 "Softball 360" TV ratings report: a home run.
August 9,
2011.
TV ratings for "Softball 360", the syndicated national television show, featuring the Long Haul Bombers,
have been solid all season long, and continue to grow. The latest ratings report from
one of the Networks that air the program are in, and they're impressive. The
New England Sports Network, known as NESN, reported that more than 512,000 viewers tuned into a single episode in July. That
episode was repeated six times in 2 weeks, placing the total viewer ship in that region at over several million sports fans
for a 2 week period in July. NESN is the TV home for the Boston Redsox. Those
ratings numbers are just for New England viewing area. "Softball 360" is available on more than 70 million households
on a number of national cable networks like NESN. In that same 2 week period "Softball 360" aired more than 500
times on 30 different networks. According to veteran television executive,
Curt Pires, from CAP SPORTS, the show has been a steady performer all summer. "Softball
360" provides substantial ratings and viewers in key demographic areas for major cable networks. Many of the networks
have been airing "Softball 360 " before and after major league baseball games, it's a great audience flow. The high
production values along with unique content from the Long Haul Bombers and the Stadium Power Tour work well. The Long Haul Bombers, powered by Home Run Monkey.com are a collection of the world's greatest, softball home run
hitters. They stage one of kind home run derbies in Major League ball parks, on a 13 stadium tour. They represent some of
the best brands in the sporting goods world: DeMarini, Easton, East Coast Athletics, Miken, TPS and Worth. Each Bomber gets
15 swings, each home run is worth one point, except for the last pitch, known as the money ball, which is worth 2 points.
Fans can follow the National TV show, "Softball 360" on TV stations and
cable networks coast to coast for complete listings schedule and air times, log on to www.softball360.com. The world's greatest home run hitters cross the border
for a pre-game show August 14th in Toronto Canada before the Blue Jays game at Rodgers Centre.
CAP SPORTS GROUP NAMED MEDIA PARTNER FOR CHARLOTTE TOUCHDOWN CLUB's
BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY AWARDS BANQUET
CHARLOTTE BASED FIRM TO OVERSEE FIRST NATIONALLY TELEVISED
BROADCAST OF BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD PRESENTATION
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 28, 2011) - The Charlotte Touchdown
Club (CTC) announced today that Charlotte based CAP
Sports Group has been selected as the Club's strategic media partner and exclusive television partner for 2011
Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet.
"Thanks to the generous
support of our sponsors, this year the Charlotte Touchdown will be able to put together a syndicated nationwide television
package which will allow college football fans around the country to enjoy the excitement of the Bronko Nagurski
Trophy Award's presentation," said John Rocco, Executive Director, Charlotte Touchdown Club. "With
its tremendous experience in sports programming, strategic planning and program sales, CAP Sports
Group is the perfect media partner to help us dramatically increase the Bronko Nagurski Trophy's visibility."
"We are extremely excited about our partnership with the Charlotte
Touchdown Club and look forward to creating an awards show that exemplifies all the excitement of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
presentation to a nationwide audience," said Curt Pires, President of CAP Sports
Group. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is presented annually
by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America to the nation's most outstanding NCAA defensive
football player. The Charlotte Touchdown Club also honors local college and high school football players and since its inception
in 1991, has raised over $1 million benefiting high school and collegiate student-athletes and sports programs across the
Carolinas.
About the Charlotte Touchdown Club
The Charlotte Touchdown Club is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 1991
with the goal of promoting high school, collegiate, and professional football in the Charlotte, North Carolina region. The
Club's activities and services focus community attention on the outstanding Citizenship, Scholarship,
Sportsmanship, and Leadership of area athletes and coaches.
About CAP Sports Group
CAP Sports Group specializes in program acquisitions; program sales; syndication;
start-up network development and execution; program development; competitive intelligence; and consultation on all sports
industry decisions. CAP Sports utilizes an aggressive, professional approach to every client it serves. In addition, CAP Sports
will develop strategies while utilizing partnerships to offer unique business plans for its clients. These partnerships allow
the client to gain market share; to create new revenue streams and to develop loyal brand awareness. CAP Sports will leverage
the experience and relationships of over 20 years in sports media industries to differentiate itself from any other sports
service provider in the industry.
