I’ve been neglecting a couple of things that have been staples of this site, linkage and sports media thoughts. I’m taking care of linkage today. I hope to have a sports media thoughts post this week. It’s all about managing time.
Let’s go.
Richard Deitsch of Sports lllustrated has his usual weekly media column. He talks with new ESPN Ombudsman Robert Lipsyte and reviews the Paul Finebaum-to-ESPN move.
The next story may be behind the dreaded paywall, but I’m linking to it anyway. Here’s John Ourand of Sports Business Journal writing about ESPN Radio picking up the out-of-market rights to a handful of NFL teams which will allow it to air Sunday afternoon games starting this season.
From Multichannel News, we learn that the FCC has smashed Tennis Channel’s discrimination claim against Comcast.
Melissa Hoffman from Adweek says the WNBA is among ten brands predicted to die by 2014.
Michael Sebastian at Advertising Age writes that Sports Illustrated is launching a daily online talk show next week.
Ed Sherman at The Sherman Report says it’s time for the NFL to bring the Draft to other cities.
From Awful Announcing, Andrew Bucholtz writes that Canada’s Sportsnet’s Hockey Central Twitter account got hacked by a porn spammer over the weekend and did nothing about it until today.
Bruce Allen at Boston Sports Media Watch notes that ESPN Radio has signed to air New England Patriots games nationally and has other Boston-related stories in his notebook.
Josh Kosman and Mark DeCambre of the New York Post says the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group have to rework their meabucks rights deal with Time Warner Cable in order to prevent losing more than $1 billion in revenue sharing.
Sports Illustrated senior writer Tim Leyden writes a first person account in the New York Times about his skin cancer.
Sam Borden of the Times looks at the soccer education of Gus Johnson.
Ken Schott at the Schenectady Gazette reports that a local radio station is about to extend a deal to carry the New York Football Giants.
Pete Dougherty in the Albany (NY) Times Union writes that DirecTV will offer enhanced coverage of four PGA Tour events beginning this weekend.
Ken McMillan of the Middletown (NY) Times Herald Record says the WNBA is back on MSG Network and NBA TV.
Keith Groller at the Allentown (PA) Morning Call reviews ESPN on ABC’s production of the Indianapolis 500.
Dustin Hockensmith of the Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News writes that details of a new Penn State lawsuit against the NCAA will be unveiled tonight on NBC Sports Network’s Costas Tonight program.
In Press Box, Dave Hughes of DCRTV.com writes that Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic has tapped the Sporting News for its new Baltimore Ravens beat reporter.
The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik liked how ESPN treated some local storylines in its NCAA College Baseball Tournament Selection Show.
Dan Steinberg at the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog notes the comments of MASN’s Bob Carpenter on the complacency of Nationals fans.
Jim Williams at the Washington Examiner talks with NBC/Tennis Channel’s John McEnroe about the French Open.
David Morrison in the Charlotte News-Observer says an all-cable ACC Network is going to take some time to come to fruition.
Tom Jones of the Tampa Bay Times wasn’t enamored with the TV coverage of the Indy 500.
At the Dallas News, Barry Horn says the era of sports on broadcast TV is dying a very slow death.
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle writes that the local NBC affiliate is coming under fire for not airing the Grand Prix of Monaco last Sunday.
Media Rantz also has a story on the Houston NBC pre-emption.
Mel Bracht in The Oklahoman says the NBA Eastern Conference Finals topped the local ratings.
Mel says Comcast SportsNet Houston will pick up coverage of Oklahoma River sports.
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel isn’t sure if Fox is making the right move in hiring Andy Roddick for Fox Sports 1.
Paul M. Banks at Chicago Sports Media Watch has a sports notebook which includes items on soon-to-be Fox Sports Live host Charissa Thompson, Fox Sports Wisconsin reporter Sophia Minnaert and TV ratings.
Dan Caesar of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the idea of having Joe Buck back on Cardinals games this season won’t be happening this season.
Scott D. Pierce in the Salt Lake Tribune says a weekend sports TV show is cleaning up in the local ratings.
Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News previews today’s Pac-12 early football TV selections by ESPN, Fox and Pac-12 Networks.
Spots Media Watch notes the all-time viewing low for the Indianapolis 500.
And that is all we have for now. I hope you liked the return of the linkage.
