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The Sooner Network: Coming To A TV Near You
sort of. The Sports Business Journal is reporting that Fox Sports Southwest and OU are close to reaching an agreement where the regional network will televise 1,000 hours of Sooner programming on its FS Southwest and FS Oklahoma regional sports networks. It would be available on the basic sports...
Pac 12, Big 10 Enter Into A Sports Alliance
Starting next year, the Pac 12 and Big Ten will begin to feature games between all 24 teams in the two leagues in every sport -- including football. The cooperative agreement is a way for the leagues to derive some of the benefits from expansion without actually having to do the heavy lifting. The...
The Arab Spring Has Nothing On Joe Pa Fall.
And you're on in 3, 2, 1... Reporter: I'm here in State College. Tonight, it's the end of a legend. You've heard of the Arab Spring? Well this is Joe Pa Fall. Now I'm going to smirk at the camera and let it sink in how clever that was. Anchor: What's the mood on the street? The leafy...
A Match Made in College Football Heaven
ESPN released its announcer lineup for the upcoming college football season, and former Colorado coach Dan Hawkins made the roster. Best of all he is teamed with a returning BC announcing All-American, Pam Ward. Ward and Hawkins will work Saturday afternoon games on ESPNU, which means mostly Big...
Longhorn Network Gets Two Live Football Games in 2011
The Texas/ESPN partnership is already paying dividends for the Longhorn Network. ESPN announced today that the fledgling network will carry two UT football games live. The Longhorn Network, ESPN’s 20-year, $300 million partnership with Texas and marketing partner IMG College, signs on Aug. 26....
Kevin Durant's Backpack: Coming to a Nike Store Near You
Never one to miss a marketing opportunity, Nike says it will add a backpack to the Kevin Durant collection. Durant began wearing a backpack to post-game press conferences after a game in Denver when the team was trying to make a quick exit to the airport. Now he shows up after every contest...
Gus Johnson March Madness is No More
NCAA Buzzer Beaters will never be the same. CBS and play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson have parted ways. Johnson has worked NFL and NCAA basketball for the network, but it is his animated calls at the conclusion of NCAA Tournament games that has earned him cult status among basketball fans. Johnson...
Homerism Clause In Longhorn ESPN Contract?
At least that's what the Longhorns' ability to potentially sack on-air talent that doesn't suit the Bellmont narrative suggests. This is the relevant passage in the IMG contract obtained by the Austin American Statesman: ...in the event that UT reasonably determines that any on-air talent does...
More Details on UT-ESPN Agreement Emerging
The Austin American Statesman has obtained a copy of the licensing agreement between UT, its media rights-holder IMG College, and ESPN and it reveals a few more interesting details in the pact. As already reported, the 24-hour network is expected to launch this August. ESPN is the equity...
Pac 12 Gets Record-Setting TV Deal
Timing is everything -- and for the Pac 12 timing means over $3 Billion in future TV revenue. The league has reached a 12-year agreement with ESPN and Fox that will be worth $250 million a year beginning in 2012-13. That number surpasses the yearly total for every other BCS conference. The Big 10...
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