With the NASCAR season getting underway at Daytona International Speedway this week, ESPN’s multimedia platforms will have two weeks of comprehensive coverage of events surrounding the Feb. 26 running of the Daytona 500. Television coverage, highlighted by Daytona locations for…
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2/15 – TNT Presents Live Coverage of NBA All-Star 2012 in Orlando, Feb. 23-26
TNT will once again air exclusive live coverage of the 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend from Orlando, Feb. 23-26. The network’s more than 15 hours of live coverage tips off on Thursday, Feb. 23, with doubleheader action beginning at 7 p.m.…
2/15 – MLB Network’s “30 Clubs in 30 Days” Returns Monday, March 5
With pitchers and catchers reporting this weekend, MLB Network today announced that MLB Network analysts will hit the road for the first time for 30 Clubs in 30 Days starting on Monday, March 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET, with hour-long…
2/15 – NHL Expands Television Footprint Abroad
In response to the growing demand of a global viewing audience, the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced the addition of two broadcast agreements that will provide live game coverage of the NHL® in the Ukraine, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia,…
2/15 – MLB on Fox Lights The Night In 2012
MLB on FOX, the sport’s highest-rated and most-watched television package, today unveils its 17th FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK schedule highlighted by eight consecutive primetime dates, the most ever scheduled during the regular-season. During the stretch, all US-based…
2/15 – Ron Jaworski Out of Monday Night Football Booth
Ron Jaworski has signed a five-year extension with ESPN for a new, expanded multiplatform NFL analyst role that includes appearances on Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, NFL Matchup, NFL-branded specials, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Pardon the Interruption,…
2/15 – Veteran Astros Broadcaster Calls It Quits
Milo Hamilton, who has called baseball games for 57 seasons, is expected to announce his retirement today. Hamilton has been the radio voice of the Houston Astros since 1985. “The news never seemed the same without Paul Harvey, and the…
2/15 – Ryan to Retire From Boston Globe
Longtime Boston Globe writer Bob Ryan has announced plans to retire from the paper later this year. Ryan will retire from the Boston Globe at the end of the 2012 London Olympics, it was announced Tuesday. Though Ryan will remain…
2/15 – Comcast’s Customer Retention Lifts 4th Quarter Numbers
It’s become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or phone companies. But in the October to December quarter, Comcast Corp. nearly managed…
2/15 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
NBA 7:30 p.m. Memphis at New Jersey » NBA TV 10 p.m. Portland at Golden State » ESPN 10:30 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles Clippers » Comcast SportsNet, WJFK (106.7 FM) NHL Anaheim at Pittsburgh — Fox Sports Prime Ticket/Root…