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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV Continues Friday, May 15, at 10 p.m. ET

May 12, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV Continues Friday, May 15, at 10 p.m. ET

Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, Jr.

truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Friday, May 15, at 10 p.m. ET from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, produced in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will feature a 12-round bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight title between champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (22-0-0, 15 KOs), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, Jr. (38-5-2, 23 KOs) of Mexico. Additionally, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 KOs) will meet Emmanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight bout.

Commentators for the event will include Kevin Kugler providing play-by-play with analysts Timothy Bradley and Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and reporter Crystina Poncher. Kugler is a veteran announcer who has called college basketball and NFL coverage for Westwood One and college football for the Big Ten Network. Bradley is a former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion. Mancini is a 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee and former NABF and WBA lightweight champion. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, as well as a host, reporter and correspondent for NFL Network and NFL.com. Closed captioning in Spanish will be available for the truTV telecast.

The network’s presentation will feature the continued use of “Spidercam” technology, the first of its kind for a live domestic boxing telecast, providing dynamic coverage during the series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. The suspended camera has the ability to provide compelling 360-degree angles of the action including the ability to move in three dimensions – left/right, forward/backward and up/down.

As part of its entitlement sponsorship of the boxing series on truTV, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, as well as inclusion in all promotional messaging across truTV and other Turner Broadcasting networks.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR.

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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ET

April 24, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

New Primetime Series to Include First-Ever Use of “Spidercam” for Live Boxing Telecast

Kevin Kugler to Provide Play-by-Play with World Class Welterweight

Timothy Bradley & Reporter Crystina Poncher

truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, a live primetime boxing series set to debut Friday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ET. The new boxing series, in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will launch on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight with a card featuring two title bouts inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The network’s presentation will feature the first-ever domestic use of “Spidercam” technology for a live boxing telecast, providing dynamic coverage of this new series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. The suspended camera has the ability to provide compelling 360-degree angles of the action including the ability to move in three dimensions – left/right, forward/backward and up/down.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, May 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 KOs) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KOs) from Los Mochis, Mexico, in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO Lightweight World Championship. The undercard will include two undefeated fighters in action – Mikael Zewski (26-0, 23 KOs) from Quebec, Canada, vs. Konstantin Ponomarev (27-0, 13 KOs) from Miass, Russia – in a 10-round bout for the NABF Welterweight Championship.

Commentators for the event will include Kevin Kugler providing play-by-play with analyst Timothy Bradley and reporter Crystina Poncher. Kugler is a veteran announcer who has called college basketball and NFL coverage for Westwood One and college football for the Big Ten Network. Bradley is a former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion, including a win over Pacquiao during his career. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, as well as a host, reporter and correspondent for NFL Network and NFL.com. Additionally, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.

The second week of the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV series – live from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Friday, May 8, at 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 KOs) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 KOs) in action. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 KOs) from France, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 KOs) from Brazil.

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truTV Orders Pilot for Shaq, Inq. (working title) From Mandalay Sports Media and Executive Producers Shaquille O¹Neal and Mike Tollin

January 23, 2015 By admin Leave a Comment

truTV Orders Pilot for Shaq, Inq. (working title)

From Mandalay Sports Media and Executive Producers

Shaquille O’Neal and Mike Tollin

Scripted Project to be Based on the Team Behind All Things Shaq

truTV has ordered a pilot for Shaq Inq. (working title), a workplace comedy loosely based on the wild and frenetic business empire of Shaquille O’Neal, who is executive-producing the show with Mike Tollin (Smallville, Arli$$). The series is being produced for truTV by Mandalay Sports Media. Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer, The Break-Up) will write the pilot, with John Fortenberry (Galavant, Instant Mom) set to direct. Perry Rogers, Colin Smeeton and Michael Parris will render producer services.

