Premier Lacrosse League on television

Premier Lacrosse League (PLL), also known as Premier Lacrosse League Powered by Ticketmaster, is an American professional field lacrosse league. The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities.[1]

NBC Sports (2019–present)

In October 2018,[2] the PLL and NBC jointly announced that the NBC Sports Group[3][4] got exclusive[5] rights to broadcast the league's 14-week season on its broadcast and cable networks, including 10 regular-season weekends, an All-Star[6] weekend and two playoff weekends concluding with the title game on September 21. More specifically, NBC's broadcast network would air three PLL games,[7] with NBCSN airing 16 more and the other 20 available through an NBC Sports Gold package.

In May 2019, NBC announced that pre-game, halftime, and postgame host Paul Burmeister,[8] play-by-play voice Brendan Burke,[9][10] and analyst Ryan Boyle would be their first-ever commentators during the PLL's inaugural season. Joining them would be Chantel McCabe, who would serve as a reporter at various times throughout the season.

Production innovations[11] that NBC would bring included in-game player-to-commentator communication, SMT Shot Speed tracking technology, Skycam on multiple games, miked-up players and coaches — and the use of players as commentators throughout the season. As for player-to-commentator communication, this means that the two players on the field, focusing on the goalie and attack positions, would be able to communicate[12] with the NBC Sports PLL broadcast team. Meanwhile, NBC Sports installed an array of sensors at each end of the field for each PLL game to track shot speed from a variety of angles, using SMT's lacrosse intelligence engine to provide real-time speed tracking.

On May 6, 2020, the PLL announced[13] a two-week quarantined[14] and fanless tournament called the PLL Championship Series to be scheduled to run from July 25-August 9. All 20 of the league's games would be presented live across NBC, NBCSN, or NBC Sports Gold,[15] with all televised games also streaming live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.[16]

See also

References
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  2. McCarthy, Michael (September 13, 2019). "NBC Finds Success With Premier Lacrosse League In Year One". Front Office Sports.
  3. "New Pro Lacrosse League". Barstool Sports. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  4. "PLL Announcement". Business Journals. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  5. "Premier Lacrosse League on NBC is most watched outdoor pro lacrosse game in history". Premier Lacrosse League. June 13, 2019.
  6. "BEST LACROSSE PLAYERS IN THE WORLD COMPETE THIS SUNDAY AT PLL ALL-STAR GAME AT 8 P.M. ET ON NBCSN". NBC. July 18, 2019.
  7. Bucholtz, Andrew (May 7, 2019). "NBC is betting on lacrosse to take it through the summer". Awful Announcing.
  8. "PAUL BURMEISTER, BRENDAN BURKE AND RYAN BOYLE TO DEBUT AS NBC SPORTS' INAUGURAL PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE COMMENTATORS". NBC Sports Group. May 7, 2019.
  9. Schott, Ken (August 21, 2019). "The Parting Schotts Podcast: Talking Travers Stakes, Premier Lacrosse League".
  10. Best, Neil (May 9, 2019). "Isles announcer Brendan Burke to call Premier Lacrosse League games for NBC Sports". Newsday.
  11. Dachman, Jason (May 29, 2019). "NBC Sports Brings Production Innovations to Inaugural Premier League Lacrosse Season". Sports Video Group.
  12. "Premier Lacrosse League Continues with Two Games On NBCSN This Weekend". Broadway World. July 3, 2019.
  13. Slusher, Keenan (May 6, 2020). "Premier Lacrosse League announces PLL Championship Series". NBC Sports.
  14. "For PLL and NBC Sports, Quarantine Tournament An Opportunity to Make A Splash". Inside Lacrosse. May 6, 2020.
  15. "A NEW ERA OF LACROSSE IS HERE: PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE BEGINS TOMORROW WITH DOUBLEHEADER ON NBC SPORTS GOLD". NBCUniversal Media Village. May 31, 2019.
  16. Kuhn, Sam. "The Premier Lacrosse League – Will it Break Barriers for Lacrosse?". Baltimore Sports and Life.
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