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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:45:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Forever Nineteen Forty <forever1940@...>
Subject: New Mets Net

It looks like only about 20-25 games will be offered to "free
tv" next season...


<<Time Warner, Comcast, Sterling Entertainment Unveil New York's
New Regional Sports Network
Thursday September 29, 1:34 pm ET
SportsNet New York To Telecast Mets Games and Emphasize Sports
News


NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- SportsNet New York (SNY), New
York's new regional sports network, backed by Time Warner,
Comcast and Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, was introduced
today by Jon Litner, president of the network. SNY will telecast
up to 125 regular season games of the New York Mets in 2006.
Litner unveiled the logo, location and studio designs at the new
SportsNet New York studios (the former CNN studios) located in
the heart of midtown Manhattan in the TimeLife building at
Avenue of the Americas and 51st Street. Time Warner Cable,
Comcast Corporation and Sterling Entertainment Enterprises are
the owners of SNY.

The network will be launched in Spring 2006. In addition to
telecasting 125 regular season games of the New York Mets, SNY
will also telecast pre-season games and have a full winter
schedule.
Starting in the fall of 2006, SNY will be the home for up to 30
college football games and up to 85 college basketball games
featuring teams from the nation's leading conferences, including
The Big East and Big Ten.

SportsNet New York will offer a full sports news and information
operation. The heart of the operation will be in a
state-of-the-art multiple studio facility in midtown Manhattan.
The network will broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In making the announcement, Mr. Litner said, "We are committed
to becoming the first place that New Yorkers go for their sports
news. SportsNet New York will be the destination network for
sports fans in New York and the Tri-State area. The network will
reach out to all New Yorkers and we will cover all of their
teams and the events that are important to them." Mr. Litner
emphasized, "We are fortunate to have some very strong partners
in our network -- Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, as well as
Time Warner and Comcast, two premier media and technology
companies who bring us outstanding leadership, operational
expertise and very strong distribution."

The program lineup will include three nightly "SportsNite"
shows, followed by a daily "SportsRise" show throughout the
morning with each show originating from the studio. Mr. Litner
stated he expects the network to take full advantage of the
news-gathering resources available through other Comcast
Sportsnet affiliates to give New York sports fan in-depth,
objective news coverage that they can count on.

All programming from the studio will be shot exclusively in high
definition (HDTV). All home games of the Mets, and select away
games, will be shot in HD with the highest picture resolution in
the industry. For the 125 regular season Mets games, game
productions will include dedicated pre and post-game shows and a
"baseball central" studio with in-game updates from around the
league. The network will emphasize player access and
personalities and incorporate fan interaction, as well as cover
breaking news.

SportsNet New York will be available throughout the Tri-State
area and parts of Pennsylvania, as well as upstate New York.

Members of the SNY management team were introduced at a press
conference at SportsNet New York's studios. Curt Gowdy, Jr.,
Vice
President of Production and Executive Producer, is a 15-time
Emmy
Award Winner during a 27-year career at ABC Sports. Steve Raab,
Vice
President of Marketing & Business Development, had been a
longtime
executive at Turner Broadcasting where he helped launch the
Turner
South regional network. Gary Morgenstern, Director of
Programming,
is a 16-year veteran of ESPN where he managed several of ESPN's
marquee properties and was part of the launch team for ESPN 2,
and
most recently ESPN Outdoors.

Mr. Litner indicated that announcements regarding talent,
including
broadcasters as well as production assignments, will be made
over
the next few months.

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