The Thrashers entered the league three years later as an expansion franchise, but ownership problems, a losing team and dwidling attendance doomed the club. Assuming the deal goes through, Atlanta would become the first city in the NHL’s modern era…
5/31 – Thrashers Moving to Winnipeg, Hockey Hasn’t Worked in Atlanta
The Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg. The deal is reportedly worth $170 million, including a $60 million relocation fee that would be split by the rest of the league. Winnipeg has been without NHL hockey since the Jets moved…
5/31 – ESPN Biggest Revenue Driver at Disney
ESPN represents about 28% of Disney’s stock value for the company which is currently trading at over $46 per share. The channel is almost indispensable to U.S. pay-TV households and has rights to a host of major sporting events like…
5/31 – CSN Announces Mystics TV Coverage
Comcast SportsNet and the Washington Mystics have announced the team’s 10-game regional television schedule for the 2011 WNBA regular season, which begins June 16, when the Mystics host the Connecticut Sun at Verizon Center. In addition, the network will air…
5/31 – Ratings Up for FOX MLB
A primetime slate of high-profile interleague matchups gave FOX its highest Major League Baseball rating in nearly three years. Regional MLB action featuring Mets-Yankees earned a 2.8 final rating and 4.551 million viewers on FOX May 21, up 65% in…
5/31 – Bruins-Lightning Game 7 Hits High Ratings Mark
The finale of the Bruins-Lightning series was the most-viewed conference final game on cable in nearly a decade. Friday’s Game 7 between the Lightning and Bruins drew 2.550 million viewers on Versus, the most-viewed NHL non-Stanley Cup Final telecast ever…