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ESPN will debut a weekly program, CEC: Countdown, Friday, March 29 at 9 p.m. ET leading into the first-ever ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship (CEC). The program will air on ESPN Esports’ Twitch, YouTube and Twitter as well as ESPN3 and will rotate hosts weekly.
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World Series Champion Joins the Broadcast Team of Tom McCarthy, John Kruk, Mike Schmidt, Ben Davis and Gregg Murphy for Select Games This Season
PHILADELPHIA-(March 28, 2019)– Legendary shortstop Jimmy Rollins joins NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Phillies broadcasts as a color analyst for select games this season. His first game in the booth will be on Monday, April 22 against the Mets.
The World Series Champion, National League MVP, and Gold Glove winner joins fellow Phillies John Kruk and Mike Schmidt on the broadcast team, along with Tom McCarthy, Ben Davis and Gregg Murphy. Rollins will be in the booth with McCarthy, Kruk and Murphy on April 22, and other select games throughout the season.
“Jimmy is a beloved member of the Phillies franchise, and his ability to connect and engage with fans is something really special,” said NBC Sports Philadelphia Vice President, Live Events Shawn Oleksiak. “Jimmy’s personality and knowledge of the game will add another level of depth to our already outstanding broadcast team.”
“There is an excitement in Philly about this team, as well as expectations, and I know what that is like,” said Rollins. “I look forward to sharing my knowledge and insight about this team with fans on NBC Sports Philadelphia.”
Rollins spent 15 of his 17 seasons with the Phillies, winning the 2007 National league Most Valuable Player. He made the National League All-Star team three times and won four Gold Glove Awards. He was named a special advisor to the Phillies earlier this year.
NBC Sports Philadelphia, NBC Sports Philadelphia+, and NBC 10 will air 159 regular-season games. For the first time ever, Phillies game broadcasts will be available to live stream for authenticated subscribers on the MyTeams app, which you can download here.
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Live TV Coverage of the World Men’s Curling Championship Begins This Sunday, March 31 at 9 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA To Distribute New FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour, Starting Tomorrow, Friday, March 29
All Olympic Sports Coverage Across NBC Sports Platforms is a Presentation of Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 28, 2019 – PyeongChang Olympic gold medalist John Shuster headlines more than 25 hours of World Men’s Curling Championship live TV coverage this week on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, highlighting dozens of hours of Olympic sports programming across numerous NBC Sports platforms.
Live TV coverage of every U.S. game from Lethbridge, Alberta begins this Sunday, March 31 at 9 p.m. ET with Germany vs. USA on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Shuster will lead the Americans in his eighth world championship competition, along with his PyeongChang teammates Matt Hamilton and John Landsteiner. Shuster won bronze at the 2016 World Championships with the pair.
Live coverage airing on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA is also available for streaming on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com and the Olympic Channel app.
NBCSN presents additional coverage of the World Men’s Curling Championship, starting with Germany vs. USA on Sunday, March 31 at 12:30 a.m. ET.
All Olympic sport coverage televised and streamed across NBC Sports platforms is presented by Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
Click here for the full schedule
Following are programming highlights from this week across NBC Sports:
SNOW VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR – WAGRAIN, AUSTRIA
OLYMPICCHANNEL.COM PRESENTS LIVE STREAMING, STARTING FRIDAY, MARCH 29 AT 3:15 A.M. ET
Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA will present a new FIVB series, the FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour, starting this weekend in Wagrain, Austria, and continuing April 5-7 in Kronplatz, Italy.
OlympicChannel.com will provide live exclusive coverage of the FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour in Austria this Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 at 3:15 a.m. ET. On Sunday, March 31, live exclusive coverage of the semifinals begins at 4:30 a.m. ET and the medal matches begin at 8 a.m. ET on OlympicChannel.com. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA presents coverage of the semifinals on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET and the finals at 7 p.m. ET.
In the inaugural FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour, matches will be played to a standard best of three sets, 15 points and a two-point lead, and teams will feature three players plus one substitute. Soccer cleats are typically used when playing snow volleyball to help provide grip on the snow and prevent sliding. Beach volleyball player Travis Mewhirter, one of the four members of the U.S. squad, will be playing on the snow for the first time. Americans Karissa Cook, Katie Spieler, Allie Wheeler and Emily Hartong, who won the CEV Snow Volleyball European Tour stop in Moscow in December, will compete. Three-time Olympic medalist and three-time world champion in indoor volleyball Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho is coming out of retirement at age 42 to compete on the tour.
FREESTYLE SKIING WORLD CUP – SILVAPLANA, SWITZERLAND
LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 7 A.M. ET ON NBC SPORTS GOLD’S “SNOW PASS,” OLYMPICCHANNEL.COM & THE OLYMPIC CHANNEL APP
The freestyle skiing World Cup season concludes in Switzerland this weekend with the men’s and women’s slopestyle competitions. Following his win at Mammoth Mountain earlier this month, Mac Forehand leads the men’s World Cup slopestyle standings and is expected to lead the American men. Sochi Olympic slopestyle medalists Joss Christensen, Gus Kenworthy and Nick Goepper are also expected to compete. Marin Hamill and PyeongChang Olympian Caroline Claire are expected to lead the U.S. women.
