| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Monday, June 2, 2003
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| • | CBS Today Withdraws From Bidding For 2010 And 2012 U.S. Olympic Rights |
| • | NBA Today Announces Four Preseason Games Will Be Played Abroad |
| • | Players Inc Agrees To Licensing & Marketing Partnership With SportsLine.com |
| • | QSR Tim Hortons Today Renews As CFL Sponsor For Three More Years |
| • | Yankees-Tigers Yesterday Draws Largest Tigers Audience In FSN Detroit History |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Tonight’s Events/Channel Surfing/In Other News/The Daily Stat |
CBS TODAY DETERMINES OLYMPIC BIDDING NOT BEST USE OFRESOURCES
CBStoday announced that it has withdrawn from bidding for the U.S. media rights tothe 2010 and 2012 Olympics, scheduled to begin this week in Switzerland. In a statement, the network said, “CBS isthe best positioned network in terms of overall programming and sportslineup. With all of the uncertaintiessurrounding two events that don’t conclude for another nine years, committingsignificant rights and production expenses to the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Gamesis not the best use of our resources” (THE DAILY).
NBA TO HOST FOUR PRESEASON GAMES AT INT’L ARENAS
TheNBA today announced a four-game preseason int’l schedule to include games in Mexico,Puerto Rico, France and Spain. Theleague also pledged to stage preseason games prior to the ’04-05 season inShanghai and Beijing, China. Theremainder of the ’03-04 preseason schedule has yet to be announced. The int’l schedule is as follows (THEDAILY):
| Date | Teams | Arena | City |
| October 5 | Jazz-Mavericks | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City |
| October 7 | 76ers-Heat | TBD | San Juan |
| October 8 | Grizzlies-Spurs | Bercy Arena | Paris |
| October 10 | Grizzlies-FC Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona |
SPORTSLINE.COM TO PRODUCE PLAYERS INC ONLINE FANTASY GAME
Players Inc, the licensing arm of the NFLPA, andSportsLine.com today officially announced a new licensing and marketingpartnership, as part of which SportsLine.com will produce Players Inc’sfirst-ever online fantasy football game during the ‘03 NFL season. The free “NFL Players” weekly fantasychallenge game will offer prize packages including autographed jerseys andtrips to the Pro Bowl. In addition,SportsLine.com will provide Players Inc with a variety of direct marketingservices, including inclusion in exclusive product e-mails and fantasy dailyE-reports (THE DAILY).
TheSPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL reports that SportsLine.com “guarantees the NFLPA[$1-1.5M] in royalties over five years, commits to an aggressive advertisingcampaign with NFL players and grants the union 100,000 warrants for companystock” (SPORTSBUSINESSJOURNAL, 6/2 issue).
TIM HORTONS TO REMAIN CFL COFFEE/BAKED GOODS SPONSOR
The CFL today announced that Tim Hortons has renewed itssponsorship agreement for three years, under which the QSR will remain theofficial coffee and baked goods restaurant of the league, East and WestDivision championships and the Grey Cup. Sponsorship benefits include national use of the CFL trademarks and theofficial logos of the ’03-05 Grey Cups (THE DAILY).
BUZZER BEATERS
The WASHINGTON POST reportsthat the FCC “voted 3 to 2 along party lines today to relax or eliminatesome key media ownership rules, allowing a newspaper to own a (TV) station inthe same city and broadcast networks to buy more stations at the national andlocal levels.” FCC Chair MichaelPowell joined fellow Republican commissioners Kathleen Abernathy andKevin Martin in approving the changes, while Democrats JonathanAdelstein and Michael Copps voted against the changes (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 5/2).
Minneapolis-based publishingand sports marketing firm GameDay Sports Marketing today announced that it hassigned publishing and advertising sales agreements with the Vikings, Packers,Seahawks, Univ. of WA, Univ. of CO and TX Christian Univ. (THE DAILY).
As expected, the N.Y. RoadRunners Club (NYRRC) and ING today announced a three-year title sponsorshipdeal, renaming the NYRRC’s feature event the ING New York City Marathon. Over the course of the sponsorship, ING willcontribute more than $1M to the “ING Run For Something Better” program, whichpromotes advanced running and fitness programs locally and internationally (THEDAILY).
Yesterday’s Yankees-Tigerstelecast on FSN Detroit, which featured Roger Clemens’ second attempt athis 300th career victory as well as Ernie Harwell’s return tothe booth as a guest commentator, attracted the largest viewing audience in sixseasons of Tigers’ telecasts on the net with a 6.7/ (127,000 HHs) Nielsen cablerating. The telecast peaked with a 9.6/(182,300 HHs) from 4:30-4:45pm ET. Theprevious record came April 11, 2000, the team’s first home game at ComericaPark (THE DAILY).
The Montreal GAZETTE reportsthat the Canadiens today replaced Exec VP/Hockey & GM Andre Savardwith former team captain Bob Gainey. Gainey will also carry both titles (CANADA.com,6/2).
ESPN today announced that theCabletelevision Advertising Bureau has awarded it and the ABC Cable NetworksGroup the Network Achievement Award for excellence in local ad sales (THEDAILY).
TONIGHT’S EVENTS
CavaliersOwner Gordon Gund and Senior VP & GM Jim Paxson havescheduled a 4:30pm ET news conference to introduce Paul Silas as theteam’s new coach (THE DAILY).
MLBCommissioner Bud Selig will be honored with an Urban Hero Award for hissupport of various urban youth initiatives during non-profit Catalog ForLiving’s Eighth Annual Urban Heroes Awards Benefit, beginning at 7:30pm ET atChelsea Piers in N.Y. (THE DAILY).
