| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Monday, November 10, 2003
4:00pm ET | |
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| • | With Lack Of Marquee Games On The Horizon, Flex Schedule Talk Resumes |
| • | NHL Today Officially Announces Agreement With The Home Depot Canada |
| • | PGA Tour Player Of The Year To Be Announced Live On ESPN December 8 |
| • | NASCAR Week Debuts On Pyramid This Morning With McMurray-Busch |
| • | Greg Norman Collection Announces Launch Of Corporate Sales Division |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Tonight’s Events/Channel Surfing/In Other News/The Daily Stat |
WITH LACK OF MARQUEE GAMES ON HORIZON, MORE FLEX SKED TALK
USATODAY's Rudy Martzke write that tonight's Eagles-Packers match up is "justone of two of the seven games remaining on 'Monday Night Football' thatqualify as worthy of the 'blockbuster' schedule ABC promoted in earlyApril." Martzke adds, "The NFL should seriously consider a flexABC schedule for the final four games in the new contract — or not listingthose games by networks until four weeks before they are played — with alimitation of aiding ABC in two of the weeks" (USATODAY, 11/10).
TheWASHINGTON POST's Matt Bonesteel suggests, "The NFL could divide up theMonday night games between all the networks it deals with, but give the networkthe Super Bowl fewer games," allowing the league to wait to"determine Monday night games until two weeks or so ahead of time" (WASHINGTONPOST, 11/10).
"MNF"producer Fred Gaudelli, on a flexible schedule: "You'llsee it in the next contract. The way the NFL is played and run today, youhave to have it. There's no way to tell who's going to be good (several)months prior to when the season starts" (PHILADELPHIADAILY NEWS, 11/10).
NHL INKS THE HOME DEPOT CANADA AS CORPORATE PARTNER
TheNHL today officially announced a multiyear agreement with The Home DepotCanada, under which the company will become a corporate partner of the leaguein Canada in the home improvement category. The Home Depot Canada will continue as a major advertiser on the NHL onTSN, as well as on CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada.” The NHL also recently renewed agreements with three of itsCanadian partners: Mennen as the official deodorant; McDonald’s as the officialQSR; and Gillette-Duracell, expanding from the official battery to include theshaving and grooming categories (NHL).
PGA TOUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR TO BE ANNOUNCED LIVE ON ESPN
TheFLORIDA TIMES-UNION reported that the PGA Tour Player of the Year will beannounced on ESPN December 8 during the 6:00pm ET “SportsCenter,” the “firsttime the winner has been revealed on live [TV].” ESPN has yet to decide on the format for the announcement, whichis likely to reveal Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, DavisLove III, Mike Weir or Kenny Perry as the 13thwinner of the Jack Nicklaus Trophy (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 11/8).
DRIVERS TODAY DEBUT NASCAR WEEK ON PYRAMID
Syndicatedgame show “Pyramid” today began airing NASCAR week with Jamie McMurrayvs. Kurt Busch. Matt Kensethand Busch will square off Tuesday, followed by Tony Stewart vs. JeremyMayfield on Wednesday, McMurray-Kenseth on Thursday, andconcluding with Mayfield vs. Christian Fittipaldi.
BUZZER BEATERS
TheGreg Norman Collection today announced the launch of a corporate sales divisionfor ’04, tabbing Awards.com VP/Sales David Capano as Dir of CorporateSales (Greg Norman Collection).
BUSINESSFIRST of LOUISVILLE reports that the KY Speedway has named Louisville-basedBisig Impact Group its ad agency of record in the Louisville and Lexingtonmarkets for the ’04 racing season. Bisig Communications handled the account for the speedway during theprevious three seasons (BIZJOURNALS.com,11/10).
NHRAtoday announced an agreement with Skoal Racing (NHRA).
TheFINANCIAL TIMES reports that in the “run-ups to the Olympic Games in Athensnext year adidas is ramping up its athletics credentials. Next year the company will sponsor 18national teams, including Great Britain’s and Germany’s.” adidas Global Sports Marketing Head MikeRiehl said the new focus is “all about brand positioning and our claim tobe the Olympic brand” (FINANCIALTIMES, 11/10).
