U.S. Figure Skating Goes Broadband

Figure skating organization teams with online broadcaster MediaZone.com to offer a subscription based broadband figure skating channel.

Are you a fan of figure skating? If so, get ready for all of the broadband figure skating action you can handle as U.S. Figure Skating and MediaZone.com, an online broadcasting company, today announced The Figure Skating Channel.

The Figure Skating Channel, the two organizations said, is the first ever broadband channel devoted to the sport. The channel will showcase more than 100 events in every discipline — ladies, men’s, pairs, ice dancing and synchronized team skating — from the juvenile level through adult. Fans who sign up for the pay-for broadband service can watch figure skating live, near-live, or anytime at via streams and downloads with pause and rewind capabilities.

“U.S. Figure Skating is very excited to have teamed with MediaZone.com to launch this first-ever broadband channel for figure skating,” said David Raith, executive director of U.S. Figure Skating. “The Figure Skating Channel reflects our commitment to encourage participation and achievement in the sport of figure skating by showcasing it to all the continents around the world. We look forward to our relationship with MediaZone.com as they offer a high-quality broadband experience to fans worldwide.”

“MediaZone.com is honored to enter into a long term relationship with U.S. Figure Skating,” said Michelle Wu, chief operating officer of MediaZone.com. “Given the world’s passion for the sport of figure skating, we are thrilled to launch The Figure Skating Channel with such a premier organization whose deep history, membership achievements and progressiveness continue to shape and transform the sport of figure skating.”