3/28 – DIRECTV’s Masters Tournament Coverage Features New Viewing Applications

DIRECTV swings into another season of expanded, interactive golf coverage April 5-8 with the 2012 Masters Tournament, offering fans a unique, in-depth viewing experience that is the next best thing to a patron badge at golf’s most prestigious event. Combining CBS Sports’ and ESPN’s live HD coverage of the Tournament, DIRECTV’s “Masters Mosaic” interactive TV application and six-channel Masters Mix will immerse fans in the atmosphere of the fabled Augusta National Golf Club, allowing them to more closely follow the world’s best golfers as they vie for the coveted Green Jacket. The Masters Mix Channel, available only on DIRECTV, offers fans six views of the Tournament: the main CBS Sports/ESPN feed; two Featured Group channels; Amen Corner; holes 15 and 16; and “Masters in Depth,” along with a continuously running leader board featuring live tee times, scoring and leaders’ locations on the course. Each extra channel of coverage is fully produced with its own announcers. Viewers will also have access to the following interactive menu of features 24 hours a day throughout the tournament on any of the six Masters channels.