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HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS AND HIGH-TECH GRAPHICS HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES FOR SUPER BOWL XLIV COVERAGE
When CBS Sports presents Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7 (6:00 PM, ET) from Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla. live on the CBS Television Network, highlighted among the technological advances that will be incorporated during its coverage are high-speed cameras and informative high-tech graphics displays. Super Bowl Sunday also features the CBS Television Network's biggest one day of programming in high definition television format. ►HIGH-SPEED CAMERAS THE SUPER BOWL ON CBS will feature six high-speed cameras, known as SuperVision, that will be in hard and hand-held configurations locat...
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OPENING REMARKS ON TIGER WOODS FROM CBS SPORTS' JIM NANTZ AND SIR NICK FALDO AS CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 2010 GOLF COVERAGE
Jim Nantz, now in his 25th year covering golf at CBS, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six majors and more than 40 tournaments worldwide serves as lead analyst alongside Nantz in the 18th tower. Following are Nantz and Faldo comments from today's broadcast as CBS Sports third-round coverage began at the PGA TOUR's FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN from La Jolla, Calif. Jim Nantz: Of course everyone knows one player not here this week, on an indefinite leave of absence is Tiger Woods. That's no news to anyone, but when he comes back that's really just ...
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CBS SPORTS BIG TEN WILDCARD SELECTION 2/21
THIS JUST IN... ...from CBS Sports CBS Sports has announced its Big Ten Wildcard college basketball game for Sunday, Feb. 21 (12:00 NOON-2:00 PM, ET) will feature Ohio State at Michigan State. Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery will call the game. The game will be a regional broadcast with Villanova and Pittsburgh also in the window. * * * CBS Sports Contact: Jennifer Sabatelle 212/975-4120 jsabatelle@cbs.com
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DUKE-GEORGETOWN HIGHLIGHT CBS SPORTS' COLLEGE BASKETBALL LINE-UP ON SATURDAY, JAN. 30 AND SUNDAY, JAN. 31
CBS Sports' college basketball schedule continues on Saturday, Jan. 30 (1:00-3:00 PM, ET) with national coverage of *No. 8-ranked Duke taking on No. 7-ranked Georgetown. On Sunday, Jan. 31 coverage features regional action as Minnesota plays *No. 20-ranked Ohio State and Florida battles *No. 14-ranked Tennessee. Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. for the Duke-Georgetown game. Bob Dekas, CBS Sports' coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Suzanne Smith directs....
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CBS SPORTS TO BROADCAST SUPER BOWL XLIV LIVE ON FEBRUARY 7
Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Call Super Bowl XLIV CBS News' Katie Couric to Contribute to THE SUPER BOWL TODAY PHIL SIMMS ALL-IRON TEAM: SUPER BOWL EDITION Highlights All-Time Super Bowl Team by Traveling from Hawaii to Ireland CBS's New Reality Series, UNDERCOVER BOSS, Premieres Following Super Bowl XLIV CBS Sports culminates its coverage of the 2009-10 NFL season with SUPER BOWL XLIV on Sunday, Feb. 7 (6:28 PM, ET kick-off) from Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Fla., live on the CBS Television Network. CBS Sports last broadcast the Super Bowl in 2007 when the Indianapolis Colts defeated the ...
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CBS SPORTS TEES OFF 60th YEAR BROADCASTING GOLF WITH MOST EXTENSIVE SCHEDULE IN NETWORK TELEVISION HISTORY
JIM NANTZ AND SIR NICK FALDO ANCHOR CBS SPORTS' GOLF COVERAGE CBS SPORTS' 2010 PGA TOUR SCHEDULE BEGINS THIS WEEKEND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT "FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN" IN SAN DIEGO The Mastersâ Makes 55th Consecutive Appearance on CBS; Network Broadcasts 20th Consecutive PGA Championship CBS Sports begins its 60th year broadcasting golf in 2010, continuing to offer viewers the most comprehensive lineup in the history of network television. CBS Sports will broadcast 23 golf tournaments, totaling more than 140 hours, including the Mastersâ, PGA Championship, 19 PGA TOUR e...
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"THE NFL ON CBS'S COVERAGE OF AFC CHAMPIONSHIP IS MOST WATCHED IN 24 YEARS
CBS SPORTS' COVERAGE OF 2010 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 46.9 MILLION VIEWERS CBS Sports' coverage of the 2010 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game featuring the Indianapolis Colts defeating the New York Jets on Sunday, Jan. 24 (3:06-6:13 PM, ET) was seen by an average of 46.9 million viewers (Persons 2+), which is the highest number of viewers in 24 years dating back to Jan. 12, 1986 for New England vs. Miami on NBC (47.5 million viewers). The AFC CHAMPIONSHIP game earned a fast-national average household rating/share of 26.3/47, up 2% from the comparable early window in 2008 and up 20% from la...
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*** CBS SPORTS MEDIA ADVISORY *** SUPER BOWL XLIV CONFERENCE CALL "THE SUPER BOWL TODAY" TUESDAY, JAN. 26 (4:00 PM, ET/3:00 PM, CT/1:00 PM, PT) DIAL: (913) 312-1453
CBS Sports, home of Super Bowl XLIV and celebrating its 50th year broadcasting the NFL, will host a Super Bowl XLIV conference call on Tuesday, Jan. 26 (4:00 PM, ET/3:00 PM, CT/1:00 PM, PT) featuring Sean McManus, President, CBS News and Sports and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS, and THE SUPER BOWL TODAY team of James Brown, Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher. Also on the call will be Harold Bryant, Vice President, Production, CBS Sports and Eric Mann, Senior Producer, CBS Sports/THE SUPER BOWL TODAY. CBS Sports Super Bowl XLIV pre-game show, THE SUPER BOWL ...
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"THE NFL ON CBS" SCORES WITH HIGHEST RATING FOR AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 16 YEARS
CBS Sports' coverage of the 2010 AFC Championship Game featuring the Indianapolis Colts defeating the New York Jets on Sunday, Jan. 24 (3:00-6:15 PM, ET), earned an average overnight household rating/share of 28.4/50. This was the highest rating for the AFC Championship in 16 years (1994, 29.5/57 on NBC). The Jets-Colts rating was up 4% from a 27.4/48 in the comparable early-game window in 2008 with New England defeating San Diego and coverage was up 19% compared to its late-game broadcast of last year's AFC Championship Game which saw Pittsburgh beat Baltimore (23.8/37). The AFC Cha...
