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WSOP, ESPN extend broadcast deal
The biggest poker tournament in the world and the largest television sports network have made a deal. The World Series of Poker and ESPN have extended their broadcasting contract until 2017. It is expected to be formally announced today that the two entities will continue working together for at least another seven years.
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The World Series of Poker has been airing on ESPN since 2003 and their current contract ends next year. The new contract will begin in 2011 with ESPN paying a rights fee. Other terms of the contract have not been disclosed.
Taped coverage of the World Series airs on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN International and more.
"This long-term agreement ensures that our content will continue to reach sports fans around the world through a wide variety of platforms," says Jeffrey Pollack, president and commissioner of the World Series.
This year's WSOP was a series of 57 poker tournaments begun May 26 in Las Vegas. The final tournament, the Main Event, is being held in two stages.
In stage one, played July 3 through July 15, the field of 6,494 players was reduced to the final nine. On Nov. 7-10, the final table (the "November Nine") will be played. Top prize is $8.5 million.
ESPN's 32 hours of coverage is running on Tuesday nights. It began July 28 and goes through Nov. 10 (same-day coverage of the end of the final table).
After devoting earlier coverage this year to other events in the WSOP, the ESPN programming will be pegged to Main Event coverage this Tuesday night through the rest of the TV schedule. There will be an all-time high 24 hours of Main Event coverage.
This Tuesday night's coverage will focus on the first day of the Main Event and feature such pros as Phil Laak, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Johnny Chan, as well as poker-playing actor Jason Alexander from the TV show Seinfeld.
Norman Chad and Lon McEachern call the action. "It's an event that lends itself to early-round coverage, and I think that's where a lot of the memorable moments come," says McEachern.
News Added: 18 August, 2009
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