CBS Sports and Turner Sports today announced their lineup of broadcast teams for the second year of combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Once again, Turner Sports and CBS Sports will provide live, full national coverage…
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2/22 – Fox Sports Airs 2012 Daytona 500
On Sunday, Feb. 26 (12:00 PM ET), FOX Sports proudly presents the 54th running of the Daytona 500. Coverage starts with the FOX NASCAR SUNDAY prerace show hosted by John Roberts, with up-to-the-minute reports, live interviews with drivers, crewmen and…
2/22 – MSG Disciplines Knicks Radio Announcer
A racial slur uttered by play-by-play announcer Spero Dedes about New York Knicks player Jeremy Lin that made international headlines has triggered disciplinary action – but not a suspension – for the New York Knicks radio voice. MSG Network says…
2/22 – MSG Scores Highest Regular Season Ratings Ever
The last two Knicks telecasts — Friday, February 17 vs. the Hornets and Monday, February 20 vs. the Nets — are the highest-rated regular season events on MSG since the network began tracking household ratings at the start of the…
2/22 – SiriusXM Announces Comprehensive Coverage of Daytona 500 and NASCAR Speedweeks
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90, will carry live broadcasts of the Daytona 500 and every other race, all season long, plus compelling NASCAR talk and analysis live from Daytona International Speedway daily. NASCAR programming is available to Sirius subscribers, XM…
2/22 – English Premier League Down Slightly on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes
Coverage of the English Premier League has averaged a 0.22 U.S. rating and 302,000 viewers on ESPN2 this season, down 4% in ratings and 7% in viewership from last year (0.23, 325K). Over on ESPN Deportes, EPL coverage has averaged…
2/22 – NBC Sports Network Not Lighting Up the Ratings
The newly rebranded NBC Sports Network averaged just 62,000 viewers per day in January, according to Sports Business Journal, down 21% from January of last year (78K). Corporate sibling The Golf Channel averaged more viewers during the month (81K), as…
2/22 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
NBA 7 p.m. Sacramento at Washington » Comcast SportsNet,WJFK (106.7 FM) 7 p.m. Boston at Oklahoma City » ESPN 9:30 p.m. Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas » ESPN NHL 7 p.m. Washington at Ottawa » Comcast SportsNet Plus,WFED (820 AM,…
2/21 – “Sunday MLB on TBS” Returns in April
The ‘boys of summer’ will return to TBS as the network opens its 26-game Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season schedule on Sunday, April 8, with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting their American League East division rival the New York…
2/21 – Comcast to Take on Netflix With Web Video Service
Comcast Corp, the No. 1 U.S. cable operator, became the latest major name to take on Netflix Inc on Tuesday when it announced plans for an online video service offering a library of TV shows and movies. The new service,…