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Big Sky Announces Altitude Sports & Entertainment Men’s Basketball Sunday Game of the Week Package

OGDEN, Utah (August 27, 2007) - Altitude Sports & Entertainment will televise nine Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball contests this season in a Sunday Game of the Week, the network and the league announced on Monday.

All nine Big Sky Conference teams will appear in the package at least once, with games originating from six conference sites. The package will begin on Dec. 30 when Northern Colorado meets Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Ariz. The final regular-season game will be Sunday, Feb. 24 between Montana and Idaho State from Pocatello, Idaho.

Games will begin at 2 p.m. Mountain, with the exception of a Jan. 13 showdown between Portland State and Idaho State, which will begin at 1 p.m. Mountain.

“It was important to us to make sure all of our teams gained exposure through our Sunday Game of the Week,’’ said Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton. “This schedule achieves that goal. There are some great matchups in our package. We’re extremely excited to launch this Game of the Week on Altitude.’’

“We are pleased to increase our programming from the Big Sky Conference,” said Altitude Sports & Entertainment’s Shelly Harper Senior Vice President of Programming. “Our game of the week will showcase all the teams in the Conference and reinforce our commitment to regional sports in the market.”

Altitude’s coverage of Big Sky basketball won’t end with the regular season. The network also plans to carry one of the Big Sky Championship semifinals on March 11 live. The network will also televise the women’s basketball championship live on March 15 at 5 p.m. Mountain.

Altitude is available within a 10-state territory of the Rocky Mountain Region including: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Northern New Mexico, Northeast Nevada and Southwest South Dakota.

Altitude and the Big Sky Conference will work to make the feeds available to local networks in Sacramento, Calif., Flagstaff, Ariz., Cheney, Wash., and Portland, Ore., when teams from those markets appear in the package.

2007-08 Altitude Sports & Entertainment Big Sky Conference Game of the Week

Sunday, Dec. 30 Northern Colorado at Northern Arizona 2:00

Sunday, Jan. 6 Weber State at Northern Colorado 2:00

Sunday, Jan. 13 Portland State at Idaho State 1:00

Sunday, Jan. 20 Weber State at Montana 2:00

Sunday, Jan. 27 Northern Arizona at Idaho State 2:00

Sunday, Feb. 3 Montana at Eastern Washington 2:00

Sunday, Feb. 10 Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona 2:00

Sunday, Feb. 17 Sacramento State at Montana State 2:00

Sunday, Feb. 24 Montana at Idaho State 2:00

Tuesday, March 11 Tournament Semifinal Game TBA

*All Times Mountain

About Altitude

Altitude Sports & Entertainment is a regional sports and entertainment network. Altitude is the television home of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Rapids (MLS), Colorado Mammoth (NLL) and Colorado Eagles (CHL). The collegiate line-up includes contests from the Big Sky, Big 12, WAC, Big East and RMAC. In addition, Altitude offers entertainment and community programming from music to theatrical performances, as well as boxing, rodeo, auto racing, golf, skiing and extreme sports, and a series of outdoor and lifestyle shows. Altitude is available on Dish Network channel 410, and DirecTV channel 644. For more information, visit www.altitude.tv.