This half-hour scripted comedy follows Shaquille O’Neal and the team who runs his sprawling business empire. The offbeat, yet capable, group juggles the mayhem of managing Shaq’s existing products and endorsements while implementing his latest batch of eccentric and oftentimes brilliant business ideas. But while they’re all working towards the same goal, each employee is constantly jockeying for the power and recognition to make the big guy proud.

Dan Kaplow (Trophy Wife, Sin City Saints) and Jon Weinbach (The Other Dream Team, Straight Outta L.A.) are co-executive producers of the pilot.

Tollin said, “Shaquille and I have been friends for 20 years, and his growth as a businessman never ceases to amaze and amuse me.”

“There is no denying Shaq’s multifaceted appeal,” said Chris Linn, president, head of programming for truTV. “Thus, we couldn’t be happier to be collaborating with him, as well as Mike Tollin and Mandalay Sports Media, as we continue to push into new formats.”

Turner Sports College Basketball Analysts Greg Anthony & Steve Smith Preview 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic presented by Philips Norelco

November 22, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

truTV to Televise Coaches vs. Cancer Coverage Beginning Friday, Nov. 22

truTV will exclusively televise the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic presented by Philips Norelco on Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Action will tip off with a Friday doubleheader when Oklahoma takes on Seton Hall at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Michigan State – currently the #1 ranked team in the country – against Virginia Tech. Coverage will continue Saturday with the Consolation Game at 7 p.m., followed by the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Game.

Turner Sports analysts Greg Anthony and Steve Smith shared their analysis on the event, along with other college basketball storylines, during a recent media conference call:

On the top-ranked Michigan State Spartans

Greg Anthony:	“I love their team. They are unique because, when you have the kind of [young] talent they have, you don’t have the experience…but their team chemistry was on display in their match-up against Kentucky earlier in the season.”

Steve Smith on MSU’s Gary Harris:	“He’s a student of the game and what separates him from a lot of college players is the range on his jump shot and his basketball I.Q. He’s a big-time scorer and doesn’t have to take a lot of shots. He doesn’t go out looking for shots and he can play within the framework of the offense. Sometimes players at the wing have a hard time playing without the basketball; he does an excellent job of moving without the ball. He also gets after it on the defensive end.”

Anthony on Harris:	“I think Harris is the best off-guard in the country. He’s as complete and as polished at that position that I’ve seen…at this stage of his career…in a long time. He can beat you off the dribble, can catch-and-shoot with range, he’s got a nice mid-range shot and he finishes well in traffic. He really competes and has become a quiet leader. When you don’t have to have the basketball and can still dominate a game that allows your teammates to have a bigger impact and play with more confidence.”

Anthony and Smith weigh in on the Seton Hall Pirates

Anthony:	“If you look at Seton Hall last year, they had offensive talent but they weren’t the most efficient basketball team. They are going to be better this year…they are going to be interesting to watch moving forward. They had a lot of expectations going into last year and things didn’t go very well. I think this is a bounce-back year. They have a chance to be one of the three or four best teams in the Big East moving forward.”

Anthony on sophomore Sterling Gibbs:	“I’ve been most impressed with his ability to get to the free throw line. He is always in a position where he can dictate tempo. That’s an unbelievable step that he has already taken. He’s been a really good basketball player and Kevin Willard has to be thrilled with how he’s produced so far. This has the potential to be a special season [for Seton Hall] because, even though there aren’t a lot of household names on their roster, chemistry goes a long way.”

Smith on Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard:	“He’s done an excellent job of molding the style [of the team] and having a vision with his team. He’s cleaned up a lot of stuff off-the-court at Seton Hall and kids are graduating. Overall, Coach Willard is on the right path.”

Greg Anthony on the Oklahoma Sooners

Anthony:	“They can get up [the court] and score, they share [the ball] really well and their ball movement is excellent. A lot of people thought that they would be a decent team but I didn’t think they would have the kind of growth that they’ve had this early in the season. They are going to be one of the better teams in the Big 12…they are going to be better than people realize.”

