62 live games in 16 days, including a championship? Only with the NBA Summer League on NBA TV

Many of the first, second, and third year players from NBA franchises will join many of this years draft and some undrafted free agents for the NBA Summer League. Once again every game in the NBA Summer League will be available at NBA.com. This year though, NBA TV is once again increasing its coverage to 62  live games in 16 days. Coverage will take place not only from Las Vegas, but also from Orlando's practice facility, the Amway Center. 6 different men will serve as play-by-play voices from the 2 sites. They will also rotate through 8 analysts and 5 sideline reporters. Here's the Press Release outlining the teams from Turner. 

NBA TV’s Comprehensive NBA Summer League Coverage to Feature
62 Live Games in 16 Days Including First-Ever Championship Game  All Summer League Games Available via NBA Summer League Live on NBA.com & NBA Mobile  NBA Digital’s extensive NBA Summer League 2013 coverage – the first opportunity to see many of the league’s top rookies in action – will include 62 live game telecasts in 16 days on NBA TV, and all games live via the NBA Summer League Live subscription package on NBA.com and NBA Mobile beginning Sunday, July 7. Live event coverage will feature 24 Summer League games from Orlando (July 7-12), held at the Magic’s practice facility at Amway Center, and 38 Summer League games from Las Vegas, held at the Thomas & Mack Center and COX Pavilion from July 12-22, including the first-ever championship game on Monday, July 22, at 9 p.m. ET.

Throughout Summer League, NBA TV’s marquee roster of talent will be on-site in Orlando and Las Vegas. Vince Cellini and Rick Kamla will share play-by-play responsibilities in Orlando with analysts Dennis Scott and Kendall Gill. Matt Winer, Chad Andrus, Matt Devlin and Joel Myers will each provide play-by-play for select games in Las Vegas with a lineup of analysts including Steve Smith, Rick Fox, Brent Barry, Isiah Thomas, Sam Mitchell, Greg Anthony and reporters David Aldridge, Craig Sager, Jared Greenberg,  Nischelle Turner and Stacy Paetz.

Additionally, NBA TV’s signature NBA GameTime studio show – hosted by a rotation of the network’s talent with special in-studio guests – will offer live daily highlights, news and information from Turner Studios in Atlanta.

All NBA Summer League games will once again be available via NBA Summer League Live on NBA.com and NBA Mobile. NBA Summer League Live is a subscription service offering fans a full slate of live and archived games for $14.99, available on NBA.com, the App Store and Google Play.

NBA.com and NBA Mobile highlights will also include:

NBA.com
• Playermetrics 360-Degree Camera – an interactive online feature allowing fans to access a 360-degree view of each NBA rookie while also reviewing key information on each recent draft pick and compare them to current NBA players including Portland’s Damian Lillard, New Orleans’ Anthony Davis and Indiana’s Paul George.
• Social Spotlight – the latest tweets, photos and other social engagement by players and teams surrounding all the Summer League action.
• BIG Tweets Here – a Twitter conversation module that gives fans a feel for the most discussed teams throughout Summer League. Tweets can also be viewed featuring fan responses, expert reaction and NBA.com reporter comments.
• Draft BIG Talk – a module that provides fans with immediate access to the NBA’s Facebook and Twitter activity throughout Summer League.
• Daily updates, game trackers, video recaps, schedules, stats, bracket pages, NBA style content and the Rookie Ladder, a moving scale that analyzes the progression of a player during their first NBA season will all be available through the Summer League hub (nba.com/summerleague).

NBA Mobile
• NBA Summer League App – a free app available via the App Store and Google Play featuring live scoring, video highlights, recaps and game alerts. The app will also include a premium option allowing fans to directly access NBA Summer League Live.
• NBA Game Time - the league’s signature mobile app providing live scoring, live video, player profiles, game alerts and more.

NBA Digital is the NBA's extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com, and WNBA.com.

