Plenty of great video content offered on both CBSSports.com and DirecTV. Here are a few highlights.
The 2011 Masters Live suite of video productions will again feature a lineup of three channels of live golf action from the Masters Tournament, including:
Amen Corner: Live streaming video of the 11th, 12th and 13th holes from the Augusta National Golf Club. Ian Eagle and Matt Gogel will provide commentary and analysis for Amen Corner.
15 & 16: Live streaming video of the 15th and 16th holes from the Augusta National Golf Club. Jerry Foltz and Billy Ray Brown will serve as the announcers for 15 & 16.
Featured Group: Live streaming video of selected pairings as they play Hole Nos. 10-18 from Augusta National Golf Club. Andrew Catalonand Billy Kratzert will be following the Featured Group pairings.
Immediately following the conclusion of CBS Sports’ television coverage on Saturday and Sunday, CBSSports.com will present a Masters Live Recap Show. Hosted by Eagle and Gogel, the Masters Live Recap Show will review all of Saturday and Sunday’s action and be available live and on demand.
Over on DirecTV they also have some cool Masters coverage.
DIRECTV’s Masters Mosaic (channels 701-707) combines CBS Sports’ and ESPN’s live coverage of the Tournament with interactive links to more video, scores and stats to offer golf fans the best way to follow all the action. And for the first time, DIRECTV’s interactive application will be available 24 hours a day so fans can keep track of the Leader Board and players’ scorecards anytime they want during the 72-hole tournament. New features this year include:
- The Masters Mix Channel – sports a new design and fresh graphics, and has two more channels that will offer fans six views of the Tournament: the main CBS/ESPN feed; two featured group channels; Amen Corner; holes 15 and 16; and “Masters in Depth,” along with a continuously running leader board featuring live tee times, scoring and leaders’ locations on the course.
- Additional Featured Group Channel – lets viewers “walk the course” each day with more of the world’s best golfers as they vie for the coveted green jacket. Every extra channel of coverage will be fully produced with its own announcers.
- Masters In-depth Channel – enhanced this year with a live broadcast featuring exclusive interviews with players, live updates of rounds in progress and press room cut-ins.
- Expanded coverage – DIRECTV and ESPN viewers can begin watching one hour earlier than the regular broadcast on Thursday and Friday.
- Player stats – available on demand and shows how each player is performing against the course and the field, including greens hit in regulation, driving distance and putting average.
