PBA.com visitors who have not yet subscribed to its online video service Xtra Frame will now be able to take advantage of a free promotional offer to watch the United States Bowling Congress Masters Feb. 8-14.
More and more bowling fans are tuning into Xtra Frame to get unprecedented coverage and live streaming of Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour events. In fact, subscriptions to Xtra Frame have increased 44 percent since it rolled out last fall.
Those who take advantage of the free USBC Masters coverage offer will also be able to tune into Xtra Frame’s SportCenter-style news program PBA: 39x60 which provides exclusive pre- and post-finals coverage.
And, not only will fans get expanded Masters coverage, they will also be able to check out hundreds of hours of archived bowling programming during “free week.”
To take advantage of the free offer, users will need to install a free Silverlight software program. Here’s how users can watch next week:
· Free trial period is from February 8–14, 2010.
· First, make sure that Silverlight is installed. It is a free download from Microsoft. To get the latest version go to: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx
· Once a user has downloaded and installed Silverlight successfully they can go to
http://xtraframe.pba.com/.
·Users can watch any video on the Xtra Frame site. The live streaming will load up in the main video slot automatically. It can be refreshed by hitting “play” or by clicking on the link in the top right corner when on the “new” tab.
Here are the dates, times and content Xtra Frame will be streaming live during the week:
Tuesday, Feb. 9 – Noon – 7 p.m. – Round 1 qualifying
Wednesday, Feb. 10 – Noon – 7 p.m. – Round 2 qualifying
Thursday, Feb. 11 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Round 3 qualifying
Thursday, Feb. 11 – 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. – Match Play
Friday, Feb. 12 – 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. – Match Play
The Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational ESPN telecast will be available on Feb. 8.
Xtra Frame is PBA’s official online video subscription service. Bowling fans can subscribe to Xtra Frame on pba.com for $64.99 per year or $7.99 per month. To check out the Xtra Frame programming schedule for the upcoming weeks click on pba.com/xtraframe.