Limelight Networks, the world's leading content delivery network for digital media, today announced it is providing the digital media delivery infrastructure for the Dallas Cowboys web site, which offers fans of the perennial National Football League powerhouse a rich variety of informative and entertaining video and audio content. Leveraging the Limelight delivery platform, DallasCowboys.com is now providing immediate, always-on access to breaking Cowboys news -- including the latest round of college draft picks, now underway -- as well as interviews with players, head coach Bill Parcells, and owner and general manager Jerry Jones. In addition, the site provides coverage of the Cowboys' cheerleaders and the Dallas Desparados, the organization's Arena Football League team.
"With so much exclusive video content on their favorite team streaming to their PCs, portable media players and mobile phones -- virtually any IP-connected device -- eager Cowboys fans can stay stoked and enthusiastic between games," said Lou Greco, Vice President of Sales at Limelight. "We're proud to be chosen as the content delivery network for the Cowboys organization, fully aware that a growing number of fans are adopting a digital lifestyle and making anytime, anyplace visits to the Cowboys site a regular part of their lives."
"We selected Limelight Networks based on its solid reputation for providing the reliable, scalable performance we need to leverage the Internet in reaching out to our fan base," said Jerry Jones, Jr., Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of the Dallas Cowboys and President and General Manager of the Dallas Desparados. "DallasCowboys.com plays an important and growing role in enabling us to interact and connect with our fans on a continuous basis. Live and on-demand video of the Cowboys and related content on our site greatly enhances that process."
About DallasCowboys.com
At the recent 2006 NFL Business Summit, DallasCowboys.com was recognized by 32 NFL team web site directors for having the best content over the past year in the league. The award took into consideration the quality writing material provided by DallasCowboys.com, as well as the video updates, video shows, live Internet broadcasts and all the press conferences made available to visitors to the site.
About Limelight Networks
Limelight Networks is the industry's highest performance content delivery network for digital media, providing massively scalable, global delivery solutions for on-demand and live Internet distribution of video, music, games and downloads. Limelight Networks' infrastructure is optimized for the large object sizes, large content libraries, and large audiences associated with compelling rich media content. Limelight is the content delivery network of choice for more than 500 of the world's top media companies, including Akimbo, ABC Radio Networks, Belo Interactive, "BuyMusic" @ Buy.com, DreamWorks, LLC, Facebook, FOXNews.com, IFILM, Marimba, MSNBC.com, MySpace, NC Interactive, Real Networks Rhapsody, Radio Free Virgin, Valve Software, and Xbox Live. For more information, visit: http://www.llnw.com .