[email protected] posted on January 16, 2018 16:02
Contact: John Johnson
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Jan. 16 – Applications are now being accepted for the MHSAA’s fifth annual SBP Excellence Awards, which recognizes the efforts of its member schools participating in the School Broadcast Program, for content produced during the 2017-18 school year.
SBP schools can submit up to two entries in each of six categories: Best single-camera production; best multicamera production; best use of graphics; best produced local commercials/features; best student play-by-play announcers; and best highlight clip.
The SBP Excellence Awards will be used in selecting the Program of the Year. Other criteria for Program of the Year include quantity and quality of productions and sports covered; best command of graphics software; initiative to cover home and away athletic contests; and initiative/creative in selling local advertising and subscriptions.
Montrose High School has won the Program of the Year award the past four years.
More details about the 2017-18 SBP Excellence Awards, and an online entry form, can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA Website. (For more details, CLICK HERE; to go to the entry form, CLICK HERE)
The deadline for submitting entries is February 16, 2018 at 4 p.m.
Over 90 live sporting events are scheduled on MHSAA.tv this week, produced by by SBP participants. A total of 55 games at the varsity level will be covered, with more to be added as the week progresses. Be sure to check Upcoming Events on the MHSAA.tv home page daily for last-minute additions.
In its ninth year, the School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events; with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics. Pixellot – The NFHS Network’s automated streaming solution - is used by schools wishing to live stream games, but lack the ability to staff the events. The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.
Here’s this week’s MHSAA.tv schedule of video streams available being produced by SBP members:
Tuesday - January 16
Wednesday - January 17
Thursday, January 18
Friday – January 19
Saturday – January 20
Monday – January 21
Tuesday – January 22
Wednesday – January 24
NFHS Network subscriptions begin at $9.95 a month. Subscribers will have access to all live video and streaming statistics across the country. All content becomes available for free, on- demand viewing 72 hours after being shown live. School Broadcast Program participants will also be selling Season and Annual Passes at a discounted rate. A portion of every subscription sold by a school goes to benefit its program.
A complete list of participating schools can be found on the School Broadcast Program page of the MHSAA website.
Highlights of games produced in the past week by MHSAA School Broadcast Program members feature the following events:
Highlights can be found each week on the MHSAA.tv website, the home page of the MHSAA Website, and the MHSAASports Channel on YouTube.
A record 105 radio stations and web-based audio outlets carry the MHSAA Network’s This Week In High School Sports.
This week’s show features Ewen-Trout Creek basketball center Jake Witt; passes out Game Balls to Xavier Staubs and Grant Warner of Corunna in Boys Swimming; talks about a new basketball rule in the Be The Referee segment; and closes with an announcement about the nine semifinalists in this year’s Battle of The Fans.
A complete list of outlets where you can listen to the show can be found on the This Week In High School Sports page of the MHSAA Website.
This Week In High School Sports and Be The Referee are posted to the home page of the MHSAA Website by Noon on Tuesday each week; and is also available on the MHSAA Network Website.
With the winter sports season fully underway, StateChamps! High School Sports Show returns with new weekly editions debuting each Sunday at 9 a.m. on Fox Sports Detroit – featuring fresh editions of the MHSAA Minute.
The MHSAA Minute takes a look each week at different things happening in the life of the Association, from promoting educational programs to rules changes in high school sports. This week’s Minute promotes the upcoming Women In Sports Leadership Conference. Archived editions of MHSAA Minute can be found on the StateChamps! YouTube Channel.
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