Menu
Sports Media

MEDIA NOTES

     A group of companies that operate TV stations affiliated
with ABC are teaming up to develop new sources of revenue for
their channels.  The group said it will form a company called
NewVenco Inc., which will pursue projects in programming,
interactive media, and pay-per-view among other areas (WALL
STREET JOURNAL, 11/11)....In Washington, Leonard Shapiro reports
that, despite gossip to the "contrary" in the local broadcasting
community, WTEM sports radio is not about to "a) fold, b) be sold
or c) significantly change its format."  But he also notes that
WTEM, which has the rights to the Redskins, may lose them in a
bidding war with two other stations (WASHINGTON POST,
11/11)....No officials involved will confirm it, but Red Sox
radio coverage in Boston will likely switch from WRKO to all-
sports WEEI next season (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/11)....In this week's
AD AGE, Jeff Jensen examines the entrance of the pro sports
leagues into the CD-ROM/interactive medium (AD AGE, 11/7 issue).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

WNBA regular season games to be available on Disney+; Candace Parker's new role at Adidas; Rory McIlroy will not return to PGA Tour Policy Board and Theo Epstein's role with the PGA Tour moving forward.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1994/11/11/Sports-Media/MEDIA-NOTES.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/1994/11/11/Sports-Media/MEDIA-NOTES.aspx

CLOSE