http://sportsjournalism.org America's most comprehensive sports media program Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:30:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/disney-time-warner-finalize-agreement-to-keep-espn-from-fading-to-black/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/disney-time-warner-finalize-agreement-to-keep-espn-from-fading-to-black/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:30:22 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8867 "The Disney/ABC Television Group and its Walt Disney Co. sibling ESPN finalized their retransmission consent and cable carriage deal with Time Warner Cable without any of the popular channels fading to black on the cable system," Jon Lafayette writes, adding, "The Disney Time Warner negotiations were being closely watched because broadcasters like ABC are seeking cash payments from cable operators and the resulting disputes have frequently resulted in highly publicized battle as each side tries to sell its story to the public. Just before their Sept. 1 deadline, both sides said that they had reached a framework for an agreement, leading to expectations that these talk would be settled peaceably."
]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/disney-time-warner-finalize-agreement-to-keep-espn-from-fading-to-black/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/networks-walking-fine-line-discussing-off-field-issues-as-nfl-season-begins/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/networks-walking-fine-line-discussing-off-field-issues-as-nfl-season-begins/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:01:54 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8816 "Are ya ready for some football?" Brian Lowry writes, adding, "Alrighty then. And are ya ready for a potential NFL lockout in 2011, a compensation dispute if owners expand to 18 regular-season games, and questions about the potential long-term health effects related to football collisions? The networks that carry the National Football League don’t deserve pity. Still, it’s hard not feel a little sorry for them as they tiptoe along trying to report on what feels like an abundance of behind-the-scenes intrigue — unrelated to their customary focus on wins and losses — as the new football season begins."

]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/networks-walking-fine-line-discussing-off-field-issues-as-nfl-season-begins/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nhl-hires-former-nfl-executive-charles-coplin-as-vice-president-of-content/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nhl-hires-former-nfl-executive-charles-coplin-as-vice-president-of-content/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:27 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8791 "The National Hockey League has hired former NFL veteran Charles Coplin to the new position of executive vice president of content," Mike Reynolds writes, adding, "In his new post, Coplin — who had been serving as the pro football league's vice president of programming – will integrate and focus the efforts of all NHL media and content, including NHL.com. He also will oversee and optimize programming and production for NHL Network, manage all television broadcast and rights-holder relationships, and direct the NHL Digital Studios and original broadband productions.
At the NFL, Coplin served in dual role as both a programmer and producer of special NFL events."]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nhl-hires-former-nfl-executive-charles-coplin-as-vice-president-of-content/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nfl-increasingly-concerned-about-making-attendance-worth-the-effort/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nfl-increasingly-concerned-about-making-attendance-worth-the-effort/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:01:23 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8813 "When the NFL kicks off the 2010 season next week, about 1 million fans will turn out to watch games in stadiums across the nation," Sean Leahy writes, adding, "And in their living rooms, an average of 16 million fans will gather to watch each of the 16 opening-weekend games in what has become the golden age for NFL consumption. . . . At-home viewing has become so attractive that the NFL — mindful of a 2.4% drop in attendance last season, the second consecutive year with a small decline — is increasingly concerned about making sure that fans consider trips to the stadium to be worth the effort. "
]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nfl-increasingly-concerned-about-making-attendance-worth-the-effort/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/rob-dibble-will-no-longer-broadcast-washington-nationals-games/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/rob-dibble-will-no-longer-broadcast-washington-nationals-games/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:01:44 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8828 Rob Dibble made about Stephen Strasburg, the Nationals announced today Dibble will no longer broadcast their games," Adam Kilgore writes, adding, "The separation will be permanent, and the Nationals — not MASN — made the decision. The Nationals offered no further comment on the matter." Dibble's comments following Strasburg's season-ending injury "greatly angered both the Nationals' front office and their clubhouse," Kilgore writes, adding, "Eventually, they led to his split from MASN and the organization."