TV coverage begins on Saturday, March 30 at 11 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.
WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS – SAITAMA, JAPAN
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA PRESENTS COVERAGE OF THE ICE DANCE COMPETITION TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. ET
The 2018-19 competitive figure skating season concluded with the World Championships in Japan. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA concludes coverage of all segments of the competition this week with the ice dance tonight at 8 p.m. ET.
U.S. Olympic ice dance teams Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue secured a third-place spot on the podium, while their teammates Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished sixth.
FENCING GRAND PRIX – ANAHEIM, CA
OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA PRESENTS COVERAGE FRIDAY, MARCH 29 AT 6 A.M. ET
The 2019 Fencing Grand Prix spans nine cities, with each discipline being held in three different locations. The second foil competition was held in Anaheim, CA earlier in March. Rio Olympic team bronze medalists Race Imboden, Alexander Massialas, Gerek Meinhardt, and Miles Chamley-Watson led the Americans.
WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – AARHUS, DENMARK
LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY, MARCH 30 AT 5:45 A.M. ET ON OLYMPIC CHANNEL: HOME OF TEAM USA & NBC SPORTS GOLD
The 2019 World Cross Country Championships will take place in Aarhus, Denmark this weekend. The last American to win an individual medal was Shalane Flanagan, who earned a bronze medal in 2011. Rio Olympians Shadrack Kipchirchir and Courtney Frerichs, who won silver in steeplechase at the 2017 World Championships, are expected to lead the American contingent in Denmark.
Live coverage begins Saturday at 6 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, OlympicChannel.com, the Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, and NBC Sports Gold’s “Track and Field Pass.”
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Time (ET) | Streaming Time (ET) | Streaming Platform |
| 3/31/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Germany vs. USA | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 9 p.m. | 9 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/1/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Germany vs. USA* | NBCSN | 12:30 a.m. | N/A | N/A |
| 4/1/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Netherlands vs. Japan | N/A | N/A | 11 a.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/1/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: USA vs. Scotland (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 4 p.m. | 4 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/1/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): | N/A | N/A | 9 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/1/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: USA vs. Scotland* | NBCSN | 11 p.m. | N/A | N/A |
| 4/2/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Japan vs. South Korea | N/A | N/A | 11 a.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/2/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Switzerland vs. USA (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 4 p.m. | 4 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/2/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Japan vs. Germany | N/A | N/A | 9 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/3/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Canada vs. Japan (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/3/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: China vs. USA (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 4 p.m. | 4 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/3/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Japan vs. Scotland | N/A | N/A | 9 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/4/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: USA vs. Canada (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/4/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Switzerland v. Japan | N/A | N/A | 4 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/4/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: USA vs. Japan (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 9 p.m. | 9 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/4/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: USA vs. Japan* | NBCSN | 10 p.m. | N/A | N/A |
| 4/5/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Sweden vs. USA (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 11 a.m. | 11 a.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/5/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship(LIVE): Japan vs. Russia | N/A | N/A | 4 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/5/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Sweden vs. USA* | NBCSN | 9 p.m. | N/A | N/A |
| 4/6/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship (LIVE): Qualification Games | N/A | N/A | 11 a.m. | OlympicChannel.com |
| 4/6/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Semifinal 1 (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 4 p.m. | 4 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/6/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Semifinal 2 (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 9 p.m. | 9 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/6-7/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship* | NBCSN | 12 a.m. | N/A | N/A |
| 4/7/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Bronze Medal Game (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 2 p.m. | 2 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/7/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship: Gold Medal Game (LIVE) | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. | 7 p.m. | OlympicChannel.com, Olympic Channel app, NBCSports.com & NBC Sports app |
| 4/7/2019 | World Men’s Curling Championship* | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. | N/A | N/A |
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ESPN+, the direct-to-consumer sports video service, begins its exclusive, season-long schedule of more than 180 MLB games on Thursday, March 28, when Bryce Harper makes his Phillies debut as Philadelphia hosts the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day.
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN returns Saturday, March 30 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a fight of the year lightweight bout between knockout artists Edson Barboza and Justin Gaethje. The card also features a pivotal strawweight bout between Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Michelle Waterson.
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ESPN Audio conducted a custom live sports audio study with Nielsen that ran from Aug. 30, 2018 to Jan. 17, 2019. During that window an estimated 22.3 million fans listened to live sports on terrestrial ESPN Radio – 9.2 percent of the U.S. population (P12+). “ESPN Radio’s live events are at the core of what …
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State-of-the-Art 3,600 Square Foot Studio Features Multiple Anchor Locations
Demo Area Provides Interactive Space for Insightful and Engaging Analysis
Studios will be the Home for All Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and Sixers Pre and Postgame Programs, Quick Slants, Sixers Outsiders and SNC
PHILADELPHIA-(March 27, 2019)–Dynamic new studios debut on NBC Sports Philadelphia tomorrow during a special MLB Opening Day edition of Phillies Pregame Live on Thursday, March 28 at 2 pm. The studios feature a modern design with dynamic LED video monitors, state-of-the-art video floor, and multiple standup positions designed for movement and flexibility.
