SportsNewser The SportsNewser Interview: Marc Spears By Marcus Vanderberg on Oct. 15, 2010 - 4:58 PM On Thursday night, SportsNewser had a chance to attend a screening of Katrina Cop in the Superdome at the Bel-Air Film Festival, which was co-produced by Yahoo! Sports NBA writer Marc Spears. The documentary tells the story of Spe ...
SportsNewser Jets-Vikings Drama Makes For Ratings Winner By Marcus Vanderberg on Oct. 13, 2010 - 12:03 PM What do you get when you combine the nation’s largest television market, a cancerous wide receiver making his debut for a new team and creepy nude photos from (allegedly) a 41-year-old starting quarterback? The highest overn ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz George Dohrmann's SI Story Is A Must Read By Marcus Vanderberg on Oct. 12, 2010 - 8:11 PM George Dohrmann of Sports Illustrated has one of the most important sports stories of the year in this upcoming week’s issue. In the cover story, Dohrmann profiles former NFL agent Josh Luchs, who goes into great detail on p ...
SportsNewser | WebNewser General Manager Shaq? By Noah Davis on Oct. 8, 2010 - 11:20 AM Shaq (failed actor, failed rapper) is realizing his post-career plans should probably include basketball. The newest idea: New Jersey Nets general manager. “I would have liked to see the new owner get with the guy who built ...
SportsNewser Almost 400,000 People Watched the World Cup at Work Every Day By Noah Davis on Sep. 28, 2010 - 12:00 PM The results are in, and the World Cup is a hit. According to ESPN, the tournament averaged 7.2 million viewers per day across ESPN’s host of platforms (television, mobile, Internet, radio, print). Of those, nearly 400,000 wa ...
SportsNewser Universal Sports Network Hires VP of BizDev By Noah Davis on Sep. 14, 2010 - 11:24 AM Bart Leivo joins Universal Sports Network as vice president of business development. He had been director of business operations at Yahoo. His Linked In profile is already updated with the news. “Bart is a dynamic and creati ...
SportsNewser NBC Universal Brings Out the Big Guns For NFL Kickoff By Alex Weprin on Sep. 8, 2010 - 4:50 PM NBC Universal plans to leverage all of its networks and shows to promote its coverage of the 2010 NFL season kickoff between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans. NBC’s “Today” and “N ...
People | SportsNewser PGATOUR.COM Launches Streaming Video for Playoffs By Noah Davis on Aug. 24, 2010 - 2:57 PM Excellent; another way to pass the time at work. The PGA Tour will offer live streaming video of the signature holes of the four FedExCup tournaments. (The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship, and The Tour Champ ...
SportsNewser As If Boston Sports Needed More Press By Noah Davis on Aug. 24, 2010 - 11:47 AM Remember Cribs? Yeah, that was great. (Maybe it’s still on?) Anyway… you know what would make the show better? If it focused on athletes. Specifically, Boston’s sporting heroes. And go. NESN (the New England Spor ...
Ratings | SportsNewser NCTC, NFL Strike Carriage Agreement for NFL Network By Alex Weprin on Aug. 20, 2010 - 4:26 PM The National Cable Television Cooperative and NFL Network have signed a long-term carriage agreement. As part of the deal, NCTC members will be able to add NFL Network and NFL RedZone to their channel lineups. The NCTC is a not-fo ...