FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 15th, 2013
NBC SPORTS NETWORK TO PRESENT CONTINUING COVERAGE OF THE 2013 LOUIS VUITTON CUP
Coverage of Louis Vuitton Cup Final Begins Saturday at 6 p.m. ET
Final Victor To Challenge For 2013 America’s Cup
Stamford, Conn — August 15, 2013 — NBCSN’s presentation of the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup qualifying series which determines the challenger for the 2013 America’s Cup, continues Saturday at 6 p.m. ET with the Final from San Francisco, Calif.
Coverage of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final will feature Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand) against Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy), in a best-of-13 race format, with the winner being the first to score seven points. The Louis Vuitton Cup champion will then compete against ORACLE TEAM USA (United States) in the America’s Cup Finals.
NBCSN’s coverage on Saturday will feature Race 1 and Race 2 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final. Coverage continues on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET with Race 3 and Race 4, and Saturday, August 24,at 7 p.m. ET with Race 7 and Race 8. Additional telecasts are scheduled for August 25, 28 and 30, should further races be necessary.
Veteran announcer Todd Harris will serve as the play-by-play commentator for the NBCSN telecasts. Harris will be joined by former America’s Cup Helmsman and Volvo Ocean Race skipper Ken Read, as well as renowned sailor and author Gary Jobson.
PRODUCTION
To change the way people understand the sport of sailing, event organizers have made a significant investment in the production of next-generation broadcast images, anchored by onboard agile HD cameras and 13 microphones on each boat.
The backbone of this new visual experience is also a breakthrough in sports broadcasting – augmented reality from a helicopter called AC LiveLine. Created by the same Emmy award-winning team that developed the yellow first-down line widely used in the broadcast of American football, this revolutionary graphics system enables embedded technical aids for viewers, such as ahead-behind lines so audiences can clearly see who is leading the race.
AC LiveLine won an Emmy Award for technical achievement in 2012. In addition, the live broadcasts of America’s Cup class racing were nominated for the 2013 Emmy Awards and 2012 Royal Television Society Awards.
COMCAST SPORTSNET CALIFORNIA
NBC Sports Group’s regional sports network Comcast SportsNet California will provide additional local coverage that surrounds the event. Comcast SportsNet California will air all Louis Vuitton Cup races on tape delay.
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets, will stream all Louis Vuitton Cup and 2013 America’s Cup races televised on NBC and NBCSN. All NBCSN telecasts will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to authenticated customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
Races airing on:
- NBC will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra;
- NBCSN will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs
Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup Television Schedule:
| Date | Event | Network | Time |
| August 17 Races 1-2 |
Louis Vuitton Cup Final | NBCSN | 6-8 p.m. |
| August 18 Races 3-4 |
Louis Vuitton Cup Final | NBCSN | 6-8 p.m. |
| August 24 Races 7-8 |
Louis Vuitton Cup Final | NBCSN | 7-9 p.m. |
| August 25* Races 9-10 |
Louis Vuitton Cup Final | NBCSN | 7-9 p.m. |
| August 28* Races 11-12 |
Louis Vuitton Cup Final | NBCSN | 5-7 p.m. |
| August 30* Race 13 |
Louis Vuitton Cup Final | NBCSN | 5-7 p.m. |
| September 7 Races 1-2 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBC | 4-6 p.m. |
| September 8 Races 3-4 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBC | 4-6 p.m. |
| September 10Races 5-6 | America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
| September 12 Races 7-8 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
| September 14 Races 9-10 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
| September 15* Races 11-12 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
| September 17*Races 13-14 | America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
| September 19* Races 15-16 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
| September 21* Race 17 |
America’s Cup Finals | NBCSN | 3:30-6 p.m. |
*Denotes if necessary
AMERICA’S CUP BY THE NUMBERS
131-Height of the boats mast in feet
72- Length of each boat in feet
50-Top speed of the boats in mph
33-Previous America’s Cup Champions
23-Cameras used to broadcast and telecast the event
18-Distance of the course in miles
16-Hours of Louis Vuitton Cup coverage on NBC Sports Network
13-Television microphones on each boat
11-Crew members for each team
3-NBCSG America’s Cup on air team of Todd Harris, Ken Read and Gary Jobson
1- Helicopter used to produce AC Live Line graphics
About the 34th America’s Cup on NBC:
The first two days of the 34thAmerica’s Cup will be broadcast on NBC, September 7-8. The remaining races will air on the NBCSN. With the event taking place in San Francisco, the NBC Sports Group’s regional sports network Comcast SportsNet California will provide additional local coverage that surrounds the America’s Cup Finals. The NBC Sports Group also acquired the rights to the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, America’s Cup Challenger Series, which determines the challenger for the America’s Cup Finals.
