John Ourand

John Ourand has covered all things media for Sports Business Journal since 2006. Before then, he spent 12 years reporting on the media industry in the U.S. and Europe, reporting for International Cable magazine and serving as editor for such outlets as Cable World and CableFAX Daily. His journalism career started in 1990 as a reporter for a Washington Post-owned weekly newspaper based in Montgomery County, Md.

Root Sports Southwest Brings On Former Penguins Exec David Peart

Closing Bell - 02/26/2015

Root Sports Southwest named former Penguins Senior VP/Sales & Service David Peart GM, where he will oversee day-to-day management of the Houston-based RSN. He starts March 2 and will report to DirecTV Sports Networks President Patrick Crumb . The RSN holds the rights to the...

Facebook’s video numbers grab attention of media, leagues

Journal - 02/23/2015

F acebook...

NFL Network Hopes Starting Combine Coverage On Friday Draws More Viewers

Daily - 02/20/2015

NFL Network starts its coverage of the NFL Combine on Friday, marking the first time the net has begun covering the event on the final day of the work week. Its coverage will run through Monday. NFL Network has covered the event for 11 years; for the past eight...

NFL Network Lines Up Friday Combine Coverage For First Time

Morning Buzz - 02/20/2015

NFL Network starts its coverage of the NFL Combine today, marking the first time the net has begun covering the event on a Friday. Its coverage will run through Monday. NFL Network has aired the event for 11 years; for the past eight years, the net's telecasts ran from...

FS1 Brands Daytona Ancillary Coverage "Drive to the 500"

Closing Bell - 02/19/2015

FS1 is branding its NASCAR coverage leading up to Sunday’s Daytona 500 as “Fox Sports Live: Drive to the 500.” Beginning earlier today and running through Saturday, “Fox Sports Live” anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole are providing updates and interviews on the race out...

One World Sports Hires JP Dellacamera To Call N.Y. Cosmos Games

Morning Buzz - 02/19/2015

One World Sports has hired veteran soccer announcer JP Dellacamera to call NASL N.Y. Cosmos games on the network. Dellacamera signed a multiyear deal and will be paired with Shep Messing on the games starting in April. Dellacamera has called MLS for ESPN and Fox,...

DirecTV Launches FoxSportsGo In Time For Sunday's Daytona 500

Closing Bell - 02/17/2015

DirecTV quietly launched Fox Sports’ TV Everywhere product, FoxSportsGo, earlier today as part of a phased rollout. Fox’ broadcast channel, FS1 and the Big East Digital Network are currently available to DirecTV subscribers. Other networks, like Fox Deportes and FS2, will be added shortly; RSN content will be made...

Talking Trash: FS1 To Launch New Sunday Night Show Hosted By Katie Nolan

Daily - 02/16/2015

FS1 plans to launch a new show hosted by Katie Nolan that it is calling “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan.” It is scheduled to run Sunday nights, but it is not clear when it will debut. Fox Sports would not comment on the show, which was discussed on a...

NASCAR’s TV partners getting excited about consistency

Journal - 02/16/2015

I t’s impossible...

Super Bowl 50 hype gets a green light

Journal - 02/16/2015

The hype for Super Bowl 50 officially has started. The night after Super Bowl XLIX ended, CBS ran a 10-second promo during the popular prime-time series “NCIS LA” to let viewers know that the network will produce the 50th version of the game from Santa Clara, Calif., next...

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