People | SportsNewser Champions League Final Earns 1.8 Overnight Rating By Marcus Vanderberg on May. 31, 2011 - 2:00 PM The 2011 Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United earned a 1.8 overnight rating on Fox Soccer Channel. Those numbers were up 64 percent over 2010’s numbers according to a Fox Sports representative. The ...
SportsNewser Trying to Solve the NFL's Headhunter Problem By Noah Davis on Oct. 19, 2010 - 9:43 AM The fallout from the weekend’s spate of brutal hits continues to hit newspapers around the country. The New York Post‘s Steve Serby offers another outraged column, while The New York Times William C. Rhoden suggests a ...
SportsNewser UFC Prelims See An Increase In Ratings By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 29, 2010 - 3:00 PM A month after their lowest ratings of the year, the UFC Prelims prior to UFC 119 last Saturday earned a 0.9/1.3 rating on Spike TV. The live broadcast peaked with 1.36 million viewers according to Spike TV officials, which feature ...
People | SportsNewser | WebNewser Rangers Sign $1.6 Billion Extension With Fox By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 28, 2010 - 2:58 PM Fresh off their first playoff birth since 1999, the Texas Rangers have agreed to a 20-year contract extension with Fox Sports Southwest beginning in 2015. The deal is reportedly worth $1.6 billion and is among the most lucrative i ...
SportsNewser Around the Horn & Pardon the Interruption Now In HD By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 27, 2010 - 7:56 PM Welcome to the 21st century, Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption. The two ESPN shows made their high definition debuts on Monday after moving from their standard definition Atlantic Video studio home of over eight years. & ...