AOL Sports and TNT Sports Launch 'Win or Go Home Report' for AOL for Broadband Members As Part of Extensive NBA Playoffs 2003 Coverage.Sports Editors/Interactive & Multimedia/Basketball Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2003
New Program Features Original On-Location Reports, Game Highlights,
Interviews and More
"Win or Go Home Report" Premieres Exclusively on AOL Monday, April 21
With the NBA Playoffs just underway America Online, the world's leading interactive services company, today announced the launch of the "Win or Go Home Report," a special NBA Playoffs feature that will be produced by Turner Sports and available exclusively to AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. for Broadband members. The new broadband program features original on-location reports, game previews/reviews and interviews with players and coaches. The "Win or Go Home Report" will run daily from April 21 through the end of the 2003 NBA Finals. The three to five minute "Win or Go Home Report" is available to AOL for Broadband subscribers each morning. Hosted by NBA on TNT The NBA on TNT, known since October 2002 as TNT NBA Thursday, is a weekly broadcast of National Basketball Association games on Turner Network Television by Turner Sports, perhaps TNT's signature program. studio host Ernie Johnson, the feature will provide commentary about the Playoff series and discuss other NBA Playoffs news. TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. is offering the most comprehensive coverage of the 2003 NBA Playoffs and will broadcast over 40 games in 40 nights beginning April 19. Jeff Gregor, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Programming for Turner Sports, said: "We are looking forward to the opportunity prepare specific Broadband content with our terrific NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= talent, allowing us to share their insights on the NBA Playoffs with the millions of AOL subscribers. With the Emmy-award winning Ernie Johnson hosting the segments, we can make our own playoff guarantee of championship quality entertainment." Tom Richardson, Vice President of AOL Sports, said: "The 'Win or Go Home Report' will be a great way for basketball fans to get an inside look at each of the previous nights games from the leader in NBA Playoffs coverage, TNT Sports. AOL for Broadband subscribers will be able to see exciting highlights, get insight into each of the series and hear from the players and coaches themselves. Even if you can't be there in person or see the game on TV when your team takes the court, you won't miss a beat with the 'Win or Go Home Report' and our comprehensive NBA Playoffs package." The "Win or Go Home Report" is part of AOL Sports' extensive NBA Playoffs coverage that launched April 19 for both narrowband and AOL for Broadband subscribers that includes up-to-the minute news, live scores, live game audio from one game each night, polls and nightly video game recap highlights. In addition to the NBA, AOL Sports now has relationships with the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga , MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) , Nascar.com, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there .com, and College Sports Television. About Turner Sports Turner Sports, Inc., an AOL Time Warner company, presents some of the best and most popular sporting events worldwide and is a leader in televised sports programming. With events airing on three networks - TBS Superstation, TNT and Turner South - Turner Sports' line-up includes the NBA, NASCAR and NASCAR.com, Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. , Atlanta Thrashers hockey, Atlanta Hawks basketball, college football, professional golf and PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. .com. About AOL for Broadband AOL for Broadband is the best source for entertainment and information on the Internet, with programming and features that are exclusive only to AOL for Broadband members. Available nationwide, consumers can simply add the AOL for Broadband service to any high-speed DSL or cable Internet connection if they have existing access through their local phone, cable TV or Internet provider. AOL also offers a complete, all-in-one bundled package of AOL for Broadband features, content and broadband connectivity. For additional information about AOL for Broadband, members can visit AOL Keyword: Broadband where they can learn about broadband and place an order. Or call 1-800-574-1779 or visit www.aolbroadband.com. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL). 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