 MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State Sports Link, an Emmy award-winning immersive learning program at Ball State University, has entered an exclusive partnership with the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to provide the league with video packages during the upcoming football season.Sixty student-produced segments will be used by the MAC on a variety of platforms. The packages also will be available to MAC universities as well as cable networks broadcasting MAC football games, among them ESPN's family of networks and Fox Sports. "This arrangement will allow our students to gain incredible experience as well as bring their work into millions of homes during the football season," said Chris Taylor, the telecommunications instructor overseeing Sports Link. "This project also is a clear extension of Ball State's Emerging Media Initiative, which is geared toward providing our students with experience in working with various new technologies being employed by sports broadcasters." Read More.  MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State Sports Link completed its 2009-2010 academic year in May with over 200 student productions. The students in Sports Link earned several local, regional and national awards, including an EMMY win for our student feature on Malik Perry from the BSU Men's Basketball team. The 2010-11 season begins with 16 students, including six returnees, in August. Ball State Sports Link -- By The Numbers: 15,000+ Online view count of SL videos (through all outlets) 14,000+ Combined hours to Sports Link since August 2,000+ Fans through social media outlets (like Facebook and Twitter) 200+ Total SL features produced (packages, webcasts, audio reports, highlights, melt reels, interviews, etc) 60 Link-ed In webcasts for ballstatesports.com 40 Audio reports aired on WMDH Radio 21 Sports Media Professionals who have contributed or visited with students 18 Total productions & live remotes, including 10 live events with production truck For information on Ball State Sports Link, to become a member or to support the students, please contact Chris Taylor. |
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State Sports Link, the immersive learning experience which is a national leader in sports media and production, has expanded to include a total of 19 students for the Fall 2010 semester.
