Mike Lupica, lead columnist for the New York Daily News and a national TV personality, will host 2-3 p.m. for WEPN, New York starting May 9. He’s part of a revamped weekday line-up at “ESPN 1050” that integrates more local…
4/19 – NBC, Versus Make 10-Year, $2B To Retain NHL TV Rights
NBC and Versus have agreed to a deal to renew the NHL’s TV rights, according to execs close to the deal. A formal announcement is expected to come this afternoon. Specific deal terms are not known, but the bidding had…
4/19 – Boudreau Coming Off As Whining Baby
Capitals Head Coach Bruce Boudreau should worry more about his team’s performance than officiating, fans, and stadium facilities. Talking about the Madison Square Garden facility, Boudreau said “Well, the one thing, its reputation is far better than the actual building,”…
4/19 – ESPN Changes It’s Poker Face
ESPN sports cable channel will remove poker advertising and programming after the U.S. indicted gambling websites that sponsor televised tournaments and froze their bank accounts. The U.S. froze bank accounts in 14 countries and seized websites, sidelining online poker sites…
4/19 – Web Streamer Launches College Sports Division
NeuLion, Inc., a provider of technology solutions to enable content to be monetized and streamed to multiple platforms through browser based devices, has set up a new division, NeuLion College that will focus exclusively on college athletics.The company already works…
4/19 – Celtics-Knicks Gets Hot Ratings Start
Boosted by a pair of strong primetime games, TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs tipped with a 36% leap in audience for its opening tripleheader.The network showed a trio of games on Sunday April 17, posting a 2.8 U.S. household…