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Why Dodgers Deal Could Be an Ad-Dollar Windfall for Time Warner

Television
 January 22, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 16 weeks ago

Why Time Warner is "becoming the dominant regional sports network in the market"

  

NY Times Prints (Mostly) Blank Sports Page After Baseball Hall of Fame Vote

Media
 January 10, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 18 weeks ago

For the first time since 1996, the Baseball Hall of Fame will not induct any living players

  

Geoff Reiss and Ed Desser at TheGrill: 'Be Everywhere That Sports Fans Are' (Video)

Media
 October 2, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 32 weeks ago

Ed Desser and Geoff Reiss tell moderator Carlos Watson what it takes to be a player in sports media and whether ESPN is still the biggest superpower in the field

  

Show Some Respect: Sports Leagues, ESPN Give Hollywood a Blueprint for Success

Media
 October 2, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 32 weeks ago

"I don’t know that [sports] gets its full appreciation and credit for both ground it broke and the size of its influence on the market,” Geoff Reiss, CEO of the professional bowlers’ association, tells TheGrill

  

Turner Broadcasting Acquires Popular Sports Site Bleacher Report

Media
 August 6, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 40 weeks ago

Bleacher Report has amassed an audience of more than 10 million unique visitors, according to the company

  

ESPN Greenlights '30 for 30' Season 2

Television
 May 15, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

The Peabody-winning sports documentary series will return, accompanied by 30 short films that will debut on sports website Grantland.com

  

Yahoo Combines Gold Medalists, Star Writers for 2012 London Olympics Coverage

Media
 April 30, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Yahoo's top writers like Charles Robinson and Pat Forde will mix it up with Olympic champions to anchor the portal's coverage of the 2012 London games

  

Fox May Launch a Rival to ESPN, But Not This Year (Updated)

Media
 March 28, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Fox has explored a national sports network, but insiders say reports of it launching this year are inaccurate

  

Michael Ovitz Booted From IMG Board (Exclusive)

Media
 October 5, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Ovitz was asked to resign after maneuvering to take over the company

  

European Court Ruling Strikes at Soccer TV Deals

Television
 October 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Court rules that European Union freedoms trump broadcast deals made by the Premier League with BSkyB and ESPN; ramifications beyond sports are questionable, however

  

Bankruptcy Judge Forces Frank McCourt to Take MLB Loan

Media
 July 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Delaware judge rejects loan from a hedge fund and delivers McCourt another setback

  

Tiger Woods: Without Him, U.S. Open Ratings Could Land in the Sandtrap

Television | Ratings
 June 17, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

NBC, ESPN worry what will happen this weekend with Tiger at home on his couch

  

HBO, NBC Dominate Sports Emmys

Media
 May 3, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Networks take home seven awards apiece, edging CBS, ESPN; Al Michaels honored for lifetime achievement

  

Mark Lazarus to Head NBC Sports Group's Executive Team

Television
 February 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Former Turner Entertainment Group president will lead group that includes NBC Sports, Golf Channel, VERSUS, 11 regional Comcast SportNets and their digital assets

  

Did an ESPN Anchor Plagiarize Orange County Register Columnist?

Media | Newspapers
 December 29, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Lakers beat reporter alleges ESPNEWS anchor lifted his column

  

Time Inc. Creates Sports, News Groups

Media
 December 22, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Publisher realigns org chart; executives promoted

  

HBO Hopes There's an Audience for Hockey

Media
 December 15, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Fresh off success of "Hard Knocks," network makes NHL focus of latest "24/7" reality series

  

ESPN Launches New Brand for Women

Media
 December 7, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

The "Worldwide Leader" rolls out ESPNW on Web first

  

'Two Escobars': Death, Drugs & Soccer ... But Who Are the Bad Guys?

Movies
 November 2, 2010 By Jordan Riefe 2 years ago

Filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist on how a sports star's wrong-direction run led to his violent murder, at TheWrap's Awards Screening Series

  

Ratings: ABC Five-Peats, NFL Beats MLB

Television | Ratings
 October 19, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

"Dancing With The Stars" led ABC to a Monday win as viewers favored a regular season football game over the ALCS

  

DGA Reaches Tentative Deal With Networks on News and Sports

Television
 October 18, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Three-year deal calls for 2% wage increases, as well as 1% bump in employer health plan contributions

  

ESPN to Launch Women's Brand 'ESPNW' -- And Some Women Are Not Pleased

Media | Magazines
 October 1, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Sports network to roll out female-centric blog, shows, possibly new channel

  

NBC Gets Record High Ratings for 'Sunday Night Football'

Television | Ratings
 September 14, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

Sunday night's NFL season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins was NBC's most-watched "Sunday Night Football" telecast ever

  

NBC Scores Record NFL Primetime Ratings

Television | Ratings
 September 10, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

Thursday night's matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans was the highest rated regular season NFL primetime game in 13 years

  

Hollywood Needs to Draft a Fantasy Football Movie

Movies
 September 1, 2010 By Michael Lee 2 years ago

The time is now for a project based on the national craze, but here's hoping it's done right

  

Ratings: Thursday Night Lights for Fox

Television | Ratings
 August 20, 2010 By Hunter Walker 2 years ago

Fox won Thursday night with preseason football

  
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