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Article: NBA TV sets preseason blast.(NBA Media Ventures L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- September 29, 2005
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Basketball junkies may be in danger of overdosing next month as NBA TV has engineered the most elaborate preseason coverage in its six-year history.
Under the heading "Real Training Camp," the National Basketball Assn. will hire TV crews in all 30 NBC cities and funnel daily reports to NBA TV from Oct. 4-28 on the daily doings of each team's preparation for the season, which kicks off in early November.
Steve Herbst, veep-general manager of NBA TV, said in 10 of the 30 NBA cities, the network will rent trucks and equipment whose job will be to send out live feeds throughout the day featuring breaking news, news conferences and interviews with players, ...