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

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Tareia Williams, Turner Sports 404-575-9710 tareia.williams@turner.com

Eric Welch, Turner Sports 404-827-5417 eric.welch@turner.com

Mike Wade, NBA 212-407-8690 mwade@nba.com

National Women's Soccer League coming to Fox Sports Media Groups this summer

The news was made about a week ago, but since I'm in a part of the country where we don't here much about the NWSL, I just picked up on it today. The National Women's Soccer League and Fox Sports Media Groups have entered into a 1 year deal wherein Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast 9 games- 6 regular season games and all 3 playoff games (2 semifinals and the championship). At least that's how other people are portraying it. Here is the official announcement from the NWSL website.

NWSL, FSMG ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TV AGREEMENT

FSMG will air six regular-season matches and all three playoff matches

CHICAGO (April 18, 2013) - The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) announced today a one-year agreement to televise nine games this year, the NWSL’s inaugural season. As part of the agreement, FSMG will air six regular-season matches and all three playoff matches, which include the two semifinal games on August 24 and 25, and the championship game on August 31.

"We are very pleased to announce this media agreement with FSMG," said NWSL Executive Director Cheryl Bailey. "The opportunity to highlight the race for the playoffs and the three biggest games of the season that will decide the first league champion on national television is important for the growth of the league. Our fans will get the chance to see the high caliber of women’s soccer, and we also hope to create many new fans who will appreciate the amazing athletes and personalities in the league."

Beginning July 8, FOX Soccer will televise one game per week over the final six weeks of the season, leading up to the NWSL Playoffs. The schedule will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

"The agreement with the NWSL showcases our support of women’s soccer and the growing popularity it’s experiencing in the country," said David Nathanson, General Manager of FOX Soccer. "We are excited to be the network home for the sport’s top level players, many of whom will be featured on FOX Sports at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup."

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is an eight-team Division-I women’s professional soccer league featuring players from Canada, Mexico and U.S. The founding clubs are the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, FC Kansas City, Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC, the Washington Spirit and the Western New York Flash. Based in Chicago, the NWSL is supported by the United States Soccer Federation, Canadian Soccer Association and Federation of Mexican Football.

FOX Soccer, part of the FOX Sports Media Group, offers the most comprehensive multi-media coverage of world-class soccer available in the United States. Encompassing FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus, FOXSoccer.com and FOX Soccer 2Go, the network serves as the primary television, online, and mobile smart phone and tablet destination in the U.S. for elite competitions including England’s Barclays Premier League and FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, the Scottish Premier League, and the Australian Hyundai A-League in addition to such prestigious tournaments as the CONCACAF Champions League and CONCACAF Gold Cup, as well as the future home of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Flagship FOX Soccer is Nielsen-rated and available to service providers in High-Definition, reaching over 50 million cable and satellite households nationwide.

FOX Soccer Plus is a premium network providing the core fan with even more international and domestic high-level sports competitions in HD. In addition to live, exclusive soccer matches from the best leagues in the world, FOX Soccer Plus delivers premium rugby from the RaboDirect PRO 12 League, Aviva Premiership and Heineken Cup, among other competitions. Additionally, FOX Soccer Plus carries the world’s top rugby league competitions, including Australia’s National Rugby League and State of Origin Series, along with Europe’s Stobart Super League and Carnegie Challenge Cup. FOX Soccer Plus is also home to rugby league’s World Club Challenge and the Australian Football League. Live match coverage is available for fans on-the-go via premium broadband service FOX Soccer 2Go, online and via mobile and tablet applications. For more information - as well as news, features, analysis stats and more - visit one of America’s most-visited online soccer destinations at FOXSoccer.com, and the network’s Facebook page and Twitter feed (@FOXSoccer).

Basically this will be the last big soccer event Fox Soccer holds, though I expect Fox Sports 1 to snag the playoffs. The press release clearly states that Fox Sports Media Groups has agreed to air 9 games and that the 6 regular season games will air on Fox Soccer. If the NWSL decides to reup with Fox sports, it'd only make sense that they want their playoffs on the national sports channel- Fox Sports 1, and not the dying Fox Soccer. I guess we'll all see how it unfolds when they announce the schedule in the upcoming weeks.

