Contact Closures Now On NET-2
As we continue to expand and improve our new Lincoln Broadcast Operations Center, we have added capability to send contact closures for both NET-1 and NET-2 for all Husker Sports Network produced programming.  For example, Volleyball games that are on NET-2 will have contact closures for local breaks, legal ID, end of game, and local sponsor liners.  Events not produced by the Husker Sports Network (ie: Nebraska Broadcasters Association call-in shows) will not have contact closures as these shows are not produced in the Husker Sports Network Broadcast Operations Center.  Please make sure your engineer has wired your automation system to the contact closure connections on your Husker Sports Network satellite receiver (refer to the tech notes for details).

Meet The Huskers Now Available
Our first batch of Meet The Huskers features are available here on the affiliate website.  We anticipate producing at least 20 features, and possibly more based on player availability.  Each file you download will have our produced open and network sponsor spot (Sinclair Oil), then a three second gap where you may edit in your local sponsor spot, followed by the Meet The Huskers feature.  If you would like a custom close produced which mentions your local sponsor, email that copy to operations@huskersportsnetwork.com and we'll send the MP3 back to you.

Football Format Has Changed!!!
We have finalized the football format for 2008, and it has been posted in the Formats section of this affiliate website.  There have been a few changes, most notably the position of the scoreboard and locker room shows have been swapped so we can get the locker room comments from players on the network quicker.

The University of Nebraska Signs IMG College to Landmark Multimedia Rights Contract

Rights Agreement is One of the Largest in Collegiate Athletics History

LINCOLN, Neb., (June 13, 2008) - The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved a 13-year multimedia rights partnership between the Nebraska Athletic Department and IMG College worth $112.5 million ($109 million guaranteed), making it one of the largest contracts of its kind, according to research conducted by the SportsBusiness Journal in 2007.  Full Release

Nebraska High School Football Show
We are pleased to announce the addition of high school coverage to our 2008 programming. Jeff Culhane will host a one hour high school scoreboard show, called the Nebraska High School Football Show. This show will include scores from every game across the state, interviews with prominent players in that night’s contest, and recaps from sports directors across the state. The show will begin on Friday, August 29^th and run through the semifinal round of the state playoffs. It will run in the 10PM Central time hour.  More information is available from this PDF file.  The format will be available soon, and will be very similar to one hour of Sports Nightly.

Affiliate Notification System
This system sends E-mails and text messages to quickly notify you if there is a change (rain delay, postponement, network technical problem, etc.).  We can notify any combination of up to three E-Mail and/or phone text address.  To update your station's info, please call our Lincoln Broadcast Operation Center at 402.438.0225 and talk to Mike Elliott or Jeff Culhane.  Or E-mail operations@huskersportsnetwork.com

Affiliate Clearance Affidavit System
Each Monday morning we send program directors an E-mail that contains an Internet link specific for each of your stations.  When you click to open that link (or paste it into your web browser) you have a simple online form to fill out and let us know what programs you cleared during the previous week.  it only takes a minute, and we ask that you complete the report by 5PM each Tuesday.

Press Conferences and Other Network Programming
We will note any special programming details (ie: special announcement press conferences) in the section above where Sports Nightly guest info normally appears.  This is the one location we can easily keep updated.  we will also use our affiliate notification system.  You may also call our Broadcast Operations Center if you have any questions.  Regularly carried events (ie: weekly football press conferences) will be noted in the broadcast calendar.