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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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PRIME SPORTS UNVEILS UNIFIED LOGO FOR ITS SPORTS NETWORK
Beginning this month, regional sports networks that are owned or affiliated with Liberty Sports will all use the same name, Prime Sports. All the stations will also have a unified logo, with purple, w
Tags: Cablevision, New York Liberty, Media
YANKEES AGAINST GIVING REBATES TO MSG FOR REPLACEMENT GAMES
Despite MSG Network''s "plea for financial relief if replacement Yankees play into the regular season," the team insists that it will not rebate a cent of the cable network''s estimated $42M payment f
Tags: Cablevision, Madison Square Garden, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Media, YankeeNets
MEDIA NOTES
ESPN and Creative Sports Marketing have struck a 6-year, $13M deal for basketball rights to the new 12-team "National Conference" that includes Louisville and DePaul (Rudy Martzke, USA TODAY, 3/9)....
Tags: Cablevision, ESPN, General Motors, NBA, New York Liberty, Sears, Media, Walt Disney
ABC NEWS TO FEATURE MONEY IN COLLEGE COACHING
UMass Coach John Calipari will be the focus of a four-minute piece on ABC''s "World News Tonight" expected to air early during the NCAA basketball tournament. ABC''s Armen Keteyian: "The theme of the
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BROADCAST NEWS: ABC, CBS AND COLLEGE BOWLS; FOX AFFILIATES
CBS and ABC are making "early pitches" for their potential college football championship games, which begin next January on CBS with the Dial Fiesta Bowl, according to Eric Schmuckler in the current i
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HEARST AND ESPN MAY START UP WEEKLY SPORTS MAG
According to the current issue of NEW YORK magazine, Hearst and ESPN (in which Hearst has a stake) are looking into starting a "glitzy new sports magazine. Talks are well beyond the preliminary stage;
Tags: ESPN, News Corp./Fox, Sports Illustrated, Media, Time Warner, Walt Disney
FOX NAMES NHL ANNOUNCERS LINEUP
Fox Sports has reached agreement with five play-by-play broadcasters and four analysts to call the network''s NHL regular- season games. Fox''s hockey coverage premieres on April 2. Devils play-by-pla
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GTE ANNOUNCES TV SERVICES PLANS
GTE VP/Video Division Bob Calafell announced the company''s planned cable TV service yesterday. With GTE''s service, customers may order a "novel futuristic interactive television service or just sign
AD AGE SALUTES FIFTY YEARS OF ADVERTISING
In a special "collector''s edition," ADVERTISING AGE devoted a supplemental issue to fifty years of television advertising. Among the many rankings and lists were the fifty best ads (which were not ra
Tags: ABC, Coca-Cola, ESPN, Nielsen, Nike, Media, Walt Disney
MEDIA NOTES
TNT''s "Inside the NBA," which follows TNT''s NBA games on Friday nights, will undergo a format change including the introduction of Tim Brando as the new host. "Inside the NBA" will air eight more ti
Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, News Corp./Fox, NHL, Oakland Athletics, Showtime, Media, TBS/TNT, Time Warner