Anthony and Smith on the highly-touted Kentucky Wildcats

Anthony:	“In order for this team to have a chance to win it all, they’re going to have to play far better and get into schemes more efficiently. They have the talent and they’re far more talented than they were a year ago but, ultimately, you’re only going to be as good as your backcourt. If they can live up to the hype and produce, they’ve got as good a chance as anybody to cut down the nets in Dallas.”

Smith:	“Kentucky is a team I wouldn’t want to face late in the season because of their talent.”

Anthony on Kentucky freshman Andrew Harrison:	“[Harrison] has to play with more poise. In their game against Michigan State, he wore his frustrations on his sleeve quite a bit. Granted, he’s a freshman, but he’s also their point guard and the team is going to take on your personality. As the season progresses, he has to get tougher mentally.”

Anthony on freshman Julius Randle:	“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a guy as physically gifted as he is with that degree of skill set. Generally, when you’re a great athlete, your skill set comes later. He’s got the unique combination of a guy who is physically intimidating on the floor with an unbelievable skill set. He can create shots with skill as well as his athleticism.”

On who could win the National Player of the Year

Smith:	“It’s not like some years where you only talk about one or two guys. There are seven or eight guys who could legitimately have a chance to win National Player of the Year.”

Anthony:	“There has been so much hype around this freshmen class when you look at Parker and Wiggins and they deserve it. But [Creighton’s] Doug McDermott is going to be one of those guys that has to be talked about as a National Player of the Year candidate. [Michigan State’s] Gary Harris is going to be in that conversation. There are still a lot of guys outside of that freshman class that are going to have a chance to make an impact. It’s just too early to start thinking about the National Player of the Year because we haven’t seen enough work from everybody. There has been so much focus on the freshmen early in the season that we forget there’s a Marcus Smart out of Oklahoma State who is one hell of a player or Russ Smith at Louisville who is coming off winning the National Championship.”

On their picks for the top conference(s) in the nation

Anthony:	The Big 12 and the ACC

Smith:	The Big Ten

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR

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2013 NCAA Tournament is Highest Rated in 23 Years

March 25, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ Exclusive Coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship is Highest Rated in 23 Years

Sunday’s Third Round Coverage Highest Rated in 20 Years; Up 19% vs. 2012

CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive live coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is averaging a 6.3/14 overnight rating/share, the highest rating for the opening week of the NCAA Tournament in 23 years, when the tournament expanded to its current format, according to Nielsen metered market ratings.

The networks’ combined coverage, from the NCAA First Four to the completion of the third round, is up 5% vs. last year’s comparable 6.0/13 rating.

Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive third round coverage on Sunday, March 24 – across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – averaged an overnight household rating/share of 7.6/15, the highest rating for the first Sunday of the NCAA Tournament in 20 years (8.5/20 in 1993). This year’s rating/share is up 19% compared with a 6.4/13 in 2012.

Sunday’s coverage showed audience increases in all four telecast windows including more than 20% in three of the four:

§ The first daytime telecast window (12-2:45 p.m. ET) averaged a 5.4/13, the highest rating for the window since 2002 (5.8/13) and an increase of 26% over last year’s 4.3/11.

§ The second daytime telecast window (3-5:15 p.m.) averaged a 7.2/15, tied with 2007 as the highest rating for the window since 2006 (7.5/16) and up 20% over last year’s 6.0/13.

§ The first primetime telecast window (5:15-9:15 p.m.) averaged an 11.8/22, the highest rating for the window since 1991’s 12.1/24 and a 26% increase over a 9.4/18 in 2012.

§ The second primetime window (8 p.m.-12:15 a.m.) averaged a 6.5/11, up 2% vs. a 6.4/10 in 2012.

