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What’s ahead for league-owned networks?
What’s ahead for league-owned networks?
MLB Network Launch date: January 2009 Subscribers: 54 million What will it look like in 2014? MLB discovered the strength of live game programming almost immediately after its launch this year. The channel’s production of World Baseball Classic games during the spring was one of the key ...
Sign Our Petition to Have MLB Air the Dock Ellis No-Hitter!
Sign Our Petition to Have MLB Air the Dock Ellis No-Hitter!
slanchreport.com — It is time for me to put my money where my mouth is — metaphorically that is,... I’m not going to eat money, that’s far too extravagant for me — the Slanch Report has started an online petition asking the MLB Network to air the Dock Ellis no-hitter he threw on June 12, ... (more) Sign Our Petition to Have MLB Air the Dock Ellis No-Hitter!
Costas Interview with Ernie Harwell: "This will be my last World Series, I think"
Costas Interview with Ernie Harwell: "This will be my last World Series, I think"
bizofbaseball.com — MLB Network’s Studio 42 with Bob Costas will debut an interview with longtime Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer... and Hall of Fame broadcaster Ernie Harwell on Tuesday, November 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Throughout the interview, Harwell, 91, discusses his 55-year career in broadcasting with ... (more) Costas Interview with Ernie Harwell: "This will be my ...
Five Women Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote - 2009
Five Women Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote - 2009
fangsbites.com — It's time for the 2009 edition of The Five Women Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping The... Remote. It's an annual tradition here at Fang's Bites and one which I take time from providing the links to providing the list. No gratuitous photos, but I will provide a few pics where I can find them. The 2007 ... (more) Five Women Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote - 2009
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Can NBC deal help break the DirecTV/Versus stalemate?
Puck Daddy — ... conversations: That negotiations are ongoing and that there is a "zero total dollar increase" on the table that DirecTV has yet to counteroffer, while DTV continues to claim Comcast is asking for more money to air Versus programming. It's a faceoff in which neither side is blinking, thanks to DirecTV not seeing an overwhelming number of viewer defections over Versus and Versus being able to boast about record ratings despite not appearing on DTV airwaves. Multichannel News had an update over the weekend, and pointed to one reasons why Versus hasn't ...

Would NBC deal help break the DirecTV/Versus stalemate?
Puck Daddy — ... conversations: That negotiations are ongoing and that there is a "zero total dollar increase" on the table that DirecTV has yet to counteroffer, while DTV continues to claim Comcast is asking for more money to air Versus programming. It's a faceoff in which neither side is blinking, thanks to DirecTV not seeing an overwhelming number of viewer defections over Versus and Versus being able to boast about record ratings despite not appearing on DTV airwaves. Multichannel News had an update over the weekend, and pointed to one reasons why Versus hasn't ...

Bringing You The Tuesday Links
Fang's Bites — I was very productive this morning. Getting in early today helped out. Plus I have to review the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on Jimmy The Greek later so expect that sometime this afternoon. First, a couple of links from the Sports Business Journal. John Ourand says the networks are looking for additional revenue streams in their next round of sports league negotiations as their profit margins shrink. And the SBJ looks at what's ahead for the next five years for the league-owned sports networks. Here's a video from Bloomberg News featuring ...

Late Day Journal- November 10. 2009
Sports Media Journal — ... …. From yesterday the Sports Business Journal takes a look at what is next for the league-owned television networks … Chris Zelkovch at the Toronto Star looks at how ...

End of the Week Article Roundup
No, You're a Towel — ... writes, not many are making a challenge to the love that ESPN is getting on all their sports. The Sports Business Journal does go deeper into the league-owned networks and lists them among the possible competition for ESPN--though also listing FX and Versus sort of makes me think that ESPN can rest easy. ...

End of the Week Article Roundup (and new poll)
No, You're a Towel — ... writes, not many are making a challenge to the love that ESPN is getting on all their sports. The Sports Business Journal does go deeper into the league-owned networks and lists them among the possible competition for ESPN--though also listing FX and Versus sort of makes me think that ESPN can rest easy. ...

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