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.

Mandalay Sports Media Hires Former Fox Exec Rich Battista As CEO

Morning Buzz - 02/07/2013

Mandalay Sports Media hired former Fox exec Rich Battista to be CEO of its 11-month-old venture. Battista will be based in L.A. and will oversee the company's day-to-day operations alongside its founders, co-Chairs Peter Guber and Mike Tollin . One of Battista's duties will be to...

Dish Network Agrees To Carriage Deal With FS San Diego RSN

Closing Bell - 02/06/2013

Dish Network has agreed to carry FS San Diego on its America's Top 120 Plus and Latino Dos packages this April. The RSN, which launched last March, carries Padres, Clippers and Ducks games. Dish says the channel will launch April 1, in time for MLB Opening Day. The deal...

Is That Your Final Answer? Regis Philbin In Talks For "View"-Style Show On Fox Sports 1

Daily - 02/06/2013

Fox Sports has been in talks with veteran TV host Regis Philbin to host a show for its planned Fox Sports 1 channel, according to several sources. Fox and Philbin have not agreed on a deal yet, but sources say talks are serious and an agreement could be close...

Fox In Talks With Regis Philbin To Host Show On Fox Sports 1

Closing Bell - 02/05/2013

CBS' Super Bowl Pregame Show Not Planning To Address Marino Issue

Morning Buzz - 02/01/2013

CBS is not planning to address a controversy involving studio analyst Dan Marino during the network's Super Bowl XLVII pregame show, CBS Sports Group Chair Sean McManus told THE DAILY Thursday. When asked if Marino would talk about an...

Time Warner-Dodgers TV Deal Becomes Official This Morning

Morning Buzz - 01/28/2013

Time Warner Cable’s 25-year, $7B deal with the Dodgers will become official this morning and will lead to the creation of a sixth RSN for the L.A. market. The Dodgers will launch SportsNet L.A. in '14 through American Media Productions, a fully owned subsidiary that the team quietly launched...

CBS making use of multiple platforms

Journal - 01/28/2013

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...

With RSNs in both teams’ markets, CSN is ramping up its coverage

Journal - 01/28/2013

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...

Dodgers Officially Agree To Nearly $8B Deal With TWC That Includes Own Channel

Daily - 01/28/2013

Time Warner Cable's 25-year deal with the Dodgers became official this morning. The deal is worth nearly $8B and will lead to the creation of a sixth RSN for the L.A. market. The Dodgers will launch SportsNet L.A. in '14 through American Media Productions LLC, a fully owned subsidiary...

Bettman Encouraged By Early-Season NHL TV, Attendance Numbers

Closing Bell - 01/23/2013

Early TV and attendance numbers suggest that fans have started returning to the NHL, a development that has caused NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to breathe a sigh of relief. "We could be hopeful all we wanted, but we didn't take anything for granted," Bettman said. "We are...

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