NEW YORK – The Arena Football League and OLN have reached an agreement naming OLN as the national cable television home for the AFL during its historic 20th Season. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“We are proud to be a part of OLN’s growing stable of major-league sports properties,” said MARC LOWITZ, President, AFL Network. “This national cable partnership, in combination with our other television agreements with NBC and FSN, ensures that the AFL will have more televised games, promotion and revenue in 2006 than ever before.”
OLN will televise 11 regular-season games and one Wild Card playoff game during the 2006 season.
“We’re excited to become the national cable television home for the AFL and help expand fan interest in Arena Football,” said Gavin Harvey, President of OLN. "AFL games are a terrific addition to OLN’s expanding roster of sports content and will help us continue to broaden our reach and appeal to new viewers.”
OLN’s first AFL game will be televised live this Sunday, February 19 at 3 p.m. ET when the Philadelphia Soul (2-1) host the New York Dragons (2-1) in a battle of Eastern Division rivals. The game features two of the AFL’s most high-profile quarterbacks in TONY GRAZIANI of the Soul and AARON GARCIA of the Dragons.
AFL ON OLN SCHEDULE
Week 4 New York @ Philadelphia - Sunday, Feb 19, 3:00 p.m. ET (live)
Week 5 Austin @ Tampa Bay - Saturday, Feb 25, 5:00 p.m. ET (live)
Week 6 Philadelphia @ Las Vegas - Sunday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. ET (live)
Week 7 Colorado @ Chicago - Friday, March 10, 11:00 p.m. ET (tape delay)
Week 8 Colorado @ LA - Sunday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. ET (live)
Week 11 Orlando @ Columbus - Sunday, April 9, 6:30 p.m. ET (tape delay)
Week 12 Chicago @ Arizona - Saturday, April 15, 10:00 p.m. ET (live)
Week 13 Dallas @ Georgia - Saturday, April 22 (TBD)
Week 14 Philadelphia @ New York - Saturday, April 29 (TBD)
Week 15 Dallas @ Philadelphia - Saturday, May 6, 4:00 p.m. ET (live)
Week 16 Chicago @ Grand Rapids – Saturday, May 13, 4:00 p.m. ET (live)
Wild Card TBD
About Arena Football League:
On the strength of its Mission Statement and Fans' Bill of Rights, the Arena Football League is the second-longest running football league in U.S. history. It began its 20th season in January with new teams in Kansas City and Utah. Often recognized as one of the nation's most affordable and fan-friendly sports leagues, the Arena Football League is America's fastest-growing sport with a 41-percent attendance increase since 2001.
About OLN:
OLN is the leader in competitive and adrenaline-charged content. Now in more than 63 million homes, OLN is the cable home of the National Hockey League and best-in-class events like The Tour de France, The America’s Cup, Professional Bull Riders (PBR), the Boston Marathon and USSA Skiing. The network offers unique programming in four primary areas: Action Sports, Field Sports, Bulls & Rodeo and Awe-Inspiring Series, and is the exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. OLN, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