The 2011 Bronko Nagurski Trophy
will be presented Monday, December 5th at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet. FOR RESERVATIONS
CALL 704-347-2918! CAP Sports Group and T3 Networks Inc Sign Strategic Alliance Charlotte-based CAP Sports Group and Dallas-based T3 Networks Inc expand strategic alliance
for television, syndication, online PPV and media syndication. Dallas,
TX (PRWEB) September 10, 2010 Continuing to bolster its strategic
partnerships, T3 Networks Inc., (T3 Networks) announced today its alliance with North Carolina-based Cap
Sports Group. CAP Sports Group is led by industry veteran Curt
Pires, a 14-year veteran at ESPN, who led efforts to create a syndication sales arm in 2002 and lead the company's regional
sports network strategy including the syndication of ESPNEWS. He refined and developed ESPN's strategy for syndication of
ESPN-branded television programming and negotiated contracts with all major MSO's, and team-owned networks. Pires had served
as director of programming, overseeing ESPN Regional Television's Big East football and basketball syndication programming
efforts, as well as distribution from 1995-2002. He also played an integral part for the rights acquisition team for all ESPN
networks during that period. T3 Networks Inc., states that the partnership
with CAP Sports Group will play a pivotal role in terms of expanding the distribution through traditional television syndication
of television - in conjunction with the T3 model of converged media distribution through online streaming, PPV, and social
media. Both companies state that the strategic alliance helps bridge the awareness needed in today's marketplace to interconnect
people, projects, and relationships that are increasingly essential in today's multi-faceted model for media distribution
and licensing. About Cap Sports Group: CAP Sports Group specializes in program acquisitions; program syndication; creation of media
solutions; start-up network development and execution; program development;
and consultation on all sports industry decisions.
CAP Sports utilizes an aggressive, professional approach to every client it serves. In addition, CAP Sports will develop strategies
while utilizing partnerships to offer unique business plans for its clients. These partnerships allow the client to gain market
share; to create new revenue streams and to develop loyal brand awareness. CAP Sports will leverage the experience and relationships
of over 20 years in sports media industries to differentiate itself from any other sports service provider in the industry. About T3 Networks Inc: Dallas-based
T3 Networks Inc. provides licensing, distribution and agent representation for television, PPV/web and mobile based media.
The name behind the Promot.TV brand, T3 Networks Inc. provides media licensing and distribution aimed at content producers,
indie filmmakers, music, and television. CAP Sports Group
9722 Cotton Stand Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
Office: 704-806-3217
Fax: 704-542-6809
Email: info(at)capsportsgroup(dot)com T3 Networks Inc.
18352 Dallas Parkway
Suite 136-261
Dallas, TX. 75287
Office: 214-810-4005
Email: media(at)t3networks(dot)com
ECAC Lacrosse League Announces "Game of the Week"
Television Package
Five Game
Schedule Debuts Saturday, March 20 with Air Force at Loyola CAPE COD, Mass. - Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) Rudy Keeling announced today that the conference will have a five game television package during the 2010 ECAC Lacrosse
season.
"The ECAC is thrilled to be able showcase the talents of the student-athletes in our lacrosse league on
national television," said ECAC Commissioner Keeling. "Not only will being on television create a positive atmosphere
for the games, but it will also allow the country to see how competitive our league is."
The season-long package
features some of the best lacrosse teams in the nation, including several top 25 teams battling for conference supremacy.
Legendary lacrosse broadcaster Leif Elsmo, who has announced lacrosse games for more than 20 years, will be the primary broadcaster
for all five games.
The "Game of the Week" debuts on Saturday, March 20 at 1:00 p.m. EST, with Air Force
traveling to Baltimore, Md. to take on Loyola University Maryland at the Ridley Athletic Complex.
On Saturday, March
27 Fairfield will host Hobart College in an ECAC grudge match. The third game pits two of the conference's favorites as Ohio
State takes on Loyola on Saturday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. Quinnipiac will travel to the University of Denver on Sunday, April
11, with that game being broadcast at 11:00 a.m. MST and 2:00 p.m. EST. The last game of the package will be on Saturday,
May 1 as the Buckeyes of Ohio State host Bellarmine at 1:00 p.m. at Ohio Stadium.
These five games will be broadcast
to over 60 million homes across the United States, playing in more than 15 states. The list below details what networks will
be airing each ECAC Lacrosse League game. Additional affiliates and broadcasts in your local area may be added prior to the
season. Please check back with www.ecaclacrosse.com for updates.