The cutting edge 3,600 square foot studio is highlighted by a 23-foot wide LED monitor, and an innovative “demo” area with a 16’x9’ monitor wall and four vertical monitors. The demo area features the latest in tech – a 15’x8’ LED floor allowing for talent to interact and break down plays, providing an even greater level of analysis and insight.
“Our new studios feature the latest in interactive technology, which will allow our hosts, analysts and insiders to engage with each other and Philly sports fans like never before,” said NBC Sports Philadelphia president Brian Monihan. “This allows us to showcase our content in new and innovative ways that allows us to drive our business forward, while also doubling down on our commitment to the fans we serve.”
In the main studio, large displays are seamlessly integrated into the scenic architecture, making every part of the studio an engaging broadcast location. A sleek LED display runs along the length of the room, forming the backdrop for the main anchor area. The visual center of the space is the dynamic demo area, with a large wall display and an LED floor, and portrait monitors.
Large, full-height images depict dramatic views of the Philadelphia cityscape at both day and nighttime. The iconic NBC Peacock is incorporated into the set, creating a subtle reminder of the legendary brand.
In addition a secondary studio, also located at NBC Sports Philadelphia will debut later this year.
The set design is the result of the partnership of NBC Sports and the design group at Jack Morton Worldwide. Fabrication work was done by blackwalnut.
In addition to the significant investment in new studios, over the past 18 months, NBC Sports Philadelphia has undergone an extensive multimillion dollar renovation, upgrading all operations, and technical facilities, as the network expands its production of engaging content across linear, digital and social platforms.
New Studio highlights include:
Click here for NBC Sports Philadelphia’s video announcement.
ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN’s Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S. and Spanish Sports Productions (SSP), today announced the launch of its official SSP affiliate on WTTM 1680AM in Philadelphia, PA. The new ESPN Deportes Radio station will begin broadcasting on April 1, 2019.
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“Shop with GOLF” Launches Today at http://www.ShopwithGOLF.com
Shop with GOLF Provides Special Pricing to GOLFPASS Members
New York, New York (March 28, 2019) – NBCUniversal today launched a first-of-its-kind content commerce platform with GOLF Channel called “Shop with GOLF.” The new e-commerce venture offers brands an exciting alternative to reach massive and targeted audiences while presenting shoppers with a new way to engage with their favorite brands, shows, personalities, players, and network.
The site launches with a selection of 30 brands, such as Linksoul, J. Lindeberg, Foray Golf, Criquet, and Rhone, as well as American icon Bill Murray’s golf lifestyle brand, William Murray Golf, which also provides entertaining video content. Additional brands will also be joining the site over the course of its first month, including EleVen by Venus Williams.
NBCUniversal worked with Bill Murray and his five brothers to introduce William Murray Golf to the “Shop with GOLF” audience through the creation of a one-of-a-kind music video featuring the fun irreverent brand.
Built with a highly-curated and elevated user experience, “Shop with GOLF” will offer unique shopping experiences like ‘Shop by Destination’ and an on-site shoppable magazine entitled ‘The Links List.’ Shoppable categories include apparel, accessories, beauty, home, wellness, and travel in support of customized original content franchises and video series such as ‘Links to Drinks,’ ‘GOLF on the Side,’ and ‘Caddie Codes’ (featuring author, filmmaker, and caddie Oliver Horovitz).
The content commerce space will become a new incremental revenue source for NBCUniversal and allows direct-to-consumer retailers to interact with a whole new audience through premium content and a trusted shopping platform.
“We’re taking the next step in reimagining the commercial experience by reimagining the commerce experience. Our new Shop with GOLF platform combines the power of premium content and digital commerce to create a first-of-its-kind opportunity,” said Josh Feldman, Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing and Advertising Creative, NBCUniversal. “On this platform, golf fans can engage with their favorite content and brands like never before, while companies can reach their consumers at scale and drive impact. Previously as elusive as a hole in one, marketers can now access the whole purchase funnel in one unbeatable environment.”
“Shop with GOLF” will also provide special pricing for members of GOLFPASS, a new digital membership launched in collaboration between NBC Sports Group and global golf superstar Rory McIlroy, along with founding partner TaylorMade. GOLFPASS delivers comprehensive benefits tailored to the modern golfer’s lifestyle, offering opportunities to play more golf, comprehensive tools to improve any golfer’s game; high-quality video content; and enhanced shopping and travel experiences.
“Golf is unique from many other popular televised sports because fans who watch also play,” said Mike McCarley, President, GOLF, NBC Sports. “Golf is a lifestyle and fans engage with the game in many ways from travel and instruction to equipment and clothing. Shop with GOLF allows one-stop-shopping for high-quality but previously hard-to-find brands for all golfers. This announcement today adds another benefit to the GOLFPASS digital membership — special GOLFPASS member pricing and a better connection to the lifestyle of golf.”