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Charter Communications and Cablevision Systems will add the MLB Network to their digital lineups when the network launches on Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. ET. The MLB Network will join the digital portion of Charter’s expanded basic lineup as well as Cablevision’s iO TV digital cable lineup of 68 free HD channels...
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MLB Network will air the Ken Burns documentary series “Baseball” as part of its programming launch when the channel goes live Jan. 1. The Major League Baseball-themed channel will air a new episode, or inning, every week starting Tues., Jan. 6, at 8 p.m., with future innings airing Tuesday and Thursday...
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MLB Network will launch Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. ET with the live, one-hour studio show “Hot Stove.” The program will be followed by a broadcast of Don Larsen’s 1956 World Series perfect game, as called by Mel Allen and Vin Scully, with new commentary from Mr. Larsen and Yogi Berra. The broadcast will mark the...
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MLB Network is naming its studios in honor of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth. The new channel’s Studio 42, a nod to the uniform number worn by Mr. Robinson, baseball’s first African-American player, is a half-scale baseball field that the network’s ex-player analysts will use for demonstrations...
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MLB Network has added more on-air talent in preparation for its Jan. 1 launch. Baseball veterans Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds have been named studio analysts for the new network. Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae have been named reporters. The new staffers join Matt Vasgersian, who hosts the network’s...
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Major League Baseball’s MLB Network and the MLB Extra Innings Package will be offered on Verizon’s FiOS TV service under a multiyear deal announced today. MLB Network, which debuts Jan. 1, will be available via FiOS TV’s Essentials and Extreme high-definition packages. FiOS also will offer MLB Network...
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With economic bad news dominating headlines, high-definition television executives are betting TV’s comfort factor will keep increasing demand for HD programming, according to a panel of industry powerhouses. The Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing kicked off its 2008 convention in...
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ESPN and MLB Network have acquired broadcast rights for the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. The second international tournament, scheduled for March 5-23, 2009, will feature baseball players representing 16 different countries and territories competing for the top spot. As part of the deal ESPN...
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Major League Baseball today announced the hiring of John Entz and Andy Butters. Mr. Entz, formerly of Fox Sports Network, will serve at the startup network’s inaugural senior VP of production. Mr. Butters, who joins from the NFL Network, will be the network’s VP of programming. Mr. Entz will oversee...
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With a home plate-shaped border, the logo for the new Major League Baseball channel is designed to tell fans they have a new television home. The MLB Network is in hurry-up mode because the channel launches in January. The completed logo and the selection of set designs, graphics and animations are signs...
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The new Major League Baseball cable network has hired a former NFL Network distribution executive as head of affiliate sales. Art Marquez, who had been VP of affiliate sales for NFL Network, was named senior VP of affiliate sales and marketing for the MLB Network, which is scheduled to launch in January...
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Bill Morningstar, head of ad sales for The CW Network, is leaving to take a similar position with the new MLB Network being set up by Major League Baseball, according to a source who had been briefed on the matter. Mr. Morningstar’s contract is up with The CW and associates describe him as a die-hard...