Time for some linkage again.
Starting with Sports Business Daily which gauges media reaction to last night’s extravagant NFL regular season schedule release on both ESPN and NFL Network.
Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News reviews both the Monday Night and expanded Thursday Night Football schedules.
Ed Sherman at the Sherman Report has your potential hits and misses in the 2012 NFL regular season schedule for all of the league’s TV partners.
Dan Levy of the Bleacher Report talks with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch about Skippy Bayless, ESPN’s free agents and Twitter.
Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that NBC is now going all in to provide a live online Olympic experience.
Mike McCarthy at USA Today says the NFL Schedule Release Shows on ESPN and NFL Network filled fans’ thirst for football news.
Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press says thanks to a NASCAR-less Sunday, IndyCar’s race on NBC Sports Network got a ratings bump.
Stuart Kemp and George Szalai of the Hollywood Reporter says London is hoping to build buzz for the XXX Olympic Summer Games in the days leading up to the Opening Ceremony.
John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable notes the FCC is appealing to the Supreme Court, the ruling from a lower court throwing out its decency complaint over CBS’ airing of Janet Jackson’s nekkid boob during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Sarah Mahoney of MediaPost’s Marketing Daily says advertisers are jumping on the Olympics 100 Day Countdown.
Michael Bradley at the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center writes that cable provider Comcast is proving to be a very good broadcast competitor.
Jason McIntyre of the Big Lead says a lawsuit brought forth by a former ESPN.com writer against New York Post NBA big mouth Peter Vescey has been settled out of court.
Dan Fogarty of SportsGrid talks with ESPN’s Michelle Beadle about what her next move is.
Ken Kerschbaumer at Sports Video Group notes that NBCOlympics has tapped AT&T to manage private networking systems for the London Summer Games.
Zac Wassink in Yahoo! says MLS on NBC Sports Network is doing decently in the ratings.
Chad Finn of the Boston Globe has the local sports radio ratings and CBS Radio continues to be on top.
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times says NBC will stream all Olympic events live online, but there’s a bit of a catch.
Richard says the NBA is looking at allowing jersey sponsorships.
Jerry Barmash of Fishbowl NY notes the passing of a former Yankees, Islanders and Nets radio announcer.
Ken Schott at the Schenectady Gazette notes the good ratings for the NHL on NBC.
Ken McMillan of the Middletown (NY) Times Herald-Record has a viewing primer for the upcoming NFL season.
Keith Groller at the Allentown (PA) Morning Call discusses and dissects NBC’s Sunday Night Football schedule.
Keith says the NHL’s Battle of Pennsylvania is drawing big ratings in the Keystone State.
Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com’s Goalkeeper blog says a Spanish League soccer game on ESPN2 beat MLS on NBC Sports Network in the ratings last weekend.
Dan Steinberg at the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog has pictorial proof of the Space Shuttle Discovery passing various local sports venues on its last flight to the Smithsonian yesterday.
Tom Robinson at the Virginian-Pilot reports that the United Football League could have a TV contract with CBS Sports Network.
Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News says the Texas Rangers’ ratings on Fox Sports Southwest are way up this season.
Mike Bailey of the Houston Chronicle talks with a local golfer who took part in the upcoming season of Golf Channel’s Big Break reality show.
Mel Bracht in The Oklahoman says a local sports radio show moves from middays to afternoon drive.
Mel has the local weekend TV ratings.
Berry Tremel of The Oklahoman writes that NBC’s Sunday Night Football is the NFL’s premier TV package.
John Kiesewetter of the Cincinnati Enquirer remembers a former NBA announcer.
Bill Shea at Crain’s Detroit Business says the Tigers are looking at a big payday for their TV rights.
Robert Channick in the Chicago Tribune profiles Comcast SportsNet Chicago head man Jim Corno.
Eric Goodman at Mile High Sports feels he wasted three hours of his life watching ESPN’s NFL regular season schedule release special.
Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic says Phoenix Coyotes TV analyst Tyson Nash is feeling the wrath of Chicago Blackhawks fans for comments he made about a hit on ‘Hawks star Marian Hossa.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News mourns the passing of a former Kings radio voice.
Tom Cheredar of Venture Beat talks about NBC’s extensive plans to stream the Olympics online.
Sports Media Watch notes the rise of NHL ratings for a couple of regional sports networks.
SMW talks about CBS passing on broadcasting this upcoming season’s Pro Bowl.
Steve Lepore of Puck The Media says NBC may air both Bruins-Capitals NHL Playoffs games this weekend.
Joe Favorito says sometimes, it’s a little idea at a major network that could catch fire elsewhere.
And that is all for now.
