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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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NO-REPLACEMENT POLICY TO DRIVE ASTROS' '96 RADIO DECISION?
According to Terry Blount of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE, KILT-AM may be making a run at acquiring the Astros radio rights in ''96. When the Astros flagship station KPRC-AM "balked at carrying" Astros'' spr
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THE RACE TO CONTROL DIGITAL TV: GM/HUGHES WIN ROUND ONE
The current issue of BUSINESS WEEK examines the success of the satellite service DirecTV, a division of GM''s Hughes Aircraft Co. More than 700,000 satellite dishes and decoder systems have been shipp
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Turner Broadcasting announced that Lawrence Taylor who is scheduled to wrestle in Wrestlemania XI for the WWF, will not return next season. The WWF is a rival of Turner''s WCW wrestling series, but a
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Last weekend''s live coverage of the Goodwrench 500 on TNN drew the highest average household audience any TNN program has ever attracted in the network''s history (TNN). ....Phil Mushnick comments on
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LEAFS AND MOLSON CLOSE IN ON TV DEAL
The Maple Leafs and Molstar Commun. are close to a deal for local TV rights rumored to be worth C$15M. "There is virtually no chance of a company other than Molson grabbing the rights" (William Housto
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THE SPORTS NETWORK JOINS SI ON COMPUSERVE
CompuServe announced the availability of Sports Illustrated and The Sports Network Online. According to CompuServe, the new "team," with contributions from AP, "brings the most extensive array of spor
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BROADCAST NEWS: FOX, BASEBALL BITE INTO THE BIG THREE
Network revenue for ABC, CBS and NBC fell 3.6% in the 4thQ to $2.15B from $2.23B as the baseball strike, the loss of football and lower revenue from children''s programs "deflated results," according
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ON-LINE SERVICES FILE COMPLAINT AGAINST MICROSOFT
Microsoft''s foes launched a potent new attack that has opened yet another inquiry into Microsoft''s business tactics." America Online, Compuserve and Prodigy, "the Big Three home- oriented online ser
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ESPN''s Chris Berman led last night''s "SportsCenter" with a report that ESPN "GameDay" analyst PHIL SIMMS will be sign play QB for the Browns (ESPN, 3/1)....Viacom Chair Sumner Redstone and CEO Frank
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FOR ALL SPORTSFANS WHO WANT TO BE IN THE CREASE
SportsFan Radio Network has signed a deal with the NHL to syndicate the national talk show, "In the Crease." The show will feature live reports from NHL games, team profiles and interviews with player