A LIGHTER BUZZ
Duringthe news segment of Saturday’s edition of NBC’s “SNL,” castmember JimmyFallon reported, “Kenyan runners swept the top three spots in Sunday’s NewYork City Marathon. Meanwhile, the topthree spots in the Kenya Marathon were swept by Ed Koch, GeorgeSteinbrenner and Woody Allen” (“SNL,” NBC, 11/8).
TONIGHT’S EVENTS
WTACEO Larry Scott will host a 6:00pm PT news conference to deliver his “State ofthe Game” speech at Staples Center in L.A.
QVCwill broadcast a one-hour program live at 7:00pm ET from the upper concourse ofthe Joyce Center on Notre Dame’s campus to commemorate the 75thanniversary of Knute Rockne’s famous “Win One for the Gipper”speech. The show will feature NotreDame trademarked products, including autographed items and brand new productscreated specifically for this telecast.
U.S.Soccer will announce the winners of the “Best Soccer Promotion,” “Best GamePerformance (Player)” and “Best Game Performance (Team).” The MLS Columbus Crew are looking to earnback-to-back honors for their “Buck-a-Brat Night.” Competing against the Crew are the A-League Cincinnati Ladyhawks,the U.S. men’s national team, the PDL Des Moines Menace and the A-League’sMilwaukee Wave United.
TheSpurs will retire former C David Robinson’s No. 50 jersey following theteam’s 7:00pm CT game against the Jazz at SBC Center. Robinson will become the fourth player in franchise history tohave his jersey retired.
CHANNEL SURFING
ESPN2will air “The Sports Reporters Primetime”at 7:30pm ET.
ESPN2will air the ISU Grand Prix of FigureSkating at 8:00pm ET.
ESPNClassic’s “SportsCentury” will profile Jerry’sCowboys at 8:00pm ET.
FormerNFLer Desmond Howard, actor Duane Martin, announcer Jim Lampley and rapper Snoop Dogg are scheduled to appear onFSN's “BDSSP.”
NBATV will air Nuggets-Bulls at 8:30pmET.
ABCwill air Eagles-Packers at 9:00pmET.
BuccaneersDT Warren Sapp, Patriots K Adam Vinatieri and actor Jim Belushi will be on ESPN’s “The New American Sportsman” at 10:00pmET.
ESPN2will air coverage of the ’03 Bank ofAmerica WTA Tour Championships at 10:00pm ET.
DiscoveryChannel’s “Monster Garage” willconvert a Cadillac Escalade into theultimate tailgating vehicle at9:00pm ET.
DolphinsCB Sam Madison will be on MTV’s “Cribs” at 10:30pm ET.
ESPN’s “OTL Nightly” will examine Mike Price’s road toregaining his reputation at 1:00am ET. Included on the show will be an interview with Price.
A&E’s“Biography” will profile John F. Kennedyat 8:00pm ET.
E!’s“True Hollywood Story” will profile JennaJamesonat10:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight’s headline guests on thefollowing talk shows:
| “The Late Show” | Norm Macdonald |
| “The Tonight Show” | Hugh Grant |
| “The Late Late Show” | Kelsey Grammer |
| “Late Night” | Colin Farrell (r) |
| “Jimmy Kimmel Live” | Kelly Clarkson |
TODAY’S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
TheDALLAS MORNING NEWS’ Eddie Sefko writes Mavericks President & CEO TerdemaUssery “loves to say that the Mavericks are owner Mark Cuban's show.He just stays in the background. But it's no coincidence that attendance hasincreased by more than 50 percent in the time Ussery has been orchestratingjust about every part of the organization off the court” (DALLAS MORNING NEWS).
TheMIAMI HERALD’s Cammy Clark notes that NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France“does not plan to let the empire idle on its merits as the No. 2 most-watchedAmerican sport behind the NFL. He hopes to steer the empire to greater heights,which include broadening the fan base at home (most notably among Hispanics andAfrican-Americans) and around the world” (MIAMI HERALD).
