COX SPORTS TELEVISION WINS SIX NATIONAL TELLY AWARDS

Monday, March 29th, 2010      Email Print

CST recognized with largest number of Telly awards in RSN’s history!!

NEW ORLEANS – For the second time in less than a year, Cox Sports Television (CST) has been awarded with multiple Telly Awards. CST was awarded a total of six Tellys for three on-air promotional spots. In June of 2009, CST picked up one Bronze Telly for the 2008 BCS National Championship Game Show and two for the CST Profile of Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer.

Telly Awards are judged on a 100-point scale. Entries that get scores of 90 or higher are awarded a “Silver Telly”, which is the highest honor, while entries with scores that range from 70-89 from the judges are awarded a “Bronze Telly”.

“We would like to thank the organizers of the Telly Awards for rewarding us with this honor,” said CST Marketing and Promotions Manager Chris Jackson. “We are overwhelmed by this acknowledgement, as it shows the hard work that our team delivers for all of our viewers.”

The lone Silver Telly was awarded to CST for its promotional commercial for the regional sports network’s “Automotive Block”. The block consists of four nationally syndicated programs that air on CST every Friday afternoon. The commercial won in the “Automotive” category and also won a Bronze Telly in the “Use of Graphics” category.

CST was also awarded Bronze Telly Awards for its promotion of the New Orleans Hornets Playoff Celebration following the 2007-08 season. The promotional spot was awarded in the “Media Promotion”, “Sports/Sporting Goods/Games” and “Use of Animation” categories. CST’s 2009-10 New Orleans Hornets Tune-In promo picked up the final award in the “Media Promotion” category.

Spot Producer Anthony Sulser and Promotions Assistant Justin Thomas are credited for the creation of the on-air promotional spots.

In 2006, CST won “Silver Telly” Awards for CST Tonight!, as well as an on-air promo created for the Canadian Football League.

About Telly Awards
Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online film and video. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, interactive agencies, and corporate video departments in the world. The Telly Awards receives over 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and 5 continents around the world.

About Cox Sports Television
The New Orleans-based sports network launched on October 28, 2002 in front of 450,000 Louisiana viewers. CST has grown over 400% to nearly 2 million in the seven years since launch, making it one of the fastest growing regional sports networks in the south. CST is currently carried on cable systems in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Virginia and is available to Dish Network subscribers (Channel 421) in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans markets. CST is owned and operated by Cox Communications Louisiana, LLC. Initially targeted to be a Louisiana sports network, CST has secured collegiate, professional and high school events that have expanded the networks reach throughout the south. For more information about CST, please visit our website at http://www.coxsportstv.com.

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