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Source: Nielsen Media Research, based on Metered Market data, Live +SD data stream. 3/19/13 to 03/24/13 vs. 03/13/12 to 03/18/12. 2013 averages based on weighted average of 4 telecast gross across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Historical audiences, CBS 1991 through 2005 based on Live data. 2006 through 2010 based on Live + SD. 2003 based on CBS / ESPN average of First Round.

2013 NCAA Tournament Third Round Tip Times for Saturday, March 23

March 22, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

TURNER SPORTS AND CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCE TIP TIMES AND
MATCH-UPS FOR THIRD ROUND GAMES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23

Exclusive Coverage Continues with Second Round on Friday, March 22

CBS Sports and Turner Sports announce tip times and match-ups for third round coverage of the 2013 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday, March 23 (Noon-Midnight ET) with all games available in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV. Exclusive live coverage continues with second round action on Friday, March 22 (11 a.m.-Midnight).

Studio coverage will continue with Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson sharing hosting duties each day. Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony and Kenny Smith will provide analysis throughout the tournament alongside Gumbel or Johnson from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. Matt Winer will host the studio coverage from Turner Studios in Atlanta with analysts Seth Davis and Steve Smith on Saturday and Sunday.

Following are the tip times for Friday’s second round games and Saturday’s third round games, as well as the announce and production team assignments. Tip times for the third round games on Sunday will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games. For a complete channel guide see the channel finder at NCAA.com/MyChannels.

NCAA March Madness Live® will continue to provide college basketball fans unparalleled multi-screen digital access to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship including live streaming of every game. The digital suite of products will also feature video highlights, full game replays, real-time game alerts, live game scoring, real-time tournament brackets, personal channel lineup features, live stats, robust social media integration and more.

SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)
Tip (ET)	Network	Site	Game		Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director
12:15 p.m.	CBS	Philadelphia I	Albany vs. Duke		Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson
					Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
12:40 p.m.	truTV	Kansas City I	Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin		Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
					Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale
1:40 p.m.	TBS	Dayton I	Temple vs. N.C. State		Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson
					Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
2:10 p.m.	TNT	Austin I	Pacific vs. Miami		Tim Brando/Mike Gminski// Otis Livingston
					Vic Frank/Mark Grant
After conc. I	CBS	Philadelphia II	Cincinnati vs. Creighton		Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson
					Scheer/Arnold
After conc. I	truTV	Kansas City II	LaSalle vs. Kansas State		Albert/Kerr//Sager
					Cockerill/Dale
After conc. I	TBS	Dayton II	James Madison vs. Indiana		Nantz/Kellogg/Wolfson
					Wolff/Fishman
After conc. I	TNT	Austin II	Colorado vs. Illinois		Brando/Gminski/Livingston
					Frank/Grant
SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET)
6:50 p.m.	TBS	Philadelphia III		Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown	Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson
					Scheer/Arnold
7:15 p.m.	CBS	Dayton III		Iona vs. Ohio State	Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson
					Wolff/Fishman
7:20 p.m.	TNT	Kansas City III		Villanova vs. North Carolina	Albert/Kerr//Sager
					Cockerill/Dale
7:27 p.m.	truTV	Austin III		Northwestern St. vs. Florida	Brando/Gminski/Livingston
					Frank/Grant
After conc. III	TBS	Philadelphia IV		Oklahoma vs. San Diego State	Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson
					Scheer/Arnold
After conc. III	CBS	Dayton IV		Iowa St. vs. Notre Dame	Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson
					Wolff/Fishman
After conc. III	TNT	Kansas City IV		Western Kentucky vs.Kansas	Albert/Kerr//Sager
					Cockerill/Dale
After conc. III	truTV	Austin IV		Minnesota vs. UCLA	Brando/Gminski/Livingston
					Frank/Grant

