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Impact sign multimedia deal, name TVA Sports broadcaster

Montreal partner with Quebecor Media Group ahead of MLS debut

MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact and the Quebecor Media Group announced a five-year partnership on Thursday as the team prepares to join Major League Soccer in 2012, and TVA Sports has been named the official broadcaster of the club.

TVA Sports will present 24 of the Impact’s games next season, all in high definition.

“The entire Impact organization is very excited about the partnership we have formed with Quebecor Media and its subsidiaries,” Impact president Joey Saputo said in a press conference Thursday. “With this announcement, we can confirm today that all Impact games will be broadcast on television in high definition starting [in] 2012.

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/14/impact-sign-multimedia-deal-name-tva-sports-broadcaster

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FRÉDÉRIC LORD AND OLIVIER BRETT, THE NEW IMPACT VOICES AT TVA SPORTS


MONTREAL - Frédéric Lord and Olivier Brett will be the new voices of the Impact on TVA Sports, the club’s new official broadcaster for Major League Soccer (MLS), in 2012.

Frédéric Lord will handle the play-by-play duties, while Olivier Brett will be the analyst. The new duo will begin work on Sept. 13 for UEFA Champions League games.

The new network, which will officially launch on Sept. 12, will notably be available on Videotron Illico on channel #24 and #624 (HD).

www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1727&Focus=0

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The Montreal announces its 2012 broadcast schedule

For the first time in club history, all games will be broadcast live on television

MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact released its complete 2012 broadcast schedule Thursday, including 22 games on TVA Sports, the club’s official broadcaster, along with 12 games on RDS/TSN, the league’s official broadcaster. For the first time in club history, all games will be broadcast live on television.

THE 2012 SCHEDULE: www.impactmontreal.com/en/schedule

Schedule Changes

The Impact also announced that start times for three games have been changed. On April 7, the game versus Toronto FC at Olympic Stadium will kickoff at noon ET instead of 1pm. On July 4, the match in Kansas City will move from 7:30pm to 7pm. Finally, on October 20 in Toronto, the game is scheduled at 1:30pm instead of 2pm.

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/montreal-impact-announces-its-2012-broadcast-schedule