DULLES, VA, August 8 / MARKET WIRE/ -- On August 8th and for 17 days thereafter, millions of people won't have to be glued to their television sets in order to be glued to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Instead, they will be watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics on an unprecedented range of viewing platforms -- everything from laptops to mobile phones and television on demand. Defying the limitations of conventional broadcasting, they'll fit the games into their lives when and where they want. NBC Universal? chose Anystream as the hub for their multi-screen initiative. Anystream will orchestrate the entire digitization and publishing of over 2,600 hours of Olympics programming to more than 16 on-demand destinations. It's a transformative moment in Olympic history, mirroring the profound shifts in television viewing and media...
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