The university's Athletics department has finalized its 2017 football television coverage, and it's providing seven contests across various broadcast outlets in addition to digital availability for the 10 remaining games.
““With the conference switching focus to digital this year, we felt it was imperative coming off a national championship to provide television coverage to our fan base."”
- Jeff Bourne, JMU Director of Athletics
As part of the package, which matches the most regular-season televised contests in program history, JMU football will be seen on regional outlets such as Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and Philadelphia, Cox Communications and SportsNet New York (SNY) with most games also available on Dish Network and DIRECTV.
“With the conference switching focus to digital this year, we felt it was imperative coming off a national championship to provide television coverage to our fan base,” JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said. “We worked swiftly to construct an attractive package, in order to build upon the current momentum of our program and strengthen our overall exposure."
Five JMU home contests will be televised, including four airing on MASN or MASN2.
Saturday's home opener against East Tennessee State will air on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus at 6 p.m. The other four home contests that follow include Sept. 16 vs. Norfolk State on MASN2 at 3:30 p.m., Sept. 23 vs. Maine on MASN at 1:30 p.m., Oct. 14 vs. Villanova on MASN2 at 3:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 vs. Richmond on MASN2 at 3:30 p.m. As part of the television package announcement, all originally announced game times have been preserved.
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In addition to the five home dates, JMU partnered with Delaware on distribution of its Sept. 30 Colonial Athletic Association contest in Newark. The game will air at 3:30 p.m. on CSN-Philly, CSN-MA+, SNY and local Delaware outlet COZI.
William and Mary will broadcast the Oct. 21 league matchup in Williamsburg on Cox Communications in Hampton Roads and extended areas of Virginia. JMU is currently working with W&M and potential outlets with the hope of airing the game locally in the Shenandoah Valley.
MASN reaches 5.8 million households in the Mid-Atlantic region spanning from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic airs in 3.4 million homes in a similar footprint. Both outlets are available nationwide on Dish Network and DIRECTV.
http://jmusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
Cox Communications’ airing of the JMU vs. W&M game will reach Virginia’s Hampton Roads region (Channel 1011) along with Roanoke (1009), Fairfax (1074) and Fredericksburg (1077). Other markets will also be included and will be announced closer to game day.
DIGITAL COVERAGE
All 11 regular season games will be available on various digital and mobile platforms. JMU’s season opener at ECU was streamed on ESPN3. The Dukes will be featured as part of the CAA’s game of the week package with CBS Interactive on Oct. 14 against Villanova.
JMU’s other five home games will be streamed on MadiZONE HD SportsNet, which is presented free to fans via a partnership with the JMU Alumni Association. Stretch Internet, the streaming host, has upgraded its flash-based player to HTML5 video for the 2017 season for a better viewing experience, while also adding new OTT platforms to offer all JMU streams on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Television blackouts may impact MadiZONE streaming in Virginia for select games.
Road contests at William & Mary and Elon will be available free on MadiZONE courtesy of shared feeds from the host schools. Delaware’s streaming service, Blue Hens All-Access, will provide a free stream but will not be shared to MadiZONE. Rhode Island will offer a paid stream for a $6.95 subscription for JMU’s Nov. 4 road contest.
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
News updates, highlights and other in-depth digital content is shared regularly on JMU football’s official social media channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to follow these accounts for in-game and season-long coverage of the Dukes.
Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets are on sale now by visiting JMUTickets.com or by calling (540) 568-3853. Tickets for Saturday's home opener are still available. Student tickets are also available for the 2017 season.
Originally Published 10:57 a.m. ET Sep. 6, 2017
Updated 11:01 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017
““With the conference switching focus to digital this year, we felt it was imperative coming off a national championship to provide television coverage to our fan base."”
- Jeff Bourne, JMU Director of Athletics
As part of the package, which matches the most regular-season televised contests in program history, JMU football will be seen on regional outlets such as Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and Philadelphia, Cox Communications and SportsNet New York (SNY) with most games also available on Dish Network and DIRECTV.
“With the conference switching focus to digital this year, we felt it was imperative coming off a national championship to provide television coverage to our fan base,” JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said. “We worked swiftly to construct an attractive package, in order to build upon the current momentum of our program and strengthen our overall exposure."
Five JMU home contests will be televised, including four airing on MASN or MASN2.
Saturday's home opener against East Tennessee State will air on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus at 6 p.m. The other four home contests that follow include Sept. 16 vs. Norfolk State on MASN2 at 3:30 p.m., Sept. 23 vs. Maine on MASN at 1:30 p.m., Oct. 14 vs. Villanova on MASN2 at 3:30 p.m. and Nov. 11 vs. Richmond on MASN2 at 3:30 p.m. As part of the television package announcement, all originally announced game times have been preserved.
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In addition to the five home dates, JMU partnered with Delaware on distribution of its Sept. 30 Colonial Athletic Association contest in Newark. The game will air at 3:30 p.m. on CSN-Philly, CSN-MA+, SNY and local Delaware outlet COZI.
William and Mary will broadcast the Oct. 21 league matchup in Williamsburg on Cox Communications in Hampton Roads and extended areas of Virginia. JMU is currently working with W&M and potential outlets with the hope of airing the game locally in the Shenandoah Valley.
MASN reaches 5.8 million households in the Mid-Atlantic region spanning from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Charlotte, North Carolina. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic airs in 3.4 million homes in a similar footprint. Both outlets are available nationwide on Dish Network and DIRECTV.
http://jmusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
Cox Communications’ airing of the JMU vs. W&M game will reach Virginia’s Hampton Roads region (Channel 1011) along with Roanoke (1009), Fairfax (1074) and Fredericksburg (1077). Other markets will also be included and will be announced closer to game day.
DIGITAL COVERAGE
All 11 regular season games will be available on various digital and mobile platforms. JMU’s season opener at ECU was streamed on ESPN3. The Dukes will be featured as part of the CAA’s game of the week package with CBS Interactive on Oct. 14 against Villanova.
JMU’s other five home games will be streamed on MadiZONE HD SportsNet, which is presented free to fans via a partnership with the JMU Alumni Association. Stretch Internet, the streaming host, has upgraded its flash-based player to HTML5 video for the 2017 season for a better viewing experience, while also adding new OTT platforms to offer all JMU streams on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Television blackouts may impact MadiZONE streaming in Virginia for select games.
Road contests at William & Mary and Elon will be available free on MadiZONE courtesy of shared feeds from the host schools. Delaware’s streaming service, Blue Hens All-Access, will provide a free stream but will not be shared to MadiZONE. Rhode Island will offer a paid stream for a $6.95 subscription for JMU’s Nov. 4 road contest.
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
News updates, highlights and other in-depth digital content is shared regularly on JMU football’s official social media channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Be sure to follow these accounts for in-game and season-long coverage of the Dukes.
Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets are on sale now by visiting JMUTickets.com or by calling (540) 568-3853. Tickets for Saturday's home opener are still available. Student tickets are also available for the 2017 season.
Originally Published 10:57 a.m. ET Sep. 6, 2017
Updated 11:01 a.m. ET Sept. 6, 2017
