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Chicago Hope: Blackhawks' Local Audience Helping Drive NBC, NBSN RatingsThe Blackhawks' local ratings in the Chicago market during the NHL playoffs are "having a huge impact on the overall national rating for their games on NBC and NBC Sports Network," according to Ed Sherman of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. NBC Sports Net's Blackhawks-Red Wings Western Conference Semifinals Gam... Tags: Chicago Blackhawks, Media |
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RUPERT MURDOCH MAKES FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON
According to Howard Rubenstein, spokesperson for House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Gingrich met with News Corp. Chair Rupert Murdoch and "discussed the media baron''s high-stakes battle over whether his te
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NBC'S OHLMEYER GOES ONE ON ONE WITH FOX
NBC West Coast CEO Don Ohlmeyer yesterday "attacked the business practices, programming and regulatory activities of his Fox competitors" in a session with the media. Ohlmeyer addressed the question o
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CBS HEADS BACK INTO SPORTS IN "NON-FLAMBOYANT" MANNER
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FROM HERE TO INFINITY: FALCONS JOIN FM RADIO WAVE
The Falcons "broke from tradition" yesterday, giving local radio rights to Z-93 (WZGC-FM) -- a classic rock and roll station, owned by Infinity Broadcasting -- for the next three years. It will mark t
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MEDIA NOTES
"Off the Record with Pat Summerall," a Raycom-Summerall Group production that has Summerall speaking with NFL and Super Bowl heros, will run in syndication from January 21-January 29. The hour-long sh
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TV NETWORKS SCRAMBLE TO PREPARE HOCKEY SCHEDULE
With yesterday''s settlement, local broadcasting and TV networks began rushing to put together hockey coverage for the abbreviated season. ESPN and Fox both were waiting on a season schedule from the
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VIKING GAMES COULD BE BLACKED OUT AS GENERAL MILLS RUNS DRY
For the last 12 years, every Viking home game in Minneapolis has been on broadcast on local TV due to a unique fund from General Mills. The fund, which guaranteed home games would be televised locally
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"THE FIFTH NETWORK" KICKS OFF TONIGHT; PARAMOUNT STARTS SOON
WB, Warner Bros.'' addition to the broadcast TV market, kicks off tonight. In New York, Verne Gay notes that the network has a lot of similarities to Fox''s start-up. Three of the shows slated for ton
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VIACOM CABLE SALE UNDER SCRUTINY BY FCC
A proposed deal from Viacom to sell its cable systems for $2.3B to a minority partnership is under scrutiny by the FCC. The sale would save Viacom nearly $400M in capital gains taxes under a program t
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