sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 12/28/2008
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2008 was a difficult year for the Arena Football League.
The year started out well enough. Attendance during the 2008 season was up 4%, while ESPN2 saw a 17% increase in viewership for regular season games. Ratings were also up during the playoffs. ESPN saw big increases for the AFL's ...
thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com - 12/29/2008
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As if the Arena Football League didn't have
enough problems, what with suspending its season next year,...
now one of its television broadcast partners has filed suit against it alleging the league owes over $1 million dollars in advertising costs. NBC filed suit in New York State Supreme Court ...
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NBC Sues Arena Football League
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
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In 2008, the biggest story of all, sports
or otherwise, may have been the economic crisis. The...
economic downturn has affected every facet of the sports world. From layoffs to teams folding and leagues canceling seasons, the economic crisis has shown ...
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Story of sports media 2008.
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Week in review.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/21/2008 — A review of the articles on this website from December 15 to December 21.
Monday
The Arena Football League board of directors votes to cancel the 2009 season.Giants/Cowboys draws a 15.4 overnight rating, the best overnight of the season for Sunday ...
Arena Football League 'suspends' 2009 season -
newsday.com 12/16/2008 — The Arena Football League yesterday announced it will "suspend" its 2009 season, five days after it put off such a move in the face of a divided group of owners. The decision, reached in a conference call Sunday night, is pending "the agreement and ...
The Arena’s Guide to and Review of the New ESPN.com
thearena.wordpress.com 1/6/2009 — You’ve noticed, I’m sure, that ESPN.com has changed .
I have, too, and I’d like to show you how, explain to you why, and equip you with what you need to get the most out of the new site.
First off, some users this morning ...
Arena Football League reportedly to take a year off
weblogs.newsday.com 12/15/2008 — On second thought . . . It appears there will not be a 2009 Arena Football League season after all.
The Dragons had been one of the teams strongly in favor of playing in 2009, but the majority disagreed.
Some think AFL may 'suspend operations' - or worse
blog.dispatch.com 12/5/2008 — An item in today's rumblings column that suggested trouble for the Arena Football League received a quick early morning e-mail from a California reader who says that he has a friend with close ties to one of the west coast...
Arena Football League Could Shut Down for 2009
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/10/2008 — Reports are surfacing all over the place -- because people suddenly care a ton about the Arena Football League -- that the AFL will suspend play for the 2009 season, due to financial concerns.
Reports: Arena Football League expected to cancel 2009 season
sports.espn.go.com 12/10/2008 — The Arena Football League, which has grown steadily in popularity and fan attendance during the past decade, is expected to cancel what would have been its 23rd season in 2009, according to multiple media reports. The Rocky Mountain News reported ...
Arena Football League Suspends Play for 2009
bizoffootball.com 12/16/2008 — The Arena Football League (AFL) announced today that it is suspending the entire 2009 season, but will reorganize and return in 2010, according to reports in the New York Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer. ESPN has a minority, non-controlling ownership stake in the AFL. "I think it's a ...
