FLO TV, NBC in Mobile Deal for Championship Season Coverage

SAN DIEGO: NBC Sports’ coverage of the Preakness Stakes, the French Open, the Stanley Cup Final, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon will be available as live mobile TV broadcasts via FLO TV.

All part of NBC Sports Championship Season on NBC2GO, FLO TV will offer live coverage of the Preakness on May 16, the French Open on May 30 and 31 and June 6 and 7, The Stanley Cup Playoffs starting June 6, the U.S. Open from June 18 to 21 and Wimbledon from June 27 to July 5. FLO TV’s mobile broadcast of the NBC Sports Championship Season adds to the thousands of hours of college basketball and football, professional basketball and baseball, golf, soccer, boxing, auto racing and hockey coverage already available through the service.

FLO TV is available to AT&T subscribers as AT&T Mobile TV and to Verizon Wireless customers as V CAST Mobile TV in 68 markets in the U.S.

"FLO TV offers its subscribers access to live sports with unparalleled immediacy and crystal-clear reception," said Jonathan Barzilay, the senior VP of programming and advertising for FLO TV. "Live sports continue to be a key driver of FLO TV’s momentum and we are thrilled to feature the world-class events of the NBC Sports Championship Season."

"As a leader in live sports broadcasting, NBC Sports is always looking for innovative ways to provide our award-winning programming to fans wherever they are," added Perkins Miller, the senior VP of digital media for NBC Sports & Olympics. "From the start of the Kentucky Derby to the finals at Wimbledon, we are excited to deliver the action of NBC Sports Championship Season to consumers live on their mobile phone."