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NBC Sports Names NFL/Arena Football PR Vet Chris McCloskey Communications VP
eyeonsportsmedia.com - 11/5/2009
NBC Sports Names NFL/Arena Football PR Vet Chris McCloskey Communications VP
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Syracuse University (SU) is probably wishing they had veteran public relations professional and SU alum Chris McCloskey (SU '93) on hand after last night's embarrassing exhibition loss to Le Moyne College. But McCloskey had other things on his plate. Today, NBC Sports announced that McCloskey, ...
Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?
usatoday.com - 30 days ago
Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?
— usatoday.com — Comcast, the USA's largest cable TV operator, made a surprise (and unsuccessful) takeover bid for ESPN parent... Disney in 2004 in hopes of creating the world's biggest media company. If it can get NBCU, the General Electric division that includes NBC ... (more) Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?

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Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal
sportsbusinessjournal.com - 11/2/2009
Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal
— sportsbusinessjournal.com — It’s looking more likely that Comcast will be successful in its attempt to take control of NBC... , judging by a series of meetings the two sides have had over the past few weeks. Toward the end of October, the top executives from NBC and Comcast — ... (more) Comcast must make the right calls on sports in any NBC deal

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Notre Dame Games Could Go To Versus If Comcast Buys NBC
sportingnews.com - 11/2/2009
Notre Dame Games Could Go To Versus If Comcast Buys NBC
— sportingnews.com — It was 1991 when NBC first acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast Notre Dame games on network... TV, which made a lot of sense considering the Irish were actually a program of some consequence in the world of college football at the time. Not so much ... (more) Notre Dame Games Could Go To Versus If Comcast Buys NBC

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Sports Media Journal:  Morning Journal- November 5, 2009

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Morning Journal- November 5, 2009
Sports Media Journal — ... … The Charlotte Observer’s Gold Mine Blog has a look at the A-10 college basketball television schedule … Jim Williams at the Washington Examiner talks with former Lions GM Matt Millen on his return to the broadcast booth … The Detroit News also has a piece on Matt Millen EPL Talk gets on ESPN’s case for not acknowledging the correct stadium of the EPL’s Arsenal Football Club… Chris Byrne at Eye on Sports Media has the story of some new hires at the NBC Sports Communications office Donna Goodison at the Boston Herald ...

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