Southern League Lands Television Deal
March 8, 2004 - Southern League (SL1) News Release
MARIETTA, GA â The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs and Comcast Sports Southeast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) have announced a broadcast agreement for a Southern League Game of the Week package to air on ten successive Saturdays during the 2004 season.
"I'm very happy that we're teaming with CSS to bring Southern League baseball to our region's great fans," Southern League President Don Mincher said. "The presence on CSS will enhance our product and showcase the tremendous talent present in Double-A baseball."
"I'm thankful for the tremendous help from Brian Cox of Tennessee and the rest of the Southern League Marketing Committee in getting this deal finalized," Mincher stated. "I think CSS is just as excited as we are. They are a class organization and will be a great partner."
In the only current deal of its kind in Minor League Baseball, CSS will air Southern League games to 4 million homes in 11 states throughout the southeast, allowing for a regional broadcast that fits directly into the footprint of the Southern League.
"The Southern League Game of the Week is live summer programming that our subscribers can only get through CSS on cable," said Mike Sheehey, Comcast Vice President and General Manager of CSS. "We're looking forward to bringing the Southern League's baseball tradition into the homes of our viewers throughout the region."
The series will begin June 26 with the defending Southern League Champion Carolina Mudcats (Marlins) visiting the Jacksonville Suns (Dodgers). The broadcasts will feature every Southern League team at least once and home games for seven of the league's ten members.
June 26 Carolina @ Jacksonville 7:00 p.m. ET
July 3 Tennessee @ Birmingham 8:00 p.m. ET
July 10 Mobile @ Huntsville 8:00 p.m. ET
July 17 Chattanooga @ Greenville 7:00 p.m. ET
July 24 Jacksonville @ Mobile 8:00 p.m. ET
July 31 Chattanooga @ Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ET
August 7 West Tenn @ Birmingham 8:00 p.m. ET
August 14 Carolina @ West Tennessee 8:00 p.m. ET
August 21 Greenville @ Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ET
August 28 Montgomery @ Jacksonville 7:00 p.m. ET
CSS is a 24-hour regional sports network serving approximately four million cable subscribers across eleven southeastern states. Launched in 1999, the network is a partnership between Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications and provides a comprehensive mix of live sports programming, sports news and in-depth sports analysis exclusively geared toward fans in the Southeast. CSS is only available on cable.
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