Fans and former residents living outside the state will be able to subscribe to a service allowing them to view nearly 100 University of Hawai'i sporting events live from the Internet to their television set under a deal announced by KFVE and Hawaii IPTV.

"It is a great opportunity for parents (of UH players) and ex-pats to follow UH, said John Fink, vice president and general manager of KFVE/KHNL, which holds the school's television rights. Terms of the deal were not announced. "It is like putting a cable box in your house anywhere in the world."

Seven UH football games, 22 Rainbow Wahine volleyball matches and 24 men's basketball games are among the initial offerings planned in addition to baseball, men's volleyball and women's basketball, according to Hawaii IPTV's Web site (www.TVfromHawaii.com).

Fink said Hawaii IPTV has the rights to select from KFVE's 100 sporting events offered. UH road contests and games carried by ESPN and the Western Athletic Conference TV partners are not available.

Hawaii IPTV launched service in 2007 and its non-sports offerings include local news and entertainment programs, according to Jon Bryan, its director of marketing. "We have subscribers in Tahiti, Japan and Europe," according to Bryan, who said the service is not available in Hawai'i.

"The beauty of Internet protocol television is that you can connect your TV to the Internet and you don't need a computer," Bryan said. Packages start at $21.50 a month or $180 for a year plus box purchase and activation fee.

Last year, Hawaii IPTV showed the June Jones Show.