Boxing fans will be able to order Saturday’s Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley pay-per-view boxing fight online through several sites, according to fight promotion company Top Rank. The PPV boxing event will be streamed via Top Rank, Showtime and Yahoo Sports’ websites…
5/3 – Pac-10 Makes Most Valuable TV Deal in College Sports
Three people familiar with the negotiations say the Pac-10 has agreed to a 12-year television contract with Fox and ESPN that is the most valuable in college sports. The people say the contract will be worth more than $225 million…
5/3 – Social Media Ads Expected to See Big Gains
Social Media advertising revenue is expected to surpass $8 billion by 2015, according to BIA/Kelsey’s U.S. Local Media Annual Forecast. BIA/Kelsey predicts that ad spending will rise from $2.1 billion to $8.3 billion in the next five years, representing a…
5/3 – Sirius XM Posts Good 1st Qtr, Boosted By Car Sales
Satellite radio provider Sirius XM Radio Inc. posted a sharp increase in its first-quarter net income Tuesday, fueled by a growing subscriber base that was due largely to strong auto sales. Sirius added 373,064 net subscribers during the quarter, ending…
5/3 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
NHL – 6:30 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay » Comcast SportsNet, Versus,WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM) MLB 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia » MASN, WJFK (106.7 FM) 8 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City » MASN2, WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3…
5/2 – TNT Scores Big with Ratings, Affluent Viewers
TNT’s First Round action of the NBA Playoffs featured plenty of drama in delivering its most-watched and highest-rated postseason to date in cable television history. TNT’s 23 First Round games delivered an average of 2.7 U.S. HH Rating, (+29%, 2.1…