Final weekend ratings from the networks were not
available at press time (THE DAILY)....USA TODAY's Michael
Hiestand notes that the SI for Kids TV show, which debuts
Saturday on CBS, "won't air ads using any athletes who host
the show" (USA TODAY, 9/12)....Comcast SportsNet has hired
Ron Burke to anchor its morning local sports news report.
Burke comes from NY's WBIS where he anchored pre-game and
post-game updates for local NBA and NHL coverage (Comcast).
...BET Holdings Owner Robert Johnson and partner Liberty
Media are offering to buy back the 6 million shares of BET
which they don't own for $48/share, 17% over Wednesday's
trading price (WASHINGTON POST, 9/12)....Robert De Niro
recently attended a fight in south FL to prepare for his
upcoming role as boxing cornerman Angelo Dundee in, "Out On
My Feet," a film on ex-fighter Vinnie Curto (USA TODAY,
9/12)....ESPN Enterprises and Tommy Boy released "Jock Jams
3," the follow-up to "Jock Jams" 1 and 2. It is the seventh
collaboration between ESPN Enterprises and Tommy Boy (ESPN).
