I post these press releases for your approval.
First, the NFL Network gives us its schedule for the week.
NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (4/9-4/14)
INTERVIEW WITH FALCONS QUARTERBACK MATT RYAN ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS THURSDAY
Live Wire, Starting 11, & NFL Replay Encore 2008 Week 6 ActionSunday Beginning at 1:00 PM ET
THIS WEEK ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS
Thursday, April 9
- Interview with Falcons QB Matt Ryan
- Dallas Morning News reporter Jean-Jacques Taylor in-studio
- ‘Draft Journey’ – An inside look at the journey to Draft Day for prospects Michael Crabtree, Matthew Stafford and Brian Cushing
- Brian Billick and Mike Mayock discuss the Rams’ and Seahawks’ draft needs
Friday, April 10
- Chargers radio announcer Hank Bauer in-studio
- Brian Billick and Mike Mayock discuss the 49ers’ and Cardinals’ draft needs
Monday, April 13
- Brian Billick and Mike Mayock discuss the Chiefs’ and Raiders’ draft needs
THIS WEEK ON PATH TO THE DRAFT
Thursday, April 9
- First Draft: Boston College DT B.J. Raji
- On the Clock: Cleveland Plain Dealer beat writer Mary Kay Cabot gives her take on the Browns’ draft needs.
Friday, April 10
- First Draft: Baylor OT Jason Smith
Monday, April 13
- First Draft: Penn State DE Aaron Maybin
- On the Clock: Al Walace, Sports Reporter for WDAF-TV in Kansas City, MO gives his take on the Chiefs draft needs.
Tuesday, April 14
- First Draft: USC LB Rey Maualuga
DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDUL
E (all times listed are ET):Thursday, April 9
1:00 PM – NFL Follies: Legends of the Follies (2007)
2:00 PM – Path to the Draft: Wednesday edition
2:30 PM – America’s Game: 1988 San Francisco 49ers (HD)
3:30 PM – America’s Game: 1989 San Francisco 49ers (HD)
4:30 PM – NFL Film Session: Lost Treasures #18 – The Press Box
5:30 PM – NFL Follies: Legends of the Follies (2007)
6:30 PM – Path to the Draft
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – NFL’s Greatest Games: 1958 NFL Championship – Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants
9:30 PM – NFL’s Greatest Games: 1962 NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants
Friday, April 10
1:00 PM – NFL Follies: 21st Century Follies (2000)
2:00 PM – Path to the Draft: Thursday edition
2:30 PM – NFL’s Greatest Games: 1958 NFL Championship – Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants
4:00 PM – NFL’s Greatest Games: 1962 NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants
4:30 PM – NFL Film Session: Lost Treasures #4 – The American Football League
5:30 PM – NFL Follies: 21st Century Follies (2000)
6:30 PM – Path to the Draft
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Most Versatile
9:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Tight Ends
Saturday, April 11
Path to the Draft – Full Week Encore
10:00 AM – Path to the Draft: Monday edition
10:30 AM – Path to the Draft: Tuesday edition
11:00 AM – Path to the Draft: Wednesday edition
11:30 AM – Path to the Draft: Thursday edition
12 NOON – Path to the Draft: Friday edition
12:30 PM – Path to the Draft: Monday edition
1:00 PM – Path to the Draft: Tuesday edition
1:30 PM – Path to the Draft: Wednesday edition
2:00 PM – Path to the Draft: Thursday edition
2:30 PM – Path to the Draft: Friday edition
3:00 PM – America’s Game: 1988 San Francisco 49ers (HD)
4:00 PM – America’s Game: 1989 San Francisco 49ers (HD)
5:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Most Versatile
6:00 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Tight Ends
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access: Week in Review
8:00 PM – NFL Classic Games: 2002 AFC Divisional Playoff – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tennessee Titans (Jan. 11, 2003) (HD)
Sunday, April 12
9:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Pass Rushers
10:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Linebacking Corps
11:00 AM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Most Versatile
12 NOON – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Tight Ends
1:00 PM – NFL Replay Real Time: Week 6
2:00 PM – Live Wire: Week 6 (HD)
2:30 PM – Starting 11: Week 6 (HD)
3:00 PM – NFL Replay: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans (2008, Week 6) (HD)
4:30 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns (2008, Week 6) (HD)
6:00 PM – NFL Replay: Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons (2008, Week 6) (HD)
7:30 PM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals (2008, Week 6) (HD)
9:00 PM – NFL Replay Real Time: Week 6
10:00 PM – Live Wire: Week 6 (HD)
10:30 PM – Starting 11: Week 6 (HD)
11:00 PM – NFL Replay: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans (2008, Week 6) (HD)
12:30 AM – NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns (2008, Week 6) (HD)
2:00 AM – NFL Replay Real Time: Week 6
Monday, April 13
6:30 AM – NFL Replay: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans (2008, Week 6) (HD)
8:00 AM – NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns (2008, Week 6) (HD)
