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YES Network To Begin Airing Manchester United Matches
YES To Also Air Manchester United Classic Matches & News Program

NEW YORK, NY (Sunday, January 19, 2003)—The YES Network (Yankees Entertainment & Sports LLC), will televise Manchester United matches beginning on Wednesday, January 22 at 7PM, starting with the match against Chelsea (match originally played 1/18/03). The match will be immediately followed by Manchester United Red Hot News, and a Classic match (Man-U vs. Blackburn from 2001-02).

The Manchester United programming schedule will be shown in a block and consist of current Manchester United matches, Classic matches, and the Manchester United Red Hot News (a news show that focuses on the team). The YES broadcast of the Manchester United matches from the 2002-03 English Premiere League season will air on a tape delayed basis.

Wednesday, January 22, 2003 Manchester United Programming

Manchester United Soccer: Chelsea @ Manchester United (taped, 1/18/2003) 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Manchester United Red Hot News (Manchester United news, views and interviews), 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM

Manchester United Classic (vs. Blackburn from 2001-2002), 9:30 PM to 11:00 PM, Taped

For future Manchester United matches and related programming on the YES Network, please log onto www.yesnetwork.com, or check your local listings.

The YES Network is a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week premier sports and entertainment television network featuring the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees Major League Baseball team and the Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets. The YES Network is available to viewers in New York, Connecticut, and large parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In addition to 130 Yankees games and 75 Nets games, YES broadcasts other professional and collegiate sports teams as well as classic sports footage. The YES schedule also includes original biography, interview and magazine programs (www.yesnetwork.com).