Posted: March 1, 2005

Athletics: New Balance Collegiate Invitational To Air On YES Network

From David Monti

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NEW YORK, NY - (March 1, 2005) - The New Balance Collegiate Invitational from the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory will be broadcast on the YES Network several times over the next three weeks. Thousands of athletes representing 75 colleges participated in the Invitational. The top scoring teams for the men were Arkansas, LSU and Georgia, and for the women, LSU, Arkansas and South Carolina. The broadcast is sponsored by New Balance and Super Runners Shop, and produced by Salmini Films.

Including an initial airing in primetime, the event will be broadcast fifteen times over the next three weeks on the YES Network, the official home of the New York Yankees and the New Jersey Nets.

Airtimes as follows:

Tues, March 1, 8:00pm
Wed, March 2, 7:00am
Fri, March 4, 10:00am
Sat, March 5, 12:00am
Sat, March 5, 5:00pm
Sat, March 5, 11:00pm
Mon, March 7, 6:00pm
Wed, March 9, 9:00am
Sun, March 13, 1:00am
Sun, March 13, 3:30pm
Sat, March 19, 10:00am
Sun, March 22, 1:00am
Sun, March 20, 7:00pm
Mon, March 21, 7:00am
Wed, March 23, 9:00am

The event, combined with the Marine Corps Classic and New Balance Games forms the Armory Track Series, a 3-event broadcast series in its inaugural season on the YES Network.

All events were conducted at the New Balance Track & Field Center at the Armory in Manhattan, one of the most prominent track & field facilities in North America.

"We believe that the broadcast of the three-event series will be a step forward for the sport, particularly in the New York area," said Ambrose Salmini, President of Salmini Films. "The YES Network is the largest regional sports network in the United States, and the Armory Track Series helps showcase upcoming talent and the great Armory facility and staging."

The YES Network reaches 10.2 million television households in the United States; 8.4 million in the extended New York area, and an additional 1.8 via DIRECTTV throughout the country.

Salmini Films is a full service television production and sports marketing firm specializing in active sports for the past 25 years. Services include onsite event filming/production, television packaging and distribution, as well as custom videos and video news releases. Salmini Films currently broadcasts two monthly series, Running, on the YES Network; and the internationally syndicated Marathons+. Salmini Films also films and broadcasts dedicated event specials for some of the top road races and triathlons in the world. Salmini Films also provides marketing, television and sponsorship consultation services for corporations interested in penetrating the active sports marketplace. SPORTFILM.COM is the official website of Salmini Films.