ESPN Drops Commitment to Overseas X Games
ESPN announced today that it will no longer be producing X Games competitions outside of the United States. Here is their official statement:
“ESPN today announced it will not continue with X Games events in Barcelona, Munich, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil and Tignes, France. We are proud to have run world-class competitions for both the athletes and spectators; however the overall economics of these events do not provide a sustainable future path. The company remains fully committed to the X Games brand and its full-scale competitions in Aspen, Colorado and Austin, Texas – its newest host city – and we will continue to distribute these premier events around the world.”
NFL Flexes One Game For Week Seven
The NFL announced today that the October 20th game between the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs will be moved to 4:25p.m ET from its original 1:00p.m. ET kick-off. The move was made to accommodate regional broadcast patterns.
The game will still be telecast on CBS.
Westwood One to Broadcast a NFL Quadruple Header on Sunday
After the NFL announced the move of the Chargers/Raiders game to 11:35p.m. ET this Sunday, Westwood One saw this as an opportunity to expand its game broadcast offering to four games this Sunday.
Here is the Westwood One schedule this Sunday, with announcer assignments:
12:30pm ET, Seattle Seahawks @ Indianapolis Colts…Dave Sims/Mark Malone3:45pm ET, Denver Broncos @ Dallas Cowboys… Chuck Cooperstein/Trent Green7:30pm ET, Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers…Kevin Kugler/James Lofton11:15pm ET, San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders…Tom McCarthy/Rod Woodson
MLB Wild Card Games on TBS See Modest Viewership Games
The two MLD Wild Card games on TBS earned an average audience of 4.7 million viewers, up 2% over 2012. This year’s 3.0 U.S. rating is even with last year.
Both Wild Card telecasts allowed TBS to rank first among all cable networks in primetime both nights.
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