PLANO, Texas, July 30, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----When the legendary Liverpool Football Club (LFC) squared off against FC Lucerne in a pre-season match on July 16, the game was streamed live to the LFC's Web site via a ViewCast Niagara(R) Pro streaming video encoder. A product of ViewCast Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: VCST), a leading global provider of audio and video encoding communication products, the Niagara Pro offers easy-to-use, professional-grade performance for the LFC to make its pre-season games available to all fans globally.

A longtime user of ViewCast's Osprey(R) video capture cards for streaming applications, Liverpoolfc.tv is testing the Niagara Pro as part of a strategy to upgrade and broaden its broadcasting capabilities, as exemplified by the recent opening of a new broadcasting center in its home city of Liverpool, England. Following successful webcasts of the FC Lucerne and Wisla Krakow friendlies on July 16 and 19 respectively, the LFC will again employ the Niagara Pro to webcast their match with the Rangers Football Club of Glasgow, Scotland on August 2. The Rangers match, a popular fixture that attracts great interest in the U.K. as well as among expatriates in the U.S. and other countries, will not be televised -- making the webcast especially crucial for bringing the action to fans.

"We've had great success with the Osprey cards, and now the Niagara Pro gives us the opportunity to jump to the next level in streaming video and deliver the absolute highest-quality video from SDI source to our fans," said Matthew Quinn, systems coordinator for the LFC. "Since the Niagara Pro is so easy to operate, our TV engineering staff can stream video without any special training, which keeps our operating costs down."

Liverpoolfc.tv has exclusive rights to the Web broadcast of most of the pre-season games. Once the regular football season begins, Liverpoolfc.tv will supplement the live game coverage with a wide range of supplemental programming including news and features about teams and players, chat and phone-in shows, and documentaries -- all produced in the new LFC TV broadcast studio.

"Streaming video on the Internet has revolutionized sports coverage by enabling fans from any location to watch live games and follow their favorite teams, even on mobile devices," said Dave Stoner, president and chief operating officer of ViewCast. "Liverpoolfc.tv is a great example of a leading sports organization that recognizes the potential of streaming media on the Web, and we're pleased that the Niagara Pro is playing such a leading role."

About Liverpool Football Club (LFC)

The Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. LFC plays in the Premier League, and is the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. The club has won a record 18 English League titles and five European Cups, which is an English record. It has won the FA Cup and League Cup seven times. It is also one of only five teams to have been awarded the prestigious UEFA Badge of Honour, which was received after its fifth UEFA Champions League victory. Liverpool has a large and diverse fanbase, who hold a string of long-standing rivalries with several other clubs; the most notable of these is Everton, with whom Liverpool regularly contests the Merseyside derby. Liverpool also has a fierce rivalry with Manchester United, due to the success of both clubs, as well as their proximity to each other. For more information, visit http://www.liverpoolfc.tv.

About ViewCast Corporation

ViewCast designs, manufactures and markets high-quality encoding products that enable users to capture, encode, and brand audio/video content for live (streaming) and video-on-demand (VOD) delivery over IP and mobile networks. User-friendly encoder appliances include the Niagara(R) Pro and portable Niagara GoStream(R) families -- all powered by their renowned Osprey(R) video capture technology. ViewCast's software, including Niagara SCX(R), Niagara SCX SDK, and Osprey SimulStream(R), enhances Osprey and Niagara hardware to configure multiple, simultaneous multi-format, multiple bit rate, and multi-resolution video streams. This array of tools empowers broadcasters, businesses, telcos, and government to expand their audience via Internet and mobile video. http://www.viewcast.com

ViewCast, Osprey, Niagara, Niagara SCX, GoStream, SimulStream, and EZStream are trademarks or registered trademarks of ViewCast Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners.

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