2012-13 NCAA Basketball Week 18 TV Schedule for Monday & Tuesday- March 4 & 5

Monday, March 4
7 PM- Cincinnati at Louisville (ESPN) Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, Bill Raftery

7 PM- Texas Tech at Kansas (ESPNU) Carter Blackburn, Stephen Bardo

9 PM- Baylor at Texas (ESPN) Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla

9 PM- Savannah State at North Carolina A&T (ESPNU) Matt Schick, Stan Lewter

Tuesday, March 5
Noon- Big South 1st Round: Radford vs. Winthrop (Big South Network)

2 PM- Big South 1st Round: UNC Asheville vs. Longwood (Big South Network)

6 PM- Big South 1st Round: Campbell vs. Presbyterian College (Big South Network)

7 PM- Arkansas at Missouri (ESPN) Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, Shannon Spake

7 PM- St. John's at Notre Dame (ESPN2) Rece Davis, Bob Knight, Digger Phelps

7 PM- Virginia Tech at Duke (ESPNU) Tom Hart, Len Elmore

7 PM- Southern Miss at Marshall (CBS Sports) James Bates, Dan Bonner

7 PM- Illinois at Iowa (BTN) Dave Revsine, Jim Jackson

7 PM- Boston College at Clemson (ACC Regional, ESPN3) Bob Rathbun, Mike Gminski

7 PM- Miami [OH] at Akron (STO, ESPN3) Michael Reghi, Dave Cecutti

7 PM- Marquette at Rutgers (Big East Network, ESPN3) Scott Graham, John Celestand

7 PM- Ohio at Buffalo (TWCS Buffalo) Ben Wagner, Paul Peck

7 PM- Horizon League 1st Round:  Loyola at Youngstown State (HLN) Chad Krispinsky, Zach Humphries

8 PM- TCU at Kansas State (Big 12 Network, ESPN3) Dave Armstrong, Rich Zvosec

8 PM- Big South 1st Round: Coastal Carolina vs. Liberty (Big South Network)

8 PM- Horizon League 1st Round: Cleveland State at UIC (HLN) Dave Juday, Kenny Williams, Jonathan Hood

8 PM- Horizon League 1st Round: Milwaukee at Green Bay (HLN) Matt Menzl, Cordero Barkley

9 PM- Ohio State at Indiana (ESPN) Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich, Samantha Ponder
(Compass Media) Drew Bontadelli, Mike Wozniak


9 PM- Alabama at Ole Miss (ESPNU) Dari Nowkah, Dino Gaudio

9 PM- Memphis at UTEP (CBS Sports) Dave Ryan, Pete Gillen

9 PM- Seton Hall at Providence (Big East Network, ESPN3) Eric Frede, Ron Perry

10 PM- Boise State at UNLV (Time Warner Sports Net) Ari Wolfe, Dave Bollwinkel

10 PM- NAIA: GSAC Conference Championship (FCS Pacific) Jim Torey, Darrell Waldrop

NBC Sports Network College Basketball Announce Teams revealed

This snuck by me on Thursday, though I did know one of the assignments already. NBC Sports Network has announced their broadcast teams for the 2012-13 college basketball season. You can read more details and get some profile information on each individual with the actual press release at http://nbcumv.com/mediavillage/sports/versus/pressreleases?pr=contents/press-releases/2012/11/08/nbcsportsnetwor1352405943332.xml, but I feel I should only supply the announce teams for the season. It also goes to show that the Stan van Gundy broadcast was apparently a one-time deal and that Van Gundy is still a free agent.

Atlantic 10- Dave Strader and Dave Kaplan

Mountain West- Todd Harris or Paul Burmeister and Blaine Fowler
Harris and Burmeister will rotate the play-by-play responsibilities while Fowler enters his 5th season of doing analysis for NBC Sports Network and roughly his 18th consecutive season of doing college basketball analysis after the football season. 

CAA- Todd Harris or Mike Corey and Ronnie Thompson

Ivy League- Randy Moss and Dalen Cluff

NBC Sports Network also announced that Carolyn Manno or Liam McHugh would serve as the studio host with Stacey King and occasionally Donny Marshall.

ESPN's College Basketball Announce Teams 2012-13

Earlier this week ESPN posted their new announce teams for the 2012-13 season. There were quite a few changes. Some people have known about for a while. Others came as a complete surprise.

