sportsbusinessjournal.com - 10/26/2009
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By JOHN OURAND Staff writer NBC Sports is set to launch an extensive marketing campaign promoting the Vancouver Winter Olympics starting Nov. 4, 100 days before the opening ceremony. The campaign, dubbed “Countdown to Vancouver,” officially kicks off on NBC’s “Today” show with the appearance of ...
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Yank on This
fangsbites.com - 10/21/2009
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I'm running out of headlines for the NFL
ratings which continue to rule the roost. This comes...
from the NFL this morning. Who knew that a 59-0 blowout would become the most watched show of the week? TITANS-PATRIOTS ON CBS MOST-WATCHED SHOW OF THE WEEK NFL Games Top Playoffs in 2 of 3 ...
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The NFL Kills The Competition
fangsbites.com - 10/27/2009
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On Sunday, Game 6 of the American League
Championship Series on Fox beat Sunday Night Football on...
NBC, but the peacocks spun it so that it won key demographics against MLB. Check out the press release. NBC SPORTS SCORES WITH "SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL " Through 7 Weeks SNF No. 1 Primetime ...
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NBC Sports Spins Sunday's Ratings
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... Over to the Sports Business Journal, John Ourand talks about NBC's "roadblock" promotional campaign starting next week to pump the 2010 Winter Olympics. ...
Late Day Journal- October 26, 2009
Sports Media Journal —
... … John Ourand at Sports Business Journal has the story on NBC gearing up for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver … Jason Fry at the National Sports Journalism Center at the University of Indiana writes that aspiring sports journalists may want to ...
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