Liverpool Football Club Streams Live Games to Web With ViewCast Encoder


PLANO, Texas, July 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Upcoming Liverpool FC Versus Rangers Match Only Available by Webcast

When the legendary Liverpool Football Club (LFC) squared off against FC
Lucerne in a pre-season match on July 16, the game was streamed live to the
LFC's Web site via a ViewCast Niagara(R) Pro streaming video encoder. A
product of ViewCast Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: VCST), a leading global
provider of audio and video encoding communication products, the Niagara Pro
offers easy-to-use, professional-grade performance for the LFC to make its
pre-season games available to all fans globally.

A longtime user of ViewCast's Osprey(R) video capture cards for streaming
applications, Liverpoolfc.tv is testing the Niagara Pro as part of a strategy
to upgrade and broaden its broadcasting capabilities, as exemplified by the
recent opening of a new broadcasting center in its home city of Liverpool,
England. Following successful webcasts of the FC Lucerne and Wisla Krakow
friendlies on July 16 and 19 respectively, the LFC will again employ the
Niagara Pro to webcast their match with the Rangers Football Club of Glasgow,
Scotland on August 2. The Rangers match, a popular fixture that attracts
great interest in the U.K. as well as among expatriates in the U.S. and other
countries, will not be televised -- making the webcast especially crucial for
bringing the action to fans.

"We've had great success with the Osprey cards, and now the Niagara Pro
gives us the opportunity to jump to the next level in streaming video and
deliver the absolute highest-quality video from SDI source to our fans," said
Matthew Quinn, systems coordinator for the LFC. "Since the Niagara Pro is so
easy to operate, our TV engineering staff can stream video without any
special training, which keeps our operating costs down."

Liverpoolfc.tv has exclusive rights to the Web broadcast of most of the
pre-season games. Once the regular football season begins, Liverpoolfc.tv
will supplement the live game coverage with a wide range of supplemental
programming including news and features about teams and players, chat and
phone-in shows, and documentaries -- all produced in the new LFC TV broadcast
studio.

"Streaming video on the Internet has revolutionized sports coverage by
enabling fans from any location to watch live games and follow their favorite
teams, even on mobile devices," said Dave Stoner, president and chief
operating officer of ViewCast. "Liverpoolfc.tv is a great example of a
leading sports organization that recognizes the potential of streaming media
on the Web, and we're pleased that the Niagara Pro is playing such a leading
role."

About Liverpool Football Club (LFC)

The Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in
Liverpool, England. LFC plays in the Premier League, and is the most
successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies
than any other English club. The club has won a record 18 English League
titles and five European Cups, which is an English record. It has won the FA
Cup and League Cup seven times. It is also one of only five teams to have
been awarded the prestigious UEFA Badge of Honour, which was received after
its fifth UEFA Champions League victory. Liverpool has a large and diverse
fanbase, who hold a string of long-standing rivalries with several other
clubs; the most notable of these is Everton, with whom Liverpool regularly
contests the Merseyside derby. Liverpool also has a fierce rivalry with
Manchester United, due to the success of both clubs, as well as their
proximity to each other. For more information, visit 
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv.

About ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast designs, manufactures and markets high-quality encoding products
that enable users to capture, encode, and brand audio/video content for live
(streaming) and video-on-demand (VOD) delivery over IP and mobile networks.
User-friendly encoder appliances include the Niagara(R) Pro and portable
Niagara GoStream(R) families -- all powered by their renowned Osprey(R) video
capture technology. ViewCast's software, including Niagara SCX(R), Niagara
SCX SDK, and Osprey SimulStream(R), enhances Osprey and Niagara hardware to
configure multiple, simultaneous multi-format, multiple bit rate, and
multi-resolution video streams. This array of tools empowers
broadcasters, businesses, telcos, and government to expand their audience via
Internet and mobile video. http://www.viewcast.com

ViewCast, Osprey, Niagara, Niagara SCX, GoStream, SimulStream, and
EZStream are trademarks or registered trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or
its subsidiaries. All other trademarks appearing herein are the property of
their respective owners.

ViewCast Contact:
    Jeff Kopang
    Vice President of Marketing
    Tel: +1-972-488-7200
    E-mail: jeffk@viewcast.com

    PR Agency Contact:
    David Netz
    Wall Street Communications
    Tel: +1-303-329-0359
    E-mail: dave@wallstcom.com

    Investor Contact:
    Dan Matsui
    Allen & Caron
    Tel: +1-949-474-4300
    E-mail: d.matsui@allencaron.com

    Web site: http://www.viewcast.com
              http://www.liverpoolfc.tv



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