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Special Olympics Georgia Athletes To Participate in The 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games, July 18-23
2010 Cessna Citation Special Olympics Airlift will bring in 800 athletes and coaches from across the United States to take part in the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games, July 18-23 in Lincoln, Neb. Special Olympics athletes from Georgia taking part in the event send off will be from 6 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. at [...]
Southeastern Conference And BIG EAST Conference Confirms Participation in The Papajohns.com Bowl
The Southeastern Conference and the Big East have reached four-year agreement to participate in the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala., through the 2013 college football season. The agreement also provides Conference USA with access to participate. The new agreements continue to provide the bowl game with quality matchups with leagues having geographic and historical ties to [...]
STAR India PLUS Launches ‘ICC Cricket World’ And ‘Asian Variety Show’ Targeting Non-resident Indians
STAR India PLUS has launched two weekly show targeting Indian nationals settled in North America. STAR India PLUS is a general entertainment channel of South Asian STAR TV group available on DirecTV and Dish Network. ICC Cricket World and Asian Variety Show (AVS) are expected new programming to be launched. STAR India PLUS will launch [...]
Big Ten Network To Launch Pre And Post-Game Hockey Programs in January
The Big Ten Network announced that it will launch pregame, intermission and post-game shows advancing its live coverage of men’s ice hockey this season. These shows will join the sports network’s Friday and Saturday telecasts in January, February and March. The Big Ten Network has added a pair of former WCHA stars to its lineup, [...]
ESPN Deportes’ 2010 World Cup Programming Plans Announced
ESPN has announced the broadcast coverage plans of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa by ESPN Deportes to United States fans. ESPN Deportes will deliver more than 40 live matches of the World Cup that also includes Portuguese-language broadcast. ESPN also announced that its English-language coverage presented live and in high definition on ESPN, [...]
Victoria Cup And NHL Exhibition Games Schedule On NHL.com
NHL Network has announced that it will stream live coverage of three Victoria Cup and NHL Exhibition games from Europe this week on NHL.com. NHL.com will deliver the Chicago Blackhawks’ games in Zurich, Switzerland, on Monday, September 28, against HC Davos at 2:15 p.m., ET and Tuesday, September 29, 2:15 p.m., ET against ZSC Zurich [...]
Bresnan Communications To Launch ‘NFL RedZone Channel’ on Sept. 13.
The nation’s thirteenth largest MSO, Bresnan Communications currently serves in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah has signed an agreement with The NFL Network to launch ‘NFL RedZone channel’ in high-definition on Sept. 13. The NFL RedZone channel will bring fans every touchdown of every game on Sunday afternoons. NFL RedZone channel, produced by NFL Network, [...]
Cox Launches Outdoor Channel HD in Parma, Ohio, Las Vegas, Nevada and Hampton Roads
Cox Communications will launch Outdoor Channel on its Sports and Information tier package to its subscribers in Parma, Ohio, Las Vegas, Nevada and Hampton Roads, Virginia. Cox is able to launch Outdoor Channel in these markets due to Outdoor Channel Holdings expanding its distribution agreement with Cox. Cox will launch Outdoor Channel’s standard definition, high-definition [...]
Verizon Launches FiOS TV Service in Five More Massachusetts Communities
Verizon Communications has announced the launch of FiOS TV service in five more Massachusetts communities on Sept. 8. Easton, Groton, Hull, Kingston and Wrentham are the Massachusetts communities where FiOS TV service will be offered. Verizon FiOS TV delivers more than 500 total channels, including 123 HD channels in Massachusetts – more than any local [...]