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Spike TV named the official and exclusive broadcast partner of E3 2013

Killthee

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Press Release said:
SPIKE TV NAMED THE OFFICIAL AND EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNER OF E3 2013

Spike's "E3 All Access Live" to Bring Gamers Unprecedented LIVE Multi-Platform Coverage of XBOX: A New Generation of Games and Entertainment and EA Media Showcase, Breaking News, Gaming Trailers and Demos

New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA - May 28, 2013 - Spike TV has been named the official broadcaster for the biggest event in video games, the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo. The network, coming off its exclusive television broadcast of the Xbox One reveal, will once again be the home for all things gaming. Fans will be treated to LIVE multi-platform coverage of all the action taking place at E3.

Spike TV's "E3 All Access Live" (#GTE3) will provide viewers with nearly 20 hours of LIVE coverage over two days, including exclusive television broadcast access to the highly-anticipated XBOX: A New Generation of Games and Entertainment and EA media showcase (#EAE3) featuring ground-breaking news, gaming trailers and demos starting on Monday, June 10. This is the fourth year in a row Spike TV will be exclusively airing the Xbox media briefing on television and the third year in a row it will be exclusively airing the EA media showcase.

"This is the E3 we've been waiting for," said Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sports and Multi-platform Programming, Spike TV. "After years of anticipation, E3 2013 will showcase the next generation of technology that will change the entertainment landscape. As the official broadcaster of E3, we're excited that Spike will be the destination to see it all first."

Considered to be the ultimate event in the video game industry, the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo runs June 11-13, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. "E3 All Access Live" will kick-off its multi-platform coverage on Spike TV, in HD, from Los Angeles one day before the event is open to the public on Monday, June 10 (Noon-5:30pm ET/ 9:00am-2:30pm PT) and continue at 5:30-11:00pm ET / 2:30-8:00pm PT. Spike.com will stream five more live hours on Tuesday, June 11 (Noon-5:00pm ET/ 9:00am-2:00pm PT). The live special will also be supported through additional digital pre and post shows as well as through online simulcasts.

The on-air sponsors of Spike TV's "E3 All Access Live" are Hyundai Motor America and Pizza Hut, and Capcom's Remember Me will serve as the show's digital sponsor.

"E3 All Access Live" will be supported on Spike TV through "GTTV with Geoff Keighley," "All Access Weekly" and "Playbook 360;" online on Spike.com and GameTrailers.com; socially through its Facebook and Twitter feed @SpikeTV and through mobile phones and tablets including iPhone, iPad and Android devices, as well as on the big screens in New York City's Times Square.

Spike's E3 expert team include "GTTV" hosts Geoff Keighley, Amanda Mackay, Daniel Kayser, and Katie Linendoll, host of the network's tech-centric show, "All Access Weekly."

The "E3 All Access Live" team will broadcast from its own E3 studio overlooking the Los Angeles Convention Center and will feature the industry's top press conference events, breaking gaming news and announcements, never-before-seen trailers and gameplay footage, exclusive interviews with the biggest names in gaming and entertainment and much more to be announced in the next coming weeks.
The wording on their Monday coverage is throwing me off a bit, but I think they're saying the coverage will continue on Spike.com//Gametrailers after 5:30 PM. FWIW, Sony's conference has never aired on Spike and their current schedule has their E3 coverage ending at 5:30PM.

UPDATE: Second block of Monday programming (Ubi/Sony conferences) will only be streamed confirmed.

Correct, we will be streaming all the E3 conferences online as part of our coverage, but Sony will not be on Spike. I would love to have had PlayStation on Spike, but the late start time (primetime on the east coast) makes it very difficult. That said we are working on some awesome content for PS fans that will be a part of our live coverage on TV.

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Jb

Member
I thought they were the only ones broacasting press confs on TV? Does that mean the Sony/Ubi will be on another channel, or just no on TV?
 

Owzers

Member
So...it ends at 11pm est for coverage, will Sony's press conference that starts at 9pm be 2 hours or will they have coverage after the conference?
 

Killthee

helped a brotha out on multiple separate occasions!
The wording on their Monday coverage is throwing me off a bit. Is it continuing on SpikeTV or is it switching over to Spike.com/Gametrailers at 5:30PM? Last year they streamed the evening conferences (Ubi/Sony) and their current schedule has their TV coverage ending on 5:30PM.
 
I remember when I had to wait for e3 news from a magazine and I always wondered why wasn't there a TV show or something dedicated to that.

Welp, better late than never.
 

BD1

Banned
So no live television coverage on Tuesday? Only streaming on the web?

Probably b/c there is no Nintendo conference to cover.
 

Seda

Member
The wording on their Monday coverage is throwing me off a bit. Is it continuing on SpikeTV or is it switching over to Spike.com/Gametrailers at 5:30PM? Last year they streamed the evening conferences (Ubi/Sony) and their current schedule has their TV coverage ending on 5:30PM.

Yes it is awkward.

Going by Pacific times:

They say TV coverage June 10th, 9:00am-2:30pm and continue at 2:30-8:00pm [so why not just say 9:00am-8:00pm?].

And then they say Spike.com will stream five more hours on Tuesday, June 11. 9:00am-2:00pm PT
 
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