View Post SportsNewser News Corp. Betting Big On ‘Fox Sports 1’ By Alex Weprin on Mar. 6, 2013 - 2:15 PM There is no denying that ESPN is the 800 pound gorilla of sports TV networks. Executives at Fox Sports know this. “ESPN, quite frankly, is a machine,” says Billy Wanger, the head of programming for Fox Sports. “W ...
Fox News | SportsNewser Is Roger Ailes the Right Pick to Lead a Fox Sports Channel? By Chris Ariens on Mar. 30, 2012 - 12:13 PM Forbes’ Jeff Bercovici thinks — although we’re not so sure for the very reasons he lays out in his story — that Roger Ailes would be the key to a successful News Corp. challenge to ESPN. “If thereR ...
Bloomberg ‘Bloomberg Game Changers’ Profiles Rupert Murdoch By Merrill Knox on Jun. 27, 2011 - 2:52 PM “Bloomberg Game Changers” looks back this week at the rise of a familiar figure in the world of business news: News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. The one-hour documentary, which features interviews with former News Corp. ...
Events | SportsNewser Ratings For NBA Finals Game 3 Down Slightly By Marcus Vanderberg on Jun. 6, 2011 - 11:40 AM Game 3 of the NBA Finals on ABC between Miami and Boston earned a 11.1 overnight rating, which was down 3 percent from last year (11.5 overnight rating for Boston-Los Angeles). The Heat’s 88-86 victory was the highest-rated ...
SportsNewser New York Times Tackles the Tailgate By Noah Davis on Oct. 7, 2010 - 10:20 AM You know what’s better than tailgating? Taking pictures of tailgating. Well, not quite, but it’s still fun. The New York Times knows this and wants your tailgating pictures. This isn’t just for the crowd at the W ...