| | The Daily Insider
Morning News & Headlines
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
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| • | Braves Partner With Comcast For Cable Channel, Which May Hit Airwaves Today |
| • | Connecticut Bank Today To Announce Endorsement Deal With Geno Auriemma |
| • | PGA Tour Today Hosting Its First-Ever “State Of The Tour” For Sponsors |
| • | NHL Teams Cancel Preseason Schedules, Some Eliminate Regular-Season Games |
| • | Sports Sponsorship Symposium Begins Today At Sheraton N.Y. Hotel & Towers |
| • | Morning Briefs/In Other News/Laugh Track/TV Monitor/Final Jeopardy! |
BRAVES THE LATEST TEAM TO LAUNCH 24-HOUR CABLE CHANNEL
The ATLANTA CONSTITUTION reports that the Braves are launching a 24-hour cable television channel for digital subscribers, BravesVision, in conjunction with Comcast, which “could begin airing … in metro Atlanta as soon as tonight.” The channel will not air live games, but instead will feature other Braves-related programming. BravesVision will be fully operational “within a week or so” (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 9/21).
CONNECTICUT BANK & TRUST INKS AURIEMMA TO THREE-YEAR DEAL
The HARTFORD COURANT reports that Connecticut Bank & Trust (CBT) today will announce a three-year endorsement deal with UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma as the bank “also unveils ambitious plans that could quintuple CBT’s size in the next three years.” A TV, radio and print ad campaign featuring Auriemma will begin later this year. The campaign cannot refer to Auriemma as the coach of the women’s team or use the name of the university (HARTFORD COURANT, 9/21).
SPORTS SPONSORSHIP SYMPOSIUM BEGINS TODAY AT SHERATON N.Y.
The Sports Sponsorship Symposium, presented by Street & Smith’s Sports Group’s SportsBusiness Journal and The Sports Business Daily, begins today at the Sheraton N.Y. Hotel & Towers. A panel discussion, “Competing in High-Profile Categories: How Conventional Thinking is Changing,” will be held at 10:00am ET featuring The Hartford Dir of Corporate Marketing David Lafrennie, Sunoco Dir of Brand Management Jaine Lucas, Visa USA Senior VP/Event & Sponsorship Marketing Michael Lynch, Coca-Cola North America VP/Sports Marketing Bea Perez and Nextel Communications Senior Dir of Sports & Entertainment Marketing Michael Robichaud. View the agenda.
PGA TOUR HOSTING FIRST-EVER “STATE OF THE TOUR” EVENT IN N.Y.
The PGA Tour today will host its first-ever “State of the Tour” event for marketers, sponsors and agencies at the W Hotel in N.Y. Presenters include PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem will be joined by players Mike Weir, Todd Hamilton, Jay Haas and Stewart Cink, as well broadcasters Jim Nantz, Dan Hicks, Jimmy Roberts, David Feherty, Mike Tirico and Lanny Wadkins (PGA Tour).
THE DAILY CONTINUES OUR 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TODAY
The Sports Business Daily continues to celebrate our 10th anniversary today, with No. 4 in our countdown of “The Power 10,” the most influential executives over the past decade. In “From the Executive Office,” BBDO President John Osborndiscusses the past decade of advertising around sports.
In “Ten For Ten,” we examine the some of the start-up sports networks from the past ten years. In “Factors Of Ten,” we detail sales of licensed goods since ‘94.
Finally, “Quotes We Remember From 2000” features this statement– can you guess who said it?
“I’m not a dumb person, but I have to admit
I can’t get a handle on this sports business. It’s so hard!”
MORNING BRIEFS
The Oilers, Penguins, Wild and Sharks have formally canceled their home preseason schedules. The Penguins also canceled their regular-season home opener, while the Wild and Sharks each have axed their first two home games (CP, 9/20).
Former Canucks President & GM Brian Burke “is in talks with TSN” after being laid off by the CBC’s “Hockey Night In Canada” when the NHL lockout was announced (TORONTO STAR, 9/21).
An L.A. City Council Conventions, Tourism, Entertainment and Business Enterprise Committee yesterday “endorsed the idea of holding the Olympics” in 2032. The city also bid on hosting the 2012 Games (L.A. TIMES, 9/21).
Molson Dir of PR David Jones “refused comment yesterday on a leaked memo that suggested the future of the Molson Indy Vancouver Champ Car race might be in doubt.” An announcement concerning the Molson Indy races in Canada is expected in a couple of weeks (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 9/21).
Indianapolis has been chosen to host the ’05 World Championship swimming trials at the Natatorium at IUPUI. The dates overlap with the NCAA women’s Final Four at the RCA Dome during the first week in April (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 9/21).
Univ. of Cincinnati AD Bob Goin has reached an agreement to stay at the school through June ‘06. Goin plans to “see the Bearcats through their first season in the Big East Conference and to oversee completion of the $80.3[M] Varsity Village upgrade of athletic facilities that he has spearheaded” (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 9/21).
Pele’s Brazil ’58 World Cup finals jersey fetched $105,600 at a Christie’s of London auction today. The item was expected to sell for $125,000-180,000 (REUTERS, 9/21).
ATTENDANCE WATCH
A crowd estimated in the hundreds attended the OSHL’s Boston-Montreal game at the Brampton Sports Centre in Brampton, Ontario (TORONTO SUN, 9/21).
