July 25, 2007
TrojanTV All-Access, a new multimedia internet platform featuring live game broadcasts, a digital library of classic contests, exclusive behind-the-scenes video, a daily talk show, original programming and breaking news stories about USC athletics, will debut on Aug. 1 on USCTrojans.com, USC athletic director Mike Garrett announced today.
"This is a monumental, cutting-edge undertaking for us," said Garrett. "We are extremely excited to be in the vanguard of this unique presentation of our athletics program, supported by our internet partner CSTV.com. We will be showing USC sports in a way nobody has ever shown their sports, with an almost TV station-like feel to it. The internet has become so video-based and TrojanTV All-Access reflects this trend. Trojan fans around the world will be able to watch most of our events live and we'll take them behind the scenes like never before."
TrojanTV All-Access will cover all 19 of USC's men's and women's sports, with a heavy emphasis on football and basketball.
Nearly all of USC's home sporting events--and some road events--will be shown live, and will include pre- and post-game shows. Most home and road football, basketball and other games that are aired live on commercial or cable television networks will be replayed almost immediately upon their conclusion on TrojanTV All-Access.
Also featured on TrojanTV All-Access will be daily post-practice reports, live coverage of head football coach Pete Carroll's Tuesday and post-game press conferences and video blogs centered around key USC athletes, as well as coverage of breaking news pertaining to Trojan athletics.
There will be a daily late morning talk show with longtime Trojan broadcaster Pete Arbogast, which will be webcast from the lobby of Heritage Hall.
A vault of historic USC football games, dating to the 1930s, will be available for viewing, as will other archived Trojan sports programming. Arbogast and USC Hall of Fame broadcaster Tom Kelly will provide narration.
"The content on TrojanTV All-Access will be unique for a collegiate athletic website," said Rich Rodriguez, executive producer of TrojanTV All-Access."The overall scope of our coverage and the insider perspective that we will provide our subscribers will be extensive, and of the highest production quality. We will cover our teams, athletes and coaches with the type of access that nobody else can match. We'll have live games, footage of our coaches wired for sound, player video blogs, daily insider football practice reports, special pre- and post-game shows with in-depth analysis on most all of our 19 sports programs and much more."
The debut of TrojanTV All-Access coincides with the rollout of the redesigned USCTrojans.com, the official website of USC athletics. The popular site will be heavily video based, but will also include live "GameTracker" statistical coverage of many of USC's events.
USCTrojans.com will also continue to feature extensive historical material and an online athletic merchandise store and ticket office.
"We are extremely excited to be launching such an interactive and compelling new website,"said USC associate athletic director Jose Eskenazi. "Through our partnership with CSTV.com, we were able to create the most unique college sports site in terms of design and functionality in the country.We have experienced great success with our current version of USCTrojans.com, but with the growth and power of the internet we feel that creating a very interactive and video intensive site is the natural extension of our athletic brand and content.Through TrojanTV All-Access, we can provide what no one else can: the most up-to-date information and insider perspective on USC athletics to our fans and subscribers."
A year's subscription to the premium content on TrojanTV All-Access is $99.95. Monthly subscriptions are $9.95. Content that is currently free on USCTrojans.com--including press releases, statistics and media guides--will continue to be free. Registration is available at USCTrojans.com.
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SAMPLE WEEKLY FALL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
FB - Game review
WSO - Game w/Pre & Post
MONDAY
WVB - Video blog
MBK - Video blog
WBK - Video blog
All-Sports wrap-up
Radio show (11 a.m.-noon) with Pete Arbogast
TUESDAY
FB - Pete Carroll press conference (noon)
FB - Classic games series
FB - Video blog
FB - Practice wrap-up
Radio show (11 a.m.-noon) with Pete Arbogast
WEDNESDAY
Trojan Spotlight feature
WSO - Video blog
FB - Pre-game show
FB - Practice wrap-up
Radio show (11 a.m.) with Pete Arbogast
THURSDAY
WVB - Game w/Pre & Post
MBK - Game w/Pre & Post
WBK - Game w/Pre & Post
FB - Practice wrap-up
Radio show (11 a.m.) with Pete Arbogast - Pete Carroll guest
FRIDAY
WSO - Game w/Pre & Post
WVB - Game w/Pre & Post
FB - Friday night video
Radio show (11 a.m.) with Pete Arbogast
SATURDAY
FB - Pre-game
FB - Post-game press conference
FB - Game Delay
MBK - Game w/Pre & Post
WBK - Game w/Pre & Post
