OGDEN, Utah (Aug. 26, 2008) The Big Sky Conference and Broadcast International announced on Tuesday that Big Sky TV will move to a free service for the 2008-2009 athletic season.

   Big Sky TV, the league's video streaming web site, enters its third year of operation in 2008-09, and will feature football, men and women's basketball and volleyball matches held in Big Sky Conference venues. All told, more than 400 events will be available.

All fans will need to do in 2008-09 is log-on to www.bigskytv.org, and register with a username and password. All live events will be free. Viewers will need to purchase events if they chose to watch them on-demand.

   "The Big Sky Conference is thrilled to offer all of these events free this year,'' said Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton. "In our first two years as a pay service, fans from all 50 states and several foreign countries logged on to watch events. By moving to a free service, we will expand our viewership, and create more excitement and interest in our Conference.

   "I congratulate Broadcast International and our nine Big Sky Conference institutions for making this happen for our fans, parents and alumni.'' 

   The first free event of the 2008-09 season in Thursday, Aug. 28 when Weber State plays host to UM-Western in football. Three more football games will be available on Saturday, Aug, 30, and a total of 10 volleyball matches can be viewed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

   The move to a free platform is certainly the biggest and best news coming out of Big Sky TV, but it isn't the only good news. Broadcast International has switched the viewer to a flash-based format, resulting in a much more user-friendly experience.

Big Sky Conference schools are required to provide Broadcast International with two-camera broadcasts. Games must include at least one high court or field shot and one alternate shot.

   "Throughout the first two years we've learned a lot about video streaming, and all of the problems that can arise,'' Fullerton said. "Our schools are dedicated to giving the fans a great viewing experience, and Broadcast International is dedicated to delivering the final product to the viewer. We are confident the upcoming year of Big Sky TV will be far and away the best yet.''

About Broadcast International

Broadcast International (BI) has been a pioneer in the field of online video, and IPTV multimedia content delivery solutions beginning with its on-line Affinity Continuing Education series in the late 90s to its current WebTV live streaming Sports Cast Series. Through its WebTV division, BI develops and markets a turnkey live and Video on Demand (VOD) broadcast platforms enabling operators and publishers to simplify the process of getting video out to customers at higher quality. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah and founded in 1984, BI has been a developer and integrator of innovative technologies, products and systems for commercial enterprises.  BI is a publicly traded company (OTC BB:BCST).  Further information is available on the web at www.brin.com