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wFriday, May 20, 2005


New Look for high.tv

www.High.tv, the World’s first broadband extreme sports channel created by Narrowstep, the TV on the Internet Company, is being re-launched today with a completely new and sophisticated look for Summer 2005.


After eighteen months of development of the current player, High.tv, Narrowstep’s flagship channel, has been redesigned to offer the viewer a more enjoyable and complete TV experience with increased functionality, new content, a stylish new design and more control for the viewer. New features include full VCR controls - fast forward, rewind button and mute button. In addition, is the mini mode – the ability to minimise the TV screen so that viewers can continue working whilst still having the player in one corner of the screen.

Developers in the US and UK have also added the following new features to www.High.tv:

  • Local time display – TV schedules and live events now shown in your local time
  • Network performance (quality of service) indicator - intelligent analysis of how the video stream is being delivered to the viewer
  • DVD "chapter" view lets you see each part within a programme
  • New sophisticated look and numerous other new features and improvements
To mark the launch, High.tv will be exclusively broadcasting highlights from the King of the Caribbean professional windsurfing competition which commenced this week in Bonaire.


posted by editors at 2:27 PM


wThursday, May 12, 2005


PWA announce Slalom 42

As the driving force in professional windsurfing, the PWA has taken the lead in the development of Racing by introducing a brand-new racing discipline called “SLALOM 42”. It’s fast, dynamic and high-profile: racing has never looked so good.
SLALOM 42 is a completely new action-packed racing discipline, adapted specifically to each location for maximum exposure to both crowd and media. This means the racecourse ideally is laid out as close to the beach as possible, providing high-speed action right in front of the spectators and cameras.

Depending on the conditions, fast and furious downwind racing will be the prime format, including long distance and full fleet slalom courses. Should conditions demand however, more upwind oriented courses will still enable racing in even the lightest winds.
Each sailor is allowed to register four sails and two boards per event. The sails are to be chosen from the PWA sail registration list (maximum 12.5m), while boards are to be selected from the ISAF registered board lists for production boards (maximum width 100.5cm). Racing takes place in practically all conditions, whether there’s a light breeze or a raging storm, making it crucial for contestants to choose their equipment wisely.

The restrictions on equipment will create equality among the competitors, leveling the field so that newcomers and seasoned pros can compete fairly, side by side.
The premier SLALOM 42 events this year will be in Sylt, Germany and Almanarre, France. Both locations have a long and exciting history of racing close to the beach. SLALOM 42 kicks off end of September, when the world’s top racers take over the notoriously windy island of Sylt to fight it out for a spot on the podium in this spectacular new discipline.


posted by editors at 7:02 PM


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