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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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The NFL released its schedule for next season and in Baltimore, Vito Stellino writes that the "game of the season" between the Cowboys and 49ers will be played on a Sunday, "even though" it would "be
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NUGGETS TO REPEAT LAST YEAR'S PLAYOFF SUCCESS: PAY-PER-VIEW
The Nuggets and Prime Sports will combine for the second consecutive year to broadcast the team''s home playoff games on a pay-per-view basis. Last year, the operation''s sign-up rate was "considerabl
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CBS is changing the name of "Eye on Sports" to "The CBS Sports Show" (N.Y. TIMES, 4/25)....HBO Sports President Seth Abraham said despite George Foreman''s controversial decision over Axel Schulz, the
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TIMES MIRROR & COX TO INVEST IN CABLE SPORTS STATIONS
Cox Communications and Times Mirror are expected to announce today that they will invest more than $100M to launch two new cable sports networks. One network will be devoted to outdoor sports and the
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BASEBALL TAKES A SWING AT THE ON-LINE WORLD
"Major League Baseball at Bat" -- an MLB-sponsored baseball info-site on the World Wide Web is now open. The site offers fans the latest MLB news and is part of MCI''s Internet site. It may be reached
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In Boston, Kevin Paul Dupont reports that even though ESPN hockey analyst Mike Milbury turned down an offer to coach the Kings earlier this year, the Kings are expected to make another run at him this
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DID FOX & MURDOCH LUCK OUT ON FCC RECOMMENDATION?
While most papers reported over the weekend that the FCC is considering a proposal to force News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch to restructure his ownership of Fox and its O&Os (see THE DAILY, 4/21), this
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SPORTS WORLD TAKES STOCK OF COSELL -- "AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL"
Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell died yesterday at the age of 77. He is remembered this morning -- both fondly and otherwise -- by former colleagues, contemporaries and media critics. A sampling o
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The Arena Football League begins its ninth season when training camps open tomorrow. While the league already has a TV deal with ESPN, the AFL is talking to CBS about televising Arena Bowl IX (SAN JOS
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BROADCAST NEWS: COULD NEWS CORP CUT INTEREST IN FOX?
In a move that could "saddle" News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch with a huge tax liability and "stifle foreign investment in U.S. broadcasting," FCC staff members have recommended that regulators conside
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