Quote of the Day
“It will be a bit awkward in terms of cross-promotion across the network platforms, but we’re seeing more and more of that in sports every year.”
— NTRA Senior VP/Marketing Keith Chamblin, on the Triple Crown races being shown on two different nets (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 5/4).
Top Stories
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes will continue to air on NBC, thanks to a five-year rights extension that will keep the first two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown on the network through 2010. But with The Belmont Stakes moving to ABC next year, how will the arrangement affect cross-promotion of the races? >>Read More
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