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Verizon FiOS Offers Preview In October To Introduce Subscribers To ONE World Sports(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Stamford, CT (PRWEB) October 07, 2014 Beginning Saturday, October 18, Verizon FiOS will offer a two-week preview of ONE World Sports, offering all FiOS subscribers an opportunity to experience the network known for delivering best-in-class sports events live from around the world at no cost. ONE World Sports will also devote the full broadcast day of Saturday, October 25 to "Super Soctober Saturday," featuring eight soccer matches over 18½ hours that collectively define the global scope of the network. "Super Soctober Saturday" features the first leg of the AFC Champions League Final, live from Sydney, Australia; three J. League matches from Japan; an A-League derby matchup from Australia between Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City; and an encore presentation of the thrilling 2014 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Hull City. In primetime, the network crosses the ocean to showcase the defending NASL champion New York Cosmos as they face their long-standing rival, the Tampa Bay Rowdies, live at 7:30pm ET. ONE World Sports is further enhancing FiOS' October promotion with a sweepstakes designed to appeal to soccer fans. One lucky winner of the first ever "ONE World Sports Super Soctober Sweepstakes" will be flown to London, along with a guest, to see the Premier League's Arsenal Football Club (F.C.) face rival Everton F.C. at Emirates Stadium on February 28, 2015. During the October 18 to November 3 free preview period, all of Verizon's more than five million FiOS customers will be able to watch ONE World Sports, which is currently available to approximately three million FiOS subscribers through the FiOS TV Extreme and FiOS TV Ultimate packages. During the preview, FiOS customers will have a chance to see the start of the Chinese Basketball Association season when the defending champions Beijing Ducks and its star, former New York Knick Stephon Marbury, take on the Guangdong Southern Tigers, featuring recent American high school recruit, Emmanuel Mudiay, who is projected to be one of the top NBA 2015 draft picks. Plus, six live Kontinental Hockey League games and the final leg of the AFC Champions League Finals will be telecast during the preview. FiOS will promote ONE World Sports in a number of its marketing channels, including cross-channel spots, email communication, web banners and a presence on the Interactive Media Guide that all subscribers see when they turn on their TVs. Fans can enter the "Super Soctober Sweepstakes" at http://www.oneworldsports.com. ONE World Sports can be seen on Verizon FiOS on channel 309. About ONE World Sports ONE World Sports is a multiplatform sports network featuring exclusive best-in-class sporting events, live from around the globe. The network was created to fulfill American sports fans' growing demand for global sports. ONE World Sports delivers live and exclusive coverage of some of America's most popular sports played outside the USA – basketball, baseball, golf and ice hockey – plus sporting events with the largest global following, including soccer and cricket. ONE World Sports showcases some of the world's most competitive soccer, including Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, FC Bayern Munich, AC Milan, and the New York Cosmos, along with top soccer from Asia and the Pacific Rim. The network also exclusively telecasts the England National Cricket Team's international home matches, Japan's legendary baseball team, the Yomiuri Giants, Kontinental Hockey League, Champions Hockey League, Chinese Basketball Association, OneAsia Golf Tour, and the top competitions in table tennis and badminton from around the world. ONE World Sports is available via Verizon FiOS, DISH Network, Charter Communications, Cablevision's Optimum TV, Mediacom Communications, Hawaiian Telcom and Google Fiber. ONE World Sports, headquartered in Stamford, CT, is owned and operated by ONE Media Corp., which also owns and operates ONE CONNXT, a global HD/SD broadcast video transport services provider; and America ONE Sports, a leading provider of live broadband sports. For more info, see http://www.oneworldsports.com. Contact: Tom Campo Campo Communications, LLC 212-590-2464 Tom(at)CampoComm(dot)com Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/10/prweb12224979.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |