From TNT Sports -
Turner Sports Reveals Plans for their Exclusive Coverage of the
Eastern Conference Finals Beginning Sunday, May 15
TNT and NBA TV analyst Chris Webber to go Virtual with Innovative “Webber’s World”
Turner Sports today announced its extensive coverage for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals (ECF) featuring the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls, which will air exclusively on TNT. The network’s coverage of the series tips off on Sunday, May 15 with Game 1 live from the United Center in Chicago. NBA TV / TNT analyst Chris Webber will break down NBA action in virtual reality during the innovative feature Webber’s World. The five-time All-Star will be superimposed into live game footage as he walks onto the court to explain plays and discuss strategy with the ability to stop the footage and interact with the players virtually. (Please click on the link below to view a sneak-peak of Webber’s World):
WEBBER’S WORLD VIDEO
TNT’s exclusive coverage of the ECF also will feature 26 total cameras for each game including robo cams in locker rooms, a sky cam and aerial coverage for every game. In addition, each head coach will be mic’d up during every ECF game. TNT NBA analysts will host live streaming video chats on NBA.com, during which they will answer fans’ questions live after halftime of select games. The chats will feature Kenny Smith (Game 2), Charles Barkley (Game 3) and Steve Kerr (Game 5, if necessary). Barkley’s chat will also be available on charlesbarkley.com.
TNT’s studio team of Ernie Johnson (host) alongside Barkley and Smith (analysts) will preview each ECF game live on-site outside the arena during NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com. The pre-game show will lead directly into TNT’s exclusive game coverage with play-by-play announcer Marv Albert, analysts Kerr and Reggie Miller and sideline reporter Craig Sager covering the action. The telecast will conclude with the Emmy® award-winning Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai. The studio crew will be joined by NBA TV and TNT analysts Kevin McHale and Webber for select games. TNT’s Cheryl Miller will also provide reports from the Western Conference Finals.
NBA TV hosts Matt Winer, Rick Kamla and Marc Fein will be joined by analysts Greg Anthony, Brent Barry, Dennis Scott and Steve Smith, broadcasting from the network’s Atlanta studio, will provide an exclusive, 30-minute pre-game show on NBA TV prior to every ECF game on TNT as well as every Western Conference Finals (WCF) game. NBA TV and NBA.com also will air every live press conference following both the ECF and WCF games.
Companion coverage for every ECF will be available via TNT OverTime on NBA.com. The site will provide multi-camera angle coverage, including an “Action Cam” and a “Backboard Cam.” Users also will have the ability to vote for which player they would like the “Home Player Cam” and “Away Player Cam” to follow per quarter. Fans can watch each camera individually, with picture-in-picture or in the Mosaic View. Viewers also can participate in live Gigya chats with their friends and other fans through Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! and MySpace. The live player also will be available on Yahoo! Sports and SI.com
Through the first two rounds of the NBA Playoffs (35 total games), the network is averaging a 3.0 U.S. HH Rating, (+25%, 2.4 U.S. HH Rating last year), 4,823,000 Total Viewers (+33%, 3,638,000 last year) and 3,534,000 Households (+29%, 2,735,000 last year). Last year TNT aired 33 games through the first two rounds of the NBA Playoffs. TNT’s second round coverage during Primetime (10 games) also out-delivered all of television, both broadcast and cable, in primetime averages on six nights with M18-34 and five nights with M18-49.
2011 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS ON TNT (all times ET)
Sunday, May 15
7:30 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)
8p.m. Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls (Game 1)
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)
Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)
Wednesday, May 18
8 p.m. NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)
8:30 p.m. Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls (Game 2)
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Reggie Miller (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)
Postgame Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai
Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley (analyst), Kenny Smith (analyst) and Chris Webber (analyst)
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