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Perspective: Pass the Vicks The average Joe used to sell cough syrup. Today, it's the world's richest quarterback

Medical authorities tell us that somewhere around 1 billion Americans will catch a cold this year—no small part of why marketing authorities tell us that advertising over-the-counter cough remedies is…

January 31, 2013, 6:52 AM EST

First Mover: Tiki Barber The former Giants great on the Super Bowl, Manti Te'o and clowning around on talk radio

Specs Age 37 New gig Host, CBS Sports Radio Old gig Analyst, NBC’s Football Night in America After doing television for years, how do you find talk radio different?  It’s not just a sound bite.…

January 28, 2013, 12:02 AM EST

NBC Sports and Yahoo Are in League Yahoo to share in stream of live NFL games

NBC Sports and Yahoo announced a deal on Sunday that gives NBC's digital and television properties access to Yahoo's sports reporting, and lets Yahoo in on some of NBC's marquee…

December 9, 2012, 10:06 PM EST

First Mover: Frank Caliendo In taking his pitch-perfect impressions to ESPN, the comedian says it's time to mothball his Madden bit.

Specs Age 38 New gig Contributor to ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown Old gig Comic prognosticator, Fox’s NFL Sunday So, what sort of role are you going to play on Sunday NFL Countdown? I’d like to…

October 29, 2012, 12:05 AM EDT

RedZone Scores TD With Fans The NFL Network's 'crack' channel draws viewers by making an end-run around ads

Like a pulling guard smashing his way through summer blocking drills, the commercials just keep exploding off the line of scrimmage. Pop pop pop, hit and get hit—they are relentless…

October 15, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

NFL Social Media Sentiment Plummets Though pro football TV ratings will likely go on as usual

Even though the highly controversial touchdown call on the field was upheld last night at the end of Monday Night Football, social media data today confirms that the National Football…

September 25, 2012, 2:33 PM EDT

'USA Today' Debuts High School Football Mag 'Prime' to roll out in 11 pigskin-loving markets across the U.S.

This weekend, high school football fans in 11 markets across the country will have the chance to see their favorite local stars highlighted in Prime, the debut magazine from USA…

August 30, 2012, 7:47 PM EDT

ESPN, Nissan Return to the Heisman House Gridiron greats huddle up for fall campaign

Robert Griffin III has an arm like a howitzer and can shoot the eyes off a potato bug at 40 paces. He also runs a 4.41 in the 40-yard dash,…

August 30, 2012, 5:21 PM EDT

Does This Odd Man Make You Want to Watch Football? Blue-suited dandy is NFL's strange new spokesman

Usually when I want to watch the goofy antics of a middle-aged guy with weird fake facial hair wearing an ugly three-piece suit, I take a look in the mirror.…

August 1, 2012, 8:01 AM EDT

Adweek.com's Top 10 Television Stories of 2011 The fall season's hits and misses, TV's most powerful women, and goodbye to Meredith Vieira

Here are the 10 most-read television stories published on Adweek.com in 2011:   Facebook Pitches Social TV10 Creating program guides based on what friends watch By D.M. Levine Facebook has a message for the…

December 29, 2011, 6:40 AM EST

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