New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, Chicago-based daily deals site Groupon on Thursday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to $750 million in its initial public offering (IPO). The company,…
6/3 – Shaq Rumored to Have ESPN Offer
Shaquille O’Neal on Thursday hinted that he “was going to work for ESPN.” One day after announcing his retirement from the NBA via Twitter, O’Neal tweeted a link to a video posted on the social media site Tout.com.
6/3 – DirecTV Not Charging for NFL, Yet
DirecTV announced this week in saying it would not bill customers for its NFL Sunday Ticket package until the lockout is resolved. It’s a departure from the practice that 31 NFL teams employed this year when they required payments for…
6/3 – NBA Finals Game Two Ratings Solid
Overnight ratings for Game 2 of the NBA Finals declined slightly compared to last year. Thursday’s Mavericks-Heat Game 2 earned a 10.5 overnight rating, down 4% from last year (BOS/LAL G2: 10.9), but up 6% from 2009 (ORL/LAL G2: 9.9).…
6/3 – World Series of Poker Announces Astronomical Buy In
The World Series of Poker plans to stage a card tournament next year at levels never reached before by even the world’s biggest high rollers, costing entrants $1 million to buy in. Series officials announced the no-limit Texas Hold `em…
6/3 – Fox First to Lock Up Major Ad Commitments
Fox has pulled in a 10% price increase for ad spots in its prime-time schedule and the network hauled in nearly $2B in ad commitments for the upcoming fall season. The network says the early moved helped it secure $100M-$200M…