[New York] October 14, 2010 – SNY, the official television home of the UConn Huskies football and men’s basketball programs, today released its in-depth, exclusive basketball coverage for the 2010-11 season. SNY will tip-off off its live Huskies basketball game schedule on Friday, November 12th when Jim Calhoun’s Huskies battle the Stony Brook University Seawolves at 7:00pm. SNY’s exclusive men’s basketball schedule will feature conference matchups such as UConn vs. Notre Dame, UConn vs. Georgetown, UConn vs. Louisville and UConn vs. Rutgers. In addition, Huskies fans can keep tabs on their rivals all season long as SNY will showcase more than 100 live BIG EAST basketball games. For the most up-to-date schedule of UConn games on SNY, visit www.sny.tv or www.uconnhuskies.com
Throughout the season, SNY’s all-access pass to the Huskies will feature at least 13 UConn Men’s basketball contests – which comprises more than 40% of the entire men’s basketball schedule – and at least one Women’s basketball game. Additionally, SNY will significantly expand its UConn Huskies basketball coverage throughout its sports news and entertainment programming, including its critically acclaimed SportsNite show – which airs Monday-Sunday at 10pm, 1am and throughout the morning.
SNY will also feature Men’s Head Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun and Women’s Head Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma on the network’s signature series SNY Spotlight. This exclusive signature series features in-depth interviews with the Tri-State Area’s most influential leaders in sports and entertainment. Hosted by SNY’s Gary Apple, this critically acclaimed series is renowned for covering a wide range of topics with prominent guests.
In addition to the network’s live basketball games – and SNY’s expanded coverage throughout its sports news and entertainment programming – Huskies’ fans will also receive the following SNY programming dedicated to the UConn men’s basketball program:
►Comprehensive Season Preview Special
►In-Depth Pre-Game, Half-Time and Post-Game Shows for Select Games
►Re-airs of every Game Aired on SNY
►UConn Huskies Season-in-Review Special
For complete online coverage, SNY will feature a UConn Huskies basketball sports section on the network’s website – www.sny.tv – which will include original content, exclusive video and a dedicated UConn Huskies blog.
On-air talent and additional programming details regarding SNY’s UConn men’s basketball coverage will be announced at a later date.
Throughout the year, SNY will feature more than 300 hours of UConn programming – including 120 hours of Huskies game coverage.
SNY is the official television home of the New York Mets, Jets and the Big East Conference. SNY features unparalleled access to the New York Mets with more than 120 live telecasts each season – all produced in HD – as well as other Emmy Award winning Mets entertainment programming. As the TV home of the New York Jets, the network delivers over 250 hours of year-round – exclusive – in-depth New York Jets content. In addition, in July of 2008, SNY became the official TV home of the Big East Conference – airing more than 125 BIG EAST football and basketball games – as well as other BIG EAST programming. As New York’s leader in local sports coverage, SNY delivers the most comprehensive access to all of the Tri-State area’s professional and collegiate sports teams through five nightly sports and entertainment programs – broadcast in state-of-the-art HD – from the network’s street-level studio in the heart of Manhattan. SNY’s programming roster also includes classic sports programming, critically acclaimed original entertainment shows and exclusive interview and magazine programs. Founded by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, Time Warner and Comcast, SNY is available to viewers throughout New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania, and nationally on DIRECTV, Dish Network, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse. For additional details on the network, visit www.sny.tv.
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