internet today to the most avid college sports fans," stated Jeff Cravens, OCSN President. "We're excited to not only introduce this program, but to work with RealNetworks and our universities to develop premium, exclusive content targeted at the most loyal fan base in sports." |