Thursday, March 16, 2006

Gastineau On Hand To Launch New Channel


Sportsnet New York To Celebrate March 16 Debut With Studio Plaza Launch Event
WHO: Jon Litner: President, SportsNet New York
Ron Darling: SportsNet New York Analyst and Former New York Met
Ed Kranepool: Former New York Met
Curtis Martin: New York Jets Running Back
Brooks Bollinger: New York Jets Quarterback
Mark Gastineau: Former New York Jet
Brad Oscar: Broadway Star from the hit musical “The Producers”

The Event Will Feature The Following Activities:
- HANNspree Flat Screen LCD TV give-away contest
- Autograph session with athletes
- National Anthem performance (Brad Oscar)
- First Pitch ceremony (Ron Darling pitches to Jon Litner)
- “TV Heads” turn on SNY with oversized remote
- SNY street -teams outfitted as “TV Heads” and “Stadium Hawkers” will be on-hand distributing SNY premium items

WHEN:Thursday, March 16, 2006
4:00PM-5:00PM
WHERE:Plaza Outside SNY’s Street-Level Studio
Corner of 51 st Street & 6 th Avenue

SportsNet New York (SNY), which will launch March 16, 2006, is New York’s new regional sports network founded by Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, Time Warner and Comcast. SNY is a 24/7 regional sports and entertainment television network that will feature up to 125 regular season New York Mets telecasts – as well as provide unparalleled live sports and local news coverage to the Tri-State area through three nightly “SportsNite” shows. SNY will be available to viewers in New York, Connecticut, most of New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to Mets games, SNY is also the official year-round television home of the New York Jets, providing viewers the most exclusive coverage and access to the Jets organization and its players. SNY will also televise other professional and collegiate sports, including basketball and football games from the Big East and Big Ten conferences, as well as classic sports and event programming. SNY will also feature exclusive interview and magazine programs.

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