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2005-08-17 21:21:39 UTC
Sirius to air MSU, UM games
By Ian R. Rapoport
***@clarionledger.com
It won't matter if you're a Mississippi State fan in Arizona or an Ole
Miss fan in New York. If you have a Sirius Satellite Radio, you'll be
able to listen to every one of your team's games.
TeleSouth Communications announced Monday that Mississippi State and
Ole Miss have each reached agreements with Sirius to air their football
games on the subscriber-based radio service.
Listeners will be able to hear a feed of the home team's radio
broadcast if both schools are involved with Sirius. If opponents don't
have a deal with Sirius, then fans will be able to hear the State or UM
broadcast even if the teams are on the road.
The agreement has all parties celebrating the increased range.
"It's going to be great," said John Winfield, vice president of
operations for TeleSouth Communications. "It's like putting a broadcast
out to the nation. Fans and alumni all over the country can cue up the
broadcast instead of having to sit in front of a computer and stream
it."
Winfield said the deals each run two years, but the companies will be
looking to extend them after the initial period. He declined to give
the exact financial terms, but MSU athletic director Larry Templeton
called his school's financial gain "minimal," if any. He added that
making a profit isn't the reason for the deal.
"We're doing it for the exposure," Templeton said. "We're not doing it
for the money."
MSU and UM are two of the 10 Southeastern Conferences teams to come to
terms with Sirius, leaving out only Arkansas and Georgia.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050816/SPORTS/508160345/1025
By Ian R. Rapoport
***@clarionledger.com
It won't matter if you're a Mississippi State fan in Arizona or an Ole
Miss fan in New York. If you have a Sirius Satellite Radio, you'll be
able to listen to every one of your team's games.
TeleSouth Communications announced Monday that Mississippi State and
Ole Miss have each reached agreements with Sirius to air their football
games on the subscriber-based radio service.
Listeners will be able to hear a feed of the home team's radio
broadcast if both schools are involved with Sirius. If opponents don't
have a deal with Sirius, then fans will be able to hear the State or UM
broadcast even if the teams are on the road.
The agreement has all parties celebrating the increased range.
"It's going to be great," said John Winfield, vice president of
operations for TeleSouth Communications. "It's like putting a broadcast
out to the nation. Fans and alumni all over the country can cue up the
broadcast instead of having to sit in front of a computer and stream
it."
Winfield said the deals each run two years, but the companies will be
looking to extend them after the initial period. He declined to give
the exact financial terms, but MSU athletic director Larry Templeton
called his school's financial gain "minimal," if any. He added that
making a profit isn't the reason for the deal.
"We're doing it for the exposure," Templeton said. "We're not doing it
for the money."
MSU and UM are two of the 10 Southeastern Conferences teams to come to
terms with Sirius, leaving out only Arkansas and Georgia.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050816/SPORTS/508160345/1025