DIGICEL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINE & LENGTH INC., ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF LIVE RADIO COVERAGE OF WEST INDIES AWAY SERIES 2011
Contacts:
Gillian Power
Digicel
+1 876 4708601
gillian.power@digicelgroup.com
Barry A. Wilkinson
Managing Director, Line & Length Inc.
+1 246 8216504 (m)
DIGICEL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINE & LENGTH INC., ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF LIVE RADIO COVERAGE OF WEST INDIES AWAY SERIES 2011
- Fans in for a radio treat as Line & Length set to cover all matches of the West Indies tour of Bangladesh and India
Thursday October 6th 2011 – Bridgetown, Barbados: Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies Cricket, has announced its sponsorship of live radio coverage for all games in the upcoming West Indies away series against Bangladesh and India through its partnership with regional network broadcaster, Line & Length.
Thanks to Digicel’s sponsorship, Line & Length Network will provide regional supporters with live ball-by-ball radio broadcasts of the eagerly anticipated away series beginning next week. In addition, the Regional Super50 tournament in Guyana will also be aired on radio stations in the Caribbean.
The arrangement between Line & Length and Digicel is an extension of their partnership in which they have teamed up to provide coverage of the Digicel Home Series since 2009 and this year’s free-to-air coverage will allow listeners around the Caribbean to follow the games, enter competitions to win prizes courtesy of Digicel as well as voice their opinions live on air.
Digicel Group Head of Sponsorship, Karl Donnelly, said; “As proud sponsor of West Indies cricket, we want our customers and West Indies fans to hear how our team is doing at home and on overseas tours. As such, we are happy to continue our relationship with Line & Length and we look forward to hearing our team’s performance overseas.”
Line & Length Inc. Managing Director, Barry Wilkinson, said; “The move to provide coverage of the overseas tours was prompted by a lack of radio broadcasts for West Indies trips outside the Caribbean in recent years. However, we have listened to our audiences and while many fans like watching cricket on television, many also enjoy listening to radio throughout the night and into the wee hours of the morning when the West Indies team is on tour.”
“We need to respond to our listeners and we could not have done it without the help of our corporate partners, Digicel,” continued Wilkinson.
The broadcasts will be aired on 15 radio stations in 13 countries across the region and will feature some of the usual Line & Length voices including, Andrew Mason, Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, Simon Crosskill and David Brook.
The West Indies’ tour of Bangladesh, which includes two Tests, three One-Day Internationals and one Twenty20, runs from Tuesday 11th October to Thursday 3rd November 2011, while the India series that follows immediately after, will have three Tests and five One-Day Internationals and is expected to finish on Monday 12th December 2011.
Regional fans can also listen to live coverage of the Regional Super50 in Guyana from Wednesday 19th to Saturday 29th October when Line & Length will air two matches per day during the preliminary segment of the competition along with the semi-finals and final.
SportsMax, the Caribbean sports channel, is also an associate sponsor of the coverage for the matches in Bangladesh and India.
ENDS
REGIONAL RADIO STATIONS COVERAGE
| COUNTRY | STATION |
| Barbados | CBC Radio 94.7FM |
| Trinidad | VIBE CT 105FM and Caribbean New Media (CNMG), Talk City 91.1FM |
| Jamaica | KLAS Sports FM 89 and Newstalk 93 |
| Antigua | ABS Radio |
| Anguilla | Radio Anguilla |
| St. Lucia | RSL 97 (The Experience) |
| Grenada | Grenada Broadcasting |
| St. Vincent | NBC Radio |
| Guyana | NCN |
| Dominica | Kairee FM |
| St. Marteen | Pearl FM |
| St. Kitts | ZIZ Radio |
| Cayman Islands | Radio Cayman |
ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
After ten years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 11.5 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.
Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.
In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.
Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information.
ABOUT LINE & LENGTH
Line & Length Inc. was formed in April 2006 by journalist, Barry Wilkinson.
The company specialises in television and radio marketing/production; marketing of cricket DVDs and memorabilia and the first ever Sports barbershop.
The company has successfully managed programming on Television with their hit series Line & Length and other TV and radio programmes including Sportslocker and Cricket Xtra.
Since the formation of the Line & Length Network, it has provided free-to-air radio coverage of Digicel West Indies home series and other regional tournaments under the auspices of the West Indies Cricket Board.
