IRL to provide streaming of closed circut feed
17 May 1999
Globix Provides Streaming Media for Indy 500, two years after TACH's "World First" 1997 coverage.Indy Racing League to Provide Coverage Using BETA Version of Microsoft's Windows Media Technologies(see if it works yourself) The Pep Boys Indy Racing League (IRL) will provide streaming media of practice, qualifying and carburetion day leading up to the Indy 500, one of the world's most spectacular racing events. Starting Saturday, May 15th through Thursday, May 27th, the IRL will deliver the online broadcasts of the Indy 500 pre-race events to racing enthusiasts around the world. The first practice session, on Saturday, May 15, will be broadcast from 12 noon - 7 pm. From the 16th through the 21st, practice will be broadcast from 12 noon - 5pm. Qualifications/Pole Day will be covered on Saturday, May 22 from 9am - 11am and Qualifications/Bubble Day can be seen on Sunday, the 23rd from 11am - 12 noon. On Thursday, May 27 fans can watch Carburetion Day/Practice from 12 noon until 2pm. All listed times are EST. All of these activities can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.indy500.com. For the pre-race events, Globix will provide the on-site production as well as the hosting of the streams from Globix Corporation's media servers and provide the bandwidth necessary to accommodate thousands of simultaneous viewers. Globix will encode the broadcasts exclusively using Microsoft's latest streaming media platform, Windows Media Technologies 4.0, and will enable users with 28.8 Kbps and 56.6 Kbps modem speeds to view the broadcasts with optimal clarity. Tony George, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway said, "The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is very excited to offer this new technology-based service to our fans. Thanks to Globix and Microsoft, open wheel racing fans around the world can view more on-track action at the Speedway than ever before."