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Launched in 1979, ESPN is a 24-hour sports broadcasting network based in Bristol, Connecticut. The channel's acronym stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
Launched in 1979, ESPN is a 24-hour sports broadcasting network based in Bristol, Connecticut. The channel's acronym stands for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
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John McCain: Cable TV, the right way
America's 100 million cable and satellite subscribers are forced to pay ever-higher bills for a growing number of channels they do not watch. The American people are being ripped off. Meanwhile, services such as iTunes and Netflix have led a...
Tags: Consumers, Apple iTunes, Media Industry, Satellite Technology, ABC (tv network)
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Finding a great coach won't be easy
The Clippers have begun their search for a new coach to replace Vinny Del Negro, with the hope that they can find someone who is capable of molding the team into a championship contender. But it will not be an easy task to find someone of that stature....
Tags: New Orleans Hornets, Pat Riley, Brian Shaw, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors
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Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN says it is cutting staff
Just one week after touting its strength to advertisers and declaring it wasn't worried about new competition from Fox Sports, ESPN is cutting its staff. The moves are part of an overall cost-cutting effort by ESPN parent Walt Disney Co. Earlier this...
Tags: U.S. Open (tennis), The Walt Disney Co., Twitter, Inc., Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Layoffs and Downsizing
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Clippers to begin search for new coach to replace Vinny Del Negro
The Clippers are just starting to compile a list of coaching candidates to replace the fired Vinny Del Negro, said several NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Former Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Byron Scott, Golden State...
Tags: NBA Draft, New Orleans Hornets, Brian Shaw, Monty Williams, Golden State Warriors
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National title game at Rose Bowl caps 35-game bowl schedule
The new college football bowl schedule is out! OK, it's not as exciting as Steve Martin in "The Jerk" rejoicing the arrival of the new phone book, but it can help you make travel plans for this year's holiday season. The Football Bowl Assn. on...
Tags: Football, College Football, Bowl Championship Series, Sports, Television Industry
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Microsoft unveils new Xbox One console
With Microsoft’s new Xbox, the next time you yell at your TV it will actually be able to respond. The Xbox One, which the software giant unveiled Tuesday, is a next-generation console that aspires to be more than just a plaything. Not only will...
Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Television Industry, Xbox
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Robin Roberts of 'Good Morning America' to publish memoir
Popular "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts will publish a memoir in 2014 with Grand Central, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book, which is not yet titled, will include Roberts' story of her battle with MDS. "I am humbled that many...
Tags: Good Morning America (tv program), Robin Roberts, Mark Twain
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Microsoft's Xbox One reflects game change in home entertainment
The battle for control of the living room just became more fierce. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the Xbox One, a next-generation video game console that aspires to be more than just a plaything. Not only will the Xbox One deliver an amped-up...
Tags: Consumers, Media Industry, International CES, Music, Wii
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Clippers fire Coach Vinny Del Negro
Almost three weeks after the Clippers were knocked out of the Western Conference playoffs, the team decided to part ways with Coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday. The Clippers told Del Negro, their coach for three seasons, they would not renew his...
Tags: NBA Draft, New Orleans Hornets, Brian Shaw, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies
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Pac-12's Larry Scott is highest-paid commissioner
Larry Scott of the Pac-12 Conference appears to be the highest-paid sitting college commissioner ever, the Wall Street Journal reported. Scott earned more than $3 million in 2011-12, according to tax documents released by the conference Sunday. Scott,...
Tags: UCLA Bruins, Virginia Cavaliers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Military Bowl, Washington Huskies
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David Beckham's legacy: his game vs. his celebrity
We haven't seen the last of David Beckham. Oh, sure, we may not see him on a soccer field now that he's announced he will retire after Paris Saint-Germain's final game on May 26. But we will see him in many other places — billboards, magazines, TV...
Tags: Major League Soccer, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Damon, David Beckham, FIFA World Cup
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ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015
After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament. ESPN on Thursday said it has clinched an 11-year deal with the United States Tennis Assn. for the exclusive TV rights, beginning in 2015, for the annual...
Tags: Media Industry, U.S. Open (tennis), National Collegiate Athletic Association, PGA Championship, PGA Tour
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