Earl Bonovich
06-07-07, 09:44 AM
DIRECTV Continues Innovation in Sports Programming by Becoming First Broadcaster Ever to Air Professional Video Gaming Competition Live
Viewers to Experience All the Action Live When Championship Gaming
Series Begins Its Exclusive Run on The 101 in July
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2007--DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television provider, today announced that the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) will now air live when it begins its exclusive run on DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, The 101. The broadcast, which was originally slated to be videotaped and aired at a later date, will be the first-ever gaming event to present all the action as it happens, allowing fans at home to experience professional gaming match-ups as they would any other sport. The groundbreaking coverage will commence with the start of the CGS league on July 9 with two, 2-hour shows of new programming each week on The 101, leading up to the National Championships.
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See the rest of the announcement at DirecTV Investor Relations (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1012696&highlight=)
Viewers to Experience All the Action Live When Championship Gaming
Series Begins Its Exclusive Run on The 101 in July
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2007--DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television provider, today announced that the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) will now air live when it begins its exclusive run on DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, The 101. The broadcast, which was originally slated to be videotaped and aired at a later date, will be the first-ever gaming event to present all the action as it happens, allowing fans at home to experience professional gaming match-ups as they would any other sport. The groundbreaking coverage will commence with the start of the CGS league on July 9 with two, 2-hour shows of new programming each week on The 101, leading up to the National Championships.
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See the rest of the announcement at DirecTV Investor Relations (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=127160&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1012696&highlight=)