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's Leah LaPlaca Moving From Programming To Affiliate Group

Closing Bell - 05/30/2013

Leah LaPlaca is changing duties at ESPN, moving from the company's programming department to its affiliate group. In her new role as VP/Digital Video Distribution, LaPlaca will report to Senior VP/Digital Video Distribution Matt Murphy . ESPN Exec VP/Programming Norby Williamson in an internal...

ESPN signs radio deals with five NFL teams

Journal - 05/27/2013

ESPN is getting into the Sunday afternoon NFL business this season, thanks to deals ESPN Radio cut with five NFL teams. The Dolphins, Giants, Jets, Patriots and Steelers sold their out-of-market radio rights to ESPN, essentially allowing ESPN’s terrestrial radio network to carry those games nationally. ESPN...

Doing it ‘Wimbledon-style’: ESPN, USTA reach 11-year, $825M deal for U.S. Open

Journal - 05/20/2013

Surrounded by reporters after ESPN’s upfront advertising event in New York last week, ESPN President John Skipper was asked to comment on the SportsBusiness Daily report that he was close to doing a deal to bring the entire U.S. Open tennis tournament to cable. Skipper smiled and said,...

ACC network may stall over rights issues

Journal - 05/20/2013

Don’t expect an ACC-branded TV channel to be launched any time soon. The biggest problem so far is a rights issue. ESPN needs to control the conference’s syndicated rights to launch a channel. But those rights are tied up until 2027 through deals with Raycom and Fox Sports...

ESPN, USTA Sign 11-Year Deal Worth More Than $770M To Put U.S. Open Solely On Cable

Daily - 05/16/2013

ESPN and the USTA signed an 11-year deal worth more than $770M for rights to the entire U.S. Open tennis tournament. The two groups scheduled a press conference for this afternoon to announce the deal, which starts in '15. The move to take the entire U.S. Open to...

NBA ready to discuss rights deal

Journal - 05/13/2013

The 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...

ESPN Close To A Deal With The USTA To Move The U.S. Open Exclusively To Cable

Daily - 05/13/2013

For the first time in more than four decades the U.S. Open tennis tournament semifinals and finals could be moving to a new TV home. ESPN is close to a deal to obtain all rights to the N.Y.-based tournament beginning in '15, according to several sources. CBS has broadcast...

NBC Sports Network Announces Details For "The Rumble On The Rails"

Morning Buzz - 05/09/2013

An int'l wrestling match from Grand Central Station will anchor NBC Sports Network's afternoon lineup May 15. The sports channel will carry a U.S.-Iran freestyle match from 3:30-5:00pm ET, with Jason Knapp , Rulon Gardner and Jimmy Roberts calling the action. The match is...

Sports TV columnist leaving USA Today, ‘ready to try new things’

Journal - 05/06/2013

After spending the past 23 years writing USA Today’s influential sports TV column, Michael Hiestand is leaving the paper. ...

With new swagger, ACC moves ahead on network

Journal - 05/06/2013

Editor's note: The chart below is revised from the print edition. ACC executives kept close tabs on Atlanta last Thursday, when rival conference SEC and ESPN announced their new network, scheduled to launch next year. Thanks,...

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