A LIGHTER BUZZ
The introduction to yesterday’s edition of ESPN’s “PTI” featured CBS’ “Listen Up” stars Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Jason Alexander. Warner: “Pardon the interruption, but I’m Malcolm-Jamal Warner and tonight on CBS, I play the host of a sports show who’s forced to work with a neurotic bald guy.” Alexander: “And I’m Jason Alexander. I’ll be playing the part of the bald guy, a pathetic character based with painful accuracy on the life of Tony Kornheiser. This is easily the lowest point of my career” (“PTI,” ESPN, 9/20).
THE BACK PAGES
The Morning Buzz offers today’s back page sports covers from some of the nation’s major metropolitan tabloids:
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| N.Y. Post | N.Y. Daily News |
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| Philadelphia Daily News | Newsday |
TODAY’S EVENTS
ESPN will conduct a 3:30pm ET conference call to discuss “Hu$tle,” an EOE film about Pete Rose premiering Saturday at 9:00pm ET. ESPN Exec VP/Programming & Production Mark Shapiro and “Hu$tle” Director Peter Bogdanovich will participate.
Churchill Downs will unveil next year’s Kentucky Derby logo.
IN OTHER NEWS….
Disney CEO Michael Eisner in a Fortune magazine interview said, “I have not asked the board to stay on the board or be chairman after the end of my contract. My assumption is that I would not continue on the board as chairman” (Mult., 9/21).
DAILY VARIETY reports that ABC’s broadcast of the Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night “averaged a mere 14 million viewers – the second smallest crowd on record for the event – and slid by more than 30% vs. last year’s show on Fox in key young-adult demos” (DAILY VARIETY, 9/21).
The “Star Wars Trilogy” box set DVDs hits retail today, and the N.Y. TIMES notes that George Lucas “has added a few more digital tweaks, most notably a completely reanimated Jabba the Hutt in ‘Episode IV’” (N.Y. TIMES, 9/21).
FINAL JEOPARDY!
Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Art Subjects.”
“Seen in sculpture, Eustache de St. Pierre and five other wealthy men made themselves hostages to free this city.”
LAUGH TRACK
THE MONOLOGUES:
CBS’ David Letterman: “I love the Emmy Awards. Thank God, it’s about time TV stars get a little recognition. The security, if you were at the Emmys, was very tight. It was tighter than Star Jones’ dress. … The show was so long and boring, I thought I was hosting. … The Emmy for Best Supporting Actress went to Mrs. Jim McGreevey. … Best Technical Achievement award went to Donald Trump’s hair. … The talent competition was unbelievable at the Miss America Pageant. Year after year it gets better and better and better. Miss New York had a wonderful talent for the Miss America contest. She showed you how to rig a TV to get free HBO” (“Late Show,” CBS, 9/20).
NBC’s Jay Leno: “The Emmy Awards were last night. HBO got 32 Emmys. NBC took home eight. CBS News gave back four. … Anybody watch TV Saturday night? I was watching the opening of the new Hooters in Atlantic City. Oh, that was the Miss America pageant. … Did you see the swimsuits at the Miss America pageant? Is it me or is this gig just a brass pole and a two drink minimum away from being a strip club? … Congratulations to Miss California for winning the talent competition. Her talent: staying a virgin in California for 22 years. … Last night opposite the Emmys, NBC showed ‘Titantic.’ When I saw a ship going down, I just thought it was the Kerry campaign” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 9/20).
LATE NIGHT LAUGHS:
Last night’s Top Ten” list was “Top Ten Bush Tax Proposals.” The list was read by John Kerry sitting next to Letterman (“Late Show,” CBS, 8/20).
| 10) “No estate tax for families with at least two U.S. Presidents.” |
| 9) “W-2 form is now Dubya-2 form.” |
| 8) “Under the simplified tax code, your refund check goes directly to Halliburton.” |
| 7) “The reduced earned income tax credit is so unfair, it just makes me want to tear out my lustrous, finely groomed hair.” |
| 6) “Attorney General Ashcroft gets to write off the entire United States Constitution.” |
| 5) “Texas Rangers can take a business loss for trading Sammy Sosa.” |
| 4) “Eliminate all income taxes; just ask Teresa to cover the whole damn thing.” |
| 3) “Cheney can claim Bush as a dependent.” |
| 2) “$100 penalty if you pronounce it ‘nuclear’ instead of ‘nucular.’” |
| 1) “George W. Bush gets a deduction for mortgaging our entire future.” |
LAST NIGHT’S TV MONITOR
| Net | Show | Lead | Next Items |
| ESPN | “Around The Horn” | Colts’ Super Bowl chances | Red Sox-Yankees; Falcons QB Michael Vick |
| ESPN | “PTI” | Jets QB Chad Pennington and Michael Vick | Chiefs; Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs |
| ESPN | 12:00am ET “SportsCenter” | Twins-White Sox | Blue Jays-Yankees; Cubs-Marlins |
| FSN | “I, Max” | Bears-Packers | Colts; Vikings-Eagles |
| FSN | “BDSSP” | Oscar De La Hoya-Bernard Hopkins | Raiders WR Jerry Rice; Giants DE Michael Strahan |
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER
“What is Calais?”
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