* 14 MLB Teams Televised Across 16 FSN Regional Networks
* Nearly 2,000 Games Produced in HD
The 2011 MLB season opens today and FSN will be there with the first pitch at 1:05p ET, as the Tigers take on the Yankees on FOX Sports Detroit and Braves battle the Nationals on SportSouth.
In all, FOX Sports Networks will produce more than 2,000 MLB games this season-- far and away more than any other media entity-- and the high point resulting from a steady growth rate that has seen FSN's telecast schedule increase more than 25% over the past five years (1,600 games in 2006).
To enhance its productions, FSN will utilize Fox-Mo, the super slow motion technology, as well as Fox Trax, the strike zone location graphic.
In addition, every one of FSN's regions has its own story to tell this season with its MLB coverage. Here are some examples:
To enhance its productions, FSN will utilize Fox-Mo, the super slow motion technology, as well as Fox Trax, the strike zone location graphic.
In addition, every one of FSN's regions has its own story to tell this season with its MLB coverage. Here are some examples:
* FOX Sports Wisconsin ushers in some changes and enhancements in its production of Brewers games. Executive Producer Jeff Byle explains. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
* FOX Sports North becomes the exclusive home for all local Twins telecasts and reaches a new, long-term agreement with the team. [Star Tribune]
* FOX Sports South rolls out digital billboards that will offer live data streaming of Braves scores and other team information. [Atlanta Journal Constitution] In addition, the network will produce 151 Braves telecasts, including 45 for Peachtree TV, making FS South and SportSouth the primary producers of Braves games for the first time. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
* Fox Sports Ohio launched its Reds "March to Opening Day" campaign earlier this month, which features on-air promotion, advertising, web integration, PR and social media, as well as extensive coverage on FOXSportsOhio.com by Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy.
* FOX Sports Florida & Sun Sports have expanded their on-air talent lineups this season. Former Marlins player Jeff Conine will provide analysis on Marlins LIVE pre- and post-game shows for all home telecasts on FOX Sports Florida, while on Sun Sports, former assistant pitching coach Brian Anderson takes over as full-time analyst for the Rays and Laura McKeeman joins the lineup as pre- and post-game feature reporter. [Tampa Bay.com]
* FOX Sports Arizona enters its fourth year as the exclusive home of Arizona Diamondbacks baseball and will once again offer 150 games in High Definition. The year’s coverage will help build excitement for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game which comes to Phoenix in July and will also commemorate the D-backs 10th Anniversary Celebration of their 2001 World Series title team
* FOX Sports Detroit's recent telecast of a Tigers exhibition game served as a testing ground for the high-definition "Umpire Cam," which FOX Sports may use in telecasts later in the season. [Detroit Free Press]. FOX Sports Detroit also made the full episode of its Tigers season preview available online for fans. [FOXSportsDetroit.com]
* FOX Sports West's telecast this week of a pre-season Angels-Dodgers game served as an experiment for FOX Sports' use of "Field Cam," which the network is considering implementing for three nationally televised games in May, the All-Star game, the American League Championship Series and the World Series. [LA Times]
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