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.

ESPN Set For Its First MLB Playoff Broadcast Since '06

Closing Bell - 10/01/2014

ESPN is preparing to produce its first MLB playoff game since '06 with 22 cameras – including two 4K cameras – as well as an additional four cameras devoted to "Baseball Tonight," which will be produced inside PNC Park. The Giants-Pirates NL Wild Card game, which is part of...

PodcastOne To Distribute Audio Version Of "The Rich Eisen Show"

Closing Bell - 10/01/2014

PodcastOne will distribute "The Rich Eisen Show" starting Monday. The podcast, which will be an audio version of Eisen 's DirecTV show, will be available via iTunes, the PodcastOne app and the PodcastOne website. PodcastOne CEO Norm Pattiz said he became interested in Eisen once he...

Dish Launches ESPN Classic On-Demand, Drops Linear Channel

Morning Buzz - 10/01/2014

Dish Network launches ESPN Classic On-Demand today and will drop the linear channel. The service will have 600 hours of programming and will be anchored by college football (200+ games) and college basketball (50+ games). Dish Network customers that subscribe to a tier that carries ESPN have access to...

Regardless of attitude toward scandals, NFL fans still watching

Journal - 09/29/2014

T he NFL’s...

Jha moves from NFL for position at Tremor Video

Journal - 09/29/2014

When Manish Jha was debating whether to leave the NFL for a job at Tremor Video, he sought counsel from former colleagues John Skipper and Steve Bornstein. Now that he has taken the job as Tremor’s president of publisher platforms, Jha again will call on his old ESPN...

Cardinals lead way in MLB local TV ratings

Journal - 09/29/2014

St. Louis Cardinals games on FS Midwest have proved to be baseball’s top local TV draw this season. • Ratings for Dodgers, Astros show the challenges of starting RSN Boosted by the Cardinals’ continued on-field...

Ratings for Dodgers, Astros show the challenges of starting RSN

Journal - 09/29/2014

The two MLB teams that most recently launched their own regional sports networks suffered through historically low local ratings this season. With a little more than a week left in the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 0.80 rating on SportsNet LA and the Houston Astros’ 0.35 rating...

Lights work for television and for fun

Journal - 09/29/2014

LED lighting shows its good side on television and its fun side to fans attending games in person. The lighting eliminates the “flicker” effect tied to metal halide lights, resulting in better-looking replays for super-slow-motion cameras, said Steve Hellmuth, NBA Entertainment’s executive vice president of operations and technology....

Inside ESPN's Decision To Suspend Bill Simmons Following Rant

Morning Buzz - 09/26/2014

It was around 5:00pm ET Wednesday afternoon when Marie Donoghue , one of ESPN's highest-ranking female execs, picked up the phone in the network's Manhattan office to call Bill Simmons . Donoghue, who has developed a good relationship with the star columnist over the years, had a...

An Inside Look At ESPN's Decision To Suspend Bill Simmons For Goodell Comments

Daily - 09/26/2014

It was around 5:00pm ET Wednesday afternoon when Marie Donoghue, one of ESPN's highest-ranking female execs, picked up the phone in the network's Manhattan office to call Bill Simmons. Donoghue, who has developed a good relationship with the star columnist over the years, had a tough message to deliver....

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