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NBC Still Can't Sell Super Bowl Ads (GE)
NBC Still Can't Sell Super Bowl Ads (GE)
superbowlads.jpg NBC still hasn't sold any Super Bowl spots since September, when it crowed about a faster-than-usual pace. Traditional Super Bowl advertisers FedEx, Garmin., Salesgenie.com and GM aren't buying commercials this year, reports the AP . NBC (GE) says it is negotiating with other ...
Party’s off for some at Super Bowl
Party’s off for some at Super Bowl
sportsbusinessjournal.com — By JAY WEINER and LIZ MULLEN Staff writers The mother of all sports party scenes the Super... Bowl will be leaner come February in Tampa. With the nation s economy headed toward recession, gala parties, such as Sports Illustrated s annual bash, and ... (more) Party’s off for some at Super Bowl
Flex TV scheduling leaves NFL games up in the air - 11/28/2008
miamiherald.com — At most, one Dolphins game might be shifted to NBC -- the Dec. 28 finale against the... Jets -- and even that is highly questionable because Cowboys-Eagles or Titans-Colts might be deemed more attractive. >A few rules make flex scheduling a challenge for ... (more) Flex TV scheduling leaves NFL games up in the air - ...
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Fang's Bites — ... Nicholas Carlson of the Silicon Valley Insider blog says NBC is still having trouble selling Super Bowl ads due to the struggling economy. ...

The Roundup: Musburger’s Crush on Beyonce
The Big Lead — ... 65, no-Rose Bowl-for-you Oregon State 38. (Oregonian) “But the biggest reaction during a teaser at the summer ComicCon convention wasn’t to Wolverine but a minor character Gambit, played by Taylor Kitsch, the swoon-worthy Tim Riggins on the NBC show ‘Friday Night Lights.’ (AJC) Sylvester Croom resigned at Miss. State, and just three black head coaches remain in college football. (LA Times) Struggling to sell Super Bowl ads. (Silicon Alley Insider via Fang’s Bites) Dwight Howard: ...

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