Sportsnet To Air Championship In Canada
Published on May 7, 2007 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Fans in Canada can watch the 2007 National Lacrosse League Championship presented by Edge Active Care on Rogers Sportsnet. Sportsnet will air the game in all regions in a same-day tape delay broadcast on Saturday, May 12 at 7PM Eastern/4PM Pacific, the league and Sportsnet announced today. The game will air live in the US on VERSUS at 4PM Eastern/1PM Pacific. Arizona hosts Rochester in the championship game.
Fans can also watch the game via live pay-per-view webcast at www.nll.com via B2 networks for $6 USD.
The game will also be televised in more than 50 countries via broadcasts on Eurosport and Fox Sports Middle East. Please check local listings for the broadcast dates and times.
The game will also air live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, channel 140. Coverage starts at 3PM ET with "Inside the NLL with Casey Powell".
The Arizona Sting and Rochester Knighthawks will meet in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Championship presented by Edge Active Care on Saturday, May 12th at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
ON-AIR TALENT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TELECAST
The league has also announced the on-air talent for the championship game telecast. Joe Heyer will handle play-by-play duties, while Geoff Bieging will serve as the color analyst. Doug Fritts will report from the sidelines.
Heyer announces NLL games on VERSUS and Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia. Bieging is a color analyst for NLL games on VERSUS and the Denver-based Altitude sports network.
FOX SPORTS MIDDLE EAST
The National Lacrosse League continues to expand its television reach worldwide with the announcement of game telecasts on Fox Sports Middle East. The network will air NLL games in Israel, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a number of countries in Africa. Fox Sports Middle East will air five games, including the NLL Championship presented by Edge Active Care.
FSME will air a total of five games from the final weeks of the season, all on tape delay.
DATE Game Airtime in UAE/ Israel / Turkey/ Africa
5/6 San Jose at Portland 01:00 24:00 24:00 21:00
5/13 Philadelphia at Rochester 15:00 14:00 14:00 11:00
5/15 Philadelphia at Rochester (replay) 01:00 24:00 24:00 21:00
5/20 New York at Philadelphia 14:00 13:00 13:00 10:00
5/21 New York at Philadelphia (replay) 01:00 24:00 24:00 21:00
5/27 Buffalo at Rochester 14:00 13:00 13:00 10:00
TBD Championship Game, Rochester at Arizona
"The addition of NLL games on Fox Sports Middle East means our games are now seen in nearly 60 countries worldwide," said NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. "We will continue to aggressively market professional indoor lacrosse to a worldwide audience."
The agreement with Fox Sports Middle East was secured by Craig Hutchison and James Swanwick of Croc Media. Croc Media handles the league's television rights in all territories beyond North America.
The league is currently in the first season of a two-year agreement with Eurosport that delivers an NLL game telecast to 50 countries worldwide each week throughout the regular season and playoffs. Visit www.eurosport.com to see the schedule for broadcast dates and times in each region.
National Lacrosse League Stories from May 7, 2007
- The Fan AM 1060 to broadcast Champion's Cup Final - Arizona Sting
- NLL Recognizes Rush Front Office - Edmonton Rush
- Zygaj Named NLL Executive of the Year - Buffalo Bandits
- Swarm's Tom Garrity Named NLL Marketing Executive of the Year - Minnesota Swarm
- Dave Zygaj Named NLL Executive of the Year - NLL
- Sportsnet To Air Championship In Canada - NLL
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