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NBA ready to discuss rights deal05 / 13 / 13The NBA plans to start informal negotiations on its next media rights deal this summer, two years before its current ESPN and Turner Sports deals wrap up, according to several sources. The current contracts run through the 2015-16 season. On average, the networks are paying the league a combined ... Tags: Media |
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Wait-and-see approach on NASCAR talks
ESPN President John Skipper was not in Daytona last week for the biggest race on the NASCAR circuit. Neither was David Levy, Turner’s president of sales, distribution and sports. Even though ESPN and Turner’s exclusive negotiating windows for NASCAR’s media rights expire in late ...
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ESPN streamlines group, promotes 3
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. ESPN has restructured its customer marketing and sales group, leading to the promotion of three sales executives. Patricia Betron, Wendell Scott and Lisa Valentino were promoted to the role of senior vice president, multimedia sa ...
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Big East near new TV deals
After months of enduring defections and disappointment, the Big East plans to start rebuilding its brand this month with two new TV deals, albeit at a much lower value than the conference had hoped when it started negotiations more than a year ago. The Big East is close to finalizing deals with t ...
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Thunder making noise with ratings
Editor’s note: This story is revised from the print edition. As the NBA heads into the second half of its season, the Oklahoma City Thunder, residing in the nation’s 41st-largest TV market, is posting some of the highest local NBA ratings in at least two years. Through ...
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Connolly to oversee ESPN’s college nets
ESPN has picked one of its top affiliate executives to oversee its regional college networks. Justin Connolly will oversee the Longhorn Network and the soon-to-be-announced SEC Network as the senior vice president of college networks. In the newly created position, Connolly will report to Burke M ...
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NFL makes cold-weather plans for NY
With more questions than answers surrounding the Super Bowl being played outdoors in a cold-weather climate next February, one thing is for certain: The NFL will have an extensive contingency plan in place to account for bad weather. The league is considering various options that include the pos ...
CBS making use of multiple platforms
When NBC signed off from the Super Bowl last year, the broadcast network went right to an episode of “The Voice,” while its 24-hour sports TV channel, NBC Sports Network, showed a rugby match. The year before, Fox wrapped up its Super Bowl telecast and moved into an episode of “ ...
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Comcast SportsNet ramps up coverage
Comcast SportsNet is viewing this year’s Super Bowl as a sort of coming-out party for its stable of regional sports networks. Both the Ravens and the 49ers come from Comcast SportsNet markets, making this the first time since CSN launched its RSN division in 1997 that two teams from its mar ...
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Monumental to launch digital net
Monumental Sports and Entertainment Chairman Ted Leonsis will launch a full-fledged digital network this week in what is the first step toward setting up his own local TV channel. The broadband sports and entertainment channel will be called Monumental Network and will feature programming related ...
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DirecTV pushes back on sports
Floating above Sun Life Stadium during the BCS championship game this month, DirecTV’s blimp delivered a simple message to the 80,000 fans in attendance: True sports fans subscribe to DirecTV. As Alabama trounced Notre Dame on the field, the blimp rotated messages touting DirecTV& ...
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