Tvg Offers Horseracing Content Online Via Hulu

March 13, 2008 - PRLog -- TVG, America's Horseracing Network, today announced a partnership to make horseracing programming from TVG Broadband, a new imprint offering digitized video for online media, available through Hulu’s online video service, www.Hulu.com.  TVG is among the primary sports content providers for the new Web site, which launched officially yesterday after a private beta launch that began in October 2007.

TVG Broadband will provide specially selected or produced, short-form video content, including racehorse and personality profiles, expert analysis, handicapping information and evergreen features covering the sport of horseracing throughout the U.S. and around the world.  TVG, the leading television network and account wagering company dedicated to horseracing, provides unique programming to nearly 30 million households in the U.S. and millions of additional homes through regional networks under the Fox Sports Net banner, plus more than 20 million households overseas.
"This is a significant step for our company and our partners in the horseracing community," said TVG General Manager David Nathanson. "Innovation has been a key factor to our success to date. For almost a decade, TVG has been dedicated to televising world class horseracing globally; now TVG Broadband will allow us to introduce a whole new audience to the sport of  kings through Hulu's next-generation platform."

Hulu is an online video service that offers an extensive selection of hit shows, clips, movies, sports and more through Hulu.com and other destination web sites.  Hulu offers premium programming contributed by leading content companies including major networks, studios and distributors such as NBC, FOX, Warner Brothers, and others.  The Hulu Web site, which encourages sharing and viral distribution, can also be accessed through some of the Internet’s most popular portals, including AOL, MSN, Comcast’s Fancast, MySpace and Yahoo!.

About TVG
TVG, the official TV and Interactive Wagering partner of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. , is the most widely distributed horseracing network in the world. TVG viewers in certain areas can wager interactively on races via telephone, the Internet, TVG Mobile or Interactive Television by establishing a wagering account online at www.TVG.com or by telephone at 1-888-PLAY-TVG.

Website: tvg.com