THIRD ROUND GAMES SATURDAY, MARCH 23 (Noon-Midnight ET)
12:15 p.m.	CBS	Auburn Hills I	VCU vs. Michigan	Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Rachel Nichols
				Bob Dekas/Suzanne Smith
After conc. 1	CBS	Auburn Hills II	Memphis vs. Michigan St.	Lundquist/ Raftery// Nichols
				Dekas/ Smith
5:15 p.m.	CBS	Lexington I	Colorado State vs. Louisville	Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce
				Bob Mansbach/Chris Svendsen
6:10 p.m.	TNT	Salt Lake City I	Harvard vs. Arizona	Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jamie Maggio
				Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
7:10 pm	TBS	San Jose I	Oregon vs. St. Louis	Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner// Marty Snider
				Craig Silver/Renardo Lowe
After conc. I	CBS	Lexington II	Butler vs. Marquette	Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce
				Mansbach/ Svendsen
After conc. I	TNT	Salt Lake City II	Wichita St. vs. Gonzaga	Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
				Mack/Cornell
After conc. I	TBS	San Jose II	California vs. Syracuse/Montana	Anderson/ Bonner//Snider
				Silver/Lowe

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Turner Sports and CBS Sports Add University of Pittsburgh Head Coach Jamie Dixon as Guest Studio Analyst

CBS Sports and Turner Sports have added University of Pittsburgh head men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon as guest studio analyst for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship airing across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV.

Dixon will join host Matt Winer and analysts Seth Davis and Steve Smith for the third round games on Saturday, March 23, and Sunday, March 24, from Turner Studios in Atlanta.

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2013 NCAA Tournament Delivers Most Watched First Thursday in 22 Years

March 22, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

2013 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on TBS, CBS, TNT and truTv is Most-Watched First Thursday Since 1991

Thursday’s NCAA Tournament Coverage Delivers a 5.5 U.S. HH Rating and 8.1 Million Total Viewers

NCAA Tournament to Date is Most Watched in 20 Years

CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive second round coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV on Thursday, March 21, combined to deliver the most viewed (8.1 million total viewers) first Thursday of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship since 1991, when the tournament expanded to four telecast windows, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals.

Thursday’s coverage earned a Fast National U.S. household rating/share of a 5.5/12, +4% vs. 2012, 5.3/13, the highest average rating for the first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament in 19 years (5.6/14, 1994).

The 2013 NCAA Tournament to date, including the First Four, is averaging a 5.0/11, +6% from last year’s 4.7/11, and is tied with the highest-to-date rating since 2006 (5.0/11).

Overall, the 2013 NCAA Tournament to date is the most-watched in 20 years (1993). The First Four and Thursday’s coverage averaged 7.4 million viewers, +7% vs. 6.9 million viewers last year.

– The first telecast window of the day combined to earn a 4.0/13, +14% vs. last year’s 3.5/13.

– The second telecast window of the day combined to earn a 5.1/13, +6% vs. last year’s 4.8/13.

– The third telecast window of the day combined to earn a 7.1/12, +11% vs. last year’s 6.4/12.

– The fourth telecast window of the day combined to earn a 5.9/11 vs. last year’s 6.4/12.

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Source: Nielsen Media Research, based on Fast National Data, Live +SD data stream. 3/19/13 to 03/21/13 vs. 03/13/12 to 03/15/12. 2013, 2012 and 2011 averages based on weighted average of 4 telecast gross across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Historical audiences, CBS 1991 through 2005 based on Live data. 2006 through 2012 based on Live + SD. 2003 based on CBS / ESPN average of First Round.

2013 NCAA Tournament Tip Times and Talent Release

March 18, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF

2013 NCAA^® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF MARCH 19

Announce and Production Teams Assigned for NCAA First Four™ and Second Round Coverage

Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with first round coverage of the NCAA First Four™ on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20 (6 p.m. ET; both days), on truTV. Second-round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22 (Noon-Midnight; both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Additionally, on Thursday and Friday, truTV will televise a one-hour pregame show at 11 a.m.

