Seen On Screen: Indiana Plans First-Ever ‘Basketball Day in Indiana’; New Season of ‘Celtics On Demand’ Available for Comcast Customers

Seen on Screen provides a roundup of recent sports programming news, including new original programs and live-game schedule announcements. In this week’s edition, Indiana celebrates the state’s first annual “Basketball Day in Indiana” with Fox Sports covering games across the Hoosier State, a new season of Celtics On Demand comes to Comcast customers, NBC Sports will be providing an unprecedented amount of coverage of the U.S. Ski and Snowboarding season, ESPN announces their planned coverage of the 2017 MLB season, NBC Sports will be covering the return of Tiger Woods to professional golf following extended hiatus, and more.

The state of Indiana will celebrate their inaugural “Basketball Day in Indiana” on Dec. 10. The new event will celebrate the state’s unbridled passion for basketball and their home teams, the Indiana Pacers and Fever of the NBA and WNBA, respectively. Fox Sports Indiana will spend the day broadcasting five basketball games played at the professional and high school level across Indianapolis. Fox Sports Indiana will broadcast live throughout the day from a set on Georgia Street in Downtown Indianapolis outside Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Fans are invited to watch the live broadcast and take part in shooting contests on a temporary basketball court on the street. The games will consist of three marquee high school match-ups, Butler’s game against Cincinnati, and the Pacers’ home game against the Portland Trail Blazers…

…Comcast launches new season of programs as part of their Celtics On Demand on Xfinity TV. The partnership between Xfinity, the Boston Celtics and CSN New England will connect fans with the NBA franchise with content ranging from behind the scenes footage to game replays. The coverage is available exclusively for Xfinity customers and gives access to unrivaled in depth coverage of the most storied franchise in league history and the players that make up the roster. Beginning this season, viewers will be able to watch new content, including never-before seen interviews with members of the 1986 Championship team, including Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, features with first year Celtics Al Horford and Jaylen Brown, Celtics Dancers features, and more…

…ESPN will begin their MLB coverage in April with seven season-opening games in the first two days of the season. They will begin their coverage with an opening night primetime exclusive of the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs’ season opener as they take on the Cardinals in St. Louis, part of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. Coverage will begin at 8:30 p.m. E.T. and will also be broadcasted on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN Deportes Radio. ESPN will also be the exclusive television destination for the Cubs’ home opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of Monday Night Baseball on April 10 at 8 p.m. Coverage will include the Cubs’ championship ceremony, the first in over a century at Wrigley Field…

…For the upcoming U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Season, NBC Sports will be presenting viewers with unprecedented amounts of coverage. Totaling over 85 hours, coverage began this past weekend, with the Women’s World Cup in Killington, VT, which featured a showdown between Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin and the reigning overall world champion Lara Gut, resulting in the former winning her sixth straight World Cup slalom…

…NBC Sports will be showcasing the anticipated return of Tiger Woods to professional golf following a sixteen month hiatus as part of their coverage of the remaining 2016 golf season. The renowned professional golfer will be making competing in the upcoming Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, which begins Thursday, Dec. 1 until Sunday, Dec. 4. Additional coverage will include the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Dec. 8-9 and PNC Father/Son Challenge on Dec. 11-12.