Narrowstep Delivers Football's Hidden Story Series to Over 250 TV Networks Worldwide

  
    
  
  
    
      Narrowstep Inc. (OTCBB:NRWS), the TV on the Internet company, announced 
      that CAN Communicate and the Fédération 
      Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) will utilize its platform 
      to offer download services to more than 250 TV networks worldwide so 
      they can access a ground-breaking new series free of charge at http://www.footballshiddenstory.com.
    
    
      Football's Hidden Story is a 26 part documentary series of 
      individually researched stories produced by CAN Communicate and Infront 
      Sports & Media. These stories provide an up-close look into a world 
      where football is more than just a game, it’s 
      a way of life with heartfelt stories from football enthusiasts such as 
      Liberian amputee Dennis Parker who found his escape from the streets 
      through football to become a star for his national team.
    
    
      “FIFA wanted us to provide an insight into how 
      football has an impact at a grass roots level and feature some of the 
      powerful human stories where football really does make a difference,” 
      said David Wooster of CAN Communicate. “The 
      Narrowstep platform provided us with an effective means to reach 
      broadcasters through a high quality and secure destination on the 
      Internet so that they could then share these stories with millions of 
      people around the world.”
    
    
      In a technological first for an individual series, broadcasters can 
      access all the resources they need to offer this exclusive new series to 
      their audience using Narrowstep’s 
      downloadServer. Each episode is available via digital download on a 24/7 
      basis, providing editors and producers with an innovative and secure 
      solution to access filmed versions available both cut and uncut, in 
      edited three-minute segments or in the form of a Video News Release. 
      Broadcasters can also access additional B-roll footage, as well as 
      scripts and separate audio files for radio or podcasts.
    
    
      “It is a great honour to be a part of 
      something so extraordinary,” said Barak 
      Bar-Cohen, General Manager for UK and European Operations at Narrowstep. “CAN 
      Communicate and Infront Sports & Media provided the world with a glimpse 
      into the lives of some amazing individuals who have been touched and 
      inspired by the game of football. Narrowstep is proud to be the provider 
      of the technology that enables the telling of these stories to millions 
      of people of all ages and nationalities around the world.”
    
    
      To date episodes have been downloaded and screened on ESPN Star Sports 
      (Asia), Sky Italia, Bloomberg TV, Canal France International, Setanta, 
      Sports News TV, Al Jazeerah (English), CCTV (China), and others 
      including international networks who are FIFA rights holders.
    
    
      The series is supported by FIFA to promote the game of football around 
      the world and to extend these stories into print and other media. All 
      episodes are free of charge to all broadcasters at http://www.footballshiddenstory.com 
      and contain no branding or advertising.
    
    
      “As Narrowstep’s 
      partner in the Spanish Market, I am excited to see their technology 
      platform used in such an innovative way,” 
      said Raúl de la Cruz-Linacero, Chief 
      Executive Officer and Founder of VivoCom. “Partnering 
      with Narrowstep has allowed us to focus on delivering quality content 
      and services with the assurance that our customers are provided with 
      superior quality and I think this deal exemplifies just that.”
    
    
      For more information about Narrowstep or their Internet TV platform, 
      please contact VivoCom at http://www.vivocom.es 
      or call [phone].
    
    
      About Narrowstep
    
    
      Narrowstep™ Inc. (OTC BB: NRWS), the TV on 
      the Internet company, is a leading provider of Internet TV services 
      supporting over 180 channels worldwide. Narrowstep’s 
      proprietary technology platform delivers the highest quality, TV-like 
      experience available on the Internet. A pioneer in delivering Internet 
      TV, Narrowstep offers the expertise and technology to move, manage and 
      monetize video content across the Internet. For more information about 
      Narrowstep, please visit http://www.narrowstep.com 
      or call 609-945-1760.
    
    
      About CAN Communicate
    
    
      CAN is an innovative media communications company with a rich pedigree 
      in sport, business and television production. They produce Brand 
      Generated Content for forward thinkers who want to engage and influence 
      audiences. This includes broadcast, 3D including live 3D, corporate 
      image and internet TV programming.
    
    
      About FIFA
    
    
      The Fédération 
      Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is an association governed 
      by Swiss law founded in 1904 and based in Zurich. It has 208 member 
      associations and its goal, enshrined in its Statutes, is the constant 
      improvement of football. FIFA employs some 280 people from over 30 
      nations and is composed of a Congress (legislative body), Executive 
      Committee (executive body), General Secretariat (administrative body) 
      and committees (assisting the Executive Committee).
    
    
      To access the download area on www.footballshiddenstory.com, 
      media representatives should get in contact with Football's Hidden Story 
      Information Office for a password, which will allow them to download all 
      material for free.
    
    
      About VivoCom
    
    
      VivoCom is the leading Spanish agency in web TV & new media content 
      production, providing sales and management services for telvOS. VivoCom’s 
      team and expertise has allowed them to be the first in Spain to 
      introduce the most complete solution for the creation of TV channels 
      through the internet, providing IPTV consultancy, content production, 
      postproduction, editing, scripting, trafficking and even live 
      broadcasting. In just 7 months, VivoCom has implemented the first IPTV 
      channels for some of the most important brands, companies and 
      organizations in Spain. They have also carried out hundreds of hours of 
      live broadcast. For more information about VivoCom, visit http://www.vivocom.es 
      or call [phone].