TheWASHINGTON TIMES’ Eric Fisher asks, “Has sports lost its way as an effectivepromotional tool for other programming on network TV?” Katz Television Group VP & Dir ofProgramming Bill Carroll: “I don’t know how many baseball fans were evergoing to want to watch a remake of ‘Romeo & Juliet.’ I think [sports] can still be a greatplatform. But you have to figure outwho your audience is and promote to that audience. Shows like “The O.C.” and “Skin” are counter programming tofootball, not a liftoff from football” (WASHINGTONTIMES).
TheHOUSTON CHRONICLE’s Bill Murphy writes of recent degradations of Houston, “Somecivic-minded folk say there might be an antidote for the bad ink: the upcomingSuper Bowl. The positive publicity thecity will get that week can not only undo the negatives of the past few years,they say, but also the longstanding stereotypes that some outsiders have ofHouston as a sprawling cow town, steamy swamp and unrefined city ofrefineries. They are predicting thatthe game will so alter the city's image – ‘rebrand’ is the term they use – thatit will get increased convention business and tourism, and prompt businesses torelocate or open satellite offices here” (HOUSTONCHRONICLE).
- Popularsport in Japan is driftingtowards U.S. soil.
- Collegefootball struggleswith math to find No. 1 team.
- Anaheim’sArrowhead Pond has its ducksin a row.
- Inthe era ofnarrowcasting, it is doubtful that LeBron can reach MJ’spopularity.
- Threeprofessors argue that the altitudeis overrated at Coors Field.
- OnESPN’s “College GameDay” set, broadcast is only partof the show.
- Jurylistened to five days of behind-the-scenesdescriptions of SLOC.
- ChurchillDowns officials cope with makeshiftspace.
SeeThe Daily Insider’s Articles ofInterest section for more sports business-related links.
TODAY’S TEASER…
Sports:How manyNFL kickers who have attempted at least 10 field goals this season have yet tomiss?
IN OTHER NEWS…
DAILY VARIETY reports that NBC’s Bravo has“greenlit the hourlong special ‘Straight Eye for the Queer Guy,’ a one-shotspinoff that flips the ‘Queer Eye’ formula and lets five strapping straight menmakeover a gay guy. Planned tutorialsmay include power tools 101, NFL basics, decorating your garage, two-minutehair and sports event etiquette” (DAILYVARIETY, 11/10).
TheLondon GUARDIAN reports that pay-TV net Star has promoted VP/BusinessDevelopment Michelle Guthrie to CEO, replacing James Murdoch, whois now BSkyB CEO (LondonGUARDIAN, 11/10).
THE DAILY STAT: N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLING NONFICTION
Thefollowing presents best selling nonfiction books for the week ending September28 (NYTIMES.com,11/10 ):
| THIS WEEK |
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
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| 1) | A ROYAL DUTY, Paul Burrell (Putnam) |
| 2) | DUDE, WHERE’S MY COUNTRY?, Michael Moore (Warner) |
| 3) | LIES (AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM), Al Franken (Dutton) |
| 4) | WHO’S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU?, Bill O’Reilly (Broadway) |
| 5) | BUSHWHACKED, Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose (Random House) |
| 6) | BRINGING ELIZABETH HOME, Ed Smart & Lois Smart w/ Laura Morton (Doubleday) |
| 7) | FLYBOYS, James Bradley (Little, Brown) |
| 8) | THE FUNNY THING IS…, Ellen DeGeneres (Simon & Schuster) |
| 9) | EVERY SECOND COUNTS, Lance Armstrong w/ Sally Jenkins (Broadway) |
| 10) | REFLECTIONS, Barbara Bush (Lisa Drew/Scribner) |
…TODAY’S ANSWER
Four. Colts K Mike Vanderjagt, Panthers K JohnKasay, Lions K Jason Hanson and Packers K Ryan Longwell.
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