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posted by Gabriela Nunez on March 8, 2013 4:01 PM

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Cuarenta años después de su fallecimiento, El Efecto Clemente examina el impacto perdurable de Roberto

ESPN Deportes y ESPN debutarán El Efecto Clemente, un documental que habla sobre la vida y los logros de Roberto Clemente, el domingo 10 de marzo. El film debuta en ESPN a las 4:30 p.m. ET y en ESPN Deportes a las 10:30 p.m ET.

Front Row habló con Vic Seper y Mario Díaz, productor y director, respectivamente, quienes compartieron su experiencia trabajando en este proyecto.

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¿Cuál es su rol en ESPN y como se involucró con este proyecto?
VS: ¡Ja! Esa es una buena pregunta. Yo soy el editor senior para digital, pero hace seis meses fui nominado para participar en el programa de rotación de ESPN y terminé en el departamento de desarrollo de contenido internacional. Uno de mis muchos proyectos era la creación de El Efecto Clemente. No sabía nada acerca de producir un documental pero todo el mundo en la compañía me brindó su apoyo desde el comienzo.

¿Por qué ESPN Deportes decidió producir un film acerca de Roberto Clemente? continue reading…

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posted by Gabriela Nunez on March 8, 2013 4:00 PM

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40 years after his death, The Clemente Effect examines Roberto’s lasting impact

This Sunday, ESPN (4:30 p.m. ET) and ESPN Deportes (10:30 p.m.) will premiere The Clemente Effect a documentary that chronicles the life and accomplishments of Roberto Clemente.

Front Row spoke with producer Vic Seper and director Mario Diaz, who shared their experiences working on this project.

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What is your role at ESPN and how did you get involved in the production of the film?
V.S.: Ha! That’s a good one. I am a Senior Editor for digital, but six months ago I was nominated for ESPN’s Job Rotation Program and I landed in International Content Development. One of my many projects was the development of El Efecto Clemente. Everyone in the company was incredibly supportive from the beginning.

Why did ESPN Deportes decide to produce a film about Roberto Clemente? continue reading…

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posted by Keri Potts on March 8, 2013 2:00 PM

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Split-site College GameDay Saturday presents challenges for eager crew

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ESPN’s College GameDay crew (L-R) Jalen Rose, Rece Davis, Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps.
(Allen Kee / ESPN Images)

College GameDay covered by State Farm will attempt its first split-site show for its last stop(s) of the regular-season this Saturday when it rolls into Washington D.C. for Syracuse versus Georgetown (noon, ET on ESPN) and then on to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the Saturday Primetime game of Duke versus North Carolina (9 p.m. on ESPN).

Host Rece Davis and analysts Jay Bilas, Jalen Rose and Digger Phelps will be on hand for the dual-location, dual-conference action and will head to Chapel Hill from D.C. after Bilas finishes calling the Orange-Hoyas game with Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery.

GameDay’s 8 p.m. edition will be live from the Dean Dome with the game following immediately after with Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Bilas and Samantha Ponder on the call.

Setting up equipment at two sites and transporting the crew between venues in a matter of hours will be plenty challenging for this live three-hour, morning/evening program. Producer Brett Austin and operations lead Luther Fisher shared some insights with Front Row into how it will all go down Saturday.

Knowing how much is involved with set up at a different site each week, why did you think setting up at two sites would be a good idea?
B.A.: The idea originated from our programming department seeing the schedule had two of the greatest rivalries in all of sports slated for the same day. We were asked if we could pull off shows from two sites in the same day and we jumped on it. GameDay wants to be attached to the biggest games and best venues and this is certainly an opportunity to do something special for our viewers.

What kind of preparation did this endeavor entail? continue reading…

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posted by Kristie Chong-Adler on March 8, 2013 12:35 PM

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Travel around the world of sports in 14 hours via ESPN3, home to 86 live events Saturday

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Inside the ESPN3 “nerve center,” ESPN Transmission.
(Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images)

ESPN3 is gearing up for a long day tomorrow, delivering a total of 86 live events from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET — more than a third of which are exclusive to the live, multi-screen sports network.

That’s an average of more than six events per hour happening simultaneously, spanning 10 sports categories from more than 20 conferences being delivered live from around the world. On Saturday alone, sports fans will find:

College Sports: Championship Week men’s and women’s basketball, the Whitman’s Sampler Independence Classic for lacrosse, NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, ACC Wrestling Championship, ECAC women’s hockey, regular season NCAA baseball and softball

International Soccer: Dutch Eredivisie, Liga MX and the Soweto Derby

Tennis: BNP Paribas Open

High School: Iowa Boy’s State Basketball Tournament

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ESPN Transmission
(Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images)

And with access across multiple screens including computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox, fans will have no problem finding a way to tune into a live game on Saturday. Front Row went behind the scenes to the “nerve center” with Paul Gavalis, ESPN’s senior director, Digital Video Technology & Operations as the ESPN3 team prepares for the big day:

Can you take us through what you anticipate the day to be like on Saturday for you and your team?
Although we are on track to offer more than 5,500 live ev