Marv Albert and Steve Kerr will call the action, with Craig Sager courtside for the two First Four games on Tuesday. Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, along with courtside reporter Tracy Wolfson, will handle the call for the First Four games on Wednesday. Studio coverage for the First Four originates from Atlanta and features Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Steve Smith and Rex Chapman on Tuesday with Matt Winer, Seth Davis, Smith and Chapman providing analysis on Wednesday (6 p.m.; both days).

Following are the tip times for the First Four games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for the second round games. Tip times for the third round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday. Fans can access a Channel Finder for every tournament game at www.ncaa.com/march-madness.

NCAA March Madness Live® will provide college basketball fans unparalleled multi-screen digital access to the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship including live streaming of every game. The digital suite of products will also feature video highlights, full game replays, real-time game alerts, live game scoring, real-time tournament brackets, personal channel lineup features, live stats, robust social media integration and more.

FIRST ROUND GAMES TUESDAY, MARCH 19
Tip (ET)	Network		Site		Game		Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director
6:40 p.m.	truTV		Dayton I		N.C. A&T vs. Liberty		Marv Albert/Steve Kerr// Craig Sager
							Rodney Vaughn/Andy Goldberg
After conc. I	truTV		Dayton II		Mid Tennessee vs. St. Mary’s		Albert/Kerr//Sager
							Vaughn/Goldberg
FIRST ROUND GAMES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
6:40 p.m.	truTV	Dayton I			LIU-Brooklyn vs. James Madison		Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson
							Vaughn/Goldberg
After conc. I	truTV	Dayton II			Boise St. vs. LaSalle		Nantz/Kellog//Wolfson
							Vaughn/Goldberg
SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)
Tip (ET)	Network		Site		Game		Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director
12:15 p.m.	CBS		Auburn Hills I		Valparaiso vs. Michigan State		Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery// Rachel Nichols
							Bob Dekas/Suzanne Smith
12:40 p.m.	truTV		Lexington I		Bucknell vs. Butler		Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel// Allie LaForce
							Bob Mansbach/Chris Svendsen
1:40 p.m.	TBS		Salt Lake City I		Wichita St. vs. Pittsburgh		Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb// Jamie Maggio
							Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
2:10 p.m.	TNT		San Jose I		New Mexico St. vs. Saint Louis		Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner// Marty Snider
							Craig Silver/Renardo Lowe
After conc. I	CBS		Auburn Hills II		Mid Tennessee / St. Mary’s vs. Memphis		Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols
							Dekas/Smith
After conc. I	truTV		Lexington II		Davidson vs. Marquette		Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce
							Mansbach/Svendsen
After conc. I	TBS		Salt Lake City II		Southern U. vs. Gonzaga		Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
							Mack/Cornell
After conc. I	TNT		San Jose II		Oregon vs. Oklahoma St.		Anderson/Bonner//Snider
							Silver/Lowe
SECOND ROUND GAMES THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 21 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET) (Announce and Production Teams Same as Day Games)
6:50 p.m.	TBS		Lexington III	N.C. A&T/Liberty vs. Louisville		Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce
						Mansbach/Svendsen
7:15 p.m.	CBS		Auburn Hills III	South Dakota St. vs. Michigan		Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols
						Dekas/Smith
7:20 p.m.	TNT		Salt Lake City III	Belmont vs. Arizona		Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
						Mack/Cornell
7:27 p.m.	truTV		San Jose III	California vs. UNLV		Anderson/Bonner//Snider
						Silver/Lowe
After conc. III	TBS		Lexington IV	Missouri vs. Colorado St.		Eagle/Spanarkel//LaForce
						Mansbach/Svendsen
After conc. III	CBS		Auburn Hills IV	Akron vs. VCU		Lundquist/Raftery/Nichols
						Dekas/Smith
After conc. III	TNT		Salt Lake City IV	Harvard vs. New Mexico		Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
						Mack/Cornell
After conc. III	truTV		San Jose IV	Montana vs. Syracuse		Anderson/Bonner//Snider
						Silver/Lowe
SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22 (Noon-5 p.m. ET)
Tip (ET)	Network		Site	Game		Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter Producer/Director
12:15 p.m.	CBS		Philadelphia I	Albany vs. Duke		Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller//Lewis Johnson
						Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
12:40 p.m.	truTV		Kansas City I	Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin		Albert/Kerr//Sager
						Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale
1:40 p.m.	TBS		Dayton I	Temple vs. N.C. State		Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson
						Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
2:10 p.m.	TNT		Austin I	Pacific vs. Miami		Tim Brando/Mike Gminski// Otis Livingston
						Vic Frank/Mark Grant
After conc. I	CBS		Philadelphia II	Cincinnati vs. Creighton		Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson
						Scheer/Arnold
After conc. I	truTV		Kansas City II	Boise St./LaSalle vs. Kansas State		Albert/Kerr//Sager
						Cockerill/Dale
After conc. I	TBS		Dayton II	LIU Brooklyn/James Madison vs. Indiana		Nantz/Kellogg/Wolfson
						Wolff/Fishman
After conc. I	TNT		Austin II	Colorado vs. Illinois		Brando/Gminski/Livingston
						Frank/Grant
SECOND ROUND GAMES FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 22 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET) (Announce and Production Teams Same as Day Games)
6:50 p.m.	TBS		Philadelphia III	Florida Gulf Coast vs. Georgetown		Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson
						Scheer/Arnold
7:15 p.m.	CBS		Dayton III	Iona vs. Ohio State		Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson
						Wolff/Fishman
7:20 p.m.	TNT		Kansas City III	Villanova vs. North Carolina		Albert/Kerr//Sager
						Cockerill/Dale
7:27 p.m.	truTV		Austin III	Northwestern St. vs. Florida		Brando/Gminski/Livingston
						Frank/Grant
After conc. III	TBS		Philadelphia IV	Oklahoma vs. San Diego State		Harlan/Elmore/Miller//Johnson
						Scheer/Arnold
After conc. III	CBS		Dayton IV	Iowa St. vs. Notre Dame		Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson
						Wolff/Fishman
After conc. III	TNT		Kansas City IV	Western Kentucky vs. Kansas		Albert/Kerr//Sager
						Cockerill/Dale
After conc. III	truTV		Austin IV	Minnesota vs. UCLA		Brando/Gminski/Livingston
						Frank/Grant

