cbs Stories - Rocky Top Talk
NFL, Networks Agree to Multi-Billion Dollar Extension
Staggering. That's as apt a decription as any of the numbers being thrown around about the latest NFL-TV contracts. It was announced Wednesday that begining in 2014 the NFL has extended its broadcast agreements with CBS, Fox and NBC through 2022, generating additional billions. Earlier this year...
March Madness: You Can't Tell A Network Without A Scorecard
The best four days of the year for basketball junkies are about to unfold as March Madness begins its three week run Thursday. It's important to note that unless you are part of the Scipio/Trips Right Cabal that will be gathering in Vegas for a Bacchanalian celebration of the event (may you both be...
NFL Racks Up Record TV Ratings For Week 1
When negotiators for the NFL players and owners get together this off-season to work out a new contract, they need to be put in a locked in a room with nothing to read but the Nielsen ratings from this season. Looking at the massive TV numbers for their game might actually knock some sense into the...
New March Madness TV Deal: Changes Are Coming
The announcement that CBS/Turner had locked up the NCAA Basketball tournament for the next 14 years officially ended the era of major championship events exclusively on over-the-air TV. March Madness now joins the NFL, the BCS, the NBA and Major League Baseball as sports organizations who have...
CBS/Turner Package Leading Bidder For March Madness
ESPN has reportedly offered $800 Million year for 14 years to the NCAA for the National Championship Basketball Tournament, but CBS - the longtime rights holder - will not give up March Madness without a fight. CBS has teamed up with Turner Broadcasting to propose a 14-year deal that is worth...
March Madness To Expand By End Of The Month
The consensus opinion is that the obvious should become offcial by the end of April. The NCAA is ready to opt out of its contract with CBS, expand to 96 teams and bid out the media rights. Apparently CBS is fine with this. The Eye network had a sub-prime, balloon payment deal with the NCAA for the...
Final Four: Best TV Ratings In Five Years
If only one Top Seed was to make it to the Final Four, the NCAA wanted that #1 seed to be Duke -- the team that genders both love and hate -- as well as TV ratings. The trend continued this year as the Blue Devils win over West Virginia pulled in more than 16 million viewers. The 10.0 rating/18...
March Madness: Has Cinderella Overstayed Her Welcome?
The Sweet 16 brackets don't look all that sweet to CBS executives as they look at their draw filled with bracket -- and potential ratings -- busters. With all the dramatic finishes and the upsets, CBS saw its first week ratings go slightly down from 2009. CBS averaged a 5.3 rating for the 15...
CBS Employee Drops Pants, Clicks ‘Publish’
If you're fired via email late at night, and nobody else is copied on it, did it really happen? Sporstline.com writer Gregg Doyel might find out very soon. He's made a fun game of trashing a new college football conference every week in a No one is worthy! merry-go-round, but this week he took...
NESN.com To Air Live Stream Of Today's Boston College-Northeastern Game At Fenway
Maybe someone out there was listening? It's not TV, but at least it's something. "NESN.com will air a live video stream of the Boston College - Northeastern hockey game at Fenway Park on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. Visit NESN.com for forthcoming details. The live stream video player will be...
Showing 1 - 10 of 195 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
