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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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The final rating for the Super Bowl was a 41.3 with a 62 share, officially ranking it 22nd out of the 29 Super Bowl games (N.Y. TIMES, 2/1)....Ticketmaster''s entertainment magazine is scheduled to be
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BASEBALL STRIKE LEAVES TELEVISION EXECUTIVES WITH QUESTIONS
As the work stoppage in baseball continues, "baseball advertisers are growing increasingly concerned about the quality of product they''re buying" and the TV ratings that will follow, according to a p
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PRIMESTAR LOOKS TO GAIN IN DBS MARKET
In the latest issue of ELECTRONIC MEDIA, Lindsey Kelly examines Primestar''s attempt to "move from the shadows of its DBS competitors." James Gray, Chairman of Primestar Partners and former Vice-Chair
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THE DEUCE TO LAUNCH "NHL 2NIGHT"
ESPN2 will launch "NHL 2Night", a 30-minute hockey broadcast that will run five nights a week at 11:30pm. The show will appear every night except Sunday and Monday, or when ESPN2 is showing a live eve
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DON'T LOOK FOR SUPER BOWL XXIX ON THE ALL-TIME RATINGS LIST
ABC Sports Dir of Media Relations Mark Mandel responded to the 41.2 overnight rating for Super Bowl XXIX: "It''s still the Super Bowl. People will watch no matter what, no matter who''s playing." USA
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SPORTSCHANNEL TO SWITCH TO STANDARD BASIC CABLE IN NEW YORK
When SportsChannel New York switches from a pay service to a standard basic service on March 1, it will be "a victory for the Mets, Nets, Devils and Islander viewers," according to Richard Sandomir in
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TIME WARNER INCHES CLOSER TO TCI IN CABLE RANKINGS
Time Warner Inc., "aggressively pursuing its ''cable clustering'' strategy agreed to acquire the KBLCOM unit of Houston Industries Inc. for $1 billion in stock and the assumption of $1.24 billion in d
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NBC LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REIGNITE DEAL WITH TURNER?
NBC is attempting to "rekindle talks" with Turner Broadcasting about aligning the two companies, even after talks of a merger came to an "abrupt halt" recently over who would control the operation. NB
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO ON ESPN IN '95
ESPN President & CEO Steve Bornstein was selected as one of the "12 to Watch" by ELECTRONIC MEDIA. Bornstein on hopes for ''95: "We anticipate The Deuce to do significant homes growth. I think we''ll
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NHL, FOX MUM ON REPORT THE NET WILL AIR MORE APRIL GAMES
Instead of two regular-season NHL telecasts, Fox now will reportedly broadcast all five Sundays in April. As many as five games will be regionalized each week (Rudy Martzke, USA TODAY, 1/26). Spokespe
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