CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League will televise 22 games on over-the-air (OTA) channels around the nation through the League’s partnership with Stadium this fall. Each of the games will also stream free and live on Patriot League Network (PLN) – PatriotLeague.TV and WatchStadium.com. Along with being televised each of these Patriot League events will be distributed live on Twitter and can be found by following @WatchStadium.
The listing of channels that will carry the Stadium broadcasts of Patriot League games is available by
CLICKING HERE.
“This is another opportunity to provide more exposure for our institutions and student-athletes for a national and international audience,” Patriot League Commissioner Jennifer Heppel said. “We are excited that our partnership with Stadium affords us these opportunities and look forward to continuing to explore new avenues to grow our brand.”
A total of seven Patriot League football games will air on Stadium through the end of the 2017 season, beginning when Georgetown hosts Harvard at RFK Stadium on Saturday, September 30. The eight-game schedule concludes when Bucknell travels to Fordham on Saturday November 18 to wrap up the regular-season. Stadium will air six men’s soccer matches, five women’s soccer matches and four women’s volleyball matches throughout the fall. The Patriot League Championship Game for men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will all be televised by Stadium, with one men’s and one women’s soccer semifinal matchup also being televised.
"We are thrilled to continue to offer new audience opportunities for the student-athletes, athletic departments and fans of our great partners at the Patriot League,” said Jason Coyle, CEO of Stadium. “With more than 30 million digital antennas in market across the country and millions who view broadcast television on cable looking for a modern day alternative to the traditional sports network, we are excited to bring this audience the live-game action that they cannot find anywhere else."
To watch Stadium on television, viewers must purchase a standard OTA (over-the-air) antenna, widely available from online retailers and local electronic stores.
Date Time Away Home Sport
Sept. 29 6 p.m. Navy Colgate Women’s Volleyball
Sept. 30 2 p.m. Harvard Georgetown (RFK) Football
October 3 7 p.m. Princeton Bucknell Women's Soccer
October 4 7 p.m. Holy Cross Boston University Men's Soccer
October 6 7 p.m. Lehigh American Women's Volleyball
October 7 1 p.m. Lehigh Colgate Football
October 10 5:05 p.m. Rhode Island Holy Cross Men's Soccer
October 11 7 p.m. Harvard Boston University Women's Soccer
October 14 Noon Fordham Colgate Football
October 18 7 p.m. Boston University Army West Point Women's Soccer
October 21 Noon Colgate Holy Cross Football
October 25 6 p.m. Bucknell Lehigh Men's Soccer
October 28 1 p.m. Lehigh Fordham Football
November 3 5 p.m. PL Semifinal TBA Women's Soccer
November 4 1 p.m. Holy Cross Fordham Football
November 5 Noon PL Championship TBA Women's Soccer
November 7 7 p.m. Navy Lehigh Women's Volleyball
November 10 TBA PL Semifinal TBA Men's Soccer
November 12 3 p.m. PL Championship TBA Men's Soccer
November 17 7:05 p.m. Clarkson Colgate M Hockey
November 18 Noon Bucknell Fordham Football
November 19 3 p.m. PL Championship TBA Women's Volleyball
The Patriot League will provide more regular-season and championship coverage throughout the course of the 2017-18 athletic season. Times and dates of Patriot League content on Stadium can be found throughout on the League’s official website –
www.PatriotLeague.com.
Viewers can access the 24/7 digital feed nationally via WatchStadium.com, Stadium iOS apps, the Twitter app on mobile & connected devices, or the OTT platform Pluto TV (Channel 207). Stadium Android apps, as well as additional connected devices and distribution partners, will be released in the coming weeks.
ABOUT STADIUM
Stadium is a new multi-platform sports network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium was formed when Campus Insiders, 120 Sports and The American Sports Network merged into a singular network to take advantage of a combined collection of professional and collegiate rights and unique access to both digital and television distribution opportunities.
Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including Silver Chalice, Sinclair Broadcast Group, MLBAM, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Time, Inc. To learn more, visit
https://watchstadium.com/
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its third decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.