Game One of the 2009 World Series Wednesday night on Fox was the second-highest-rated World Series opener of the decade, trailing only Game One of the 2004 World Series, when the St. Louis Cardinals visited the Boston Red Sox, reports Variety’s Stuart Levine.
The Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees matchup drew an average audience of [...]

When Miami Heat fans walked into the American Airlines Arena for the team’s home opener Wednesday night, they were greeted by new high-definition displays, digital food-menu boards, and electronic signposts. Wednesday’s season opener unveiled the multimillion-dollar digital makeover that team execs say will juice up the viewer experience and generate huge ad revenues. “I think [...]

Intelsat, Ltd. was the successful bidder in the public auction for the ProtoStar 1 satellite with a $210 million, all cash offer. Upon conclusion of the transaction, the satellite will be re-named Intelsat 25 and will join Intelsat’s global fleet, serving with the company’s other assets in the Atlantic Ocean region.
The satellite, built by Space [...]

Game one of the 2009 World Series Wednesday night on Fox was the second-highest-rated World Series opener of the decade, trailing only game one of the 2004 World Series, when the St. Louis Cardinals visited the Boston Red Sox, Stuart Levine of Variety reports.
The Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees match-up drew an average audience [...]

Former ESPN Major League Baseball analyst and New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips may be down, but he’s not out—of the television business, writes Michael Hiestand of USA Today.
Phillips will likely get another shot somewhere down the line, much like Marv Albert and Harold Reynolds did, Hiestand wrote.
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Fox’s Tim McCarver and Joe Buck would not shut up about how quiet they thought Yankee Stadium was during game two of Major League Baseball’s World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees, writes Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News.
“And at 9:04 the crowd showed up,” Buck said sarcastically at [...]

Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy display “refreshing candor” in the studio for NBC’s coverage of the National Football League, while ESPN’s Ron Jaworski provides “sharper analysis,” writes Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
On the negative side, Jackson points out Fox’s Troy Aikman saying players were “shooken up” and CBS’ Rich Gannon forgetting that overtime is [...]

Fox will debut a new innovation during Sunday’s telecast of the National Football League match-up featuring Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings visiting Favre’s former team, the Green Bay Packers: the Favre Cam.
Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times reports that the network will have one camera focused on Favre for the entire game, as [...]

One of the National Football League’s most flamboyant wide receivers, Chad Ochocinco of the Cincinnati Bengals, appeared on CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman Thursday night, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
Ochocinco, formerly known as Chad Johnson, delivered a top-10 list, “Revelations in Chad Ochocinco’s Autobiography.”
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Long-suffering fans of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs may not be too thrilled with ESPN’s promo for one of its upcoming 30 for 30 documentaries, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Conjuring up bad memories of the 2003 National League Championship Series, when the Cubs clutched defeat from the jaws of victory against the Florida [...]

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