<\/a>A Bexel trailer housed all fiber demarcs so technicians could work safe from the elements and heavy foot traffic.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a nice little warehouse to be able to sit all of our fiber gear so the techs can come in there and work,” says Brown. “It\u2019s a nice clean environment where they can actually troubleshoot fiber.\u201d<\/p>\n
The original plans called for the fan-activation area and the studio set to be in separate locations. However, Fiorello devised a strategy to combine the two, working with Turner Sports\u2019 event marketing and production expert Mark Horsburgh.<\/p>\n
According to Fiorello, planning for the production began two months ago, and members of the production team made multiple trips to scout the site.<\/p>\n
Much of the programming plans required working around city sound ordinances. New York City officials wanted the party to end no later than 10 p.m., but Turner was able to get away with airing live until 11 by bringing down much of the public lighting and the public-address system and programming a more toned-down live hit.<\/p>\n
NBA on TNT produced a live pregame show (beginning at 7 p.m. ET) and a live halftime show at halftime of the first game of the network\u2019s season-opening doubleheader that began with defending champion Miami Heat\u2019s win over the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n
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