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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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