The Cablization of Television Sports Properties - Part II

"Athens, GA (Nov 20, 2008) - "It's our ball an if you don't like our rules, too bad!" That seemed to be the underlying message on Tuesday's ESPN media call announcing the acquisition of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) contract for 2011 through 2014. Not matter how the...

The Cablization of Television Sports Properties - Part I

"Costa Mesa, CA (Nov 13, 2008) - There were four news "events" this week related to the rights ownership of broadcast sports properties. First, you had what some called the "Heidi game" of NASCAR. The second was news that the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is entertaining the...