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ESPN Looking For Another Uptick In Indy 500 Ratings, Hoping Key Storylines Emerge05 / 24 / 13The Indianapolis 500 this Sunday on ABC will have "no shortage of compelling story lines," leaving TV execs "feeling confident about another bump in viewership this year," according to Dave Skretta of the AP. Ratings for the race "dropped precipitously throughout the 1990s," and while there have "be... Tags: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Media |
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ANY SECOND THOUGHTS GEORGIA? RAMS DON'T BURN UP RATINGS
"The Rams got thumped last week by Seattle in their first exhibition game, and fared almost as poorly in the ratings game," writes Dan Caesar in today''s ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. In their first game a
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MEDIA NOTES
WSBK-Boston announcer Sean McDonough has been "banned" from TBN telecasts by Ken Schanzer, President of TBN, "for criticizing the format," according to Jack Craig in this morning''s BOSTON GLOBE. Crai
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SI FOR KIDS SEES ATLANTA AS "SPRINGBOARD" TO TARGET CHILDREN
In an attempt to launch advertising packages targeted toward children, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS will run a monthly feature called "Olympics Countdown." The "Countdown" will include Olympic Athlete
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COME HEAR RANDALL, RICKY AND THE BIRDS ON WYSP THROUGH '99
The Eagles yesterday announced an four-year extension with Infinity Broadcasting-owned WYSP-FM to remain the team''s flagship station. Infinity will reportedly pay the Eagles $18M over four- years und
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NETSCAPE IS TRUCKIN' -- MEDIA NOTES
Netscape Communications Corp., the designers of "Netscape Navigator," a program that allows computer users to access the World Wide Web on the internet, "zoomed on to Wall Street on Wednesday, creatin
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THE CYBER FOOTBALL LEAGUE? NFL INCREASES MULTIMEDIA
The NFL is introducing several new products for the home computer as a "natural progression to multimedia," according to NFL Properties'' Tom Richardson. Richardson tells USA TODAY the league hopes se
IHL/SPORTSCHANNEL ANNOUNCE NATIONAL TV AGREEMENT
The IHL and SportsChannel Regional Network yesterday announced a 21-game national cable TV package. SportsChannel''s coverage will begin on the league''s opening weekend and run though the regular sea
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WILL CBS' COVERAGE OF THE OPEN BE THE "MARY AND MAC SHOW"?
CBS'' coverage of the US Open is previewed by Mark Preston in this month''s TENNIS magazine. John McEnroe''s latest non- exclusive contract with NBC will allow him to work with CBS, although not in th
NEWS CORP./MCI ALLIANCE TO BEGIN ONLINE SERVICE
News Corp. and MCI Communications will launch a new online service that will combine News Corp.''s Delphi Internet Services Corp. with MCI''s internet unit in an effort to compete with America Online,
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TURNER EARNINGS UP; BRAVES EARNINGS DOWN
Turner Broadcasting System "reported strong growth" in second quarter earnings, with its "only weakness the Atlanta Braves" which lost $10M more "than the previous year" because of the affects of the
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