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Football ratings a mixed bag
December 20, 2019

NFL football ratings for week 15 were a mixed bag, but for the season ratings are still higher than previous seasons.  The PGA is working on a new TV deal that will brings in loads of money and iHeart extends its relationship with the Minnesota Vikin

'Hawk' wins Frick award; Marv in trouble?
December 12, 2019

Former major league baseball broadcaster Ken Harrelson has been named the winner of the 2020 Ford C. Frick Award and will enter the broadcasters wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.  However, another legendary broadcaster, Marv Alber

College football a ratings winner
December 09, 2019

College football turns out to be a winner for CBS and FOX, the NFL continues to snag steady numbers and Major League Baseball is about to change its paradigm on how it delivers video content. 

NFL ratings continue climb
October 17, 2019

Ratings for the NFL 2019 season continue to climb and conjecture is legalized sports betting is fueling the increase.  Meanwhile, regular season baseball ratings for individual ball clubs show the St. Louis Cardinals leading the way.  But you wo

Brennaman honored as MLB broadcaster of year
October 11, 2019

After 46 seasons as the "Voice of the Cincinnati Reds," Marty Brennaman is calling it a career.  On Oct. 11, 2019, the website Ballpark Digest named Brennaman its 2019 MLB Broadcast of the Year.  Plus NFL ratings are up, while the XFL has entere

NFL Sunday sets record, baseball scores on YT
October 03, 2019

More extensive ratings proved the overnights correct.  Sunday Night Football on NBC continues to set records.  However, numbers also show the Sunday afternoon on CBS did not garner the ratings spike that was first thought. As baseball's post sea

NFL scores big in ratings
September 30, 2019

The NFL continues to score big in its television ratings, says Dan Lovallo in the latest Sports Media Beat.  Sunday Night Football on NBC had its best ratings for a week four game in four years. The end of a television era came for the Chicago Cubs,

Hockey on the radio not dead yet
September 27, 2019

Hockey on the radio is not dead yet.  After watching one NHL club go to an app only radio broadcast, the thought was other NHL clubs would follow.  The New York Islanders stuck their toe in the water on the concept last season, but as Dan Lovall

Premier of Sports Media Beat
September 18, 2019

This is the premier of the Sports Media Beat and it explains what the podcast is all about.

CBS wants to hold on to NFL
September 18, 2019

CBS knows the importance of the NFL and it wants to hang on to the commodity.