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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 21 days ago
This day in history...
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November 9, 1989: The NBA signs a lucrative 4-year television deal with NBC.The deal, worth over $600 million, "more than triples" the NBA's previous 4-year deal with CBS. Under the deal, NBC would air 20-26 regular season games -- up from 16 games on CBS -- all either "in prime time or on ...
Could Comcast/NBC rival ESPN?
usatoday.com - 24 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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At Midseason, NFL TV Ratings Exceptionally Strong
bizoffootball.com - 19 days ago
At Midseason, NFL TV Ratings Exceptionally Strong
— bizoffootball.com — As the season hits the midpoint, NFL fans continue to tune into games in record numbers. Following... are some fast facts about the NFL on TV at midseason : An average of more than 17 million viewers watches each NFL game on television – the highest viewership at this point in a season in 20 ... (more) At Midseason, NFL TV Ratings Exceptionally Strong

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latimes.com - 17 days ago
Dungy and Harrison have obvious favorites in Colts-Patriots game
— latimes.com — The NBC analysts state their loyalties, and Harrison calls the matchup the 'greatest rivalry in the NFL... right now.' > The NBC analysts state their ... (more) Dungy and Harrison have obvious favorites in ...

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Fang's Bites :  Doing the Monday Linkage

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Doing the Monday Linkage
Fang's Bites — ... Angeles Daily News provides the sports calendar for SoCal this week. Bruce Dowbiggin of the Toronto Globe and Mail feels CBC's Mike Milbury was being hard headed about head shots in the NHL. Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star says Don Cherry was actually the most level headed in the weekend debate on head shots. In Truth & Rumours, William Houston isn't a fan of Don Cherry's anti-European players rant. The Sports Media Watch notes today being a big day in NBC Sports' history. Chris Byrne of the Eye on Sports ...

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