Sep 11, 2017   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

AT&T SportsNet To Be Available On DIRECTV, U-verse And CenturyLink In Las Vegas And Surrounding Areas

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T SportsNet, the rights holder of the Vegas Golden Knights regional game telecasts, announced today its expansion into Nevada, as well as parts of California and Mohave County, Arizona, on DIRECTV, U-verse and CenturyLink® Prism® TV. The regional sports network will be available to subscribers in those areas beginning on September 15, 2017.

"We are extremely proud to have AT&T SportsNet as our local television rights holder and thrilled to have the first distribution deals finalized," said Vegas Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz. "There is a great deal of excitement for Vegas Golden Knights hockey in Las Vegas and throughout our broadcast territory. As more of these distribution agreements are completed, we know the excitement will continue to grow."

"We are focused on providing Prism TV subscribers with the best local entertainment choices so it was very important to us to ensure that AT&T SportsNet and Vegas Golden Knights hockey were part of the channel lineup for our Nevada subscribers," said Jeremy Ferkin, CenturyLink vice president of operations for Nevada. "We look forward to the premium sports content this channel will provide."

The extensive line-up of more than 75 LIVE Vegas Golden Knights telecasts, starting with four pre-season games, will be available to local area customers who subscribe to a viewing package that includes AT&T SportsNet. AT&T SportsNet will be available on DIRECTV channel 684, U-verse channels 757 (SD) and 1757 (HD), and CenturyLink channels 760 (SD) and 1760 (HD).

VGK preseason schedule on AT&T SportsNet:

    Date     Game Time (PT) Teams
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    Sept. 17 2pm            Vegas Golden Knights @ Vancouver Canucks
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    Sept. 26 7pm            Vegas Golden Knights vs. LA Kings
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    Sept. 28 7pm            Vegas Golden Knights vs. Colorado Avalanche
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    Oct. 1   5pm            Vegas Golden Knights vs. San Jose Sharks
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"We are very excited that AT&T and CenturyLink will be providing AT&T SportsNet to the Vegas Golden Knights territory," said VP of Business Affairs and Affiliate Relations, Nina Kinch. "We expect that other distributors in the area will want to allow their customers to see Vegas Golden Knights games as well."

AT&T SportsNet will also televise Mountain West Conference football and basketball games, which will include UNLV and University of Nevada.

Here is the MWC football schedule on AT&T SportsNet:

    Date           Game Time (MT)                              Teams
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    September 16th 5:00 p.m.      Idaho State at Nevada
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    September 30th 8:00 p.m.      Nevada at Fresno State
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    October 7th    2:30 p.m.      Colorado State at Utah State
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    October 14th   12:00 p.m.     UNLV at Air Force
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    October 14th   8:00 p.m.      New Mexico at Fresno State
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    October 21st   4:00 p.m.      Utah State at UNLV
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    October 28th   8:00 p.m.      UNLV at Fresno State
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    November 4th   3:30 p.m.      Utah State at New Mexico
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    November 18th  12:00 p.m.     Fresno State at Wyoming
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    November 25th  1:00 p.m.      UNLV at Nevada
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About AT&T SportsNet:

AT&T SportsNet(TM) is the television home of the Colorado Rockies, Utah Jazz, Vegas Golden Knights and Mountain West Conference. The network delivers more than 350 live events each year across eleven states - all of which are available in high definition. AT&T SportsNet is owned and operated by AT&T Sports Networks, which operates regional sports networks in the Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions. The three networks combined reach across 21 states and hold exclusive rights to produce and distribute live events from more than 15 teams and conferences.

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