TNT NFL reporter Kevin Kiley signed a new $300,000
annual contract (USA TODAY, 1/22)....The NBA will launch its
TeamUp celebration on February 8 during All-Star Weekend in
Cleveland with a six-network simulcast on NBC, TNT,
Nickelodeon, BET, Telemundo and YTV in Canada (N.Y. POST,
1/22)....Sonics Coach George Karl has launched his own Web
page at http://www.coachkarl.com, featuring news about the
coach and his team, Karl's Q&A interviews with players and
more (USA TODAY, 1/22)....Fox has bought broadcast rights to
"Jerry Maguire." Although terms were not disclosed, the
contract includes an escalator clause that reflects the
film's box office performance (ELECTRONIC MEDIA, 1/20
issue)....N.Y.-based ad agency Ryan Drossman & Partners was
awarded the WBIS+ network account. The WBIS+ ad campaign
will run from January-March '97 (Ryan Dross & Partners).
...ESPN has inked a one-year global ad deal with Chevron
Corporation. Chevron ads will begin airing in January on
ESPN Latin America networks, on Eurosport in Europe and on
ESPN STAR Sports networks in Asia (ESPN Int'l)....Buena
Vista TV's late night variety show hosted by former Piston
John Salley has been cleared in more than 50% of the U.S.
(BROADCASTING & CABLE, 1/13 issue)....News Corp. and ESPN
have named their Asia sports programming joint venture ESPN
STAR Sports (AD AGE, 1/21).
