Football
Thursday, December 5, 2013
TSSAA BlueCross Bowl Championships to Air on Commercial Television Stations Statewide
Nashville, Tenn. (August 21, 2013) – The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) and PlayOn! Sports (PlayOn), in association with Mann Communications, are pleased to announce a new agreement for the broadcast television rights to the 2013-2016 BlueCross Bowl football championships as well as the girls and boys BlueCross Basketball Championships. The games will air live across a statewide network of affiliates and will reach nearly three million households across Tennessee.
This week's BlueCross Bowl schedule:
Thursday, December 5th
DII-A: Knox Webb vs St. George's at 3PM CST
DII-AA: MUS vs Ensworth at 7PM CST
Friday, December 6th
1A: Union City vs South Pittsburg at 11AM CST
3A: CPA at Alcoa at 3PM CST
5A: Henry County vs West at 7PM CST
Saturday, December 7th
2A: Adamsville vs Trousdale at 11AM CST
4A: Giles County vs Fulton at 3PM CST
6A: Hendersonville vs Maryville at 7PM CST
Live Stats, Brackets, Rosters, and Live Audio of every game can be found here http://www.tssaa.org/2013Cham.../StateFootball/bluecross.htm
“We are very excited about the network of stations that will be providing statewide coverage of the BlueCross Bowl and BlueCross Basketball Championships,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director of TSSAA. “We have worked with many of these stations in the past and we are looking forward to renewing that relationship. PlayOn! Sports continues to provide an outstanding service to the student athletes and fans across Tennessee with outstanding production of our championship events, and we are happy to continue our relationship with them as well.”
The statewide broadcast affiliate network will televise the 2013 BlueCross Bowl Football Championships this fall and the 2014 BlueCross Basketball Championships this winter, and will continue coverage through the 2015-2016 school year. Games will be broadcast on the following network affiliates:
Ø Nashville – WUXP (MyNetwork) / WNAB (CW)
Ø Memphis – WLMT (CW) / WPXX (MyNetwork) / WPTY (ABC)
Ø Knoxville – MyVLT (MyNetwork)
Ø Chattanooga – WFLI (CW) / MyTV Chattanooga (MyNetwork) / WDSI (FOX)
Ø Tri-Cities – WAPK (MyNetwork)
Ø Jackson – WJKT (FOX) / JEA Cable
In addition to the football and basketball championship coverage included in the agreement, the network of local stations will also carry three Road to the Blue Cross Bowl specials to air at different times throughout the football season. One basketball championship special will run before the basketball playoffs.
“Fans in Tennessee will have comprehensive television access to the exciting football and basketball championships the BlueCross Championship series offers,” said David Rudolph, PlayOn! Sports CEO. “We are looking forward to producing more great years of Tennessee football and basketball.”
Stephen Mann, president and CEO of Mann Communications added, “Our television network will be the strongest in the history of the TSSAA. More fans will be watching the championships than ever before.”
About TSSAA
The mission of the TSSAA is to serve its members by providing leadership and coordination for the administration of interscholastic athletics, which will enhance the educational experiences of students. The TSSAA promotes participation and sportsmanship to develop good citizens through interscholastic athletics, which provide equitable opportunities, positive recognition and learning experiences to students while maximizing the achievement of educational goals.
About Mann Communications
Mann Communications is the leader in airing live high school sporting events on local broadcast television stations. During the 2013/2014 school year, Mann Communications affiliates will air live over 150 games in their various markets throughout the United States.
About PlayOn! Sports
PlayOn! Sports (PlayOn) is the largest rights holder, producer and aggregator of high school sports events distributed across television, the Internet and IP-video enabled mobile devices. PlayOn, in a joint venture with the NFHS, produces and manages the NFHS Network, an all-digital network devoted to coverage of boys and girls high school sports and activities available at www.NFHSNetwork.com. PlayOn also manages the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program that enables schools to self-produce and stream on the NFHS Network site regular season sporting events and school activities providing a hands-on broadcast experience for students. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @NFHSNetwork
This week's BlueCross Bowl schedule:
Thursday, December 5th
DII-A: Knox Webb vs St. George's at 3PM CST
DII-AA: MUS vs Ensworth at 7PM CST
Friday, December 6th
1A: Union City vs South Pittsburg at 11AM CST
3A: CPA at Alcoa at 3PM CST
5A: Henry County vs West at 7PM CST
Saturday, December 7th
2A: Adamsville vs Trousdale at 11AM CST
4A: Giles County vs Fulton at 3PM CST
6A: Hendersonville vs Maryville at 7PM CST
Live Stats, Brackets, Rosters, and Live Audio of every game can be found here http://www.tssaa.org/2013Cham.../StateFootball/bluecross.htm
“We are very excited about the network of stations that will be providing statewide coverage of the BlueCross Bowl and BlueCross Basketball Championships,” said Bernard Childress, Executive Director of TSSAA. “We have worked with many of these stations in the past and we are looking forward to renewing that relationship. PlayOn! Sports continues to provide an outstanding service to the student athletes and fans across Tennessee with outstanding production of our championship events, and we are happy to continue our relationship with them as well.”
The statewide broadcast affiliate network will televise the 2013 BlueCross Bowl Football Championships this fall and the 2014 BlueCross Basketball Championships this winter, and will continue coverage through the 2015-2016 school year. Games will be broadcast on the following network affiliates:
Ø Nashville – WUXP (MyNetwork) / WNAB (CW)
Ø Memphis – WLMT (CW) / WPXX (MyNetwork) / WPTY (ABC)
Ø Knoxville – MyVLT (MyNetwork)
Ø Chattanooga – WFLI (CW) / MyTV Chattanooga (MyNetwork) / WDSI (FOX)
Ø Tri-Cities – WAPK (MyNetwork)
Ø Jackson – WJKT (FOX) / JEA Cable
In addition to the football and basketball championship coverage included in the agreement, the network of local stations will also carry three Road to the Blue Cross Bowl specials to air at different times throughout the football season. One basketball championship special will run before the basketball playoffs.
“Fans in Tennessee will have comprehensive television access to the exciting football and basketball championships the BlueCross Championship series offers,” said David Rudolph, PlayOn! Sports CEO. “We are looking forward to producing more great years of Tennessee football and basketball.”
Stephen Mann, president and CEO of Mann Communications added, “Our television network will be the strongest in the history of the TSSAA. More fans will be watching the championships than ever before.”
About TSSAA
The mission of the TSSAA is to serve its members by providing leadership and coordination for the administration of interscholastic athletics, which will enhance the educational experiences of students. The TSSAA promotes participation and sportsmanship to develop good citizens through interscholastic athletics, which provide equitable opportunities, positive recognition and learning experiences to students while maximizing the achievement of educational goals.
About Mann Communications
Mann Communications is the leader in airing live high school sporting events on local broadcast television stations. During the 2013/2014 school year, Mann Communications affiliates will air live over 150 games in their various markets throughout the United States.
About PlayOn! Sports
PlayOn! Sports (PlayOn) is the largest rights holder, producer and aggregator of high school sports events distributed across television, the Internet and IP-video enabled mobile devices. PlayOn, in a joint venture with the NFHS, produces and manages the NFHS Network, an all-digital network devoted to coverage of boys and girls high school sports and activities available at www.NFHSNetwork.com. PlayOn also manages the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program that enables schools to self-produce and stream on the NFHS Network site regular season sporting events and school activities providing a hands-on broadcast experience for students. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @NFHSNetwork
