Finebaum Headed To ESPN, SEC Network NFL Owners Award Super Bowls L, LI NBC Earns Best Preakness Audience Since '09 Durant, Thunder Donate To Tornado Relief Long Beach To Host Volleyball Tourney Microsoft Unveils $400M NFL Partnership Report: Lions To Create Bowl Game Final Days To Purchase SBA Tickets Yankees, Man City Partner On MLS Team NFL Set To Award Super Bowl Sites
Upcoming Conferences and Events
Featured Story
Radio Host Paul Finebaum Headed To ESPN, SEC Network05 / 21 / 13Radio host Paul Finebaum on Aug. 1 is “leaving the Birmingham, Ala., market where his contract expired in January, for Charlotte, N.C., and a national forum: ESPN.” His “multi-tiered platform will include a radio program on ESPN networks, 100 televised appearances annually on ESP... |
More Stories
MEDIA NOTES
Overnight ratings from Saturday show the NBC''s coverage of the Rockets-Suns getting a 6.1, up 20% from a corresponding date last year, and the Knicks-Pacers getting an 8.0, up 27%. Overnights for Sun
Tags: Cablevision, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, NBA, NBC, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, RDV Sports, Media, TBS/TNT
SONY TO FEATURE NFL TIE IN ITS DIRECT SATELLITE KICK-OFF
Sony "will kick off its push into direct satellite systems (DSS) TV with a burst of trial-inducing events this summer, tapping its NFL sponsorship to target the sports nuts who are considered prime pr
ADS FOR "CARD SHARKS" NOT WELCOME IN CARD MAGS
Macmillan Publishing Co., publishers of the book "Card Sharks," an inside look at the card industry over the past few years, claims that three leading collectors magazines backed out from running ads
Tags: MLB, NHL, San Jose Sharks, Upper Deck
PORTABLE SKYSUITES MOVE IN AND OUT OF THE SCENE
Corporate Entertainment Corp., of Boca Raton, FL, has introduced fully-portable temporary skysuites that will allow venues to provide sky-box amenities on a temporary basis to facilities that do not h
Tags: Facilities, IndyCar
DORNA ADTIME SIGNAGE MAKING NHL PLAYOFF DEBUT
Through a deal orchestrated by Fox, Dorna''s AdTime rotational signage system will make its hockey debut during this season''s NHL playoffs, according to Terry Lefton in the latest BRANDWEEK. The NHL
Tags: News Corp./Fox, NHL
WAS WRIGHT WRONGED? MEDIA BACKLASH HEADS REPORTER'S WAY
In New York, Richard Sandomir writes that any assessment of CBS golf analyst Ben Wright''s alleged remarks concerning lesbianism and the LPGA "must begin with this starting point: only Wright and Vale
NBA/NFL CHARGE AHEAD WITH AMEX/VISA CREDIT CARD DEALS
The NBA and NFL "are charging into direct marketing via their new credit card sponsors," according to Jeff Jensen in the current ADVERTISING AGE. The NBA has signed a three-year, $30M deal with AmEx,
Tags: American Express, NBA, NFL, Visa
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It''s hard to avoid the conclusion that at CBS it''s okay to insult women. But it''s not okay to insult a golf course." -- Tony Kornheiser, comparing the plights of Ben Wright and Gary McCord (WASHIN
Tags: CBS, Front Page, Viacom
NAMES IN THE NEWS
The Eagles have hired BOB ACKLES as Dir of Football Administration, making him "the third most powerful person in the organization" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/16)....SUN BONDS, ex-wife of Giants OF BAR
Tags: Cablevision, Los Angeles Lakers, Madison Square Garden, NBA, NBC, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Eagles, RDV Sports, People and Pop Culture
USA WOMEN'S HOOP TEAM INKS TV AND APPAREL DEALS
USA Basketball has announced agreements with Champion Products, ABC, and ESPN to provide TV coverage of ten USA Women''s games as the team prepares for ''96. The deal was orchestrated by the NBA, whic
Tags: ABC, ESPN, NBA, Walt Disney
