Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Boston.tv brings Red Sox spring training video to the web

Online video network Boston.tv reports it has struck a partnership with local sports radio station WEEI to webcast coverage of the Red Sox Spring training in Fort Myers, Fla.

To provide content, the online television station has dispatched camera crews to the Sunshine State to cover practices and send back player interviews by WEEI hosts.

Financial details of the deal were not provided.

The offering adds to Boston.tv's existing sports coverage, which includes the Celtics and regional high school sports updates. The company is also offering clips of last year's Whiney Awards, an annual event honoring callers to WEEI's afternoon talk show, The Big Show.

Boston.tv was founded last year by Eran Lobel -- no relation to WBZ-TV sportscaster Bob Lobel -- founder of the Boston-based production company Element Productions Inc. The site also includes content from around the city, focused on arts and entertainment, food, lifestyle and business. American City Business Journals, the parent company of Mass High Tech, has a media partnership with Boston.tv.