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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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ON THE AIR: STRIKE LEAVES MEDIA OUTLETS WITH QUESTIONS
TSN, Canada''s cable sports network, has decided against broadcasting Blue Jay replacement spring training games. TSN Programming Dir Rick Brace: "Spring training''s supposed to be a preview of the re
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MasterCard will announce today that it will spend about $100M on a ''98 World Cup sponsorship, which includes about $35M on TV ads globally, a 25% increase from its spending on ''95 World Cup spending
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LEGISLATION ON CAPITOL HILL PUTS A VIACOM DEAL IN JEOPARDY
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill that would "repeal a tax break for minority owned media companies." The act could jeopardize Viacom Inc.''s plans to sell its cable TV systems for $2
HBO'S ABRAHAM DISCUSSES NEW SPORTS PROGRAM
Time Warner Sports President Seth Abraham says HBO''s "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" will be "unlike any ever attempted ... covering stories no one else will pursue or even touch," according to Mike
ESPN/ESPN2 TO TELEVISE ATP TOUR EVENTS
ESPN has struck a deal with the ATP tour that will allow ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN International to broadcast the ATP Tour Championship Series and the official year-end championship. ESPN will provide week
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CBS PROFITS DECLINE IN FOURTH QUARTER
Higher program costs and reduced sales at CBS resulted in a drop of 4% in 4thQ profits to $44.5M. For the full year, net income dropped 14% to $281.6M. Sales and income for the year were strong, boost
CFL AND CBC RATIFY TV DEAL
The CFL and CBC-TV announced a new 3-year TV agreement. The upcoming season marks the 43rd consecutive year that CBC will broadcast CFL games. CFL Commissioner Larry Smith: "We are extremely pleased t
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ESPN announced that Howard Cosell will receive the 3rd annual Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. Bill Cosby will accept the award on Cosell''s behalf at the ESPY Awards on Monday February 13 (ESPN)....The
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OTHER NETWORK NEWS: DILLER'S BACK; ROSY SCENARIO AT ABC
While QVC Chair Barry Diller failed in his first attempt at taking over CBS, that hasn''t "stopped rampant rumors on Wall Street and Broadcast Row" that Diller is planning a second run at CBS, accordi
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MURDOCH ADMITS TO NEWS CORP. CONTROL OVER FOX
While testifying before FCC investigators in late January, Rupert Murdoch "bluntly conceded" that his Australia-based News Corp. "controlled all the equity of the American TV stations that were the ba
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