CNN's NFL PREVIEW, in conjunction with CNNSI.com, Launches with New Interactive Elements, Including Live On-Screen Web Chat; Debuts July 2.Sports & Television Editors/Football Writers & Columnists ATLANTA--(BW SportsWire)--June 26, 2000 A live, continuous Web chat--via an on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. ticker--is just one of the new interactive components on this season's NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga PREVIEW, establishing the show as the network's most interactive sports programming to date. The new elements will allow Web users and viewers to interact with the cast of NFL PREVIEW, as well as the CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. audience, before, during and after the show. Analysts Trev Alberts Trev Kendall Alberts (born August 8, 1970 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) is an American television and print college football commentator and former professional American football player. , Ron Meyer Ron Meyer (born February 17, 1941) is a former college and professional football coach. He is best known for being the head coach of the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. Meyer's head coaching career began at UNLV, where he coached from 1971 to 1975. , and field reporter Peter King, join host Bob Lorenz Bob Lorenz is the primary anchor on the YES Network. He is currently engaged to the sister of fellow YES Announcer Michael Kay. YES Network He hosts the New York Yankees Pre-Game Show and the New York Yankees Post-Game Show for New York Yankees telecasts. for NFL PREVIEW's debut this Sunday, July 2 at 10 a.m. (ET) on CNN. "We are giving viewers the chance to be a part of NFL PREVIEW; not just watching, but contributing with questions, comments and reactions," said Bill Galvin, coordinating producer. "We are enhancing and integrating the online and television experience while providing even more of the quality, in-depth NFL information our viewers are accustomed to receiving." To participate, users and viewers can log on to CNNSI CNNSI Cable News Network and Sports Illustrated .com's NFL PREVIEW page and tune in to the show on CNN. The NFL PREVIEW page gives users a variety of interactive options and elements, including a continuous Web chat, an e-mail Q&A segment, user polls and more. Some of the new interactive elements are listed below:
-- 'Live Continuous Web Chats'--Users and viewers can participate
in a live continuous Web chat by logging on to CNNSI.com's NFL
PREVIEW page. The chat enables users to share thoughts with
the NFL PREVIEW cast and the rest of the CNN audience via the
on-screen chat ticker. During the show, the chat will be
streamed on the ticker; users' comments and questions will be
posted and discussed on air. The NFL PREVIEW cast will
participate in the Web chat during commercial breaks, as well
as before and after the show. The chat begins at 9:30 a.m.,
thirty minutes before the show, and continues until 11:30
a.m., thirty minutes after the show.
-- 'e-Blitz'--Users and viewers submit questions in the
'mailbag' that our experts will answer on the air in our
e-Blitz segment. The questions will be asked and answered in a
rapid-fire presentation.
-- 'NFL PREVIEW Poll'--Users and viewers can voice their
opinions by voting in our NFL PREVIEW poll; results will air
at the end of the show.
-- 'Beat the Experts'--Users can see how their weekly picks
stack up against the NFL PREVIEW cast--and win valuable
prizes--in the 'Beat the Experts' contest. Users and viewers
can log on to CNNSI.com to make their picks. Results are
posted on CNNSI.com and on NFL PREVIEW.
NFL PREVIEW, CNN's critically acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. hour-long NFL show, offers viewers a complete look at the NFL with all the top news, feature pieces, key interviews, in-depth analysis and insider information. NFL PREVIEW is produced by CNN/Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com is the home of CNN/Sports Illustrated, the 24-hour sports network, as well as Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. on the Web and the sports site for CNN.com and Time Warner. |
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