| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Friday, November 12, 2004
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| • | IPG Exercises Option To Terminate Interest In Silverstone Race Track |
| • | ABC Utilizing 20 Cameras For StroMotion In Sunday’s MLS Cup Game |
| • | Mountain Dew Bringing Action Sports To NASCAR’s Southern 500 |
| • | NFL Network To Wire Players And Coaches For “Sounds Of The Game” Special |
| • | ESPN2 Airing Earliest Local Time Kickoff In College Football History |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Tonight’s Events/Channel Surfing/In Other News/The Daily Stat |
IPG TERMINATES INTEREST IN SILVERSTONE RACE TRACK
IPG announced today that it has exercised its option to terminate its leasehold interest in the Silverstone race track, effective December 15, 2004. On that date, IPG's Silverstone Motor Sports Limited subsidiary will transfer to the British Racing Drivers' Club its associated businesses at Silverstone, ending IPG's involvement in U.K. motor sports. IPG will have no significant future financial obligations related to its former motor sports holdings or contracts (IPG).
ABC TO BRING STROMOTION TECHNOLOGY TO MLS CUP
ABC will introduce StroMotion technology to MLS during its coverage of MLS Cup ’04 this Sunday at 3:30pm ET. StroMotion, which has been used for coverage of int’l soccer matches, figure skating, skiing and track and field, shows a subject’s progression of movement. ABC will utilize the enhancement to perform frame-by-frame analysis of ball flight and the movement of players. ABC Exec Producer Michael Cohen: “The reaction was very, very positive on our U.S. Soccer qualifiers and we anticipate using it at least four or five times on Sunday.” The StroMotion element will be sponsored by Panasonic (THE DAILY).
RadioShack and Honda run full-page ads around their MLS sponsorships in USA TODAY. Honda congratulates MLS MVP Amado Guevara under the header “It’s easy to be loved when you’re Amado.” RadioShack’s header is “RadioShack Has Wireless Deals With Real Kick!”
MOUTAIN DEW TO HAVE EXTREME PRESENCE AT SOUTHERN 500
Mountain Dew endorser and action sports star Shaun White will serve as grand marshal for Sunday’s Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The brand will also showcase The Dew Action Sports Tour throughout the weekend via BMX vert ramp demonstrations. The events will culminate during Sunday’s pre-race ceremony with a special Freestyle Moto-X performance. The NBC Sports and Clear Channel-owned action tour will debut in June ’05. In addition, Mountain Dew will also be the primary sponsor for Jeremy Mayfield’s No. 19 Dodge at the Southern 500 for the second straight year (Mountain Dew).
NFL NETWORK TO WIRE A DOZEN COACHES AND PLAYERS FOR ONE GAME
During Sunday’s Ravens-Jets game, NFL Network will place microphones on head coaches Brian Billick and Herman Edwards, along with eight players and two assistant coaches, for “Special Edition Game of the Week: Sounds of the Game.” The one-hour special will air on November 18 at 9:00pm ET (NFL Network).
BOISE STATE-SAN JOSE STATE GETS EARLY START TO ENSURE COVERAGE
USA TODAY notes that Saturday’s Boise State-San Jose State 9:02am PT kickoff, which was moved up to accommodate ESPN2, is “the earliest start in major college football history.” WAC Commissioner Karl Benson: “Everybody had thought that big, bad ESPN forced this upon us. This was a case where they gave us an opportunity and we recognized the value … It’s a win-win” (USA TODAY, 11/12).
BUZZER BEATERS
The Expos announced that they have reached an agreement with Ticketmaster to be the teams official ticketing partner (Expos).
Smirnoff Ice has switched its part-time primary sponsorship from Matt Kenseth’s No. 17 DeWalt Ford to Kurt Busch’s No. 97 Sharpie Ford for the ’05-06 seasons. The move was precipitated by DeWalt, which wants to retain full sponsorship of Kenseth’s car (Smirnoff).
The Manchester GUARDIAN reports that Tour de France organizers are likely to award the ’07 race’s opening stage to London (Manchester GUARDIAN, 11/12).
INHD will launch a competitive eating series, “Tour de Gorge,” on November 24 (INHD).
A LIGHTER BUZZ
The Nashville TENNESSEAN reports that a commercial for the ABA Nashville Rhythm features Owner Sally Anthony and coach Ashley McElhiney “chatting in a restroom, then daydreaming about a woman coaching a man’s team. McElhiney says, ‘Yeah, a woman can do anything a man can do.’ They turn, the camera pans and shows a urinal,” as the pair replies, “Well, almost anything” (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 11/12).