]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/rob-dibble-will-no-longer-broadcast-washington-nationals-games/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/cbs-expects-to-renew-u-s-open-deal-by-the-end-of-the-year/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/cbs-expects-to-renew-u-s-open-deal-by-the-end-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:01:44 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8770 "Sports Business Journal reports that CBS 'expects to renew' its deal to air the U.S. Tennis Open 'by the end of the year,''' Sports Media Watch writes, adding, "The network's current contract ends after the 2011 tournament. The new deal could take potential rain delays into account, though it is 'uncertain what form rain relief' would take."]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/cbs-expects-to-renew-u-s-open-deal-by-the-end-of-the-year/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nfl-ratings-broncos-steelers-draws-biggest-preseason-number-for-fox-since-1999/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nfl-ratings-broncos-steelers-draws-biggest-preseason-number-for-fox-since-1999/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:01:29 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8733 "NBC's Sunday Night Football may have taken the week off, but FOX still scored with preseason NFL action Sunday night," Sports Media Watch writes, adding, "Sunday's Steelers/Broncos NFL exhibition game drew a 6.8 overnight rating on FOX, down seven percent from Bears/Broncos on NBC in Week 3 of last year's preseason (7.3) and down six percent from Vikings/49ers on NBC last Sunday night (7.2). Despite the decline, the 6.8 overnight is tied as the highest for an NFL preseason game on FOX since '99."]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/nfl-ratings-broncos-steelers-draws-biggest-preseason-number-for-fox-since-1999/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/taking-a-sports-oriented-look-at-what-the-comcast-nbc-merger-will-bring/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/taking-a-sports-oriented-look-at-what-the-comcast-nbc-merger-will-bring/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:12:53 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8798 "The biggest questions in sports media these days revolve around Comcast’s acquisition of NBC," John Ourand writes, adding, "We still don’t know much about what a Comcast-owned NBC will look like. We do know Comcast’s Steve Burke will be in charge and that NBC’s chief executive, Jeff Zucker, will report to him. Everything gets murky after that. That uncertainty is causing anxiety inside the Comcast and NBC offices. . . . It seems that everybody is speculating about what a new Comcast/NBC company will look like — but not on the record. After talking with several executives, I believe there are five moves that are almost certain to happen once the deal gets approved."
]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/taking-a-sports-oriented-look-at-what-the-comcast-nbc-merger-will-bring/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/former-miami-herald-florida-international-beat-writer-working-for-school-web-site/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/former-miami-herald-florida-international-beat-writer-working-for-school-web-site/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:01:02 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8763 Pete Pelegrin, the Miami Herald's Florida International University (and "FIU evangelist," in the words of a coworker) who publicly and spectacularly quit the paper because they were giving Miami more coverage?" Barry Petchesky writes, adding, "He's now working for FIU. Synergy." Pelegrin's blog, the Prowl, began appearing on the FIU Web site last Wednesday.]]> http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/former-miami-herald-florida-international-beat-writer-working-for-school-web-site/feed/ 0 http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/espn-cant-succeed-locally-by-just-showing-up-and-announcing-its-arrival/ http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-media-news/espn-cant-succeed-locally-by-just-showing-up-and-announcing-its-arrival/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:42:28 +0000 joehser http://sportsjournalism.org/?p=8789 "Perhaps ESPN will one day dominate metro and community sports news the way it does the national sports universe," James Rainey writes, adding, "But it won't get there simply by showing up and announcing its arrival. The all-sports network may face . . . challenges as it plunges into local sports coverage online. It can't just show up — as it has in Los Angeles and four other cities in the last year — and expect to earn a permanent and meaningful foothold in these local markets. The ESPN brand carries a lot of weight and has been a powerful revenue engine for its parent Walt Disney Co. But it remains far from certain whether the expansion into metropolitan markets around America, announced about a year ago, will snatch huge chunks of the audience from established local outlets."
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