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Paul Finebaum Inks Radio, TV Deal With ESPN Featuring SEC Network Simulcast05 / 22 / 13Broadcaster Paul Finebaum "is leaving the Birmingham, Ala., market where his contract expired in January, for Charlotte, N.C., and a national forum: ESPN," according to Rachel Bachman of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Finebaum signed "a five-year contract," but "neither he nor ESPN would give financial de... |
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MURDOCH, MCI ANNOUNCE $2B JOINT INTERACTIVE DEAL
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TISCH SAYS CBS IS NOT FOR SALE; HOW ABOUT A PARTNER?
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CTV, NBA ANNOUNCE BROADCAST AGREEMENT TO BEGIN THIS JUNE
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NBC STEPS UP TO ITS FIRST MAJOR WITH THE U.S. OPEN
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TURNER GOES FOR A RECORD WITH BULLS-MAGIC GAME TONIGHT
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