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The World Series and NFL Fuel a Fall Advertising Windfall for Fox Sports

Convergent TV

Saying "be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it" is usually a warning, but it was more like a mantra for the Fox Sports ad sales [...]


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Red Sox Drive Solid World Series Ratings

Convergent TV

In clinching their third World Series title in 10 years, the Boston Red Sox helped Fox post solid, if unspectacular, ratings.

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Boston Blowout Doesn’t Put a Damper on World Series Ratings

Convergent TV

An unhittable Jon Lester and a bevvy of bearded batsmen may have turned Game 1 of the 2013 World Series into a blowout, but that didn’t seem to shake up [...]

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USA Today Takes Its Ad Meter Beyond the Super Bowl

Brand Marketing

Ad Meter: It’s not just for Super Bowl ads anymore. USA Today is expanding its Super Bowl ad-rating platform to other categories of sports media.

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Super Bowl Buys: It All ‘Ads’ Up

Convergent TV

The going rate for 30 seconds of airtime in Super Bowl XLVII was a little shy of $4 million, and if recent trends are any indication, this year’s broadcast also [...]

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Grin and (Panda) Bear It

Convergent TV

While it may be a lot of fun to watch Kung Fu Panda swat dingers over the fence at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Pablo Sandoval’s historic performance in Game [...]