Let’s give you some links for today.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times writes about Time Warner Cable rejecting arbitration with the NFL.
Newsday’s Neil Best says one of the New York Islanders’ biggest assets is its cable TV contract with Cablevision. And Neil says in his blog that ticket prices for the Yankees and Mets will just keep going up.
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post is not happy with the way networks broadcast the NFL.
Bob Raissman is full of hate in today’s New York Daily News.
The Sports Media Watch provides the holiday weekend ratings predictions.
David Knox of the Birmingham News profiles ESPN’s Pam Ward who called the Papajohns.com Bowl yesterday.
The Baltimore Sun’s Peter Schmuck sarcastically writes about the Senators who want to get involved in the NFL Network vs. Cable mess.
From the Daily Oklahoman, Jenni Carlson (Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s favorite columnist) correctly surmises that TV is one of the parties hampering a playoff system in college football. And in a sidebar column, Carlson writes about the NFL Network picking up a bowl.
The Hartford Courant’s Daily Dose has the menu for sports viewing this week.
Not too many links today, but as I’ve said in the past, it’s quality, not quantity. Talk to you later.
