Let’s do some linkage for you today.
Austin Karp at Sports Business Daily notes that ESPN’s ratings in July dropped double digits in primetime.
ESPN Ombudsman Robert Lipsyte talks about the poor timeslot for the Nine for IX documentary series, moving Outside the Lines, the ESPY’s and the return of Keith Olbermann.
Richard Deitsch of SI’s MMQB profiles Fox’s new play-by-play man for the NFL this season.
Tony Manfred of the Business Insider Sports Page notes that the subject of a CNBC reality show on sports betting is being called a fraud.
Ed Sherman at the Sherman Report wonders if the era of the Chicago Cubs on WGN is coming to an end.
Steve Lepore of Puck The Media says NFL Network will be all over Hall of Fame weekend.
Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing has video of a STO sideline reporter getting a bug up her nose. Literally.
Tim Nudd of Adweek says ESPN will have a “Best of ‘This is SportsCenter'” special.
Jeannine Poggi in Advertising Age says a small business has a chance to win a Super Bowl ad thanks to an Intuit campaign.
Sports Media Watch says NASCAR’s Brickyard 400’s ratings were up from last year, but was still near a record low.
Cynopsis Media has its daily sports media roundup.
Beth Healy of the Boston Globe writes that Red Sox owner John Henry is still interested in buying the newspaper.
In the New York Times, ESPN tome author James Andrew Miller reports that veteran TV executive Steve Bornstein plans to leave NFL Network when his contract expires next year.
Pete Dougherty in the Albany (NY) Times Union writes that Andrew Catalon will call the Arena Bowl on CBS in August.
Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog notes that NFL Today host James Brown is incredulous in how many Cowboys fans there are in the DC area.
Jim Williams discusses NBC’s English Premier League coverage.
David Barron at the Houston Chronicle notes that there will be several Texans-related programs airing this week.
Mel Bracht of The Oklahoman says one local TV sports anchor is leaving this week.
Paul M. Banks of the Chicago Sports Media Watch writes that Cubs beat writer Paul Sullivan remains with the Tribune.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News notes that Dodgers voice Vin Scully passed on an offer to become the Voice of the Yankees.
Dave Kohl has his weekly update at the Broadcast Booth.
And that’s going to do it for now.
