ESPN forced to work Beijing's backstreets

Sports Media Journal found this 7/18/2008 on www.usatoday.com [flag]

While U.S. leagues try to protect networks who buy TV rights to their games, Olympic organizers are zealously protective. Each network that paid for its nation's TV rights becomes an insider — like NBC, who'll have 2,900 workers on hand, including 106 announcers and 1,000 local hires — while everybody else is locked out. Like ESPN, which will deploy just eight staffers in Beijing — including ... [link]

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What They’re Saying, July 18, 2008
Published 7/18/2008 by Keith at Sports Media Journal
... at the Boston Herald has a look at big plans to celebrate Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary in 2012. Michael Hiestand at USA Today looks at the challenges of ESPN covering the Olympics. ...

The Roundup: Eli Sings (Again), Hockey at Wrigley
Published 7/18/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... … sorry for being days tardy on this hot topless chick in the window at the Jays game … upbeat week in the market - except for Google … Tony Dungy was stuck in an elevator for 20 minutes …. Did the Phillies overpay for Joe Blanton? (Where’s Our Parade) Jeter and a brunette not named Minka Kelly? (Page Six) Jeremy Schapp and his scant crew will have an uphill climb reporting in Beijing. (USA Today) New Year’s Day hockey at Wrigley Field! (Chicago Tribune ...

ESPN Wisely Only Sending Eight Reporters To Beijing
Published 7/18/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... The "Leader" usually takes pride in sending outrageous numbers of people to events they aren't airing, but I am shocked (shocked I tell you!) that they are only sending eight to Beijing next month. According to USA Today though, those eight are going to have a hell of a time getting info based on some serious restrictions on content from those not named NBC.... ...

Big names.
Published 7/18/2008 by Paulsen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sports Media Watch
... and last month's U.S. Open. Jeremy Schaap and George Smith : The reporters will be the only on-air personnel ESPN will send to the Beijing Olympics . Schaap and Smith will be part of an eight-person ESPN crew -- rightsholder NBC has 2,900 on hand -- that will face several restrictions, including a ban on bringing recording equipment into official venues.

Agency has Hard Time Proving Viagra Gives Boost
Published 7/27/2008 by Tim Hammer at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Unlike the Iraqi’s or all but eight members of ESPN’s staff, erectile dysfunction drug Viagra will be allowed to make the trip to Beijing next month. ...

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