WHOA NELLY!  Say it ain't so, Jas!

(Sorry for scaring you.)  To clarify, we're not going all-out pay-per-view where you can't watch anything online without shelling out your hard-earned money.  But here at KUAM we are debuting a cool new platform this weekend, something we've been working on for awhile now.  Best of all, we're coming out of the gates with all guns blazing - with our live coverage of the IIAAG high school football championship game between the FD Friars and Sanchez Sharks.  

So here's the deal: you can watch the title game on Local 2 and KUAM-TV11 and/or streaming on KUAM.com - both live - starting at 7pm this Saturday Guam time (4am Saturday EST/11pm Friday in Hawaii), completely for free just like you would any other program.  As a value-added bonus, DOCOMO Pacific subscribers with 3G service will get to catch the game on-demand immediately after via their mobile phones at no additional cost.

But if the time difference forces you to miss the game, or if you're a diehard fan of either team or a proud parent, or the game winds up being an I-gotta-see-that-again instant classic, like many do, you'll be able to purchase the game the next day for $20.  You'll need a PayPal account and broadband Internet access; you can download the entire game, yours to keep and enjoy forever.  

It's a great alternative to traditional purchased copies, which take a couple of days, available only on DVD, and only during business days.  With PPV, you get a great game in high-res digital format, straight to your desktop in about 7 minutes - day or night.

It's phased, segmented access that's really convinient, very affordable and truly unbeatable.  We're starting to release more of our original local programming as exhibits for sale after they've had their run over traditional TV.  This is the latest extension to our KUAM Broadband service, which started out as a series of MP4-based podcasts, eventually growing into a multifaceted video delivery service including live video streams, microchunking, mobile video, and now, PPV.

So make sure to tune in...and see you on the gridiron this weekend!