CARTwill host the “Champ Car Town Meeting: Cleveland” at the Sheraton ClevelandCity Centre, beginning at 7:00pm ET. Expected to participate in the discussion are CART President & CEO ChrisPook, IMG Motorsports President Bud Stanner and Speed ChannelPresident Jim Liberatore (THE DAILY).
TheTriple-A Int’l League Rochester Red Wings are expecting their three millionthfan for tonight’s 7:05pm ET game against the Norfolk Tides at FrontierField. In addition to throwing out theceremonial first pitch, the fan will win a package that includes one-yearsupplies of various foodstuffs, ’04 Red Wings season tickets and autographedmemorabilia (THE DAILY).
CHANNELSURFING
ABCwill air the Stanley Cup Finals: Devils-MightyDucks Game 4 at 8:00pm ET.
ESPNwill air Rockies-Giants at 10:00pmET.
ESPNClassic’s “SportsCentury” will profile A.J.Foyt at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN’s“Outside The Lines Nightly” willexamine TX high school pitcher CharlesBenoit on the eve of the MLBamateur draft at midnight ET.
NHLCommissioner Gary Bettman, Suns F Amare Stoudemire and Sparks C Lisa Leslie are scheduled to appear onFSN’s “BDSSP.”
TheGolf Channel will air the “2003 Peoplevs. Pros” golf tournament at 8:00pm ET, featuring two amateur playersagainst John Daly and Lee Trevino for $100,000.
CharlotteNBA expansion franchise Owner RobertJohnson will be on CNBC’s “Kudlow& Cramer” at 8:00pm ET.
NBACommissioner David Stern will be onCNBC’s “After Hours” with Maria Bartiromo at 9:00pm ET.
YESNetwork will premiere “Nets 2003: FastBreak to The Finals” at 10:00pm ET.
Indy500 champion Gil de Ferran will beon CBS’ “Late Show” with David Letterman at 11:35pm ET.
Jillian Barberie of “Fox NFL Sunday” will beon NBC’s “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno at 11:35pm ET.
SportsIllustrated columnist Rick Reillywill be on CBS’ “The Late Late Show”with Craig Kilborn at 12:35am ET.
A&E’s“Biography” will profile Tony Curtisat 8:00pm ET.
E!’s “True HollywoodStory” will profile The Last Days ofElvis at 8:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight’s headline guests on thefollowing talk shows:
| “Late Show” | Adrien Brody |
| “The Tonight Show” | William H. Macy |
| “The Late Late Show” | Rick Reilly |
| “Late Night” | Tom Cavanagh (r) |
| “Jimmy Kimmel Live” | George Lopez |
TODAY’S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
TheWASHINGTON POST’s Chris Jenkins writes, “Arguments over whether to build abaseball stadium in Arlington have roiled pockets of this county of 193,000.… Opponents talk about everything from the potential for cost overruns andconcerns over how many public dollars might be needed to the prospect ofsnarled traffic on game nights; supporters say a stadium would be a welcomeaddition to a state that has been shunned by major league sports and would makea good fit with Arlington’s increasingly urban profile” (WASHINGTON POST).
TheN.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE’s Stephen Roddick profiles former NBAer Dennis Rodmanand writes, “Like an aging sitcom that keeps getting moved to a worse and worsetime slot, Dennis Rodman’s celebrity isnear cancellation. Rodman, by 1998second to his teammate Michael Jordan in name recognition amongbasketball players, has no endorsements, no public appearances and fewprospects” (N.Y. TIMES MAGAZINE).
SeeThe Daily Insider’s Articles ofInterest section for more sports business-related links.
TODAY’S TEASER…
Sports: LarryBrown has coached six NBA teams. With which does he have his highest careerwinning percentage?
IN OTHER NEWS…
TheAP reports that better-than-expectedmanufacturing data powered Wall Street higher today “as investors grewconfident the economy is improving.” The Dow Jones industrials “briefly surpassed the 9,000 mark for thefirst time since December” (AP,6/2).
DOWJONES NEWSWIRES reports that Cablevision “plans to spin off its nascentsatellite service, dubbed Rainbow DBS, and its Clearview Cinemas theater chainin a move that it says will allow it to increase its financial flexibility andfocus on its entertainment and cable operations” (DOWJONES NEWSWIRES, 6/2).
AD AGE reports thatMiller Brewing will “retire its ‘Catfight’ series after the final episode withactress Pamela Anderson breaks this week, as the companysearches for advertising that spurs sales rather than just creates buzz.” The ad featuring Anderson, “Pillow Fight,”will air on “late-night network and late-night ESPN,” likely running for six toeight weeks depending on the summer buy (AD AGE, 6/2 issue).
THE DAILY STAT: N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLING NONFICTION
The following presents best selling nonfiction books forthe week ending May 24 (NYTIMES.com, 6/2):
| THIS
WEEK | HARDCOVER NONFICTION |
| 1) | AN UNFINISHED LIFE, Robert Dallek (Little, Brown) |
| 2) | A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, Bill Bryson (Broadway) |
| 3) | LEAP OF FAITH, Queen Noor (Miramax) |
| 4) | THE TEAMMATES, David Halberstam (Hyperion) |
| 5) | BEYOND BELIEF, Elaine Pagels (Random House) |
| 6) | A PATRIOT'S HANDBOOK, selected by Caroline Kennedy (Hyperion) |
| 7) | THE CLINTON WARS, Sidney Blumenthal (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) |
| 8) | WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY LIFE?, Po Bronson (Random House) |
| 9) | MONEYBALL, Michael Lewis (Norton) |
| 10) | DERELICTION OF DUTY, Robert (Buzz) Patterson (Regnery) |
…TODAY’S ANSWER
Brown has a career winning percentage of 0.581 with the Nuggetsfrom ‘76-79.
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