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Breeders' Cup To NBC: Thoughts On The New Deal
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NBC Sports Network: An Opportunity For Horse Racing (Updated)
[UPDATED with additional information about this spring's racing coverage on the NBC family of networks.] The long-anticipated change of Versus to the new NBC Sports Network occurred today at 4pm Eastern time, just in time for the NHL's annual Winter Classic. The re-branded network, along with NBC,...
It was fun while it lasted, but it's time to regain some perspective
I was going to write a rant. I was going to go off on how people who don't regularly follow the Tampa Bay Lightning shouldn't jump to conclusion about this team after only one game. Then I was going to try to prove that they weren't a boring team by looking at some statistics and talking about them...
So, Tampa Bay is supposed to be the bad guy...
So Comcast has set the media narrative, as we've seen it on Versus since the 2011 NHL Playoffs when the Tampa Bay Lightning kept surprising the big-shots of the NHL: Guy Boucher is the villain, the 1-3-1 system is evil and bad for the game of hockey. Last night, the Philadelphia Flyers "stood up"...
WWE Network start date rushed to jump the gun on UFC
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer reported on today's free Wrestling Observer Radio show that the heavy promotion on last night's Raw that the WWE Network would debut sometime in 2012 was prompted by fears that their combat entertainment competitor UFC was going to start their our network soon and...
Around the Backstretch: All Things Lead To Kentucky Edition
Lots of news floating around the world wide web horse racing circle, and much of it is coming out of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Let's first look at the items making news off the track: FIRST AN ADW, NOW TV. KEENELAND GOING FOR WORLD DOMINATION...SORT OFKeeneland Association and the NBC Sports...
Wednesday Orange Slices: MLS on NBC
Emotions mixed as Spencer returns [MLS Soccer] Confidence key to Dynamo's success [Houston Chronicle] Camargo should bolster Dynamo [Houston Chronicle] In Other News: MLS, NBC announce three-year broadcast deal [MLS Soccer] Major League Soccer moving to NBC, dropping Fox Soccer Channel...
UFC Broadcast Partner Versus Re-Branding To NBC Sports
As the UFC continues to search for a solid long-term TV deal while dealing with an increasingly antagonistic relationship with Spike, it is Versus, the UFC's other home, that is undergoing a big change. The sports network, owned by NBC, is going to officially re-brand into NBC Sports. From AOL...
Ringing the Post - The Ultimate Hockey Broadcast Team
Hockey fans consistently rant and rave about individual on-air personalities and game production issues involving the broadcast of hockey on television. As a matter of fact, I can think of few issues outside of games and league discipline that can get puckheads more excitable. Look no further...
PREAKNESS 2011: Reviewing The Day at Pimlico
The thoughts below will follow no particular pattern, sort of like the Preakness at Old Hilltop yesterday. You spend all these days looking at the form and the past performances and you get to a point that you envision a certain pace scenario. Yesterday, that scenario looked like a speed duel...
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