WEEKEND EVENTS
Saturday
The NLL Arizona Sting will conduct open tryouts at 2:00pm MT at Glendale Arena.
The Dodgers will host their 43rd Adult Baseball Camp at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida.
The Suns will unveil the Abercrombie & Kent Courtside Club during their 7:00pm MT game against the Kings at America West Arena. For more, see today’s issue of The Daily.
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will present the Emily Couric Public Service Award to Jazz coach Jerry Sloan at “An Evening With The Stars” at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Arizona State Univ. will retire Pat Tillman’s No. 42 jersey during halftime of their final home game against Washington State. The ceremony will play “to a backdrop of military themes … but the tone will be decidedly" about Tillman's academic achievements (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 11/10).
The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum located within the Pittsburgh Regional History Center will open (USA TODAY, 11/12).
Former Yankees coach Don Zimmer will be roasted at a Mohegan Sun benefit for the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, but he “requested that Yankees owner [George] Steinbrenner not be invited” (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/9).
Celtics F Paul Pierce will launch his marketing venture, “P2,” at the Yankee Candle Flagship Store in South Deerfield.
Sunday
Clippers Owner Donald Sterling will be a guest on T.J. Simers’ XTRA Sports 690 & 1150 show at 9:00am PT (L.A. TIMES, 11/9).
The NFL and its teams will honor Tillman by airing two NFL-produced Veterans Day tributes in stadiums and over game telecasts. In addition, the Cardinals will honor Tillman and all veterans with a tribute at halftime and will distribute red memorial wristbands.
The Wizards will hold the first of six Wizards Kids Days at their 1:00pm ET game against the Mavericks.
Golf 20/20 will begin its annual conference at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida.
Comcast, Oxygen Media and the Stars will introduce “Oxygen Icebreakers,” a program designed to introduce young girls to hockey, at the Plano Sports Authority StarCenter in Plano, Texas.
CHANNEL SURFING
FRIDAY
USA Network will air first-round coverage of the PGA Tour Franklin Templeton Shootout at 4:00pm ET.
Sirius Satellite Radio NFL commentator Carl Banks will appear on CNBC’s “Kudlow & Cramer” at 5:00pm ET.
Pacers F Ron Artest will appear on FSN’s “I, Max” at 6:00pm ET.
ESPN will air Heat-Spurs at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air NCAA football: Southern Mississippi-Memphis at 8:00pm ET.
Travel Channel will air “George Foreman’s Houston” at 9:00pm ET.
ESPN will air NCAA football: Hawaii-Fresno State at 10:30pm ET.
ESPN2 will air coverage of the WTA Championships at 11:00pm ET.
ESPN’s Stuart Scott will appear on NBC’s “Last Call” at 1:35am ET.
SATURDAY
| College Football Matchup | Network | Time |
| Iowa-Minnesota | ESPN | Noon ET |
| Boise State-San Jose State | ESPN2 | Noon ET |
| Northwestern-Michigan | ABC | Noon ET |
| Boston College-West Virginia | ABC | Noon ET |
| Ohio State-Purdue | ESPN | 3:30pm ET |
| Wisconsin-Michigan State | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| Miami-Virginia | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| Texas Tech-Texas A&M | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| UCLA-Oregon | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| Georgia-Auburn | CBS | 3:30pm ET |
| Utah-Wyoming | ABC | 4:00pm ET |
| Nebraska-Oklahoma | FSN | 7:00pm ET |
| South Carolina-Florida | ESPN2 | 7:00pm ET |
| Alabama-LSU | ESPN | 7:45pm ET |
| Arizona-Southern Cal | FSN | 10:15pm ET |
CBS will air second-round coverage of the PGA Tour Franklin Templeton Shootout at 1:00pm ET.
TNT will air the NASCAR Busch Series Bi-Lo 200 at 1:00pm ET.
The Golf Channel will air second-round coverage of the LPGA Tour Tournament of Champions at 2:30pm ET.
ESPN2 will air coverage of the WTA Championships at 4:00pm ET.
FSN will air coverage of the AVP Nissan Series at 4:00pm ET.
NBA TV will air Lakers-Rockets at 8:30pm ET.
HBO PPV will air a full heavyweight fight card starting at 9:00pm ET featuring John Ruiz-Andrew Golota; Chris Byrd-Jameel McCline; Evander Holyfield-Larry Donald; and Hasim Rahman-Kali Meehan.
