Nokia working with FIBA to provide mobile content with the N93i
By Stefan Constantinescu on Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 11:29 AM PST In Announcements
Never heard of FIBA? It’s OK, neither have I. Wikipedia has this to say:
The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the Amateur from its official name but retained the initialism.
The FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. 213 national federations are now members, organized since 1989 into five zones or “commissions”: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
Today they have announced that Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is going to give all FIBA reporters a Nokia N93i to record interviews with players and coaches; the content will be available on the Nokia Video Center which as of today only exists on the Nokia N95.
“We are very excited to work with FIBA to enable the global basketball community to stay up to date through the new mobile FIBA services,” said Harri Männistö, Director, Multimedia, Nokia. “Nokia is about connecting people to their passions and by providing new mobile services, basketball lovers can always stay up to speed with the latest developments in their community.”
[Full press release over at Nokia]
