June 19, 2006
NEW YORK - June 19, 2006 - CSTV Networks will relive all the action and excitement of Navy athletics from the past school year during a special weekly four-hour primetime block, Midshipmen Monday on CSTV, beginning July 3 at 8:00 pm (ET) and running for eight consecutive Monday's. Midshipmen Monday will showcase the very best Navy games, shows and original programs from the 2005-06 season. In addition, CSTV.com will host a companion online piece that include various multimedia features about Naval Academy athletics.
"The Naval Academy boasts a top notch athletics program, a rich tradition and passionate fans all over the world, and we're thrilled to be able to showcase this multitude of Navy Athletics programming," said Tim Pernetti, Executive Vice President, Content, CSTV. "Our partnership with the Naval Academy continues to flourish, and over the past season CSTV aired more Navy programming than ever before on CSTV, CSTV.COM, and navysports.com. We look forward to reliving the excitement this summer with Midshipmen Monday and another exciting sports season come September."
Viewers will be able to retrace the greatest moments in Navy Athletics from the past season. Some of the programs and games to be featured include:
CSTV Original Programming: Dog Days: Navy Lacrosse CSTV spent several days with the Midshipmen in the off-season, capturing a behind-the-scenes look at the Navy lacrosse program's rigorous off-season conditioning program patterned after Marine Landing Zone Training in Quantico, leading the team to a return to national prominence. From Navy's 5:00 am workouts in the fall and again in the frigid month of February, CSTV was there to follow Navy's progress leading up to its 2006 opener at Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia
Naval Academy Historical Programming: Anchors Aweigh for Honor & Glory - The History of Navy Football This one hour special narrated by James Coburn details some of the highlights of Navy's football history, including Heisman winning-seasons of Quarterback Roger Staubach and running back Joe Bellino.
Games: Football: Air Force @ Navy - 10/8/05 Navy wins 27- 24 Football: Kent State @ Navy - 10/15/05 Navy wins 34-31 Football: Tulane @ Navy - 11/5/05 Navy wins 49- 21 Football: Temple @ Navy - 11/19/05 Navy wins 37-17 Lacrosse: Navy vs. Bucknell at the First 4 - 3/11/06 Navy wins 9-5
About CSTV Networks CSTV Networks, Inc., now part of the CBS Corporation, is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 7,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. Further information is available at www.CSTV.com.
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