Trying to get back into the swing of things after a bad couple of weeks for this site. Been quite busy on the personal front. I hope to provide more original content for you from this point on.
Some links for you as a token of appreciation for your patience.
Let’s begin with John Ourand of Sports Business Journal who writes that Fox Sports 1 is having trouble in getting carriage deals with three major cable and satellite providers in advance of next month’s launch. I had heard rumblings of this last week.
In a related note, Matthew Futterman of the Wall Street Journal, citing the Comcast SportsNet Houston dispute, notes that cable and satellite providers are unwilling to budge on paying for new regional sports networks.
Patrick Hruby of SportsonEarth wonders when the cable sports rights bubble will burst.
Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch previews another season of ESPN’s College GameDay, tonight’s All-Star Home Run Derby to be called again by Chris Berman and a few other things in his weekly media column.
At the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center, Ed Sherman looks at the falling ratings for the MLB All-Star Game.
At his own site, Ed writes that Fox’s Tim McCarver is not looking for any accolades following his final All-Star Game on Fox tomorrow.
Classic Sports TV and Media looks at past TV coverage of the Open Championship.
John Eggerton of Multichannel News says Tennis Channel is seeking a review against the network in regards to its carriage complaint against Comcast.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post goes after Yankees radio broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.
Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette writes that one local Capital Region sports radio station is picking up more NBC Sports Radio shows.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says a local radio station will continue to air New York Football Giants games.
Ken McMillan of the Middletown (NY) Times Herald-Record has comments from Joe Buck and Tim McCarver on this week’s All-Star Game.
At Press Box, DCRTV’s Dave Hughes looks at how the shuttering of the Washington Examiner’s sports section affects coverage in the DC area.
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle says the city’s sports radio ratings are down.
Mel Bracht from The Oklahoman writes that a new sports radio station could spark a bidding war for local talent.
Dusty Saunders at the Denver Post says there’s no end to Broncos-themed shows in the city.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily news has your sports calendar for this week.
Sports Media Watch notes that Keith Olbermann may be returning to the Alleged Worldwide Leader after all.
That’s going to do it for now.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/don_believe_your_ears_n7mumwRI7prTiEKZPvM2pM
