sportsbybrooks.com - 1/7/2009
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SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY had some very interesting sports cable TV rating numbers today - for 2008:
SBD:
For ‘08, Versus saw the biggest viewership gains among cable sports nets for both total day programming and primetime, up 20.2% and 23.6%, respectively, from a year ago. Speed ...
cowboysblog.dallasnews.com - 1/8/2009
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cowboysblog.dallasnews.com —
Adam Jones is denying an ESPN report that
he arranged for someone to shoot at three men
outside a Atlanta night club. In fact an angry Jones said he's planning legal action against the network. "It will be a lawsuit in a week against ESPN," ...
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Pacman plans to sue ESPN
sports.yahoo.com - 1/8/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
Sometime soon, Pacman Jones might get the rare
pleasure of meeting a lawyer who is not working
'round the clock to keep him out of jail. It seems that Pacman didn't care for ESPN's report that he had arranged to have a man shot in an Atlanta ...
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Pacman's going to sue ESPN
bizoffootball.com - 1/7/2009
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bizoffootball.com —
ESPN will telecast the first collage football game
from the new Cowboys stadium in early September. ESPN
will televise the first college football game at the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 5 when Oklahoma and BYU take the field in what will be the 2009 ...
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ESPN to Air First College Football Game from New Cowboys ...
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NESW Sports Headlines 1-7-2009
NESW Sports, Sports Videos —
Hello, I’m Ethan Jaynes, and you’re not. Here are today’s Headlines.
Does ESPN have competition? < Sports by Brooks
Mark Cuban Explains what went down on the Cubs deal < True Hoop
Lil Wayne is Infectious < That is not a rumor < Awful Announcing
Matt Millen is a ruiner of things < World of Isaac
The Sooners are just Gator Bait < Moondog Sports
Gulbis dwarfs Garcia ...
The Roundup: The BCS and Antitrust Laws
The Big Lead —
... on the Paradox of Thrift, which is a phrase you’ll be hearing for the next six months … deer jumps into high school through window …
Arkansas beats another Top 10 team, beating Texas 67-61. (Pig Soey)
Coin toss winner in NFL OT wins 60 percent of the time. (Patriots Daily)
Warren Sapp vs. Michael Phelps in the pool. (TMZ)
Versus and Comcast viewership in 2008 was through the roof; ESPN, not so much. (Sports by Brooks)
Tennis ballboy proposes to Ivanovic; at least he got ...
Mini Pony of the Day 1-7-09
Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies - Pittsburgh Sports Videos, Humor and Crack Analysis. And Ridiculously Small Horses —
... is still the cutest mutant alive! Even cuter than these links: Some video of Michael Jordan's first acting gig. [ NESW Sports ] Sheena 's coworker sent this to her this morning, and she just sent it to me. Mini donkeys! [ Donkey Directory ] According to Terry Bradshaw, the Steelers still play at Three Rivers. Oh, he might've been drunk when he said it. [ OFTOT ] Florida is gonna win the National Championship. [ Moondog Sports ] Versus is growing. [ SPORTSbyBROOKS ] Five feature films now playing in the NBA. [ Cuzoogle ]
Breakfast links for 1/7/09
SmackCaster SmackBlog —
Eli Manning gets a birthday lap dance … from his wife.
O.J. Simpson finds prison food to his taste.
Viewership at Versus soars in 2008.
Yankees playing hardball with Andy Pettitte.
The New York Knicks defeat the Boston Celtics on Sunday and follow it up by losing to the putrid Oklahoma City Thunder.
LA Dodgers courting alltime saves leader Trevor Hoffman.
Son of Cal State Northridge college hoops coach and two players accused of ripping off a Best Buy to the tune of ...
Prepare To Welcome Our New Versus/Comcast Overlords [Espn]
Deadspin —
ESPN dynasty melting like the polar ice cap, according to latest ratings. Nobody panic! All is well! [Sports by Brooks]
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SBD Short: Versus/Comcast vs. ESPN…who ya got?
Sports Business Digest —
... Think that a small increase in viewership isn’t enough to become optimistic about competition in the sports television network industry? Check out this very good article by Brooks at Sports by Brooks which breaks down the situation nicely. ...
Puck Headlines: Some bald dude ready to play for Vancouver
Puck Daddy —
... • Wait, Versus was the No. 3 sports cable channel in all the land during 2008? All the more reason for you to whip out your sweet 'V' and show it to them. [Sports By Brooks, ...
Late Night Linkage
Fang's Bites —
... SportsbyBrooks via Sports Business Daily says Versus has climbed to number three in total viewers among the sports specialty networks behind the ESPN and ESPN2 giants. ...
Golf Channel Lost Viewers in 2008
Waggle Room —
... I was taking a look at Sports by Brooks (for the articles, I swear) via Deadspin and saw a piece from the Sports Business Daily about how Versus - owned by Comast - grew its audience by 23.6% in 2008. Meanwhile, only ESPN Original gained viewed among the family of networks from the Worldwide Leader. ...
Morning Link Dump - Lingerie Football, Versus, Ronaldo, Pranks
TheScore.com Blog —
... A very interesting read over at Sports By Brooks yesterday about, among other things, how Versus-- yes, the much-maligned network that airs the NHL in the States-- saw a 23.6% increase in prime time viewership in 2008. They also suggest that Versus' parent company, Comcast, may be looking to build up its sports presence, with an eye on challenging ESPN's dominance in the States. ...
Mike & Mike Are Your New Kings of Chicago Radio
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
This is not a good sign for the state of sports talk radio in Chicago. Dan McNeil , the TV/radio columnist for the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, says that the most recent Arbitron ratings show a disturbing trend: ESPN’s nationally-syndicated “Mike and Mike in the Morning” has become the top-rated sports talk show in Chicago ...
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The Jets head-coaching search has yet to produce a favorite, but it could lead to a firing. According to an ESPN and AP reports, Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski, who is expected to meet with the Jets on Tuesday, will likely be fired if he...
Jets' Favre in no hurry to decide on future —
Newsday.com - Jets 1/9/2009
Brett Favre keeps making it sound as if the Jets' new
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