ESPN and Bebo announce that ESPN.com will make its short-form online video content accessible directly through Bebo’s Open Media platform in the U.S. ESPN will offer highlights from games and major sporting events as well as video clips from ESPN original programming. The content will be delivered via an ESPN video player that will be embedded within a tailored Channel Profile. The ESPN Channel page launched on today and can be found at
http://www.bebo.com/ESPNVideoSC.
Content available through ESPN’s Channel Profile on Bebo includes SportsCenter Right Now, a twice-daily capsule of top sports stories, highlights and breaking news; clips from ESPN programs such as Mike and Mike in the Morning, Pardon the Interruption and Around the Horn; and breaking news and game clips from major professional and college teams and sporting events. The multi-sport video player will also offer links to ESPN.com content related to the video topics. Additionally, a recently announced deal with Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media will expand coverage of MLB on ESPN’s syndicated player.
Users can access ESPN content through the Channel Flipper accessible via the
Bebo.com homepage or by going directly to
http://www.bebo.com/ESPNVideoSC.