9:30 AM – NFL Replay: Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons (2008, Week 6) (HD)
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:00 AM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals (2008, Week 6) (HD)12:30 PM – NFL Replay: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans (2008, Week 6) (HD)
2:00 PM – NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns (2008, Week 6) (HD)
3:30 PM – NFL Replay: Chicago Bears vs. Atlanta Falcons (2008, Week 6) (HD)
5:00 PM – NFL Replay: Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals (2008, Week 6) (HD)
6:30 PM – Path to the Draft
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Super Bowl Classics: Super Bowl XXXIV – St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans
Tuesday, April 14
11:00 AM –Super Bowl Classics: Super Bowl XXXIV – St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans
2:00 PM – Path to the Draft: Monday edition
2:30 PM – NFL Film Session: History of the Oakland Raiders
3:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Power Backs
4:30 PM – NFL’s Top 10: One Shot Wonders
5:30 PM – NFL Film Session: History of the Oakland Raiders
6:30 PM – Path to the Draft
7:00 PM – NFL Total Access
8:00 PM – Game of the Week: 2005 AFC Divisional Playoff – New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos (HD)
9:00 PM – Game of the Week: 2005 NFC Divisional Playoff – Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears (HD)
You’ve probably seen this story all over the last 24 hours. TNT and NBA TV will use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to engage fans during the NBA Playoffs.
Turner Sports Engages Fans Online Through Robust Social Media Campaign for 2009 NBA PlayoffsTNT and NBA TV announcers to be featured on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter
Turner Sports is unveiling a multiplatform marketing campaign that utilizes popular social media platforms YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to promote TNT’s ‘40 Games in 40 Nights’ coverage of the 2009 NBA Playoffs. TNT will have a significant presence on YouTube with a homepage takeover on Mon., April 20, featuring player-specific videos to promote the tune-in for the night’s match-ups as well as TNT messaged overlays on sports-related featured videos. Turner Sports will also feature a full court press on Facebook on Sun., April 19 with TNT NBA Playoffs messaging on sponsored ads, along with prominently placed topical promotional spots and a special promotion prompting Facebook users to ‘Become a Fan’ of the NBA on TNT Facebook page. Turner Sports will take over Yahoo! Sports’ main page on Sun., April 19, with all ads featuring TNT NBA Playoffs creative to drive fans to the network’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs.
Turner Sports will complement its robust social media marketing plan with a strong Twitter presence, featuring updates from popular announcers including TNT’s Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Craig Sager and NBA TV’s Chris Webber, Gary Payton, Steve Smith, Eric Snow and Rick Kamla. The hosts and analysts will ‘tweet’ on their individual pages beginning Tues., April 14 with regular updates, comments, thoughts and analysis that will feed to a main NBA TV Twitter profile and link to the National Basketball Association’s Twitter page. The ‘tweets’ will also feed into the NBA on TNT Facebook page. The Facebook and Twitter sites will be prominently featured on NBA.com and will receive on-air promotion on TNT and NBA TV.
Turner Sports’ NBA Playoffs marketing campaign is also supported by a comprehensive mix of advertising including heavy spot rotation by local cable operators in key markets, radio traffic sponsorships and DJ endorsements in 15 target markets, concentrated out-of-home messaging in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta and select print advertising in multiple national publications.
Did you know there’s an NCAA Bowling Championship? Now you do and ESPNU and ESPN2 will carry it this weekend!
NCAA Bowling Championship Live on ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com Saturday
ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com will provide live coverage of the NCAA Women’s Bowling Championship from Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Mich., on Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. Beth Mowins and Carolyn Ballard will call the action. The eight-team field includes: Arkansas State University, Central Missouri University, Delaware State University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, defending champion University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, University of Nebraska, New Jersey City University and Vanderbilt University.
The NCAA Bowling Championship begins Thursday, April 9, with a qualifying round — four traditional team games and 20 Baker-style games (each team will have five players bowling two frames a piece to complete a ten-frame game). Total pinfall is then used to seed teams for best-of-seven, double-elimination Baker match play. Matches continue until a champion is crowned.
That’s it. I’ve caught up.
