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TV Ratings vs. TV Production
The Daly Planet &bull Nov 9, 2011
This past Sunday, ESPN's coverage of the Sprint Cup Series race from the Texas Motor Speedway attracted 4.7 million cable TV viewers. The TV rating number attached to that is a 3.4 Household coverage rating. To most NASCAR fans, that doesn't mean a lot. As Sprint Cup Series TV ratings trended up late this season, some folks tried to tie the network covering the events to the increase. The suggestion was that a higher rating was the result of good production of the race itself. While that might be good in theory, it has little basis in reality. NASCAR TV… Full Story »
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Harlem Globetrotters Announce 2012 Rookie Class
Business Wire Sports News &bull Oct 7, 2011
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Harlem Globetrotters have signed 10 outstanding new players to join the world's most famous basketball team. The rookie class includes the world's tallest pro basketball player, the shortest Globetrotter ever, and the team's first female player in nearly two decades. The 2012 class could be the most electrifying and talented in the history of the storied franchise, rivaling that of the class of 1962, which featured Globetrotter Legends Curly Neal, Smokey Gaines,… Full Story »
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Social Media Smackdown
The Daly Planet &bull Oct 1, 2011
It seems that this part of the racing season really brings out the crisis mode behavior from the NASCAR on ESPN management team. The target of the most recent effort to maintain total control is the actual TV crew. Basically, ESPN is upset that some members of the working television crew continue to communicate on social media like Twitter and Facebook during the live telecasts. So, the new policy effective immediately is that no TV crew member can use social media when ESPN is on the air with live NASCAR coverage of any… Full Story »
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Statement From Michigan International Speedway President Roger Curtis
Catch Fence &bull Sep 28, 2011
MIS President Roger Curtis - Photo Credit: International Speedway Corp.NASCAR announced its 2012 Sprint Cup Series schedule today. Michigan International Speedway will once again host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on Father's Day, June 17 (Live on TNT) and August… Full Story »
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"RaceBuddy" Different For Chase Races
The Daly Planet &bull Sep 21, 2011
It certainly sounded pretty good in the news release. Turner Sports and ESPN had made a deal. RaceBuddy was coming to the Chase. That is the Broadcast Slate 3000 pictured above that takes selected video feeds from the TV truck at the track and routes them to the video sources on the RaceBuddy page. "Enhancing the viewing experience and improving the sport's digital and social presence for our millions of fans at the track, at home and everywhere in between is a goal… Full Story »
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Last Minute Deal Brings NASCAR Content Online
The Daly Planet &bull Sep 14, 2011
Since 2007 we have been describing the stand-off between Turner Sports, the online rights holder for NASCAR, and two of the sport's key media partners, ESPN and FOX. Veteran reporter Dustin Long of Landmark Newspapers is reporting that Turner and ESPN have made a last minute deal to settle most of those differences. Basically, the agreement involves some good old fashioned horse trading. Click here to read Long's complete story. ESPN has an online service called Watch ESPN. This… Full Story »
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Nine of 10 Chase races to be shown live (legally!) online
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Sep 14, 2011
Enhancing the viewing experience and improving the sport's digital and social presence for our millions of fans, at the track, at home and everywhere in between, is a goal we never lose sight of," said Marc Jenkins, NASCAR's vice president… Full Story »
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2009 Pocono 500- Race Rewind (HQ)
Racing Men of Nascar &bull Aug 27, 2011
This is the Race Rewind of the 2009 Pocono 500. Tony Stewart wins for the 34th time in his career and 2nd time at Pocono. This is also the first win by an owner/driver since Ricky Rudd did it in… Full Story »
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TNT hopes to build on modest ratings gain
Scene Daily &bull Jul 26, 2011News Article: Fox has held informal discussions with NASCAR about a new TV rights agreement that would allow the network to put some of its Sprint Cup races on Speed. David Hill, Fox Sports chairman, said Fox would like to see some of the 13 regular-season races it televises on Speed. A Fox source said the company could ask for as many as six races for the network. News Article: Welcome to NASCAR, Steve Herbst. Now… Full Story »
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Last Chance For Romance
The Daly Planet &bull Jul 25, 2011
