News tagged with espn
Making sports statistics more scientific
Whether it is the sprinter who finished first or the team that scored more points, it's usually easy to determine who won a sporting event. But finding the statistics that explain why an athlete or team wins ...
Mar 08, 2012 |
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2.1 million viewers live stream Super Bowl online
(AP) -- The first live stream of the Super Bowl drew 2.1 million unique viewers, NBC said Thursday.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Disney 1Q revenue misses estimates but profits up
(AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. says net income rose 12 percent in the final quarter of 2011, as revenue inched higher amid company cost cutting.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV
(AP) -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Disney and Comcast reach a long-term deal
(AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it reached a long-term agreement with the nation's largest TV signal provider, Comcast Corp., that extends their partnership into the next decade.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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StumbleUpon overhaul opens more avenues to explore
StumbleUpon is adding more avenues to meander through its online content recommendation service.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Disney CEO Iger renewed through March 2015
(AP) -- Disney CEO Robert Iger will remain in his job through March 2015 and then serve as executive chairman for another 15 months to help break in a new chief executive, the company said Friday.
Oct 07, 2011 |
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People as 'sensors': Twitter messages reveal NFL's big plays and fans'
Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living "sensors," engineers from Rice University and Motorola Mobility have found a way to monitor fans' levels of excitement and to keep track of the action in National Football League ...
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Oct 04, 2011 |
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Compared to bloggers, journalists go deeper to cover sports
When sports stories become linked with other social and business issues, professional journalists tend to offer deeper and broader coverage than sports bloggers, according to Penn State researchers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Comcast's $4.4B Olympian bid a bold online bet
(AP) -- NBC lost more than $200 million the last time it showed the Winter Olympics, and it's bracing for similar losses in London next year.
Jun 13, 2011 |
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More ads hit online TV as Web audiences grow
(AP) -- One of the rewards of watching TV online is not having to sit through as many commercials. Now the networks are chipping away at that little luxury.
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Activision bets on online play for 'Call of Duty'
(AP) -- Activision knows it's more fun to blast on-screen enemies into oblivion with friends, so this fall it's launching an online service for its "Call of Duty" games that's part Facebook, part player matchmaker ...
May 31, 2011 |
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Media need multiple platforms, revenue streams to thrive
Multiple platforms and revenue streams are going to be key for media industry players hoping to survive and thrive in the fast-changing digital landscape, top media executives said here Wednesday.
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ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.
Founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan, it launched on September 7, 1979, under the direction of Chet Simmons, the network's President and CEO (and later the United States Football League's first commissioner). The Getty Oil Company provided funding to begin the new venture via executive Stuart Evey. George Bodenheimer is ESPN's current president, a position he has held since November 19, 1998. Since March 2003, Bodenheimer has also headed ABC Sports, which was operationally folded into ESPN in 2006.
ESPN's signature telecast, SportsCenter, debuted with the network and aired its 30,000th episode on February 11, 2007. ESPN broadcasts primarily from its studios in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices in Miami; New York City; Seattle; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Los Angeles;. The Los Angeles office, from which the late-night edition of SportsCenter is now broadcast, opened at L.A. Live in early 2009.
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