The Carolina Panthers and Time Warner Cable SportsChannel announced today that TWC SportsChannel will be the exclusive local cable TV home of the Carolina Panthers. Beginning this month, the Panthers will produce more than 250 hours of programming annually for TWC SportsChannel that will air throughout the Carolinas on Time Warner Cable.
The Panthers’ TWC SportsChannel TV schedule begins July 23 at 6:00 p.m. with the debut episode of “Panthers Camp Confidential.” The series will air every Monday and Wednesday during Carolina Panthers Training Camp. The channel’s nightly Panthers programming kicks off on Monday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m. with “Panther Talk.”
“The Panthers have always enjoyed tremendous fan support throughout North & South Carolina & our new programming venture with Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will make us that much more accessible to our millions of fans throughout the region,” said Carolina Panthers President & CEO Danny Morrison.
In addition to televising Panthers pre-season NFL games, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will air nightly programs dedicated to the Panthers, live post-game and gamenight shows, a behind-the-scenes series and more, with several shows created exclusively for its viewers.
Mark Shuken, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Time Warner Cable Sports, noted: “Carolina Panthers fans are incredibly passionate and we’re excited to give them more access to the team than they’ve ever had before through our Time Warner Cable SportsChannel programming. New series like ‘Panthers Camp Confidential’ and our nightly shows will give fans Panther programming every day of the week.”
Annual highlights of the Panthers/TWC SportsChannel programming partnership will include:
Live telecasts and re-airs of the Panthers’ pre-season NFL games
New nightly shows titled “Panthers Roundtable” (Tuesdays – journalist roundtable discussions), “Panthers Game Plan” (Wednesdays – weekly update show complete with press conference highlights), “This Is Gross” (Thursdays – studio show led by former Panther Jordan Gross) and “Inside Panthers Football” (Fridays – Mick Mixon, the voice of the Panthers, gives fans an inside look at the game ahead) that are exclusive to TWC SportsChannel.
The television debut of “Panther Talk,” a live, hour-long team news and talk show running every Monday night for 30 weeks each year, including episodes exclusively for TWC SportsChannel’s television audience that feature extensive analysis of all that’s happening in the Panthers organization on a daily basis
“Panthers Camp Confidential,” a behind-the-scenes pre-season series that takes fans inside training camp and features exclusive footage, interviews and true inside access to the team.
Live TV simulcasts of the Panthers’ Post-Game Radio Show running after every Panthers home and away game throughout the season.
Expanded editions of “Panthers Game Day,” the club’s Sunday night highlight show, with a second half hour available exclusively on TWC SportsChannel
Live, hosted coach and player press conferences every week of the season
Plus exclusive specials about the team, such as a celebration of the Panthers’ 20th anniversary, and shows covering the Panthers’ year-round events, including extensive Panthers NFL Draft coverage and specials on rookie camp, mini-camp, free agency and the TopCats cheerleading tryouts
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