Ignition announces broadcast package
Published on October 10, 2006 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Detroit Ignition News Release
(Southfield, Mich., October 10, 2006) - The Detroit Ignition has announced that the club has reached an agreement to broadcast 10 home games from the inaugural 2006-07 season live on Comcast Local, a 24 hour regional sports network that provides exclusive sports programming to over 1.6 million viewers in four states, Ignition president Greg Bibb announced Tuesday. The Ignition broadcast team will include experienced play-by-play veteran Al Pawlowski. Roger Faulkner, a name synonymous with soccer in the state of Michigan, will serve as the color analyst.
"Television is imperative to the growth of our brand across the state of Michigan," Bibb stated. "I believe you need television to be relevant and with Comcast Local we have found a great partner for this important part of our business plan. I'm excited to join Comcast Local in televising 10 Ignition games during our Inaugural 2006-07 campaign."
"Comcast local is excited to be bringing our customers the Detroit Ignition, the newest professional sports franchise in Detroit," stated Amy Lamphier, Comcast Local Executive Producer. "We see this programming as not only an added value but an opportunity for the great sports fans of the region to get behind a new team and follow them on their inaugural season, only on Comcast."
The Ignition broadcast schedule will kick-off with the club's Inaugural Game versus the defending MISL Champion, the Baltimore Blast, on Saturday, November 4 at 7:35 pm ET. Immediately following the home opener, fans in attendance will have the opportunity to bid on inaugural game jerseys. The auction features special edition, game-worn Ignition jerseys with inaugural game insignia.
The 2006-07 Detroit Ignition television schedule is as follows:
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET)
Saturday, November 4 Baltimore Blast Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Sunday, December 3 California Cougars Compuware Sports Arena 4:35 PM
Sunday, December 10 Milwaukee Wave Compuware Sports Arena 4:35 PM
Saturday, December 16 Baltimore Blast Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Friday, January 5 Chicago Storm Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Friday, January 19 California Cougars Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Saturday, February 17 Chicago Storm Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Friday, March 16 Baltimore Blast Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Friday, March 23 California Cougars Compuware Sports Arena 7:35 PM
Sunday, April 1 Chicago Storm Compuware Sports Arena 4:35 PM
*All times are eastern and subject to change
Comcast Local is a Midwest sports network providing sports programming and community-oriented events in Michigan and Indiana. The channel is seen by over 1.6 million Comcast customers in communities including Metro Detroit, Flint, Ann Arbor, Muskegon, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Muncie.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Comcast Cable is a division of Comcast Corporation, a developer, manager and operator of broadband cable networks and provider of programming content. With a presence in 22 of the top 25 United States markets, Comcast is one of the leading communications, media and entertainment companies in the world. Providing basic cable, Digital cable, high-speed internet and telephone services, Comcast is the company to look to first for the communications products and services that connect people to what's important in their lives. The company's 59,000 employees serve more than 21 million customers.
The Detroit Ignition will kick-off the team's inaugural MISL season at Compuware Sports Arena on Saturday, November 4. Information regarding Ignition season, group, and individual tickets can be obtained by calling the club at 1-888-436-GOAL (4625), by visiting the team's official Internet property, www.detroitignition.com, by calling TicketMaster at 248-645-6666, or by using www.ticketmaster.com.
The Detroit Ignition is a subsidiary of the Hantz Group. The Hantz Group is a full-service financial holding company with 24 locations in Michigan and Ohio serving over 18,000 clients with over $1.3 billion in assets under management. With over 500 employees the full service company provides financial planning, tax planning, investment products, and mortgages through its affiliates.
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