For example most people knew that Bob Knight had been moved from the Big 12 games to SEC games. As a result he will call a few select Kentucky road games this season, despite his major negativity towards Kentucky.

What many people didn't know though is the impact the new Pac-12 contract would have. Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham have been partners for the past 4 years. That stays the same on Saturdays, though they now become Pac-12 announcers on Saturdays. For thursday nights Sean Farnham has been moved to Big Ten broadcasts. Many people would assume that Miles Simon would probably replace Farnham since he was the WCC backup announcer for ESPN last year. That's not the case. Simon has been placed with Roxy Bernstein on ESPNU Pac-12 thursday Nights. In fact Flemming's partner is listed as TBA.

Another big change this year is NBC Sports Networks involvement in college basketball. Last year NBC Sports Network had 10 regular season MWC games, the MWC Conference Championships, and a few pre-season tourney games. This year NBC Sports Network has the selected MWC games, but they have also added games from the CAA, the Atlantic 10, and the Ivy League. In addition to keeping the well respected Blaine Fowler for their MWC broadcasts, they have brought in a big name in the form of Lewis Johnson to help with their college basketball broadcasts. They have also announced that Tom Hammond will be involved in some select broadcasts.

However this post isn't about NBC Sports Network as a whole. No, this is solely about the ESPN Announce Teams. Below is this years ESPN annoucne teams for roughly 90% of the games.

VARIOUS DAYS
Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale

BIG Monday
Big East- Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas, & Bill Raftery
Big 12- Brent Musburger, Fran Fraschilla, & Holly Rowe

SUPER Tuesday
Big Ten- Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich, & Samantha Steele
SEC- Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes, & Shannon Spake

Wednesday Night Hoops
ACC on ESPN or ESPN2- Dan Shulman or Dave O'Brien & Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas, or Doris Burke
Big East on ESPN or ESPN2- Mike Patrick & LaPhonso Ellis
Big 12 on ESPN or ESPN2- Bob Wischusen & Stephen Bardo
Pac-12 on ESPN or ESPN2- Dave Pasch & Bill Walton
Big 12 on ESPNU- Mitch Holthus & Matt Doherty
Big East on ESPNU- Adam Amin & Tim Welsh

Thursday Night Showcase
ACC on ESPN or ESPN2- Dave O'Brien, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas, or Doris Burke, & Jeannine Edwards
Big Ten on ESPN or ESPN2- Joe Tessitore & Sean Farnham
SEC on ESPN or ESPN2- Rece Davis & Bob Knight
Pac-12 on ESPN or ESPN2- Dave Pasch & Bill Walton
Big East on ESPN or ESPN2- John Saunders & Various Analysts
WCC on ESPN2- Dave Flemming & TBD
Pac-12 on ESPNU- Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon

Friday
MAAC on ESPNU- Doug Sherman & Tim O'Toole
Horizon on ESPNU- Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby

Saturday
ESPN Prietime- Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, & Shannon Spake
Big East on ESPN- Mike Patrick & Len Elmore
Big Ten on ESPN- Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich
Big 12 on ESPN- Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla
ACC on ESPN- Dave O'Brien & Doris Burke
SEC on ESPN- Mark Jones & Jimmy Dykes
Big East on ESPNU- Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh
 SEC on ESPNU- Tom Hart & Matt Doherty
Pac-12 on ESPNU- Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham

Sunday
ACC Sunday Night Basketball on ESPNU- Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams, & Allison Williams
MVC on ESPNU- Mitch Holthus & Mark Adams

SEC Network (Wednesday's & Saturday's)
Clay Matvick, Dave Baker, Dave Neal, or Dave LaMont & Joe Dean, Kara Lawson, Barry Booker, Jon Sundvold, or Kyle Macey

Big 12 Network (Tuesday's, Wednesday's, & Saturday's)
Dave Armstrong, Mitch Holthus, or Brad Sham & Reid Gettys, Stephen Howard, Bryndon Mazer, Chris Piper, or Rich Zvosec

Big East Network (Saturday's & select Sunday's) 
Anish Shroff & Bob Wenzel

View the full press release at http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/11/espn-2012-13-mens-college-basketball-commentators/.