Category Archives: Sports

ESPN fights its way back into the boxing business

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

More boxing on the way As the sports world Saturday was focusing on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor pay-per-view fight from Las Vegas, ESPN made some boxing news of [..]

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Fun, food, and fights at the ballpark

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Vicious brawl between Yankees, Tigers the likes of which not seen in years As Haray Caray once said, “you can’t beat fun at the ol’ ballpark.” And for [..]

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Cubs, White Sox ratings stumble into All-Star break

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Lackluster play continues trend of declining sports ratings locally With the Cubs’ shockingly poor play and the White Sox’s rebuild (there’s that word again), it isn’t any surprise [..]

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Welcome to “The Cutler Factor”

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Jay Cutler signs with Fox Sports. Caution! You’re about to enter “The No Fumble Zone”. That’s because we now know Jay Cutler won’t be anywhere near a football [..]

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Black day at Bristol

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

As anticipated, ESPN lays off staffers, writers, on-air personnel Several recognizable names cut, including two with Chicago ties As expected, ESPN announced Wednesday it was laying off around 100 people [..]

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Media Notepad: Chances for writer’s strike increase

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: ‘Showtime At The Apollo’ returns; The end of the road for “MyTV” branding? Blackhawks’ ratings for 2016-17 drop An update on the WGA labor situation: With the [..]

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Predators-Blackhawks game could be moved if headed to OT

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

As first reported by Sports Media Watch, tonight’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoff Quarterfinal between the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks could be moved to [..]

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WLS-TV suspends Mark Giangreco for anti-Trump tweet

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Second incident in a week where as someone in the media is disciplined for tweeting As first reported by Robert Feder Thursday evening, WLS-TV sports anchor and director [..]

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Updated post: “Winter Classic” slides in ratings

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Despite Blackhawks loss, Winter Classic draws viewers in Chicago, St. Louis – but Chicago numbers down significantly from 2015’s game Celebrity Apprentice return disappoints And other ratings news [..]

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T Dog’s Media Notepad: Chicago radio stations to carry Mayor Emanuel interview

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: Conviction canceled, becomes first casualty; NFL ratings continue to decline; WLIT to flip to Christmas music Thursday; PlaysttionVue drops Viacom channels Fresh after a bruising election season, Chicago radio listeners are [..]

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WGN-TV dominates Cubs parade coverage ratings

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

But who finished second in adults 25-54 is a surprise Tribune-owned WGN-TV has been the home of Chicago Cubs baseball since 1948 – and their exposure through the [..]

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Cubs World Series’ victory is also one for all involved

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Fox, WFLD, MLB, advertisers also have reason to pop out the bubbly The Chicago Cubs’ World Series win is historic in many ways – and not just for [..]

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Cubs win World Series title

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

108 years of frustrations wiped away The Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions. Repeat after me. The Chicago Cubs are World Series Champions. The city’s North Side baseball [..]

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Cubs’ victory in Game 5 of the World Series zaps Sunday Night Football

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

The Cubs’ victory in game five of the World Series is not only good news for fans of the North Side team, but also to Fox, who gets [..]

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World Series rolls on with the Cubs

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

First two games show massive viewership increases as Chicago viewers turn out in droves As expected, the Chicago Cubs’ appearance in the World Series gave a lift to [..]

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