PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MAINE PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION
The Maine Principals’ Association is pleased to announce that the streaming rights to the North and South Regional Basketball Semifinals and Finals has been awarded to the Northeast Sports Network, Inc. (NSN) of Lyndonville, Vt. All 60 games from Bangor, Augusta, and Portland will be provided free to the viewer.
Northeast Sports Network (NSN) is a New England based company founded in 2006 that specializes in live athletic event production, web streaming, and web hosting. Their 10 years of experience includes being the exclusive production and web streaming provider for 15 collegiate athletic programs throughout New England and New York. NSN also has extensive experience providing high school webcasts in Vermont and New Hampshire including regular season and championship coverage of over 2000 games. NSN is committed to providing high quality FREE web broadcasts, exceptional service, and timely technical support to viewers all over the world.
Under the agreement, NSN will provide Hi-Definition live video streams. The production will include three camera angles, instant replay, a full graphics package, commercial and advertising insertion, with play by play, color commentary and instant archiving. Games will be viewable on all smart phones, tablets, computers, and smart TVs.
“We are excited to be working with such an experienced streaming provider”, said MPA Executive Director Dick Durost. “This successfully completes our Basketball Tournament coverage package with the NFHS Network covering all 72 regional quarterfinals as in the last two years, with the Northeast Sports Network covering all 60 regional semifinals and finals games, and with MPBN providing live television broadcasts of the 10 state championship games!”
The contact person for NSN is President / CEO Eric Berry. The media may contact him at eberry@nsnsports.net or at 802-274-0754.
The Maine Principals’ Association is a professional association representing Maine’s K-12 principals, assistant principals, and career and technology center directors. The Association dates back to 1921 and focuses its work on promoting the principalship, supporting principals as educational leaders, and promoting and administering interscholastic activities in grades 9-12.
