CBS Sports Network To Carry AVP

CBS Sports Network this afternoon announced it will carry the '13 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. The cable channel will carry the championship rounds from five tournaments this summer, and CBS Interactive will produce live streams from the preliminary rounds that will appear on AVP.com. This deal ...

USA Today Sports Reporters Accept Buyouts

Three USA Today sports reporters took a buyout from the paper today, according to sources. The three columnists' buyouts contain a contingency that allows them to rescind those buyouts within a two-week period, sources said. Longtime columnists Michael Hiestand , Jon Saraceno and Mike Lopre ...

Dana Zimmer Leaving NBC For Tribune

Dana Zimmer is leaving NBC to become Tribune Broadcasting President of Distribution. Zimmer will oversee distribution for Tribune's TV channels, including WGN America and 23 local stations. She reports to Tribune CEO Peter Liguori and will be based in Philadelphia. She starts May 13. Zimmer was ...

M's Get Controlling Interest In RSN

DirecTV and the Mariners renewed their local media deal, giving the MLB team a majority stake in Root Sports' Seattle-based RSN. DirecTV will hold a minority stake and oversee day-to-day operations of the channel. The Mariners were in the middle of a long-term deal with DirecTV-owned Root Sports, bu ...

THE DAILY Reviews Final Round Of Masters

The CBS announcers at The Masters knew Tiger Woods was going to have a rough Sunday from the start. The net began its final round coverage with Woods on the first hole, where he missed a makeable birdie putt. Woods followed with a par on the par-5 second hole, and the CBS crew sensed that the dra ...

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ESPN To Announce Creation Of SEC Channel

The SEC and ESPN plan to formally announce the creation of an SEC channel on Tuesday. The two parties have begun to reach out to key constituents to let them know about the 12:00pm ET announcement at the Atlanta Hyatt. University presidents, ADs, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive , ESPN execs and the con ...

CSN Mid-Atlantic Extends DC United Deal

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic extended its media rights deal with MLS DC United for another three years, running through the ‘15 season. The deal will have the Baltimore- and DC-area RSN produce 16 games per season, in addition to shoulder programming like pre- and postgame shows. The deal a ...

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Bonnie Bernstein Added To Campus Insiders

Bonnie Bernstein will become the on-camera face of Campus Insiders, a digital sports network jointly owned by IMG College and Silver Chalice . The group plans to announce today that it has hired Bernstein as VP/Content & Brand Development. In her role, Bernstein will host a daily show from Chic ...

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Bonnie Bernstein Joins Campus Insiders

Bonnie Bernstein will become the on-camera face of Campus Insiders, a digital sports network developed by IMG College and Silver Chalice. The group plans to announce today that it has hired Bernstein as VP/Content & Brand Development. In her role, Bernstein will host a daily show from Chicago' ...

CBSSN To Feature Masters Coverage

CBS Sports is planning to use CBS Sports Network for significantly more coverage around The Masters next week, including full replays of the third and fourth rounds. The replays, which will start once coverage on the broadcast network ends, represent a new wrinkle to the network's coverage. The chan ...