The Company has been working closely with NFL Network to identify, organize, integrate, and store nearly 5,000 hours of program material for broadcast. On-location, Crawford’s transportable fleet is providing transmission and HD encoding for eight Thursday night NFL games, several college bowls and the Scouting Combine coming up in February. During 2008, NFL Network will televise nearly 200 football games including eight regular season primetime NFL games, 54 preseason games, 96 game re-airs, Super Bowl and “NFL Classic Games,” plus the Insight Bowl, Texas Bowl and Senior Bowl along with many more award-winning shows. The Network is available on more than 240 cable systems, DirecTV, Dish Network and telephone company video providers AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS.
“Crawford’s technical operations and expertise for comprehensive broadcast services are well respected in the industry,” says Glenn Adamo, vice president of media operations for NFL. “Their turnkey master control origination solutions deliver our promise to our affiliates and core audience – football 365 days a year. Our fans depend on NFL Network for everything football, so moving into a new season with Crawford delivering our product reaffirms our commitment to our fans.”