Golf legend Arnold Palmer has been named as Honorary Chairman for 2010 summer’s inaugural Mylan Classic presented by CONSOL Energy, a PGA TOUR Nationwide Tour event. Mylan Inc. Sponsored The 2010 Mylan Classic will be played Sept. 2-5 at Southpointe Golf Club in the Pittsburgh suburb of Canonsburg, preceded by a pro-am event on Sept. [...]
The monthly sports news magazine ‘Next Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel‘ debuted on April 2, 1995 on HBO. The 157th edition will be presented on TUESDAY, APRIL 13 at 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT, exclusively on HBO in high-definition. Other HBO play dates: April 17 – 10:30 a.m. April 19 – 10:00 a.m., 6:30 p.m. April 22 [...]
ESPN.com announced the launch of a collection of local-market blogs that will grow to represent a specific, local voice for each of the 30 professional teams in MLB ‘SweetSpot Blog Network.’ ESPN.com has increased from eight in 2009 to 30 for the 2010 MLB season. ESPN.com has launched the SweetSpot Blog Network in October 2009 [...]
ESPN Deportes will provide live coverage of 2009-2010 season of Spain’s La Liga coverage from Spain. ESPN Deportes will kick off the coverage with of El Clásico – Barcelona vs. Real Madrid game on Saturday, April 10 at 4 p.m. ET from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN3.com will also offer [...]
Blip.tv which focuses on “web shows’ to the exclusion of other types of online video announced that it has released an iPad compatible version of its Web site and will feature the first launch of an HTML5 player by blip.tv. Blip.tv will deliver best new show episodes of the day with a variety of genre [...]
The third season of Indian Premier League (IPL) kicks off today and concludes on April 25. IPL promoted by Indian cricket board and launched in 2008 is a 20Twenty championship tournament. The first edition IPL 1 held in India and the second was moved to South Africa due to General elections in India. The 60 [...]
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ReelzChannel has partnered with Lionsgate and DirecTV to promote the Academy Award winning movie Precious in PPV & VOD. Precious, which won Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Mo’Nique) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher). ReelzChannel’s partnership includes cross-channel inventory, provided by DirecTV, which is designed to encourage consumers to purchase Precious on DIRECTV Cinema [...]
The Charlotte, NC based satellite television channel ‘SPEED’ delivering Formula One racing, NASCAR-related shows will launch ‘Fast Track to Fame’ on March 1 at 9 p.m. Fast Track to Fame on Speed Channel will deliver ten episodes searching grassroots talent taped at stops along the NASCAR schedule. Fast Track to Fame will be hosted by [...]
DirecTV announced that it partners with FOX Sports and NASCAR to present inaugural DIRECTV’s NASCAR Head-2-Head Knockout competition. DIRECTV’s NASCAR Head-2-Head Knockout competition will be innovative new bracket-format competition amongst 32 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers in a high-stakes contest over the course of four races during the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The [...]
SIRIUS XM Radio has announced that it will launch a five-day long, commercial-free music channel ‘The Who Channel’ on Thursday, February 4 at 3:00 pm ET. The Who Channel will feature music, performances and interviews celebrating the career of one of the most iconic rock bands of all time. The Who channel is a limited-run, [...]