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Wizards Exec Says Team Unlikely To Change Name Back To Bullets Despite Fan Interest06 / 17 / 13A top Wizards exec said the franchise would "probably not" be renamed the Bullets. "There are certain instances in the last few years with certain players that I think are going to prevent that," said Monumental Sports & Entertainment Senior VP & CMO Joe Dupriest. Though he did not name... Tags: Franchises, Washington Wizards |
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Frank Caliendo To Appear On ESPN
ESPN hired comedian Frank Caliendo to appear on its "Sunday NFL Countdown" show this season. The network says Caliendo will be a regular contributor on the show, though he will not appear weekly. His first appearance will be this Sunday from Bristol. Caliendo usually will appear in taped comedy se ...
NFL Network Creates Unit Covering Player Health
NFL Network hired Andrea Kremer as the chief correspondent of a new unit that will cover NFL player health and safety issues. The net also hired producer Arash Ghadishah to work in that unit. Ghadishah was a producer on ABC's "Nightline." Kremer, a veteran sports broadcast journalist, will contr ...
ESPN, Comcast Affected By Equinox
It was not just TBS' coverage of the Nationals-Cardinals NLDS Game One that experienced video freezing over the weekend. ESPN's coverage of the NASCAR race at Talladega and some Comcast systems also experienced video and audio problems. All attributed atmospheric issues related to the Fall Equinox ...
Turner Attributes Video Problems To Equinox
Turner Sports attributed problems that caused video to freeze for minutes at a time during the Nationals-Cardinals game yesterday on atmospheric issues related to the Fall Equinox. "It's not a Turner specific issue but an issue that can impact other television networks due to the Fall Equinox," Turn ...
MLB Makes Fox, Turner Extensions Official
MLB today officially announced its media rights extensions with Fox and Turner worth $6.8B over eight years. As part of new deals, Fox will average $525M per year for its package, which includes the World Series, All-Star Game, one LCS and two LDS. Turner will average $325M a year for its package th ...
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 ...
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 ...
