IRVING, Texas (Nov. 5, 2014) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that Volar Video, a leading digital technology and media company, has been named its official video streaming partner.

“Volar Video provides an extremely compelling solution for us to reach fans anywhere in the world with Internet access, allowing them to watch our events live on their laptops, tablets, or mobile phones,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “The Volar system is simple yet powerful, and it can be easily managed by our current internal staff. It also enables us to monetize our content and deliver value for our sponsors. We are extremely excited about the partnership.”

Volar has previously streamed several NFF events, including the 56^th NFF Annual Awards Dinner this past December and the announcement of the 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class in May. Future events slated for streaming include the 57^th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 9 in New York City, the NFF Annual Awards Press Conference on Dec. 9 in New York City and announcement of the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class on Jan. 9 in Dallas, Texas.

"Volar Video is very pleased to be named the official video streaming partner of the National Football Foundation," said David Bertam, CEO. “The NFF does outstanding work and whereas we are also dedicated to promoting amateur sports and athletes, we are honored to help further the NFF's mission by providing our state-of-the-art technology, which will enable them to broadcast their myriad programs and events to the world.”

Volar provides organizations a cutting-edge laptop solution, which can be used by employees with little-to-no production experience, for delivering high-quality webcasts of their events complete with multi-camera switching, customizable graphic overlays, instant replay, social media clip sharing and dynamic mid-roll ad insertion. Volar’s collegiate clients include the Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference, Southland Conference and West Coast Conference.


About Volar
Volar Video is a leading digital video technology and media company whose proprietary software and production platform enables clients to broadcast and monetize events in high quality with customizable graphics, instant replay, ad insertion, and many more cutting-edge features. Led by an experienced team of production, technical software, marketing, and sports executives, Volar Video delivers customized video solutions across television, computer, and mobile platforms. Volar clients include collegiate institutions at all levels including NCAA, NJCAA, and NAIA, as well as over 1,200 high school teams. For more information, visit www.volarvideo.com.

About The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF High School Showcases, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF Faculty Salute Initiative presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, and scholarships of more than $1.3 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF also collaborates with the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to release the FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll; awards the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and officially displayed at the New York Athletic Club; and bestows several other major awards at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner. NFF corporate partners include the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Sports Business Journal, and Under Armour. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.