A-10 Inks Rights Deals With Three Networks

The Atlantic 10 Conference has signed eight-year media rights deals with ESPN, CBS Sports Network and NBC Sports Network starting with the '13-14 season. A formal announcement is expected to come today. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures represented the A-10. The confere ...

MLB To Announce Media Rights Extensions

MLB has scheduled a press conference for 12:00pm ET today to officially announce its media rights extensions with Fox and Turner, worth $6.8B over eight years. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig , Turner President of Sales, Distribution & Sports David Levy and Fox Sports co-Presidents & co-COOs ...

A-10 Signs Rights Deal With Three Nets

The Atlantic 10 Conference has signed eight-year media rights deals with ESPN, CBS Sports Network and NBC Sports Network starting with the ‘13-14 season. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bevilacqua Helfant Ventures represented the A-10. The conference keeps a significant amount of digital a ...

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CSN Personalities Produce "You Can Play" Video

Brian Mitchell and Ivan Carter , co-hosts of Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic's "SportsTalk Live," produced a video as part of the "You Can Play" national advocacy campaign for the fair treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual athletes. Several athletes have produced videos for the cam ...

FSN, Big West Sign Multiyear Rights Deal

FSN today announced it has signed a multiyear media rights deal with the Big West that makes Prime Ticket, FS West and FS San Diego the conference's exclusive regional TV partners. Deal terms have the three RSNs carrying at least 20 events, including men's basketball, four men's basketball tour ...

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Big West Inks Media Rights Deal With FSN

FSN has signed a multiyear media rights deal with the Big West conference that makes Prime Ticket, FS West and FS San Diego the conference's exclusive regional TV partners. A formal announcement is expected to come today. Deal terms have the three RSNs carrying at least 20 events, including men's ba ...

Andrews To Report From "Battle On The Midway"

FSN will use Erin Andrews as a sideline reporter for its "Battle on the Midway" game Nov. 9. She joins play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg and analyst Steve Kerr in calling the matchup, which will be produced by FS San Diego and distributed nationally to FSN and its affiliates. The San Diego St ...

TWC Signs Carriage Deal With NFL Network

After 10 years, Time Warner Cable and NFL Network finally have agreed to a carriage deal, according to multiple sources. The deal has not been signed, but the two sides have agreed to terms that should see NFL Network and NFL RedZone launch by this Sunday's NFL games. The deal, which was first repo ...

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Gottlieb Debuts On CBS Sports Net Next Month

Doug Gottlieb will make his CBS Sports Network debut Oct. 22 as the host of a new late-night talk show on the cable channel. The one-hour show, called "Lead Off," will occupy the 12:00-1:00am ET time slot. Dick Clark Productions will produce the show from CBS Sports Network's Orange County, Calif., ...

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Fox, Turner To Renew MLB Packages

MLB is close to finalizing deals with Fox and Turner that would tie up the league’s media rights through '21. Contracts have not been signed yet, but the sides have agreed on the main points, sources said. Similar to MLB’s ESPN deal, which was signed late last month, Fox and Turner have ...