Now that the Bruins have won tonight setting up another conflict with the Red Sox for NESN, most likely, the network will put the B’s on the main channel in HD and move the Sox game against Texas to NESNplus. But we’ll wait for the announcement from NESN on that.
In the meantime, let’s give you some links.
Newsday’s Neil Best says Nets analyst Mark Jackson announced last night on YES that he will leave the network. Neil wonders if he’s going to coach the Knicks. And Neil writes that the NFL Network is firing another shot at Comcast.
John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes about the NFL Network filing a complaint against Comcast.
The Big Lead reports that Dan LeBatard is taking a year’s leave of absence from the Miami Herald and could lead to more reporters leaving the paper’s sports department. Dan will continue to do work for ESPN and co-host a sports radio show in Miami.
The New York Post’s TV Sports blog says ESPN is selling a DVD with archival footage of Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
John Consoli of Mediaweek says CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman will have retired Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre as a guest next week.
The Sports Media Watch has a quote from SI’s Jack McCallum’s NBA column in which he has an ABC network employee wishing for a Celtics-Lakers final.
Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette writes in his Parting Schotts blog that the Yankees make their over the air season debut in the local area this Friday.
The DC/Washington Examiner’s Jim Williams says ratings for baseball and the NBA show that fans are willing to forgive their offseason scandals.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell likes the new NBA playoff ad featuring Kobe Bryant and Shaq.
ESPN’s Ric Bucher has Utah Jazz fans incensed over some insensitive comments made on ESPN Radio.
Tim Lemke of the Washington Times says MASN has won several awards for its commercial and promotional work.
Multichannel News goes into the new agreement signed today between ESPN and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club extending into 2013.
Aaron Barnhart of the Kansas City Star blogging his in TV Barn site wonders why ESPN canceled a scheduled podcast with Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama when HBO had no problems talking to him.
USA Today’s excellent Game On! blog has a story in which the wife of ESPN’s Dick Vitale almost threw out an important letter.
Dick Harmon of the Deseret (UT) News says wonders where is the outrage after a politically incorrect comment made by Bobby Clampett during The Masters webcast.
That will do it for now.
