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DirecTV Offers Free Trial Of Universal Sports Network on November 4-14

November 4, 2011 · 0 comments

DirecTV has announced that it will offer free trial of Universal Sports Network on November 4-14. Universal Sports Network on Channel 625 is now included with DIRECTV SPORTS PACK. Get year-round coverage of Olympic sports, as well as the best in lifestyle and adventure events. Some of the sports you’ll see include: Track & field [...]

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DirecTV has announced the launch of Universal Sports on channel 625. For the first time ever, DIRECTV’s 19.4 million U.S. customers will be able to watch the world’s top athletes competing in championship events from around the globe. including the Swimming World Championships currently underway in China, the IAAF Track and Field World Championships in [...]

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The West Coast Conference (WCC) and ESPN have signed an eight-year rights agreement extension for enhanced coverage of men’s and women’s basketball and Olympic sports content across multiple platforms. As a result of the new deal that runs through the 2018-19 academic year, ESPN will receive rights to distribute West Coast Conference men’s and women’s [...]

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the United States media rights to the 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games to NBCUniversal for $4.38 billion. The decision came after two days of meetings held at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne. Switzerland, during which ESPN, Fox and NBC each gave a presentation and submitted their [...]

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Taurasi Talks About the Fallout From False Test Result Outside the Lines (Sunday 9 a.m. ET, ESPN; re-air 10 a.m. ESPN2) ESPN.com (Mechelle Voepel’s companion piece) WNBA star Diana Taurasi, while playing in a Turkish league last December, tested positive for Modafinil, a banned stimulant, according to results from the Turkish Doping Control Center in [...]

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Special Olympics and AT&T have launched a new cause-related marketing initiative to support the organization and its mission to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. As part of the nationwide initiative, AT&T will make a donation to Special Olympics in the amount of $40 for each online [...]

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“Science of the Olympic Winter Games” and “Science of NFL Football” have earned NBCOlympics.com and NBCLearn.com a Sports Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the award Monday at the 32nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards in New York. “Science of the Olympic Winter Games” revealed the [...]

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NBC Sports Group won nine Sports Emmy Awards, the most of any network, including five for its coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games; “Sunday Night Football” won its third consecutive award for Outstanding Live Sports Series; Bob Costas, Cris Collinsworth and Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick were all honored in their respective categories; and “Sunday Night [...]

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The NBC Sports Group has received 25 total nominations for 2010 Sports Emmy Awards. The winners will be announced by the Academy on Monday, May 2. NBC Sports, NBCSports.com, NBCOlympics.com and Versus, the Group can say it received 25 total nominations from the Sports Emmys including Outstanding Live Event Turnaround for the Vancouver Olympic Winter [...]

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Two time Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have announced that they’re coming back for one more run at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Since the 2008 season, May-Treanor and Walsh have only played in one tournament together. Walsh took a leave of absence for most of the 2009 and 2010 seasons [...]

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