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 ...

Coke Zero Sponsors ESPN's "College GameDay"

ESPN signed Coke Zero to a significant sponsor position on its "College GameDay" football program. The deal marks Coke's biggest position so far on ESPN's college football programming and includes exposure on-air, in digital areas and in ESPN The Magazine. Details about how that on-air exposure will ...

ESPN Inks Media Rights Deal With MWC

ESPN has signed a multiyear deal with the Mountain West Conference that runs through the '19-20 season. Financial details were not released for the new package of games that came from the closing of the conference's channel, the Mtn. CBS Sports controls the main package of MWC games through an exist ...

Final Four Could Move To Cable In '14

CBS and Turner are negotiating to allow Turner to show the Final Four as soon as next year as part of an option that is part of their NCAA Tournament deal. Plans have not been finalized, but several sources say that Turner is likely to have the Final Four in '14, which would place another premier sp ...

Details About Fox Sports 1 Coming Today

Fox Sports is hosting a press conference in N.Y. today where the network is expected to unveil details about its planned all-sports cable channel, which it is calling Fox Sports 1. As has been rumored for the better part of a year, Fox will announce plans to rebrand Speed into FS1 this August. At it ...

ESPN Matches NBC Offer For Big East Rights

ESPN has agreed to match NBC's offer for the Big East, agreeing to pay more than $20M per year for a six-year package, according to several well-placed sources. The two sides still are trying to work out various details about how many games ESPN will carry and where they will air. Sources said the B ...