Let’s do some linkage for you today. Austin Karp at Sports Business Daily notes that ESPN’s ratings in July dropped double digits in primetime. ESPN Ombudsman Robert Lipsyte talks about the poor timeslot for the Nine for IX documentary series,...
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This from ESPN. As we approach college football season in August, we learn that the ESPN Family of Networks will air an amazing number of 69 weeknight and weekday games. The bulk of those games will be played on Thursday...
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Audi Cup Semifinals, Munich, Germany Manchester City vs. Milan — ESPN2, noon Bayern Munich vs. São Paulo — ESPN2, 2:15 p.m. Baseball Big League World Series, Easley, SC Final ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. College Football College Football Live — ESPNU, 3:30...
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Last year, Yahoo and NBC Sports announced a digital partnership which would include the exchange of talent and also content sharing. Today, we have the announcement of two new shows that will air on NBC Sports Network and will also...
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Ok, lots of linkage to get to. Let’s not waste any time. Ken Fuchs, the Vice President of Yahoo Global Media talks about two new programs being co-produced by Yahoo and NBC Sports. John Ourand and Tripp Mickle in Sports...
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In a sign that football is truly here, NBC airs the annual NFL/Hall of Fame Game between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins live from Fawcett Stadium in Canton, OH. Al Michaels who will be honored this week with the...
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CFL BC Lions at Toronto Argonauts — TSN/NBC Sports Network, 7:30 p.m. College Football College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. CFB Daily — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m. Golf Big Break Academy: Championship Edition — Golf Channel, 7 p.m. Golf’s Greatest...
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In the first year of its three-year contract with the English Premier League, NBC Sports Group has announced the first three months of its 2013-14 schedule. Overall, 130 matches will be available either on TV or online. There will be...
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Just released today, TBS and TNT have new apps which allow authenticated cable and satellite subscribers to watch East and West Coast feeds of both Turner networks in real time. In addition, live sports will be part of the apps....
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Starting Tuesday, MLB Network will air 17 hours of coverage leading to the Wednesday 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. MLB Network will have a special two-hour edition of MLB Tonight on Tuesday at 2 p.m. And on Wednesday, MLB Network...
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College Football College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. CFB Daily — ESPNU, 4 p.m. Golf Big Break Mexico: The Final Chapter — Golf Channel, 9 p.m. Feherty: Keegan Bradley — Golf Channel, 10 p.m. MLB American League Tampa Bay...
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I’ve been meaning to start a regular Monday feature and since Richard Deitsch has a weekly Monday column at SI.com and Tom Hoffarth has his Southern California Sports Calendar, I figured I would preview the upcoming week in the sports...
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After weeks of eliminations and various challenges, we are down to the Final Two of Big Break Mexico. One of Golf Channel’s most popular series, Big Break, will crown a winner tomorrow, either Taylor Collins who will get a sponsor’s...
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For the 23rd straight year, Turner Sports will air coverage of the PGA Championship with this year’s tournament taking place at the Oak Hill County Club’s East Course in Rochester, NY. TNT will have extensive coverage of the first two...
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Announced Saturday at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, NBC says venerable sportscaster Al Michaels will be daytime and weekend host for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. It marks the third consecutive Olympics in which Michaels will...
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Saturday, July 27 Arena Football Philadelphia Soul at San Antonio Talons — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m. Beach Volleyball World Series of Beach Volleyball, Long Beach, CA World Series of Beach Volleyball Women’s Grand Slam Semifinals — NBC Sports Network,...
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Ok, time for some linkage on a Friday. Let’s get to this. Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing reports that NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus, also known as OLN, and once the Outdoor Life Network, will undergo yet another rebranding. Douglas...
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Australian Rules Football Essendon Bombers vs. Hawthorn Hawks — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. Melbourne Demons vs. North Melbourne Kangaroos — Fox Soccer Plus, midnight Beach Volleyball World Series of Beach Volleyball, Long Beach, CA Women’s Grand Slam Semifinal #1...
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Well, Fox Sports 1 has unveiled the five member cast which will present sports discussion and highlights. Charissa Thompson will host and moderate. The previously announced cast member, former tennis star Andy Roddick, will be joined by former NFL’ers Donovan...
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ESPN Radio or ESPN Audio as it’s known has announced its college football schedule for the 2013 season. It’s a 25 game slate which includes games from the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC conferences. It all culminates on Saturday,...
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Just announced today by NFL Media, veteran New York Times beat reporter Judy Battista will join NFL Network and NFL.com in August. She joins a very good stable of reporters including Albert Breer, Ian Rapoport and others. This has not...
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The Sports Media Weekly podcast is back with another edition. Not only did Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I have a usual “Third Man In” for our News of the Week segment, we had a “Fourth Man In.”...
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It’s Thursday already? My goodness, the time flies. Lots of links to get to, so little time. Let’s not delay any further. Jon Weisman at Variety recaps Keith Olbermann’s appearance at the TV Critics Association Tour and notes that his...
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Announced last night at the TV Critics Association Summer Tour, ESPN has the fall slate of “30 for 30″ documentaries that will air throughout the month of October and into the first week of November over a stretch of six...
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Beach Volleyball World Series of Beach Volleyball, Long Beach, CA Grand Slam Women’s Quarterfinals — NBC Sports Network, 8 p.m. CFL Edmonton Eskimos at Montreal Alouettes — TSN/ESPN2, 7:30 p.m. College Football College Football Media Days — ESPNU, 1 p.m....
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Pac-12 Networks has formed four announcing teams for the 2013 college football season. Ted Robinson and Glenn Parker will be the lead team. Kevin Calabro/Yogi Roth, Roxy Bernstein/Anthony Herron and JB Long/Jeremy Bloom form the other three teams. We also...
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Let’s do a few links. Here’s what we have for you. The Sporting News has a recap of the NBC-NASCAR deal including how Turner gave three of its races to NBC increasing its number to 20 Sprint Cup races starting...
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College Football Big Ten Media Day — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. College Football Media Days: Big Ten/Conference USA — ESPNU, 11 a.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 3:30 p.m. Inside College Football: Summer Special: Offseason Headlines — CBS Sports...
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Ok, the big news of the day and a huge win for NBC which really needed a win after losing rights to the College Football Playoff, MLB, Wimbledon and various college sports properties. NBC Sports Group has announced a 10...
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It’s now confirmed through NBC that it has purchased the rights to ESPN’s portion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and one-half of the Nationwide Series. It will be a ten year deal. ESPN has issued a statement on losing...
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