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Ad of the Day: StubHub Ticket Oak gets the caffeine jitters in new spot from Duncan/Channon

StubHub’s unnerving Ticket Oak is back, and this time the arboreal altruist is in the throes of acute caffeine intoxication. As seen in a new 30-second spot created by agency of…

April 1, 2013, 2:06 PM EDT

NFL Sidelines Talk of Expanded Playoff Roster Commissioner: extra wild card games aren’t in the cards next season

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell this week acknowledged that the NFL would not implement an expanded playoff scheme in time for the 2013-14 campaign. Speaking at the annual NFL owners…

March 19, 2013, 8:33 PM EDT

DirecTV May Punt Away Sunday Ticket Rights Billion-dollar package may be too dear for satellite-TV operator

DirecTV may elect to punt on its exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket. Speaking to investors at a Deutsche Bank media conference in Palm Beach, Fla., DirecTV chief financial officer Patrick…

March 8, 2013, 2:41 PM EST

Is ESPN Ready to Embrace Big Data? Sports media giant blitzes Boston to court nerds

Nerd convention. Dorkapalooza. Geek heaven. Just a few names that were bandied about last weekend to describe the annual gathering of sports' intellectual cabal at MIT's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.…

March 7, 2013, 12:00 AM EST

Fox Sports 1 to Launch Aug. 17 News Corp. takes the wraps off its bid to take share from ESPN

After months of speculation—and 15 years of behind-the-scenes machinations—Fox Sports on Tuesday officially announced plans to launch a national cable sports network. And while the ultimate goal is to topple…

March 5, 2013, 6:03 PM EST

ESPN Lands Cheapie Big East Rights Deal Bristol matches NBC Sports' $130 million bid

ESPN has matched NBC Sports' bid for the media rights to the Big East Conference, and in so doing has secured its position as the league's primary rights holder. While neither…

February 24, 2013, 1:45 PM EST

We Can Work It Out: DISH Network Not Spoiling to Fight Disney As lawsuits pile up, carriage deal with ABC, ESPN set to expire

While the expiration of their carriage deal with ABC and ESPN is looming on the horizon, DISH Network executives said they aren’t spoiling for a fight with Walt Disney Co. Speaking…

February 21, 2013, 2:38 PM EST

ESPN Is Now Targeting You Via Online Radio New technology looks to fill 'huge hole' in the radio industry

As part of a companywide effort to up its digital ad game, ESPN is looking to innovate in an area often shunned by tech advancements: radio.  For the sports giant, the…

February 19, 2013, 2:05 PM EST

George Lois Gets CLIO Lifetime Achievement Award Brash ad legend reflects on an epic career

George Lois can add one more line to his long list of honors—the 2013 CLIO Lifetime Achievement Award.  "When you get an award, they're all exciting as hell, and CLIO is…

February 19, 2013, 6:00 AM EST

Crazy Like a You Know What Fox Sports 1 is poised to become a cable heavyweight; CBS, NBC properties expected to take a hit

It’s the worst-kept secret in sports media. And while News Corp. still isn’t prepared to talk up its nascent Fox Sports 1 network, everyone from ESPN to the garrulous guy…

February 12, 2013, 6:15 AM EST

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