Real Madrid defeated archrival and likely La Liga champion Barcelona 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final, winning the trophy for the first time in 18 years. So, what do champions do? They have a parade of course and show off the trophy to their fans. Here is must see video of the parade. Keep your eyes on the trophy:ARTICLEURL ...
It's TV day here at SportsBiz. The latest TV news is word of the NHL's new TV agreement. The current agreement with NBC and Versus expiring this year paid about $70 million a year from Versus and no rights fee from NBC. The NBC deal was a time share arrangement. When Comcast, the owner of Versus, took over NBC earlier this year, there...
The early games in the first round of the NBA playoffs have had a little something for everyone. You've had underdogs winning on the road, close games all around and the return of the Knicks to the playoffs. The result has been record television ratings for TNT and ESPN/ABC.The reasons for the increase are varied but there is no doubt that having all five...
LeBron james is going global by going to Boston. LRMR Marketing, his and Maverick Carter's marketing company is forming a partnership with Fenway Sports Management, a subsidiary of Fenway Sports Group, the holding company formed by John Henry and Tom Werner that owns the Boston Red Sox, the regional cable television channel NESN, 50% of Fenway Roush Racing, a NASCAR racing team and...
I know I haven't done this in a while but I will try to be a little better about it going forward. In any event, here is this week's installment, which started on Tuesday but didn't get published until Wednesday:ARTICLEURL NCAA tournament thrives with four networks, ratings best since 2005, although championship game was down from last year's big ratings win (NYT)Analysis of...
Tonight, we have a national championship game that in some sense presents the dilemma facing the NCAA in microcosm. On the one hand, you have UConn, a relative power in the game representing the Big East, a BCS member conference, the best conference in basketball and one that is deep in bed with both ESPN and CBS. It is presided over by a...
