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MEDIA ADVISORY
The
Masters of Curling Broadcast Schedule
CBC Sports to air live semi-final and
final coverage from the men’s third Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event
SASKATOON, January 22, 2008 – On Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27, CBC Sports will air live coverage of the Masters of Curling, the third leg of the men’s 2007-08 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling series.
As the official television broadcaster of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling, CBC Sports will air the event’s semi-finals live on CBC Television on Saturday, January 26 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET.
The finals of the Masters of Curling will be shown live on CBC Television on Sunday, January 27 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET.
Starting Wednesday January 23, cbcsports.ca will also provide live broadband coverage of all draws, exclusively at www.cbcsports.ca/curling.
As part of its exclusive agreement, CBC Sports will air coverage of the semi-finals and finals of the first three 2007-08 Capital One Grand Slam of Curling men’s events. CBC Sports will also broadcast the men’s and women’s finals of the 2008 TYLENOL® Players’ Championship, the eighth and final Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event.
Complete details around CBC's broadcasts and the full broadcast schedule are available at www.cbcsports.ca.
Saskatchewan’s Shaw TV will also air live coverage of the event’s second draw featuring Saskatchewan’s Pat Simmons and Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud on Wednesday, January 23 at 8:30 p.m. CT. The broadcast will be available in all provincial markets including Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw and Swift Current.
The Masters of Curling will take place at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon from January 23-27.
Held annually since 2001-02, the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling is a series of eight high-profile men’s and women’s events that feature Canada’s deepest and strongest curling fields.
Through their performance in the Capital One Grand Slam events, rinks can earn a significant amount of points towards securing a berth at the 2009 Canadian Trials.
About Insight Sports Ltd.
Insight Sports Ltd. is a leading sports media and entertainment company which creates and distributes sports and entertainment content across multiple platforms, including broadcast television, DVD, on-line, mobile, in-arena and video on-demand.
Insight Sports operates three specialty television networks: GOLTV Canada (www.goltv.ca), a 24-hour soccer network; WFN: World Fishing Network (www.wfn.tv), North America's only network devoted entirely to fishing; and GameTV (www.igametv.com), the only Canadian television network that gives viewers a chance to win great prizes every day, simply by tuning in. The company owns and operates the Grand Slam of Curling, the most prestigious events on the World Curling Tour and Ford Major League Gaming Canada (www.mlgcanada.com), an affiliate of Major League Gaming and the largest organized league and international sanctioning body for professional video gaming. Insight Sports also manages Wayne Gretzky’s official website, www.gretzky.com and holds a significant interest in the NHL Network (www.nhlnetwork.ca), a 24-hour hockey channel.
Aquila Productions Inc., a leader in sports television production, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Sports. Based in Toronto, the principal shareholders of Insight Sports include Larry Tanenbaum (Kilmer Enterprises Inc., a subsidiary of Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited) and MWI & Partners. For more information see www.insightsports.com.
For
additional information, please contact:
Eric Michalko
Communications Manager
Insight Sports Ltd.
Phone: 416.593.0915, ext. 253
Cell: 647.669.0900
Email:
emichalko@insightsports.com
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