Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy, Jacquizz Rodgers and John Parker Wilson Announced as Week Five Nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week AwardFans Vote via Text Messages; Only College Football Honor Determined by Fan Voting
ATLANTA, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award have been announced after the fifth week of college football action, and now it's up to fans to determine the winner. Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers and Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson have been selected by ESPN as this week's top candidates, based on the players' outstanding performances over the weekend. Fans can text message VOTE to 51234 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.
For the second week in a row, Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford has been nominated for Player of the Week. This week in the Sooners' 35-10 victory over TCU, Bradford threw for a career high 411 yards and 4 TD's, making it his third straight game with a career-high in passing yards. In addition, he has thrown 14 touchdowns in his last three games. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy went 17 for 19 for 185 yards with three passing touchdowns and racked up 84 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in the Longhorns' 52-10 victory over Arkansas. Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the Beavers' 27-21 upset over No. 1 ranked USC. Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson went 13 for 16 for 205 yards and a touchdown in the Crimson Tide's 41-30 upset over Georgia.
"Some really exciting football is being played this college football season and these four guys were a part of some big wins," said Tim McGhee, director of corporate sponsorships for AT&T. "Fans will clearly have some tough decisions to consider as they determine the recipient of the AT&T Player of the Week Award, and we are excited to provide them with the opportunity and the voice."
Fans have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced during Thursday's ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Applebee's. Standard text messaging rates apply.
There is no limit on fan voting, and each vote counts as one entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2009 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game in Miami. Full sweepstakes rules can be found at http://www.espnallamerica.com/rules.aspx.
In December, four finalists for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year Award will be announced during a one-hour special on ESPN in conjunction with the announcement of the AT&T ESPN All-America Team as selected by the Football Writers Association of America. Fans will then get a chance to say who the best player in the nation is by voting for the AT&T All-America Player of the Year through the BCS. Voting ends at noon ET on Jan. 6, and the winner will be announced during the BCS National Championship game on FOX on Jan. 9.
Additionally, AT&T customers can view video highlights and photos of each week's candidates and track their favorite teams through AT&T's wireless NCAA Football Portal, which is accessible on AT&T handsets by launching AT&T MEdia(TM) Net and clicking through to the sports category. AT&T wireless customers with 3G handsets can also watch "Confessions of a College Football Junkie" video clips featuring Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit by accessing ESPN on AT&T CV.*
Through the AT&T MEdia Mall, fans can also download fight song ringtones from more than 150 college and universities. Animated screensavers and 3-D mobile wallpaper are available for more than 100 college and universities.
*AT&T CV requires a MEdia Max Unlimited or MEdia Net Unlimited bundle. Details on AT&T's MEdia Net bundles and other offers are available at http://www.att.com/wireless.
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Baidu to Invest in UiTV, and UiTV to Operate Baidu Internet TV Channel
BEIJING, Sept. 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Baidu.com, Inc. , the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced that it has entered into agreements with UiTV, operator of the largest Internet television platform in China. Under these agreements, Baidu will contribute assets related to the operation of Baidu Internet TV Channel to UiTV in exchange for an 8.3% stake in UiTV and US$15 million. Following this transaction, Baidu Internet TV Channel will continue to be hosted on movie.baidu.com and it will be operated by UiTV. This channel is not related to video.baidu.com, Baidu's video search business.
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Baidu Internet TV Channel is a website where Internet users can download movies and TV programs. Through cooperation with the majority of China's online movie and TV service and content providers, including TVB, Enlight Media and many others, Baidu Internet TV Channel has China's largest database for authorized copy-righted movie and TV program downloads. Baidu Internet TV Channel operates an advertising-based revenue sharing model that allows users to download copy-righted video content for free. Baidu's independent director, James Ding, is the chairman of UiTV and owns a minority interest in that company.
Xuyang Ren, Baidu's vice president of marketing and business development said, "This transaction will help UiTV become even more competitive in the Internet television market thanks to the expanded exposure and influence of this collaborative platform. It also offers Baidu the opportunity to benefit from UiTV's vast future growth potential." Mr. Ren continued, "Together we can leverage our respective strengths to provide a better online movie and television experience for Chinese Internet users."
Song Lin, president and chief executive officer of UiTV, added, "Our cooperation with Baidu will establish a strategic relationship that allows both parties to capitalize on UiTV's strong technical and operational capabilities. We endeavor to provide the best quality experience to Baidu's Internet TV Channel users and expect the new partnership will create a more effective online advertising platform for our online marketing customers."
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Founded in 2003, UiTV is a leading premium content Internet video platform in China, holding predominant market share in terms of coverage, reach and traffic of legitimate content. UiTV allows content owners to safely distribute their content through its syndication network, enables top tier Chinese Internet media portals and search engines to provide quality online video services to their users at very low cost and helps UiTV's advertising customers to effectively and intelligently place online video ads. With technical superiority, highly effective operational management and an innovative business model, UiTV holds a superior position in the Chinese Internet video community.
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