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mun2 Announces Phil Schoen and Marcelo Balboa as Commentators for English-Language Broadcast of Rumbo Al Mundial - Mexico vs. USA World Cup Qualifier

Mon. July 27, 2009; Posted: 07:46 PM
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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jul 27, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- XMSR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- mun2 (moon-dos), the lifestyle cable network for bi-cultural Latinos 18-34, announced today the commentators for the network's broadcast of the August 12, 2009 Rumbo Al Mundial - Mexico vs. USA World Cup qualifier match. Play-by-play veteran Phil Schoen and Marcelo Balboa, former defenseman for the U.S. national team, will join mun2 for the highly-anticipated match.

Schoen has been calling soccer games on television for nearly 25 years. He is one of the sport's most recognized play-by-play broadcasters and hosts various shows in addition to his play-by-play duties. He has provided play-by-play coverage for three World Cup tournaments, including broadcasting for XM Satellite Radio across North America for the 2006 World Cup. From 1996-2001, Schoen was a primary soccer announcer for Major League Soccer and numerous international tournaments.

As a player, Balboa earned the nickname, "Iron Man" and made over 130 match appearances. He is one of only two players to win U.S. Soccer's Chevrolet Male Athlete of the Year Award twice. Following his career on the field, Balboa served as the top soccer analyst during the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and the 2006 World Cup.

Coverage of the game on mun2 will be called, "Showdown at the Azteca" and will be produced by Deportes Telemundo exclusively in English for mun2. Guadalupe Venegas, host of mun2's 18 & Over, will serve as studio host. Coverage will begin at 3:55pm Eastern, 12:55pm Pacific on mun2.

mun2 recently surpassed 31 million U.S. households in national distribution and is carried by numerous major MVPDs on digital basic packages in the top media markets. mun2 programming includes popular series such as, "The Chicas Project," "18 and Over," "The mun2 Hook Up," and, "Reventon Countdown."

Additionally, mun2 is offering the entire multiplatform video programming distribution (MVPD) industry the opportunity to carry mun2 on August 12, 2009, for the match. The network will be available to all distribution partners who want to carry it as a free preview on that day.

Consumers will be able to find where mun2 is available through the distributors' websites and http://holamun2.com/usavsmex.

The broadcast of the game will be preceded by a special edition of The mun2 Shuffle. The show will have pre-game fun facts and taped music performances. Immediately following the game, mun2 will also air a special mun2 presents- The Best of mun2. This show will give new audiences highlights of all of mun2's original shows like, The Chicas Project, The mun2 The Hook Up, Reventon Countdown and 18 and Over, among others.

For more information on the match, go to http://holamun2.com/usavsmex.

About mun2

mun2 (moon-dos) is the lifestyle cable network for today's culture connectors (C2s) - bicultural Latinos 18-34. As the bilingual network that amplifies the Latinos experience, mun2 is culturally-grounded and reflects the best of both worlds - mun2 is uniquely American. From reality to music, on-air to digital, mun2 creates original content across a multi-screen platform. As the only nationally measured bilingual cable network by Nielsen NTI, mun2 has an increased distribution to over 30 million households, and is a part of the Telemundo Communications Group, a division of NBC Universal.

SOURCE: mun2

Telemundo 
Michelle Alban, 305-889-7585 
Michelle.alban@nbcuni.com 
or 
mun2 
Debbie Lazo, 818-622-4066 
debbie.lazo@nbcuni.com 
or 
Goodman Media International 
Liane Ramirez Swierk, 212-576-2700 ext. 249 
Lramirez@goodmanmedia.com
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