January 2010
AIFA TV Network to Reach 40-Million Television Homes
BALTIMORE, Maryland (January 9, 2010) - The American Indoor Football Association is announcing television affiliates for its 2010 national TV package. Collectively, affiliates carrying AIFA football this coming season will reach over 40-million television households.
Among those agreeing to air the AIFA are the Comcast Network, Cox Sports New England, Image Sports and Entertainment, MAV TV, AMG TV, KC Metro
Sports, @Sports TV Network, Tuff TV Network and Global Broadcasting Co. in Europe.
Games will be distributed through a combination of over-the-air affiliates, cable
and satellite.
"With a reach
in excess of forty million TV homes, our distribution for these games already
exceeds our initial projections," said AIFA co-founder John Morris. "These
telecasts will provide network-quality TV exposure for our member teams.
"We firmly believe in utilizing the electronic
media and new technology to increase exposure for our product," Morris continued.
"Our Internet radio program, This Week in the AIFA, has tripled in audience
over one year's time. Now this new TV package will show even more how the AIFA
delivers, both for its fans and its member teams." When the national TV package was originally announced, the decision was
made to keep production, distribution and sales in house. The AIFA hired former
ESPN executive Curt Pires to oversee development of the project. Pires runs CAP
Sports Group, LLC, a company specializing in syndication for television and new
media.
"The quality of the
production will be on par with the AFL (the old Arena Football League) but also
what people normally would see from arenas around the country in other sports,"
Pires told This Week in the AIFA. "The (AIFA) product speaks for itself.
The more we can show that this (AIFA Football) is a viable option for the entertainment
dollar, the better chance for this to continue to grow.
"You would not know a lot of sports programming on television today
unless some of those games in that particular sport were televised," Pires
continued. "The days of just putting an ad in the paper to try and promote
your event are long over. You really have to use all of the opportunities to promote
yourself, and putting games on TV to have an opportunity to brand yourself is
what it's all about today."
The league will televise ten of its games nationally this coming season, beginning with the Kickoff Classic on January 23rd in Richmond, Virginia.
AIFA Bowl IV will also be televised. An in-depth interview with Curt Pires will
be featured on the next edition of This Week in the AIFA. Other guests will include
AIFA co-founder Michael Mink and Hans Deemer, a member of the ownership group
awarded an AIFA expansion franchise in Wasilla, Alaska.
Episode 72 of the program will be available next week through both the AIFA home site (www.aifaprofootball.com)
and OurSports Central (www.oursportscentral.com).
February 2009
HORSERACING
TV ANNOUNCES AFFILIATION WITH CAP SPORTS
FOR OUT-OF-NETWORK SYNDICATION OF HRTV PROGRAMMING
Arcadia, CA, September 6 – HorseRacing TV™ (HRTV) has entered into a
strategic affiliation with CAP Sports Group, LLC for the syndication and extended distribution of HRTV feature programming.
The agreement is designed to accomplish several specific goals, including: increasing viewer awareness of HRTV;
increasing awareness of thoroughbred and harness racing in general; and creating additional visibility and value for HRTV
advertisers.
In its initial activity, CAP Sports has been responsible for expanding the footprint of HRTV’s
“Inside Information” and “Against the Odds” shows through agreements with such entities as Mid-Atlantic
Sports Network (MASN) in the Baltimore-Washington market, SportsTime Ohio, Time Warner Sports in upstate New York and additional
affiliates that are being added in 2007.
“The universal popularity of horse racing and the high regard
in which HorseRacing TV’s productions are held has created a demand for our programming that goes beyond our current
carriage agreements,” said Chris Swan, senior vice president, distribution and business development for HRTV. “Through
their principal, Curt Pires, CAP Sports has the expertise and deal-making ability that have enabled us to capitalize on that
interest.”
A one-stop sports media shop, CAP Sports Group specializes in creating unique business plans
to fit individual clients. The company leverages the experience and contacts of Pires, who spent 14 years with ESPN in syndication
sales and production, regional and national programming and communications.
About HRTV
HRTV (www.hrtv.com) is a 24-hour television network providing up to 15 hours per day of wire-to-wire coverage of live horse racing action from
more than 70 thoroughbred, harness and quarter horse racetracks in the United States, Canada and Australia.
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