Akamai will support online coverage of NBA All-Stars

Akamai Technologies Inc. said today that it will serve as the exclusive provider for Turner Sports' live and on-demand Internet coverage of the National Basketball Association's All-Star Weekend events and games.

Cambridge-based Akamai is a service provider for accelerating content and applications online.

Akamai said it will support Turner's live and video on-demand streams as well as the increased interactive website features enabling fan participation, running through Sunday, Feb. 17, in New Orleans.

The website content will be featured on the network's broadband channel, TNT OverTime All-Star Access on NBA.com, and will serve as a complement to the exclusive television coverage available on TNT, Akamai said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)