weblogs.newsday.com - 11/3/2008
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An industry source told me YES has until Thursday to match the offer MSG made to take over the simulcast of Mike Francesa's radio show beginning in 2009.
I'd be shocked if YES did not match, no matter how much Francesa and his old partner have annoyed the Yankees hierarchy over the years, ...
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/10/2008
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Industry sources tell WatchDog that the YES Network
has exercised its right to match MSG's offer to
simulcast Mike Francesa's radio show beginning in 2009. That means "Mike'd Up," featuring Francesa and a sidekick to be named (much?) later, will ...
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YES Network to continue simulcasting Mike Francesa
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/1/2008
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weblogs.newsday.com —
I have indicated in the newspaper, on the
blog and in email responses to readers that I
thought the Mike Francesa sidekick thing would be resolved by the end of this week. Well, the week is about over, and there is no end in sight. I can't even ...
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Still no word from Astoria on Mike Francesa sidekick
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YES Network has til Thursday to renew Francesa--Neil Best
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(Watchdog): "An industry source told me YES has until Thursday to match the offer MSG made to take over the simulcast of Mike Francesa's radio show ...
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... A couple of things from Neil Best of Newsday. He breaks news that the YES Network has until Thursday to match the offer from MSG Network to take the simulcast of Mike Francesa's WFAN Radio show. Neil says ...
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