WNBA Finals To Be Presented By Vonage
Published on August 29, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
NEW YORK, August 29, 2006 - As part of the WNBA's historic 10th Anniversary season, the league and Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG), a leading provider of broadband telephone services, announced today an extension of their relationship highlighted by Vonage becoming the presenting partner of the 2006 WNBA Finals.
As part of the agreement Vonage also will be the official presenting partner of the WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player award.
The deal follows closely on the heels of one that the WNBA and Vonage signed earlier this year through which the broadband telephone services company became the first-ever presenting partner of the WNBA All-Star Game.
The 2006 WNBA Finals Presented by Vonage, will match the league's Eastern Conference champion against the winner of the Western Conference in a best-of-five-game series slated to start on Wednesday, August 30. Each Finals game will be televised live on ESPN2 and broadcast in a record 198 countries.
"Just as Vonage takes great pride in giving its customers the best value possible, the WNBA Finals provide fans with a championship series that delivers great basketball and quality entertainment," said WNBA President Donna Orender.
"This is another slam-dunk for Vonage! We are happy to continue our sponsorship with the WNBA by serving as the presenting partner of the WNBA's Finals and MVP award. We see this as an exciting opportunity to reach women and families who watch the longest running and most successful women's professional sports league," stated Michael Tribolet, president of Vonage America Inc. "Vonage is excited about the opportunity to raise awareness around the globe about its flat-rate, feature-rich broadband phone plans with this pioneering and inspirational sports league."
Although terms of the relationship were not announced, Vonage will receive commercial units within WNBA Playoff games promoting the Finals as well as within in each Finals telecast. While the Vonage logo will appear in the opening and closing billboard of each Finals telecast, Vonage also will have a significant in-arena presence during the Finals where the company's logo will appear on the court, on pole pads and on courtside rotational signage.
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