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sportsontheair.blogspot.com - 11/14/2008

The Cablization of Television Sports Properties - Part I

— sportsontheair.blogspot.com — Costa Mesa, CA (Nov 13, 2008) - There were four news "events" this week related to the... rights ownership of broadcast sports properties. First, you had what some called the "Heidi game" of NASCAR . The second was news that the Bowl Championship Series ... (more) The Cablization of Television Sports Properties - Part I

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hamptonroads.com - 11/10/2008

Why people getting hit in the crotch is better than NASCAR (at least to ABC) | HamptonRoads.com ...

— hamptonroads.com — We all know Jimmie Johnson is set for his third title in a row, so with the... drama all but gone from NASCAR, ABC moved the race to ESPN2 late in the event for ... "America's Funniest Home Videos.'' Yes, NASCARnation you've got to feel good that people ... (more) Why people getting hit in the crotch is better than ...

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fangsbites.com - 11/12/2008

Is ESPN Forcing ABC To Get Out of the Sports Business?

— fangsbites.com — As I'm sitting here at my desk listening to Sirius Octane and smiling that the channel was... not cut from the new merged Sirius XM lineup, it just hit me that ESPN may be taking ABC out of the sports business. In 2006, ABC Sports was officially disbanded when the ESPN brand became prevalent on all ... (more) Is ESPN Forcing ABC To Get Out of the Sports Business?

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Your Friday Megalinks, Part I
Fang's Bites — ... from network TV to cable. Thanks to Awful Announcing, ESPN stopped a casting call for a commercial full of ethnic stereotypes. Steve Lepore's Puck the Media has part 2 of its NHL Tournament of Announcers. And Steve has video of the good Jack Edwards calling Wednesday's Bruins-Chicago game. If you need a reminder of the bad Jack, Steve has the video of him calling the Stars-Bruins brawl from earlier this month. The Sports Media Watch has some ratings news from this week. And the SMW looks at the NFL primetime ratings for ...