Topic: Espn
Seventeen years after his untimely death from cancer at age 52, it's nice to see TV painter Bob Ross back on television, if briefly, in this amusing new ESPN commercial…
While dozens of digital media companies spent the past few weeks rolling out new Web series in search of television dollars, Fox News believes it’s got something far more valuable:…
Arianna Huffington talked about reducing stress, getting more sleep and the problem with men. Greg Rivera of Xbox Advertising talked about a not-so-far-away future when kids will get to star…
A few months back, we wrote about the history of the ESPN SportsCenter campaign, and asked the creatives at Wieden + Kennedy New York which athlete they had always wanted…
NBCUniversal has committed $4.38 billion to broadcast the next four Olympics. Could ESPN steal those rights by hardly spending a dime? Not a chance. But ESPN has every right to go…
In January, we wrote about the history of Wieden + Kennedy New York's "This Is SportsCenter" campaign for ESPN, and how it has triumphed over the past 17 years (through…
Publishers are warming to Facebook’s Open Graph—with some reservations. For example, ESPN.com last week began rolling out Facebook’s social sharing product on select news pages. Users who opt in will automatically…
Mad Men may be the ultimate critical darling and The Walking Dead a relentless devourer of GRPs, but the most transformative show on basic cable is actually a broadcast hand-me-down. According…
In the era of the 24-hour news cycle, it's tough for a news magazine to stay current, and no less so in sports. Just ask Sports Illustrated. So ESPN The Magazine—which…
Sports Media Executive of the Year John Skipper President, ESPN; Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks The undisputed heavyweight champion of sports content, the 56-year-old last fall was tapped to replace veteran chief…
