ESPN Mobile TV, Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA Air Live NBA Games on V CAST Mobile TV
Story Highlights
For the
2007 2008 season, ESPN Mobile TV, Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, will for the first time air
live National Basketball Association (NBA) games, from tip-off to final buzzer,
on V CAST Mobile TV. More than 70 ESPN-produced NBA games are expected to air
on V
CAST
Mobile TV from Verizon Wireless, a service of MediaFLO
USA.
The
regular season hoops excitement begins on October 31, with match-ups featuring
the Dallas Mavericks at the Cleveland Cavaliers (8:00 p.m. Eastern) and the
Seattle Supersonics at the Denver Nuggets (10:30 p.m. Eastern).
Other
not-to-be-missed 2007/8 NBA match-ups scheduled to air on V CAST Mobile TV from
Verizon Wireless include:
Los Angeles
Lakers at the
Phoenix
Suns (November 2)
Miami
Heat at the
San Antonio
Spurs (November 7)
Cleveland
Cavaliers at the
Utah
Jazz (November 7)
Cleveland
Cavaliers at the
Sacramento
Kings (November 9)
Detroit
Pistons at the
Los Angeles
Lakers (November 16)
New Jersey
Nets at the
Seattle
Supersonics (November 23)
Los Angeles
Clippers at the
Denver
Nuggets (November 30)
Los Angeles
Lakers at the
Denver
Nuggets (December 5)
Seattle
Supersonics at the Portland Trail
Blazers (December 25)
Miami
Heat at the
New Orleans
Hornets (January 11)
Programming
is subject to change.
Ryan
Hughes, vice president of digital media programming for Verizon, noted,
“Verizon Wireless is once again demonstrating our commitment to deliver
the best, exclusive programming available on mobile phones with the NBA games
on V CAST Mobile TV. For hoops fans who want to stay connected to the hard
court action while on the go, Verizon Wireless’ V CAST Mobile TV is the only
service that gives them broadcast-quality access to the games they want, all in
the palms of their hands.”
“MediaFLO
USA strives to give people
the freedom to watch what they want, wherever they may be,” said Gina
Lombardi, president of MediaFLO
USA.
“If
our coverage of the 2007/8 NBA season on MediaFLO USA’s FLO TV service gives
basketball fans more time with their favorite players — and allows them to
catch more sensational three-pointers — then we are achieving our goal.”
In
addition to the upcoming NBA season, V CAST Mobile TV is offering consumers an
unrivalled array of sports programming this fall, including more than 100 live
college football games.