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truTV to Exclusively Televise 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic November 16-17

November 16, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Match-ups to Feature Brigham Young vs. Florida State; Notre Dame vs. Saint Joseph’s

truTV will exclusively televise the 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Friday, Nov. 16, and Saturday, Nov. 17, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Action will begin with a doubleheader Friday, Nov. 16, with Brigham Young taking on Florida State at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Notre Dame and Saint Joseph’s. Coverage will continue Saturday, Nov. 17, with the Consolation Game at 7 p.m., followed by the 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Game. Brian Anderson will call the games on truTV alongside analysts Greg Anthony and Steve Smith with Craig Sager reporting courtside and contributor Seth Davis.

As part of truTV’s coverage of the tournament, St. Joseph’s will provide the network with special “all-access” coverage which will allow truTV’s cameras into the team’s locker room for exclusive behind-the-scenes footage throughout the tournament. Additionally, the network will present the following features during the event:

Turner Sports’ Ernie Johnson sat down with Brigham Young head coach Dave Rose and his family to discuss how their journey through Rose’s battle with pancreatic cancer three years ago changed his life.
A profile of Notre Dame sixth-year senior and team captain Scott Martin who has dealt with his father’s lymphoma eye cancer diagnosis and an ACL injury which sidelined him during his junior year.

