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SportsCenter and L.A.- Is It Working?
SportsCenter and L.A.- Is It Working?
I’m still trying to figure out why ESPN decided to move it’s late night edition of SportsCenter to Los Angeles. In the two months or so since the move, nothing on the show has really changed. It has the same format, same look. The only references to their presence in Los Angeles ...
Nike Puppets on SportsCenter
Nike Puppets on SportsCenter
intentionalfoul.com — That should quiet all the conspiracy theories. (more) Nike Puppets on SportsCenter
Club Seat's Top 5 SportsCenter Commercials
Club Seat's Top 5 SportsCenter Commercials
clubseatsports.com — Funny (more) Club Seat's Top 5 SportsCenter Commercials

ESPN "SportsCenter" App for iPhone, iPod Touch Released
ESPN "SportsCenter" App for iPhone, iPod Touch Released
businessofsportsnetwork.com — ESPN Mobile today announced the launch of ESPN ScoreCenter on the Apple App Store. The free app... will be sponsored at launch by Lexus in the U.S. and delivers real-time scores, live game info, game summaries and statistics to iPhone and iPod touch users in 21 countries around the globe. It ... (more) ESPN "SportsCenter" App for iPhone, iPod Touch Released
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Fang's Bites — ... Kobe puppets. I watched Darren talk this issue today, that Manchester United will have a new sponsor adorning its red jerseys in the English Premier League next season. And you can see that segment right here. Darren took a bit of abuse from the anchor who apparently is not a soccer fan. Speaking of selling sponsorships, Darren reports some NFL are close to selling sponsorships on their practice jerseys. Sports Media Journal magnate Keith Thibeault feels the West Coast SportsCenter experience is not working. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times ...

SportsCenter In L.A.- From ESPN
Sports Media Journal — SMJ’s Ray Frager forwarded me an e-mail sent to him from ESPN in response to my post earlier this week questioning ESPN’s decision to produce the late night SportsCenter from Los Angeles. Here is ESPN’s response: Why was the decision made to open a west coast facility? · To increase production capacity as ESPN continues to grow · The opportunity to produce the 1am SportsCenter at 10pm on the west coast so that employees who comprise this team do not have to regularly work into the early morning · To have a visible presence on the west coast in the heart of an entertainment ...

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