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MCG Adds The NFL Network To Its Channel Lineup Effective October 2004
OSKALOOSA, Ia. - (Oct. 12, 2004) - It is every football fan's dream. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a television network solely devoted to the most popular sport in America, professional football.
NFL Network is a melting pot of gridiron greats from the NFL's past, present and future that will sate the voracious appetites of millions of football fans across the country.
NFL Network is the gathering place, using television to bring a new dimension to the NFL experience. The passion, the excitement, the highs and the lows are covered by NFL Network from an "insider's" perspective.
NFL Network is fully owned and operated by the National Football League. The NFL is made up of 32 individual team owners.
NFL Films, which was created by the NFL more than 40 years ago, is a key supplier of NFL Network's programming. With more than 100 million feet of film equaling more than 4,000 hours in their library, NFL Films is the backbone of NFL Network.
Here is an overview of the original programming the makes up the NFL Network.
NFL Total Access: Covering all 32 teams, NFL Total Access is the most comprehensive and informative show dedicated to the NFL on television. It airs every Monday through Saturday at 7:00 PM ET and is the only year-round show dedicated to the NFL on television.
NFL Network tapped former ESPN anchor Rich Eisen to be the face and voice of its signature show. He is joined by former Super Bowl and League MVP Terrell Davis, 11-time Pro Bowler Rod Woodson and former Pro Bowl tackle Lincoln Kennedy.
NFLTA has the unique ability to go live to any NFL team headquarters at any time because of the "Team Cam" system, where a tapeless, internet-based video system has been set up between the NFLTA's Los Angeles studio and each team location.
In Their Own Words: The series uses rare interviews, archival action footage and exclusive sound captured on the field, on the sidelines and in the locker room on each subject, to tell a story in his own words, without the use of a host or narration.
Game of the Week: More than just a three-minute recap, this series takes fans inside an NFL game highlighting outstanding performances and crucial plays. This 60-minute show reviews current and classic games quarter by quarter, showing fans how the game was won and lost.
Coachspeak: Is a live whip-around show featuring Monday press conferences from head coaches around the NFL. Jim Mora Sr. is the lead analyst on Coachspeak providing the insight of a former NFL head coach who is well versed in the language of "coach speak." The show is hosted by Derrin Horton.
NFL Replay: A series that re-broadcasts two-hour versions of network television's coverage of memorable regular season games--complete with the original network footage, graphics and play-by-play commentary.
Playbook: Provides an in-depth look at the key match ups of upcoming games by analyzing pro football through the exclusive use of team-supplied footage--the same video that coaches and players use each week to prepare game plans. Hosted by Paul Burmeister with analysts Sterling Sharpe, Glenn Parker and Solomon Wilcots.
NFL Films Presents: Interviews with NFL legends and contemporary stars, visual essays, historical features and clever deconstructions of the game's current trends and nuances are the core elements of NFL Films Presents, hosted by Steve Sabol.
College Football Sunday: A 60-minute show featuring highlights of the top 25 games and in-depth analysis of each game's pro prospects.
Point After: This show captures all the sights and sounds from post-game press conferences around the league.
Live Games: A total of 76 NFL preseason and NFL Europe games air on NFL Network from April through August.
Football America: This entire show is dedicated to all levels of football in the U.S. from Pop Warner to the pros. Football America takes fans deeper inside the sport of football and into places such as: high school huddles; onto the sidelines of women's flag football championship games; or to a semi-pro football game featuring the NYPD taking on the NYFD.
Film Session: Each week, Film Session explores the depths of the massive NFL Films archive to showcase many of its classic, modern and historical specials and documentaries chronicling the history of the NFL and the game of football. Programs include Team Huddles, Lost Treasures and NFL's Greatest.
The NFL Network can be found on Channel 28 through Mahaska Communication Group (MCG) Digital TV.