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MVC Television & Radio Partners
Tournament Title Game To Air on CBS
As Part of League’s ESPN Agreement

ServiceS/Tv

ESPN, Inc., is the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment
company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia
sports assets. The company is comprised of eight 24-hour
domestic television networks (ESPN, ESPN22, ESPNEWS,
ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN 3D and the
regionally?focused?Longhorn?Network)?and?five?HD?simulcast services (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN
Deportes).
Other businesses include ESPN Regional Television,
ESPN International (48 networks, syndication, radio, digital), ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN The Magazine, ESPN
Enterprises and espnW. Multi-screen offerings include
WatchESPN, ESPN3 and ESPN Mobile. Based in Bristol,
Conn., ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is
an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The
Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN.
The 24-hour college sports television network airs more than 650 live events annually
and offers over 1,000 original studio shows.
ESPNU, a three-time Sports Emmy nominated network, has seen a steady distribution
increase since its inception on March 4, 2005
and is now in 75 million households. The network is available?in?high?definition?on?ESPNUHD.?
ESPNU has long-term carriage agreements with all 10 of
the top multichannel TV providers – Cablevision, Charter,
Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 208), DISH Network
(Channel 141), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon
FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports
network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually.
It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones
and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and
Apple TV.
The network is currently available to more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their
high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from
an?affiliated?service?provider.?
The network is also available at no cost to approximately
21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military
personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military
broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
CBS Sports, college basketball’s
leading network broadcaster, will
continue to televise the next three
Missouri Valley Conference Men’s
Basketball Championship games,
including the 2014 title contest on March 9.

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MVC Tournament on WestwoodOne
Missouri Valley Conference
Sports Properties (MVCSP) has
granted WestwoodOne rights to
broadcast the title game of the
men’s basketball games of the
MVC Tournament (March 9).
WestwoodOne, the largest independent national
audio company in the U.S, delivers audio content
to more than 8,200 media partners and 225 million consumers each week. WestwoodOne’s content and services includes live play-by-play sports
and sports talk programming; music and entertainment programs; news, talk, and information
programming, 24/7 music formats; prep services;
customized music, jingles and imaging; and national sales representation.

Missouri Valley and FOX Sports Midwest
In addition to being the TV home for
Missouri Valley Conference sports, FOX
Sports Midwest is a presenting sponsor
of the MVC Men’s Basketball Championship in St. Louis and the MVC Women’s Basketball Championship in St. Charles each March.
FOX Sports Midwest, which was launched on Nov. 1, 1996,
serves as home for MVC basketball, baseball, soccer, softball
and volleyball. FOX Sports Midwest and sister networks FOX
Sports Indiana and FOX Sports Kansas City reach nearly 6
million cable and satellite television homes in six Midwestern
states and telecast more than 3,000 hours of local programming annually.
FOX Sports Midwest is also the home for St. Louis Cardinals
baseball, St. Louis Blues hockey, Kansas City Royals baseball
and Indiana Pacers basketball.
A partnership between the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and the NBC Sports Group,
Comcast SportsNet Chicago features over
275?live?pro?games?in?high?definition?each?year.?
In addition, CSN delivers extensive pre/post-game coverage
for its core pro team partners, as well as the Chicago Bears,
along with Emmy Award-winning regional sports news and
analysis via SportsNet Central and SportsTalk Live.
Through the network’s growing digital platform, CSNChicago.com, Chicago sports fans tap into the most comprehensive
and dedicated 24/7 online destination for breaking news, upto-the-minute game previews/recaps, highlights, multimedia
video clips, blogs and standout coverage from CSNChicago.
com’s team of “Insiders.”
Launched on Sept. 9, 2004, FOX College
Sports (FCS) is home to MVC basketball, baseball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and
volleyball.
Telecasting more than 1,100 live NCAA events annually, FCS
is seen by viewers in the nation’s 25 largest cities, including
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas and
Atlanta.
FCS is available on most major TV providers including AT&T
U-verse, Charter, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon
FiOS. For complete TV provider information and availability,
log?onto?http://fcs.channelfinder.net/start.asp.