TORONTO – Production facilities provider Dome Productions has finalized an agreement with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. as the exclusive television mobile production facility for all Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC and Toronto Marlies home games.
The deal, which took effect July 1, 2010, also provides Dome Productions with exclusivity for visiting NHL and NBA teams. The company previously provided mobile production services to MLSE from 1995 through 2007.
“As MLSE’s facilities partner, we understand the importance of not only meeting the technical specifications mandated by the sports leagues, but to continue to explore and support new initiatives and leading edge technologies," said Mary Ellen Carlyle, SVP and GM of Dome, in the announcement. "With our fleet of six HD mobiles, soon to be seven with the launch of Echo in the fall, plus an additional two standard definition mobiles, Dome Productions is well positioned and equipped to supply MLSE with the capacity and state-of-the-art broadcast technology required to meet the ever-increasing demands for high quality HD production facilities."
Currently, Dome Productions is also the exclusive mobile production provider for all NHL and CFL games in Edmonton and Montreal, all NHL games in Ottawa, plus all NHL, CFL and Toronto Blue Jays home and road games that are televised on TSN and Rogers Sportsnet.