2012 COACHES VS. CANCER TELECAST SCHEDULE:

DAY/DATE
TIME (ET)	EVENT

Fri., November 16

7 p.m. ET	Brigham Young vs. Florida State
	Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Greg Anthony and Steve Smith (analysts) with Craig Sager (reporter) and Seth Davis (contributor)

	Notre Dame vs. Saint Joseph’s
	Anderson, Anthony and Smith with Sager and Davis

Sat., November 17

7 p.m.	Consolation Game
	Anderson, Anthony and Smith with Sager and Davis

	Championship Game
	Anderson, Anthony and Smith with Sager and Davis

Satellite and Telco Affiliates Channel Information (Nationwide)

	truTV	truTV HD
DIRECTV	246	246-1
Dish Network	204	9430
Verizon	183	683
AT&T	164	1164

truTV and truTV HD Channel Designations in the Team Markets:

Team	City	Cable Provider	truTV	truTV HD
Brigham Young	Salt Lake City, Utah	Comcast	44	736
Florida State	Tallahassee, Fla.	Comcast	65	398
Notre Dame	South Bend, Ind.	Comcast	65	320
Saint Joseph’s	Philadelphia, Pa.	Comcast	69	841

The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (cvcclassic.com) is one of the most prestigious early-season college basketball tournaments. Twelve schools will compete in the event, with four of those teams serving as regional hosts. Regional round action takes place November 9-13, 2012 with the four hosts – Brigham Young, Florida State, Notre Dame and St. Joseph’s – advancing to the championship rounds on November 16-17 at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship-level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports’ television lineup includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company’s digital portfolio includes Bleacher Report, NASCAR.COM, NCAA.com and March Madness Live, PGATOUR.COM and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR.

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Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Round Matchups Set

September 14, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

truTV to televise all four Championship Round Games

The National Association of Basketball Coaches and the American Cancer Society announced today the matchups for the Championship Round of the 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.

On Friday, November 16^th at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, Brigham Young will take on Florida State at 7:00pm ET, followed immediately by Notre Dame and Saint Joseph’s. On Saturday, November 17^th, the Consolation Game will tip off at 7:00pm ET, followed by the 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Game. All four games of the 2012 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Barclays Center will be televised live on truTV.

Tickets for the Championship Round games at Barclays Center may be purchased by visiting www.cvcclassic.com or www.barclayscenter.com.

—- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS —-

Semifinal Doubleheader

Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY

Friday, November 16 – 7:00 PM ET

Brigham Young vs. Florida State (truTV)

Notre Dame vs. Saint Joseph’s (truTV)

Championship Doubleheader

Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY

Saturday, November 17 – 7:00 PM ET

Consolation Game (truTV)

Championship Game (truTV)

The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (cvcclassic.com) is one of the most prestigious early-season college basketball tournaments. Twelve schools will compete in the event, with four of those teams serving as regional hosts. Regional round action takes place November 9-13, 2012 with the four hosts advancing to the championship rounds on November 16-17, 2012 at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The remainder of the field will participate in a round-robin series at one of two sub host sites.

A nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society (cancer.org) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC.org), the Coaches vs. Cancer program (coachesvscancer.org) empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The program leverages the personal experiences, community leadership and professional excellence of basketball coaches nationwide to increase cancer awareness and promote healthy living, through year-round fundraising activities and advocacy. Since 1993, the initiative has raised more than $85 million to fund groundbreaking research, provide up-to-date cancer information, advocate for public health policies, and deliver services to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic is produced by Blue Ridge Sports & Entertainment, Inc. (BlueRidgeSports.com) a sporting events management company based in the Shenandoah Valley city of Winchester, Virginia. The championship round of the Classic will take place at Barclays Center (www.BarclaysCenter.com), a brand-new sports and entertainment venue in the heart of Brooklyn, and will be aired on TruTV by Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., CNN International, CNN.com and HLN; TBS, TNT, truTV and Turner Classic Movies; Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim; and Turner Sports.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR.

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