First ever LIVE web broadcasts from the Yonex All England
Badminton Championships 2006

Badminton fans can enjoy live action on the Internet with the first time ever
Web
broadcasts from the Yonex All England Badminton Open 2006 at the National Indoor
Arena in Birmingham, England from tomorrow, Tuesday 17th January.

Badminton England in partnership with leading web streaming technology partners,
Horizon Software, is launching this fantastic new service via Horizon's new
dedicated
sports web streaming website www.247.tv.

Viewers will have a varied menu of options for enjoying the Yonex All England
matches
on-line, including live scoreboards from all courts, live action from Court 2,
match
replays, and DVDs will be available in the on-line shop after the tournament.
The service
is simple to use and also offers a live chat room and forum for badminton fans
to
exchange news and views during matches. The service is a pay per view service
with
prices starting at just £1 (1.76293 US Dollars !!) to watch. Fans can access
the service via
the Badminton England official website
http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk
or direct on
http://www.247.tv

[Thanks to Mohan Subramanium of USAB for the heads-up via Alex Mathew]