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…