ACTV: Versus in North America

The CC has been deeply concerned about the quality and quantity of TV coverage for AC 32 for over two years. We sincerely hope it is all coming together under ACM's care, custody and control. Time will tell.

In the meantime, we will publish here on the CCB any and all TV schedules of AC coverage that come our way, especially in countries with Challengers. To that end, this week we are seeing press reports of the coverage the Versus network (formerly OLN) will provide in and around North America. This from the Associated Press wire story:

America's Cup to Set Sail on Versus

By The Associated Press

(Multichannel News) _ Versus will provide coverage of the 32nd America's Cup, as well as the America's Cup Challenger Series presented by Louis Vuitton that precedes it.

The network's Challenger Series coverage will begin when the round-robin event launches April 16, and it will include Cup Dates -- daily highlight shows -- as well as live daily coverage of the semifinals and finals starting in mid-May. As for the America's Cup, coverage starts Saturday, June 23 from Valencia, Spain, with each race of the best-of-nine series airing live from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. (EDT) each day, with replays at noon and 7:30 p.m.

The Versus website will offer 24-hour access to race information beginning with the Challenger Series, including video clips of race footage; sailing features; daily reports from Versus commentators and sailing experts; insider information about the races, teams and competitors; photo galleries; and updates of overall race standings.