Nighthawks Announce Broadcast Schedule And Kickoff Times For 2010 Season
July 26, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Omaha Nighthawks News Release
OMAHA, NE - Monday, July 26 - The Omaha Nighthawks announced today their 10-week 2010 regular season broadcast schedule and kickoff times.
Returning broadcasters VERSUS and HDNet are joined in 2010 by the New England Sports Network (NESN), which will broadcast two of the Hartford Colonials' home games during the upcoming fall season, including the Nighthawks' visit to Connecticut on October 16. Games will also be streamed live on [1]www.UFL-Football.com.
The Nighthawks open up their inaugural season at Rosenblatt Stadium in Week 2 against the Hartford Colonials on HDNet, who will show the first ever matchup between the two teams live at 7pm CST. As the season progresses, the Nighthawks will become mainstays on HDNet as they play all four home games on the network.
"We continue to make progress in bringing our games to a wider television audience through three established and innovative broadcaster partners," said UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue. "VERSUS and HDNet were pioneers in introducing our quality product to the nation's sports fans in 2009 and we are delighted to partner with them again and to also welcome another strong broadcasting ally in NESN."
HDNet, whose Chairman Mark Cuban became a UFL investor in 2010, will broadcast ten regular season games, including the 2009 UFL Championship Game rematch between the Las Vegas Locos and Florida Tuskers at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, September 18 at 10pm CST. The much-anticipated clash moves back 24 hours from the original UFL schedule.
"The game is fun, it's exciting and the talent level is off the charts and we want to be a part of it," said HDNet Chairman Mark Cuban. "We believe last year was just the beginning and the best is yet to come from the UFL. We are going to broadcast games in the highest quality nationwide and our priority is to grow viewership, grow the fan base and really help the UFL succeed."
HDNet is the independent network with unique and thought provoking content that is delivered in true high definition and is available on AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, DIRECTV, Dish Network, Insight, and Verizon FiOs. NESN is delivered to more than four million homes throughout the six-state New England region and nationally via DirecTV and Dish Network. The definitive home for New England sports programming; NESN is the top rated regional sports network in the country.
"We are excited for this opportunity to help showcase the UFL," said Joel Feld, NESN's executive vice president and executive producer. "We feel that the UFL is a television property that offers us great upside and is poised to grow in the coming years once fans see the entertaining and competitive football action that the league offers."
VERSUS will feature eight regular season UFL games on Saturdays and one Thursday evening, and will also broadcast the UFL Championship Game on the Thanksgiving holiday Friday, November 26 at 2pm CST between the top two teams in the final regular season standings at a venue to be determined.
"We look forward to the second year of the UFL on VERSUS," said Jeff Goldberg, Vice President of Programming for the network. "Through our telecasts, these five teams will have national exposure on the fastest growing sports cable network in the country."
The UFL 2010 season-opening game will be played in Hartford, CT, when the New England Sports Network cameras capture the hometown Colonials at home to the Sacramento Mountain Lions at 1.30pm CST on Saturday, September 18.
For season ticket information, fans may visit [2]www.UFL-Football.com/tickets.
2010 Omaha Nighthawks Broadcast Schedule Wk. Date Game Kickoff Kickoff Network
(local) (CST)
1 BYE
2 Fri., Sept 24 Hartford at Omaha 7:00pm 7:00pm HDNET
3 Sat., Oct 2 Sacramento at Omaha 7:30pm 7:30pm HDNET
4 Fri., Oct 8 Omaha at Las Vegas 7:00pm 9:00pm HDNET
5 Sat., Oct 16 Omaha at Hartford 3:00pm 2:00pm NESN
6 BYE
7 Thurs., Oct 28 Las Vegas at Omaha 7:00pm 7:00pm HDNET
8 Fri., Nov 5 Omaha at Florida 8:00pm 7:00pm HDNET
9 Sat., Nov 13 Omaha at Sacramento 8:00pm 10:00pm VERSUS
10 Fri., Nov 19 Florida at Omaha 7:30pm 7:30pm HDNET
Fri., Nov 26 Championship Game tbc 2:00pm VERSUS
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