CBSSports.com and CBS Sports Mobile will provide live streaming video of the CBS Sports broadcast of the 2008 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP game between *No. 1-ranked Alabama and *No. 2-ranked Florida on Saturday, Dec. 6 (4:00 PM, ET) from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.
Wireless customers subscribing to the MediaFLO service can also view 2008 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP live and for free on CBS Sports Mobile.
Live video of CBS' coverage of the 2008 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP, sponsored by AT&T, is the culmination of an incredible year of video on CBSSports.com, cementing the site as the leading provider of live streaming sports video on the Internet. Over the course of 2008, CBSSports.com has provided live audio and video webcasts of over 12,000 games/events, more than all the other major sports media networks combined.
"CBSSports.com and CBS Sports Mobile are thrilled to provide a free webcast of the biggest football game to ever be shown live and in its entirety on the Internet and over wireless devices," said Jason Kint, Senior Vice President and General Manager, CBSSports.com. "It's a testament to the forward thinking at CBS Sports as well as great partners such as the SEC and AT&T that we're able to show these games on CBSSports.com and CBS Sports Mobile, giving sports fans additional ways to view the broadcast of these world-class sporting events."
Live streaming sports video highlights from 2008 on CBSSports.com include:
· Live streaming video of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship: For the first time, the CBSSports.com production of March Madness on Demand showed all 63 games, from the first round of the tournament through the Men's Final Four and Championship game.
· The 2008 Masters Tournament: CBSSports.com added live coverage of holes Nos. 15 & 16 to their Masters Live product which also includes Amen Corner Live, live streaming video of the 11th, 12th and 13th holes and Masters Extra, live streaming video of the entire field and course from the Masters Tournament for one hour prior to television coverage.
· The US Open Men's Final: CBSSports.com partnered with USopen.org to bring tennis fans live streaming video of the 2008 US Open Men's Final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray, which due to a weather delay was played on Monday, September 8.
· SEC College Football: For the first time, CBSSports.com was able to obtain the rights to stream live and for free the entire 2008 CBS Sports SEC college football schedule, a total of 17 SEC contests concluding with the SEC Championship Game between *No. 1-ranked Alabama and *No. 2-ranked Florida.
(*AP Poll as of 11/30/08)