Friday, March 23, 2012

Sports Media Digest- March 23, 2012

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NFL Newsmakers Equals Increased Ratings for ESPN- The NFL news of the week…the signing of Peyton Manning, the trade of Tim Tebow, and the penalties handed down to the Saints, lifted the ratings of ESPN’s NFL programs. Monday through Wednesday’s NFL Live program averaged 666,000 households and 721,000 viewers, based on a 0.7 rating, increases of 73 percent (vs. 384,000 in 2011), 63 percent (441,000) and 75 percent (0.4 rating) over last year. All editions of SportsCenter over that span saw a 21% ratings increase above 2011. On Wednesday ESPNNew York had its best day ever, with 2.6 million unique visitors and 4.6 million page views.

Weber Joins SiriusXM Radio As College Hoops Analyst- Former Illinois men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber will be joing SiriusXM’s coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Weber will join Chris Childers following game action tonight until 3:00a.m. on SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 91). Weber will also work with the network at the Final Four in New Orleans.

Lakers/Warriors on NBA TV Fan Night- NBA TV has announced that this Tuesday’s Fan Night presentation will pit the Los Angeles Lakers at the Golden State Warriors. Tip-off is at 10:30p.m. ET. The lead in will be the Cleveland Caveliers at the Philadelphia 76′ers. Fans can vote on the next slate of gaime which will air April 3rd: New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs @ Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat, Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons or the New Jersey Nets @ Los Angeles Lakers

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