For the first time in television history, this spring Tennis Channel will rank the best 100 players ever to pick up a tennis racquet. 100 Greatest of all Time Presented by Ally Bank, a five-night, weeklong special series, will cross…
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2/21 – Comcast to Start New Minority-Owned Cable Channels, Led by Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, Magic Johnson
Comcast says four minority-owned networks will be launched on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by music mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Combs’ network, called Revolt, will…
2/21 – Clear Channel Radio Revenue Up In 2011
Propelled by the addition of Westwood One’s traffic division in April and higher digital radio billings, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment swung to $6.16 billion in revenue in 2011, a 4% increase from 2010. Like most of the industry, fourth…
2/21 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
NBA 7:30 p.m. — Sacramento at Miami » NBA TV 10 p.m. — San Antonio at Portland » NBA TV NHL New Jersey at Toronto — MSG Plus 2/Rogers Sportsnet Ontario, 7 p.m. New York Islanders at Buffalo — MSG…
2/20 – NHL on NBC to Six-Year High in Overnight Ratings
The first half of Sunday’s ‘Hockey Day in America’ doubleheader on NBC produced the highest non-Winter Classic overnight in six years for NBC. Regional NHL action featuring Sharks/Red Wings earned a 1.4 overnight rating on NBC Sunday afternoon, up 17%…
2/20 – Ratings Up Slightly for NASCAR’s Budweiser Shootout
The 2012 NASCAR season opened with a slight increase for Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Budweiser Shootout drew a 4.0 overnight rating on FOX Saturday night, up a tick from last year (3.9), but down 5% from 2010…
2/20 – Mavericks/Knicks Earns 4.8 Overnight Rating on ABC
The hype surrounding the New York Knicks resulted in near-record numbers for ABC Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s Mavericks/Knicks NBA regular season game earned a 4.8 overnight rating on ABC, the network’s third-highest overnight for a non-Christmas regular season game since acquiring…
2/20 – Astros Holding Broadcast Tryouts
With the pending retirement of Houston Astros play-by-play broadcaster Milo Hamilton at the end of the 2012 season, the team will hold high-profile tryouts. The Houston Chronicle reports the Astros will supplement its radio and TV broadcast teams with former…
2/20 – Karmazin Sells Major Allotment of Shares
When a CEO sells his stock, it tends to make investors nervous. That’s why Sirius XM Radio is letting the world know that Mel Karmazin plans to exercise 60 million options to sell Sirius XM shares and use the proceeds…
2/20 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
NBA 4 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago » ESPN 8 p.m. Boston at Dallas » TNT 9 p.m. Washington at Phoenix » Comcast SportsNet Plus, WJFK (106.7 FM) 10:30 p.m. Portland at Los Angeles Lakers » TNT NHL 1 p.m. Ottawa…