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NFHS Network providing assistance to high school athletic departments

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NFHS Network providing assistance to high school athletic departments
NFHS Network providing assistance to high school athletic departments
NFHS Network providing assistance to high school athletic departments

IT CALLS ITSELF THEN-C-DOUBLE-A OFHIGH SCHOOLSPORTS.AND NOW -- ONECOMPANY IS LENDINGA HIGH-TECH HAND TOHELP MAKE SUREFANS CAN STILLCONNECT TO THESPORTS AND PLAYERSTHEY LOVE.HERE'S 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERJENNA CALLARI.THERE'S NOTHING LIKETHE MOMENT ASTUDENT-ATHLETEBRINGS A CROWD TOTHEIR FEET.NATS OF GOALBUT WITH SO MUCHUNCERTAINTYSURROUNDING HIGHSCHOOL SPORTS, FANSAND STUDENTSECTIONS MAY BE ONTHEIR WAY OUT.

THAT'SWHY ONE NATIONALSPORTS NETWORK ISSTEPPING IN."THINK OF THE NCAA.THE NFHS NETWORK ISLIKE THE NCAA FORHIGH SCHOOL SPORTS."THE NFHS NETWORKWAS CREATED IN 2013WITH ONE GOAL INMIND... TO HIGHLIGHTEVERY STUDENT-ATHLETE ANDCOMPETITION ACROSSTHE COUNTRY."SPORTS IS ACOMMUNITY AND HOWDO WE SHOWCASETHOSE EVENTS?

THENFHS NETWORK ISTHERE TO DO THAT."SINCE THENTHOUSANDS OFSCHOOLS, INCLUDINGMANY HERE INWESTERN NEW YORK,HAVE JOINED THENETWORK TO STREAMBOTH REGULARSEASON ANDCHAMPIONSHIPEVENTS.

OVER THELAST MONTH, THOSENUMBERS HAVEDOUBLED THANKS TO ANEW PROMOTION."THIS ENVIRONMENTTHAT WE KNOW RIGHTNOW IS TOUGH ON USALL, BUT AT LEAST WEHAVE A SOLUTION THATWE CAN PROVIDE FORSCHOOLS AND FANS."THANKS TOINVESTORS, THENETWORK ISPROVIDING SCHOOLSWITH UP TO TWOPIXELLOT UNITS AT NOCOST..

THEY'REAUTOMATIC CAMERASTHAT ALLOW SCHOOLSTO BROADCAST GAMESWITHOUT THAT EXTRAMANPOWER."ONCE THE ATHLETICDIRECTOR UPLOADSTHE SCHEDULE INTOTHE SYSTEM, THECAMERA TURNS ON 15MINUTES PRIOR TO THEGAME, ITAUTOMATICALLY PICKSUP THE GAME CONTESTAND ZOOMS INTO THEPLAY FOR THE FANS."AND THIS IS WHAT ITLOOKS LIKE..

ADATABASE OF GAMESTHAT FANS CAN WATCHLIVE AND ON DEMANDFOR 11 DOLLARS AMONTH OR SEVENTYDOLLARS A YEAR.

IT'S AGREAT SECONDOPTION DURING THESEUNCERTAIN TIMES."WE SURE HOPE THATFANS ARE ABLE TOMAKE IT TO THECONTEST BUT THIS ISFOR THE AUNTS ANDUNCLES,GRANDPARENTS, ANDCASUAL FANS - IN ANDOUTSIDE OF THE STATEOF NY, FOR THEM TOBE ABLE TO WATCHTHESE STUDENTS."THOSE INTERESTED INLEARNING MOREABOUT THEPROMOTION AND HOWTO SUBSCRIBE CANFIND THE LINKS TO DOSO WITH THIS STORYON WKBW DOT COM.

INBUFFALO, JENNACALLARI, 7EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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