sportsbusinessjournal.com - 4/13/2009
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By TRIPP MICKLE and JOHN OURAND Staff writers Though the NHL and NBC are expected to step up negotiations on a new TV deal over the next few weeks as the NHL playoffs get under way, nobody is suggesting that an agreement is close. The two sides have to work through several advertising and ...
thehockeyprogram.net - 4/12/2009
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HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE!!! Today’s Slate: Red Wings @
Blackhawks, 2:00 ET Blues @ Avalanche, 5:00 Bruins @...
Islanders, 5:00 Rangers @ Flyers, 5:00 Game of the Day: Detroit Red Wings @ Chicago Blackhawks 2:00 ET… TV: NBC, TSN Records: Overall: Red Wings (51-20-10) … Blackhawks (45-24-12) ...
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Morning Skate: Sunday, 4/12
thehockeyprogram.net - 4/13/2009
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thehockeyprogram.net —
Its playoff time.... Okay hockey fans.....Fantasy Hockey 101
is off this week. Next week we will recap...
the best and worst of the Fantasy Hockey season. The regular season is over....the seeds are set and in just two days, we get the two month war off attrition underway. So April ...
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Monday Ice Water Cooler
capitalskremlin.com - 4/13/2009
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capitalskremlin.com —
The schedule for the Capitals and Rangers series
has been released. From Blue Notes . "Game 1...
- Wed. 4/15 at WSH Game 2 - Sat. 4/18 at WSH (NBC) Game 3 - Mon. 4/20 at NYR Game 4 - Wed. 4/22 at NYR Game 5 - Fri. 4/24 at WSH Game 6 - Sun. 4/26 at NYR (NBC) Game 7 - Tue. 4/28 at WSH" ...
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Caps and Rangers Schedule Released
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NBC/NHL In Wait Mode
KK Hockey —
... is suggesting that an agreement is close.
The two sides have to work through several advertising and scheduling issues, sources said, which includes picking the site for the next Winter Classic. The top two markets under consideration for the annual outdoor game are Boston and New York.
NBC and the NHL also want to wait and see what final advertising sales results are for the 2008-09 season and analyze prospects for advertising sales in 2009-10.
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Puck Headlines: Tori Spelling blogs for NHL; Avs GM out, Roy in?
Puck Daddy —
... • NBC and the NHL are starting their dance around an extension of their broadcasting arrangement. In the NHL's favor: The Winter Classic and Olympic synergy. Not in the NHL's favor: It ain't exactly like three dozen other networks are pounding the door down with offers of prime time real estate. [SBJ] ...
The Daily Roundup for 4/14
Die By The Blade —
... Mike Harrington breaks down the stats that mattered from the past season.
A few notes about where Sabres are going to be for the World Championships.
Adam Proteau from the Hockey News suggests that the two longest GM/Coach combinations need a change of scenery.
The NHL and NBC are playing the wait and see game with next years extension.
GM Francois Giguere is fired in Colorado.
Wild Coach Jacques Lemaire says that the Wild will be better without him.
Tuesday's Links
Fang's Bites —
... game against the Giants. And here's the video of Vin from MLB.com. On to other sports media subjects. Catching up on a few links from yesterday. Four stories from the Sports Business Journal. John Ourand writes that NBC along with cable and satellite providers plan to implement an extremely strict authentication system for viewers who want to watch live streams of the 2010 Winter Olympics. John writes an article with Tripp Mickle on the slow negotiations between NBC and the NHL on a new TV contract for the 2009-10 season. ...
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blogs.newsobserver.com 4/24/2009 — I had worked up a lather ripping NBC for choosing to broadcast Jeep World of Adventure and poker instead of the Canes-Devils game Sunday, if the Rangers-Capitals series ends tonight, but NBC is saying it's not the network's decision. Network ...
Spectacle and synergy keys to NBC’s Derby plan
sportsbusinessjournal.com 4/27/2009 — By JOHN OURAND Staff writer NBC and Churchill Downs are repositioning the Kentucky Derby as a lifestyle brand in hopes of drawing higher television ratings for this Saturday s 135th Run for the Roses. The Derby, the first leg of horse racing s Triple ...
Ebersol: ‘The event is everything’
sportsbusinessjournal.com 2/16/2009 — By JOHN OURAND Staff writer I need women! NBC Sports Mike McCarley finished typing the pithy subject line and reviewed his e-mail one last time before hitting send. The recipient was Bravo Media President Lauren Zalaznick, and McCarley needed help ...
Stanley Cup Playoffs: First Round Predictions —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/13/2009
Since I'm a total hockey nut it's a bit of an annual tradition for me to make predictions for every round just before it starts, but this is the first time I'm doing it on Bleacher Report.
Don't have too much time to write this so apologies if it's ...
NHL Calendar —
NHL.com News in English 4/13/2009
April 9-19 - IIHF Under 18 World Championship, Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn.
April 12 - Last day of 2008-09 regular season.
April 15 - Stanley Cup Playoffs begin.
April 24-May 10 - IIHF World Championship, Switzerland.
May 25-30 - NHL Comb...
Final Standings Not What The NHL Wanted —
Bleacher Report - NHL 4/13/2009
In this year of 10 money-losing franchises, the final NHL standings were hardly what the NHL wanted. Particularly if you view them through the eyes of Gary Bettman and some of the Board of Governors.
The season ended with some dark shadows ...
NHL Network breaks down the Playoffs —
NHL.com News in English 4/13/2009
NHL Network and NHL.com are the places to be Monday night between 8-10 p.m. ET for all the latest on the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Brian Duff hosts the 2009 Playoff Preview with analysts Gary Green and Larry Murphy, as well as other experts fr...