Donna Summer thumped out the classic disco tune "Last Dance" in 1978. It was simple and to the point. As the final song was played in the club, it was her last chance. In order to find romance she had to just do one thing. She had to dance that last dance. Next weekend, ESPN returns to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the fifth time to begin the network's Sprint Cup Series coverage. In many ways, it is ESPN's last chance at romance with the NASCAR fan base. The network's coverage of the final seventeen Sprint Cup Series races last… Full Story »
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2002 Pennsylvania 500 Steve Park Flip
Racing Men of Nascar &bull Jul 24, 2011
Rusty Wallace makes cotact with Steve Park sending him into Dale Earnhardt Jr. and flipping 2.5 times on lap 1. The race was red flagged because Steve's car broke the guardrail. Steve Park had just gotten recovering from a crash… Full Story »
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TNT delivers growth in its six-race summer series
From the Marbles Nascar Blog on Yahoo! Sports &bull Jul 20, 2011
More good news for the growing resurgence of NASCAR: TNT has reported overall growth in total viewers, ratings and households in its just-wrapped. For all six races, viewership was up three percent to 5.1 million, ratings were up 3 percent… Full Story »
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New Potential Player In NASCAR TV Negotiations
The Daly Planet &bull Jul 19, 2011
The current NASCAR TV contract expires at the end of the 2014 season. The featured networks since that agreement began in 2007 are FOX, ESPN, TNT and SPEED. The Daly Planet has learned that a new potential player may emerge and seek to participate in the sport's TV package. 2014 might seem distant, but NASCAR intends to get the new contract completed by 2013. That allows for a season of planning, budgeting and logistics.… Full Story »
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Notes from TNT NASCAR Summer Series - Race #6 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sunday, July 17, 2011
Catch Fence &bull Jul 17, 2011
McReynolds on why today's New Hampshire 301 is so important: "It is a race and is worth 48 points if you can lead the most laps and walk away here with the trophy. More important, this is where we come back for the second race of the Chase. So even if you don't win this race today you want to leave here with the feeling that 'we got… Full Story »
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TV Police: Sprint Cup Series From New Hampshire On TNT
The Daly Planet &bull Jul 17, 2011
Spenser was a real New Englander. A former Boston cop turned private eye, he lived a unique lifestyle that centered around the search for truth. Hawk was his sidekick who had his back when times got tough. They were real men, made no excuses and got to the bottom of things by doing… Full Story »
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Live Blogging Sprint Cup Series From New Hampshire (TNT - 12PM ET)
The Daly Planet &bull Jul 17, 2011
It's time for the final Sprint Cup Series race on TNT. It's been a summer of good technical innovation combined with the same old gripes about commercials. Lindsay Czarniak is off to ESPN after hosting this race. She starts the… Full Story »
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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR's Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and more talk No. 19 at Loudon
Final Lap Radio &bull Jul 15, 2011
The Lenox Industrial Tools 301 will rev up on the1.058-mile oval with seven degree banking at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. TNT will televise the event at 1 p.m. One might think that having too many fans show… Full Story »
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NASCAR Gets A Friend At ESPN
The Daly Planet &bull Jul 14, 2011
It's perhaps one of the worst-kept secrets at ESPN. The vast majority of the SportsCenter anchors hate NASCAR. They cannot stand the sport invading the time reserved for endless baseball highlights and news about important topics like another Brett Favre comeback or what Danica was wearing at the ESPY's. When it comes to NASCAR again this year, SportsCenter… Full Story »
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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR's Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and More Talk No. 19 at Loudon
NASCAR on Bleacher Report &bull Jul 13, 2011
The Lenox Industrial Tools 301 will rev up on the 1.058-mile oval with seven degree banking at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. TNT will televise the event at 1 p.m. One might think that having too many fans… Full Story »
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Shared Link: Kyle Busch wins first Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway in front of a sold out crowd.
Race Driven &bull Jul 13, 2011
The fact is while I hate to rain the everyone's parade, this race simply wasn't all that entertaining to watch live on TNT, even with a few late race restarts thrown into the mix... RaceDriven.com is an Entertainment blog that… Full Story »
