SportsNewser Lakers vs. Heat Scores 4.8 Million Total Viewers By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 11, 2011 - 5:48 PM TNT’s telecast of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat game on Thursday night delivered more than 4.8 million total viewers and a 3.1 U.S. HH rating. Lakers vs. Heat was the third most watched game on cable this season in t ...
SportsNewser No Deal: NFLPA Decides To Decertify By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 11, 2011 - 5:18 PM The NFL Players Association announced today it has informed the NFL, NFL clubs and other necessary parties that it has renounced its status as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the players of the National Footb ...
SportsNewser First Glance: HBO's Runnin' Rebels of UNLV By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 11, 2011 - 3:35 PM College basketball fans who can’t wait for the start of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament next week will have two documentaries to choose from in ESPN’s Fab Five and HBO’s Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV. W ...
SportsNewser Billy Packer Fires Back At Charles Barkley By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 11, 2011 - 1:40 PM It didn’t take long for someone to let Billy Packer know what Charles Barkley had to say about him Thursday night. Packer was on Sports Radio 610 in Texas Friday morning and the topic of Barkley came up: “I would have ...
People | SportsNewser DirecTV Will Carry truTV In HD For NCAA Tournament By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 10, 2011 - 1:30 PM DirecTV and Turner Sports finalized a deal yesterday that will allow truTV’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament games to air in HD. Time Warner Cable and Comcast had previously signed deals with truTV HD and DirectTV was ...
SportsNewser Cris Carter, ESPN Discussing New Contract By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 10, 2011 - 12:28 PM While the NFL and NFLPA are in the midst of negotiations, ESPN and analyst Cris Carter are in the middle of their own talks. Carter’s contract with the network is up and the two sides are discussing a new deal. “ESPN h ...
SportsNewser | TV Biz Blake Griffin Pays Homage To Mars Blackmon By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 9, 2011 - 4:56 PM Considering Blake Griffin wasn’t alive when “Mars Blackmon” was created, the Los Angeles Clippers forward does a decent job as “Mars Blake Man.”
SportsNewser | TV Biz Johnny Weir as Lady Gaga? By Noah Davis on Mar. 3, 2011 - 11:44 AM Over at ThePostGame, Martin Rogers profiles Johnny Weir. The outlandish figure skater sounds a lot like another pop culture icon who just wants to help people fit in. “I am here for all the freaks and weirdos and people who ...
SportsNewser Universal Sports Names Allyson Davis Vice President, Marketing By Marcus Vanderberg on Mar. 2, 2011 - 1:26 PM The Universal Sports Network has hired Allyson Davis as its Vice President of Marketing. Davis will be responsible for all on-air, off-air and digital marketing and promotional opportunities, as well as, the brand identity of Univ ...