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October 6th 2011 - DIGICEL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINE & LENGTH INC., ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF LIVE RADIO COVERAGE OF WEST INDIES AWAY SERIES 2011Contacts:
Gillian Power
Digicel
+1 876 4708601
gillian.power@digicelgroup.com
Barry A. Wilkinson
Managing Director, Line & Length Inc.
+1 246 8216504 (m)
DIGICEL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINE & LENGTH INC., ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF LIVE RADIO COVERAGE OF WEST INDIES AWAY SERIES 2011
- Fans in for a radio treat as Line & Length set to cover all matches of the West Indies tour of Bangladesh and India
Thursday October 6th 2011 – Bridgetown, Barbados: Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies Cricket, has announced its sponsorship of live radio coverage for all games in the upcoming West Indies away series against Bangladesh and India through its partnership with regional network broadcaster, Line & Length.
Thanks to Digicel’s sponsorship, Line & Length Network will provide regional supporters with live ball-by-ball radio broadcasts of the eagerly anticipated away series beginning next week. In addition, the Regional Super50 tournament in Guyana will also be aired on radio stations in the Caribbean.
The arrangement between Line & Length and Digicel is an extension of their partnership in which they have teamed up to provide coverage of the Digicel Home Series since 2009 and this year’s free-to-air coverage will allow listeners around the Caribbean to follow the games, enter competitions to win prizes courtesy of Digicel as well as voice their opinions live on air.
Digicel Group Head of Sponsorship, Karl Donnelly, said; “As proud sponsor of West Indies cricket, we want our customers and West Indies fans to hear how our team is doing at home and on overseas tours. As such, we are happy to continue our relationship with Line & Length and we look forward to hearing our team’s performance overseas.”
Line & Length Inc. Managing Director, Barry Wilkinson, said; “The move to provide coverage of the overseas tours was prompted by a lack of radio broadcasts for West Indies trips outside the Caribbean in recent years. However, we have listened to our audiences and while many fans like watching cricket on television, many also enjoy listening to radio throughout the night and into the wee hours of the morning when the West Indies team is on tour.”
“We need to respond to our listeners and we could not have done it without the help of our corporate partners, Digicel,” continued Wilkinson.
The broadcasts will be aired on 15 radio stations in 13 countries across the region and will feature some of the usual Line & Length voices including, Andrew Mason, Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, Simon Crosskill and David Brook.
The West Indies’ tour of Bangladesh, which includes two Tests, three One-Day Internationals and one Twenty20, runs from Tuesday 11th October to Thursday 3rd November 2011, while the India series that follows immediately after, will have three Tests and five One-Day Internationals and is expected to finish on Monday 12th December 2011.
Regional fans can also listen to live coverage of the Regional Super50 in Guyana from Wednesday 19th to Saturday 29th October when Line & Length will air two matches per day during the preliminary segment of the competition along with the semi-finals and final.
SportsMax, the Caribbean sports channel, is also an associate sponsor of the coverage for the matches in Bangladesh and India.
ENDS
REGIONAL RADIO STATIONS COVERAGE
| COUNTRY | STATION |
| Barbados | CBC Radio 94.7FM |
| Trinidad | VIBE CT 105FM and Caribbean New Media (CNMG), Talk City 91.1FM |
| Jamaica | KLAS Sports FM 89 and Newstalk 93 |
| Antigua | ABS Radio |
| Anguilla | Radio Anguilla |
| St. Lucia | RSL 97 (The Experience) |
| Grenada | Grenada Broadcasting |
| St. Vincent | NBC Radio |
| Guyana | NCN |
| Dominica | Kairee FM |
| St. Marteen | Pearl FM |
| St. Kitts | ZIZ Radio |
| Cayman Islands | Radio Cayman |
ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
After ten years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 11.5 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.
Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.
In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean.
Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information.
ABOUT LINE & LENGTH
Line & Length Inc. was formed in April 2006 by journalist, Barry Wilkinson.
The company specialises in television and radio marketing/production; marketing of cricket DVDs and memorabilia and the first ever Sports barbershop.
The company has successfully managed programming on Television with their hit series Line & Length and other TV and radio programmes including Sportslocker and Cricket Xtra.
Since the formation of the Line & Length Network, it has provided free-to-air radio coverage of Digicel West Indies home series and other regional tournaments under the auspices of the West Indies Cricket Board.