SUNDAY
| NFL Week 9 | Network | Time | Announcers (Subject to Change) |
| Ravens-Jets | CBS | 1:00pm ET | Jim Nantz-Phil Simms-Bonnie Bernstein |
| Chiefs-Saints | CBS | 1:00pm ET | Gus Johnson-Brent Jones |
| Steelers-Browns | CBS | 1:00pm ET | Dick Enberg-Dan Dierdorf-Armen Keteyian |
| Texans-Colts | CBS | 1:00pm ET | Kevin Harlan-Randy Cross |
| Buccaneers-Falcons | Fox | 1:00pm ET | Sam Rosen-Bill Maas-Chris Myers |
| Seahawks-Rams | Fox | 1:00pm ET | Dick Stockton-Daryl Johnston-Tony Siragusa |
| Bears-Titans | Fox | 1:00pm ET | Ron Pitts-Tim Ryan |
| Lions-Jaguars | Fox | 1:00pm ET | Curt Menefee-Tim Green |
| Vikings-Packers | Fox | 4:00pm ET | Joe Buck-Troy Aikman-Cris Collinsworth |
| Giants-Cardinals | Fox | 4:00pm ET | Kenny Albert-Brian Baldinger-Jay Glazer |
| Panthers-49ers | Fox | 4:00pm ET | Thom Brennaman-JC Pearson |
| Bengals-Redskins | CBS | 4:00pm ET | Ian Eagle-Solomon Wilcots |
| Bills-Patriots | ESPN | 8:30pm ET | Mike Patrick-Paul Maguire-Joe Theismann |
CBS will air final-round coverage of the PGA Tour Franklin Templeton Shootout at 1:00pm ET.
NBC will air the NASCAR Nextel Cup Mountain Dew Southern 500 at 1:30pm ET.
ESPN2 will air NCAA women’s basketball: Baylor-LSU at 1:30pm ET and Penn State-Texas at 4:00pm.
The Golf Channel will air final-round coverage of the LPGA Tour Tournament of Champions at 2:30pm ET.
ESPN will air coverage of the WTA Championships at 3:00pm ET.
ABC will air MLS Cup: Wizards-United at 3:30pm ET.
Sunshine Network will air “Under the Lights: FSU vs. NC State” at 8:30pm ET.
NBA TV will air Nuggets-Kings at 9:00pm ET.
ESPN’s “OTL” will examine “Celebrations with an Edge” at 9:30am ET.
TODAY’S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The WASHINGTON POST’s Sally Jenkins writes that the new baseball stadium planned for DC is “already a drain” on the city and “ground hasn't been broken yet. The project grows more illogical by the day. You really think a publicly funded baseball stadium is going to be good for the municipality, after watching the quarreling of the last week? Allow me to voice a small but nagging suspicion: The mayor and the city council could be devoting such energy, attention and argument to better things than a ballpark” (WASHINGTON POST).
NEWSDAY’s Steve Zipay writes the NFL’s future plans for flexible scheduling on “Monday Night Football” games “might not be that advantageous.” There are not “enough quality national games to go around. ... [This season] two, or maybe three, swaps out of the final seven seem viable. Assume that a million extra homes would tune in for each ‘upgraded’ game. Add three extra points to the season's average rating. Calculated over 17 weeks, an 11.0 average rating would increase by mere tenths of points” (NEWSDAY).
- In truth, Clippers Owner Donald Sterling is a genius.
- The “partisan use” of video replays is one of the NFL’s worst-kept secrets.
TODAY’S TEASER…
General: What was the original name for the holiday that is now known as Veterans Day?
THE DAILY STAT:
The following lists the top ten Brand Leaders according to Chief Executive Magazine. Brand consulting firm Lippincott Mercer built the list by identifying nine potential characteristics for a visionary leader – customer experience, foresight and innovation, brand investment, brand value, brand image management, measuring and monitoring, marketplace vitality, design, and organizational stature (Chief Executive Magazine).
| RK | COMPANY | EXECUTIVE |
| 1 | Dell | Michael Dell, Kevin Rollins |
| 2 | Starbucks | Orin Smith |
| 3 | Apple Computer | Steve Jobs |
| 4 | Nike | Phil Knight |
| 5 | Amazon.com | Jeff Bezos |
| 6 | eBay | Meg Whitman |
| 7 | Southwest Airlines | Jim Parker |
| 8 | FedEx | Fred Smith |
| 9 | Virgin | Richard Branson |
| 10 | Coca-Cola | Neville Isdell |
CRITICS WEIGH IN: “AFTER SUNSET” & “BRIDGET JONES”
Renee Zellweger becomes uncomfortable with her relationship with Colin Firth in the sequel to "Bridget Jones's Dairy". In "After Sunset," Pierce Brosnan plays a master thief looking for last big score.
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…TODAY’S ANSWER
Armistice Day - The holiday was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. The armistice to end WWI was signed on November 11, 1918.
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