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HARRIS CORPORATION AND CBS SPORTS PUT ON FULL COURT PRESS TO BROADCAST NCAA BASKETBALL IN HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION
December 8, 2005
HARRIS CORPORATION AND CBS SPORTS PUT ON FULL COURT PRESS TO BROADCAST NCAA BASKETBALL IN HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION
CBS SPORTS NCAA REGUALR-SEASON "GAME OF THE WEEK" TO BE BROADCAST IN HDTV
NCAA MEN'S DIVISION I BASKETBALL TOURAMENT TO BE IN HDTV
58 Regular-Season and Tournament Games to be Broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Digital Audio During 2005-2006 Season
NEW YORK, December 8, 2005 - Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) and CBS Sports announced today an agreement in which Harris will sponsor High Definition Television (HDTV) coverage of CBS Sports' NCAA Basketball "Game of the Week" for the first time ever, as well as the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship for a third consecutive year.
The CBS Sports "Game of the Week" will be broadcast in HDTV beginning with Duke vs. Texas on Saturday, Dec. 10 (1:30-3:45 PM, ET) and will continue for the remainder of the regular-season. In addition, Harris and CBS Sports will present Conference Championship Weekend on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 in HDTV. Six games will be broadcast in HDTV over the weekend including the Conference USA, Pac-10, SEC and Big Ten Championships.
High Definition coverage of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament will include 24 High Definition games from four of the eight first round sites, March 16-19. The four sites will be split with two being Thursday/Saturday sites, while the other two will be Friday/Sunday locations. This marks the second consecutive year that HD games have originated from four first round sites.
For the second consecutive year all 12 games from the four regional sites in Atlanta, Oakland, Washington D.C. and Minneapolis will air in HD.
CBS Sports will air the two national semi-final games and the National Championship Game in High Definition for the seventh consecutive year.
"We are very pleased to be partnering with Harris again in bringing our HD college basketball coverage to a new level as we re-affirm CBS's leadership in HD Sports broadcasting and strive to extend our HD to year-round coverage," said Tony Petitti, Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
"Harris Corporation?is very excited to once again partner with CBS Sports to deliver HDTV.? We are proud to be a part of this compelling experience brought to the viewer?through?HD telecasts," said Jeremy Wensinger, President, Harris Broadcast Communications Division
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The telecasts, which will be presented live by CBS Sports, will be "unified" productions produced in HDTV's highest definition format, 1080i, and downconverted for the CBS Television Network's analog broadcast coverage. This production technique also produces a better quality analog picture. Whether watching in widescreen HD or traditional 4x3 analog, viewers will see the same camera angles, replays and graphics and will hear the same play by play. CBS Television Network...2
All High Definition games will be broadcast in 5.1 channels of CD quality surround sound. The addition of surround sound audio to the broadcast, coupled with the clarity of 1080 lines of picture resolution, will bring the stadium experience to the viewer's home.
Attached is the 2005-06 CBS Sports HDTV Schedule
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Contacts: Harris Corporation CBS CBS Sports
Mary Beth Harnett Shannon Jacobs Jen Sabatelle
513-459-3620 212-975-3161 212-975-7466
mharnett@harris.com sljacobs@cbs.com jsabatelle@cbs.com
About CBS
CBS Television is comprised of the CBS Television Network -- with more than 200 owned and affiliated stations reaching virtually every television home in the United States; the Network's programming arms CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports; and CBS Enterprises, a global leader in distribution.
CBS broadcasts, on average, 32 hours per week of High Definition programming, more than any other broadcast network, and more original HD programming per week than any other network, broadcast, cable or satellite.? One hundred and eighty-one of CBS's owned and affiliated stations are currently broadcasting in digital, covering approximately 97 percent of the nation.
This fall, CBS began its seventh year of presenting the majority of its primetime lineup in high definition. CBS also is the leader in HD sports broadcasts. For the last six years CBS has aired HD productions of the Masters® golf tournament. In 2004, CBS Sports added the PGA Championship to its HD roster. CBS also broadcast the 2001 and 2004 Super Bowls and all of the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 AFC Playoffs in HDTV, as well as three regular-season NFL games each week of the 2005-06 season. In addition, CBS has broadcast the US Open Tennis Tournament since 1999, and a weekly SEC college football game, and the SEC Championship starting with the 2001 season in HD.
