Live NBCSports.com Webcast and Universal Sports Broadcast Starts 9 a.m. ET This Sunday Nov. 2
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK - October 29, 2008- NBC Sports and Universal Sports will provide LIVE broadcast and online coverage of the ING New York City Marathon 2008 this Sunday, November 2. All the live marathon action can be accessed at NBCSports.com/Marathon. Additionally, NBC Sports will present a one-hour highlights show of the Marathon, Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
"NBCSports.com is committed to delivering the best in live broadband sports, and we are proud to provide live online coverage of the ING New York City Marathon," said Perkins Miller, SVP Digital Media, NBC Sports & Olympics. "The New York City Marathon is an event followed passionately by both the running community and general sports fans, and they can watch online whether they're rooting for a new course record or a friend's personal best."
"By working with NBC and New York Road Runners, we are proud to support live multi-platform coverage of the ING NYC Marathon, one of world's greatest road races," said Universal Sports Chairman and CEO Claude Ruibal. "Universal Sports has established itself as the top destination for competitive running and road racing events such as the World Marathon Majors. We continue to deliver on our mission to elevate and deliver Olympic and lifestyle sports that exemplifies the best of the human spirit."
COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS: NBCSports.com will offer a live webcast from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET. The webcast, which will be a stream of WNBC 4 New York's coverage, will be available for free to everyone in the U.S. at NBCSports.com/Marathon.
NBC Sports will broadcast a one-hour highlights show of the ING New York City Marathon 2008 on Sunday at 3 p.m., ET hosted by NBC Sports' Jimmy Roberts. The broadcast will feature the 39th running of the 26.2-mile race seen by 2 million spectators as runners pace through New York City's five boroughs, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan, and finish at Tavern on the Green in world-famous Central Park.
COVERAGE ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, available in 30 million homes, will present a live broadcast on its 24-hour television network from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET and a same day encore presentation from 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. ET.
In addition, UniversalSports.com will offer a free, global live webcast from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET for users outside the U.S.. The men's leaders and women's leaders live webcast streams will be available from 9:00 a.m. - Noon ET and, along with the main broadcast stream, will be posted for same day on-demand viewing.
WORLD MARATHON MAJORS: Three-time Olympian and reigning WMM champion Gete Wami of Ethopia, and double Olympic marathon silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya will battle for the WMM women's title and $500,000 champions purse. World record holder and ING New York City Marathon defending champion Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain is also slated to compete. ING New York City Marathon defending champion Martin Lel, who clinched the WMM men's crown, will not race due to injury, but a trio of former men's champions - Paul Tergat of Kenya, Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa, and Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil - will vie for the top of the podium.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS:
Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports is a 24-hour television channel available in 30 million television households in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington DC, San Diego, San Francisco, Hartford, New Haven, Las Vegas and Reno. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports ranges from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to beach volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and ice hockey. UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.com..
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