Ok, lots of things to get to. Let’s do some Friday links. From Anthony CrupiCrupiCrupi of Adweek, a Disney executive downplays any threat from Fox Sports 1 to ESPN. From Variety, Rick Kissell says NBC Sports Network saw stellar ratings...
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College Baseball NCAA Division I Tournament Regionals Tallahassee Regional, Tallahassee, FL Alabama vs. Troy — ESPNU, noon Manhattan Regional, Manhattan, KS Kansas State vs. Wichita State — ESPNU, 3 p.m. Columbia Regional, Columbia, SC St. Louis vs. South Carolina —...
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The NHL on NBC Sports Network continues to gain momentum. Back in January when the NHL Lockout was finally lifted (remember the lockout?), I wrote that NBCSN needed live games as its ratings had been in the depths of despair...
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Trying to provide two consecutive days of linkage, something I haven’t done in quite some time. Here we go. Pete Iacobelli of the Associated Press writes that Fox is still investigating the incident that caused a rope supporting its overhead...
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Canada’s TSN will air the first three games of the NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Final beginning this Saturday. Gord Miller and Ray Ferraro will be the team calling the games for TSN. Coverage begins Saturday in Chicago as the...
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College Football College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. College Softball Women’s College World Series, Oklahoma City, OK Nebraska vs. Washington — ESPN2, noon Tennessee vs. Florida — ESPN, 2:30 p.m. Arizona State vs. Texas — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Michigan...
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This from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC’s coverage the NHL Conference Finals begins Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET, the traditional Hockey Night in Canada slot, with Game 1 of the Boston-Pittsburgh series. CBC will carry the...
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We have another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast tonight. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Weekly and I are back to look at the sports media news and bring in various guests from inside and outside the industry. Our...
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This coming directly from the Pac-12 Conference. This is an aggregate TV schedule of the football games that will be carried on the CBS Sports Network, ESPN Family of Networks, Fox/Fox Sports 1, NBC and the Pac-12 Networks. NBC will...
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ESPN is slowly filling out its Sunday Night Baseball schedule. It has announced that the World Series rematch between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers will be its selection for June 23. It now means the entire month of...
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This is from Dial Global Sports, the national radio partner of the National Football League. In the wake of this week’s announcement from ESPN Radio that it will begin to air a NFL Sunday afternoon doubleheader, Dial Global says not...
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I’ve been neglecting a couple of things that have been staples of this site, linkage and sports media thoughts. I’m taking care of linkage today. I hope to have a sports media thoughts post this week. It’s all about managing...
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College Football College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. College Frisbee USA Ultimate College Championship: Men — ESPNU, 8 p.m. USA Ultimate College Championship: Women — ESPNU, 9 p.m. College Softball Women’s College World Series Press Conference — ESPNU, 2...
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Ok, we have the schedules for both the NHL Eastern Conference and Western Conference Finals. The Eastern Conference Final schedule is set as it will begin on Saturday night, June 1 as the Boston Bruins take on the Pittsburgh Penguins...
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The NHL Western Conference Semifinals are heading to the deciding Games 7. Both the San Jose-Los Angeles and Detroit-Chicago series will be playing to the limit. NBC Sports Network will air both games tonight and tomorrow. Both series are tied...
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ESPN Radio joins Compass Media, Dial Global and Sports USA in airing Sunday afternoon NFL games across the country. Unlike the primetime and postseason games which are exclusive to Dial Global, the National Football League allows Sunday afternoon games to...
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For the first time, the NFL Draft will be held in May. The NFL is citing a scheduling conflict at Radio City Music City, the home of the Draft, however, the league has been wanting to move the draft to...
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Just announced today, the PGA Tour and DirecTV have announced a new rights agreement that allows the satellite provider to air extensive in-depth coverage of several tournaments. This is similar to the expanded coverage DirecTV provides for the Masters, U.S....
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This coming from the fine people at Sports Illustrated, we learn that the SI.com web site will begin streaming a live daily talk show starting next week. On June 3, “Sports Illustrated Now” will premiere at 1 p.m. ET and...
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College Football College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. College Volleyball AVCA Sand Championship, Gulf Shores, Alabama Playoff — CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m. Golf Big Break Academy: Muy Bien Maya — Golf Channel, 7 p.m. Golf’s Greatest Rounds: 1971...
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During last night’s NASCAR race in Charlotte, the rope supporting Fox’s CableCam fell over Charlotte Motor Speedway injuring 10 fans and causing damage to several cars on the track. The collapse occurred during Lap 121 of the Coca-Cola 600. The...
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College Baseball NCAA Baseball Championship Selection Show — ESPNU, noonThe Road to Omaha: NCAA Baseball Championship Preview — ESPNU, 6 p.m. College Lacrosse NCAA Division I Championship, Philadelphia, PA Syracuse vs. Duke — ESPN, 1 p.m. English Championship Final Crystal...
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Ok, this was a wild episode. Peggy has difficulties with Abe, but we find out Ted has feelings for her. We get a look at the thinner Betty Francis. Pete starts to look for a new job with a reappearance...
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Australian Rules Football North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Adelaide Crows — Fox Soccer Plus, 1 a.m. College Baseball ACC Championship, Durham, NC North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech — ESPN2, 1 p.m. Big Ten Championship, Minneapolis, MN Indiana vs. Nebraska — Big...
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Saturday, May 25 Australian Rules Football St. Kilda Saints vs. Western Bulldogs — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m. Arena Football Philadelphia Soul at Tampa Bay Storm — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Boxing World Championship Boxing, London, England Super Middleweights:...
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After a week’s absence, Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back with an all-new action-packed podcast. And because I’ve had my nose to the grindstone, I did not realize that we’ve reached podcast number 150. We have...
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Australian Rules Football Collingwood Magpies vs. Sydney Swans — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. Port Adelaide Power vs. Geelong Cats — Fox Soccer Plus, 11:30 p.m. College Baseball ACC Tournament, Durham, NC Pool Play NC State vs. Miami — Fox...
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On Sunday, NBC begins coverage of the 2013 French Open in the first year of a long-term agreement that will run until 2024. NBC hits the air at noon with its tennis crew of Ted Robinson, John McEnroe and Mary...
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This in from TNT, it did very well with an overtime Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat. With the Heat winning on a buzzer beater by LeBron James, TNT was paced to...
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NBC has another reason to crow. Its ratings for Sunday Night Football has topped all network primetime programs for the 2012-13 season. This marks the second straight year that SNF has topped all primetime shows in overall viewers as well...
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