Monarchs Move Telecasts to Internet to Get More Than 90 Percent of Games to Fans

Published on May 18, 2009 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


SACRAMENTO, CALIF., May 18, 2009 - Monarchs fans this season will be able to view more than 90 percent of the team's 2009 games through an innovative new platform called WNBA LiveAccess, which will webcast games on SacramentoMonarchs.com.

This innovative approach will make it possible to webcast 31 Sacramento Monarchs games this season and will replace the eight local television broadcasts available in most recent seasons.

"We have an ongoing commitment to find innovative solutions to satisfy customer demand for additional access to the team," said Danette Leighton, vice president of Monarchs business operations at Maloof Sports & Entertainment. "WNBA LiveAccess gives us the opportunity to give our fans what they have been asking for - the ability to see more Monarchs games."

The Monarchs, along with many other WNBA teams, will utilize TriCaster, a portable live production and virtual set system, to stream all home games at ARCO Arena to a worldwide audience. The TriCaster technology used to create the live webcasts has already been proven in the NBA Development League the last two seasons, and provides a quality viewing experience by using existing cameras in the arena.

WNBA.com will webcast more than 200 games via WNBA LiveAccess during the 2009 WNBA season. This comprehensive slate of webcasts complements national TV coverage of up to 29 games on ESPN2 and ABC and another 50 games on NBA TV. Some blackouts of live games will apply. All of the WNBA LiveAccess games will then be archived for on-demand viewing.

This season, the Monarchs broadcast team will consist of Jason Ross and Krista Blunk. This will be Ross' first season as the Monarchs full-time play-by-play announcer and Blunk's 13th season as the Monarchs color analyst.

"Jason is a very talented play-by-play announcer who has been a part of the Monarchs family for quite some time," said Leighton. "Jason and Krista have great chemistry and will make a fabulous team."

Ross has served as the Monarchs pregame, halftime and postgame host for the past five seasons. He is the sports director for Sports 1140AM KHTK, the flagship station for the Kings and Monarchs, and also serves as the pregame, halftime and postgame host for the Sacramento Kings radio network. Ross has called a number of Monarchs games over the last four seasons.

Monarchs WNBA LiveAccess Schedule

Date Opponent Time Site

Saturday, June 6 (&) Seattle Storm 1:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, June 7 @ Seattle Storm 6:00 p.m. KeyArena

Friday, June 12 Phoenix Mercury 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Saturday, June 13 @ Phoenix Mercury 7:00 p.m. US Airways Center

Tuesday, June 16 Minnesota Lynx 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, June 21 @ Los Angeles Sparks 6:30 p.m. STAPLES Center

Sunday, June 28 @ Detroit Shock 3:00 p.m. The Palace of Auburn Hills

Tuesday, June 30 (&) @ Chicago Sky 5:00 p.m. UIC Pavilion

Thursday, July 2 @ Minnesota Lynx 5:00 p.m. Target Center

Tuesday, July 7 Chicago Sky 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Thursday, July 9 (E2) @ Seattle Storm 6:00 p.m. KeyArena

Saturday, July 11 Phoenix Mercury 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Wednesday, July 15 @ Phoenix Mercury 12:30 p.m. US Airways Center

Friday, July 17 Seattle Storm 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, July 19 Detroit Shock 6:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Wednesday, July 22 @ Connecticut Sun 4:00 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena

Thursday, July 23 (&) @ New York Liberty 4:30 p.m. Madison Square Garden

Sunday, July 26 @ Washington Mystics 1:00 p.m. Verizon Center

Thursday, July 30 San Antonio Silver Stars 11:30 a.m. ARCO Arena

Saturday, August 1 Los Angeles Sparks 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Friday, August 7 New York Liberty 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Friday, August 14 @ Los Angeles Sparks 7:30 p.m. STAPLES Center

Saturday, August 15 Los Angeles Sparks 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Thursday, August 20 Indiana Fever 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Saturday, August 22 Washington Mystics 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Tuesday, August 25 @ Atlanta Dream 4:30 p.m. Philips Arena

Friday, August 28 @ Minnesota Lynx 5:00 p.m. Target Center

Saturday, August 29 @ Indiana Fever 4:00 p.m. Conseco Fieldhouse

Tuesday, September 1 Connecticut Sun 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Friday, September 4 Atlanta Dream 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Thursday, September 10 San Antonio Silver Stars 7:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

Sunday, September 13 Minnesota Lynx 6:00 p.m. ARCO Arena

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