About Harris Broadcast Communications Division Harris Broadcast Communications Division is one of four divisions within Harris Corporation, an international communications equipment company focused on providing assured communicationsTM services for government and commercial customers in more than 150 countries. One of the world's leading suppliers of broadcast technology, Harris Broadcast Communications Division offers a full range of solutions that support the digital delivery, automation and management of audio, video and data. For more information, visit www.harris.com.
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CBS SPORTS 2005-06 HDTV COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME (ET) COVERAGE
Sat., Dec. 10 Duke vs. Texas 1:30 - 3:45 PM National
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J.
Sat., Dec. 17 Louisville @ Kentucky 2:00 - 4:30 PM. National
Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
Sun., Jan. 8 Michigan State @ Wisconsin 1:30 - 4:00 OR National
Kohl Center, Madison, Wisc. 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Sun., Jan. 15 Michigan State @ Ohio State 4:30 - 6:30 OR National
Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 21 Duke @ Georgetown 1:30 - 3:45 PM National
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Sat., Jan. 28 Arizona @ North Carolina 1:00 - 3:00 PM National
Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Sun., Feb. 5 Oklahoma @ Kansas 1:00 - 3:00 PM Regional
Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kan.
Sat., Feb. 11 Duke @ Maryland 1:00 - 3:00 PM National
Comcast Center, College Park, MD
Sat., Feb. 18 Kentucky @ South Carolina 1:30 - 3:45 PM National
The Carolina Center, Columbia, S.C.
Sun., Feb. 26 Villanova @ Connecticut 2:00 - 4:00 PM National
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
Sat., March 4
Louisville @ Connecticut 2:00 - 4:00 PM National
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn.
Sun., March 5 Oklahoma @ Texas 4:00 - 6:00 PM National
Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
CBS SPORTS 2005-06 HDTV COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME (ET) COVERAGE Sat., March 11 Confernece USA Championship 11:30 - 1:40 PM National
Fed Ex Forum, Memphis, Tenn.
Big Ten Semifinals 1:40 - 6:00 PM National
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
Pac-10 Championship 6:00 - 8:00 PM National
Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
Sun., March 12 SEC Championship 1:00 - 3:30 PM National
Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn.
Big Ten Championship 3:30 - 6:00 PM National
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
Thurs. March 16 NCAA TOURNAMENT 12:00-5:00 PM and Regional
FIRST ROUND 7:00-12:00 AM
Greensboro, N.C. San Diego, Calif
Fri. March 17 NCAA TOURNAMENT 12:00-5:00 PM and Regional FIRST ROUND 7:00-12:00 AM
Philadelphia, Pa.
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Sat. March 18 NCAA TOURNAMENT 1:00-10:00 PM Regional
SECOND ROUND
Greensboro, N.C.
San Diego, Calif
Sun.. March 19 NCAA TOURNAMENT 12:00-7:00 PM Regional
SECOND ROUND
Philadelphia, Pa.
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Thurs. March 23 NCAA TOURNAMENT 7:00-12:00 AM Regional
REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Atlanta, Ga.
Oakland, Calif
Fri.. March 24 NCAA TOURNAMENT 7:00-12:00 AM Regional
REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS
Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis, Minn
CBS SPORTS 2005-06 HDTV COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE GAME TIME (ET) COVERAGE Sat. March 25 NCAA DIVISON II 1:00-3:00 PM National
CHAMPIONSHIP
Springfield, Mass.
NCAA TOURNAMENT 4:30-9:00 PM National
REGIONAL FINALS
Atlanta, Ga.
Oakland, Calif
Sun. March 26 NCAA TOURNAMENT 2:30-7:00 PM National
REGIONAL FINALS
Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis, Minn
Sat. April 1 NCAA MEN'S FINAL FOUR 6:00-11:00 PM National
Indianapolis, Ind.
Mon. April 3 NCAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 9:00-11:30 PM National
Indianapolis, Ind.
