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Friday, February 10, 2012
Super Bowl XLVI sets viewership records in Canada and U.S.
For the fifth straight year, a record audience of North Americans watched the Super Bowl, with a viewership of over 119 M tuning in to the New York Giants’ last-minute victory over the New England Patriots.
Friday, February 10, 2012
NHL poised to set hockey attendance record at 2013 Bridgestone Winter Classic
The NHL is targeting a record of 115,000 for its 2013 Winter Classic outdoor game at University of Michigan, an Original Six matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Tennis growth palpable as Vancouver hosts Davis Cup
Canada squares off against France in a high-profile Davis Cup World Group showdown this weekend in Vancouver just as a recent study indicates strong growth for the sport in Canada.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Donald Fehr of NHLPA deemed most influential in Canadian sport
With the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement set to expire this year, a Globe and Mail panel has voted NHLPA union executive director Donald Fehr as the most powerful personality in sport in Canada in 2012.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Super Bowl XLVI poised to set new ratings record as football widens gap
The perfect storm of factors appear poised to see the NFL celebrate another new television ratings record for Super Bowl XLVI as the New England Patriots and New York Giants clash in a rematch of 2008.
Friday, February 3, 2012
NHL scores against the grain of declining All-Star Game ratings
While most North American professional league all-star games are struggling to crack the code on declining television ratings, the NHL appears on to something with record ratings fuelled by a fantasy draft format.
Friday, February 3, 2012
EA Sports cover boy Bautista makes the Bloomberg-Business Week Power 100
Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays broke into the Power 100 Athletes List compiled by CSE and published by Bloomberg and Business Week, thanks largely to his dedication to social media.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Goodell gets extension on strength of NFL TV revenues and long-term labour peace
Riding on the coattails of monster TV ratings and new long-term network deals, along with a 10-year CBA, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was awarded a five-year contract extension Wednesday.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Moneyball gets six Oscar nominations in a week of huge free agent signings
In a week in which the Detroit Tigers signed Prince Fielder and the Texas Rangers inked Yu Darvish, the baseball business movie Moneyball was nominated for six Academy Awards.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Tim Thomas a media target after White House snub
NHL goaltender Tim Thomas has been a media target and social media talking point since his snub of the “U.S. government” during a White House ceremony honouring his Boston Bruins.
Friday, January 27, 2012
TSN and Sportsnet score Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards
Farhan Lalji and Ray Ferraro of TSN and Don Taylor of Sportsnet were among the winners of the inaugural Paul Carson Broadcast & Media Awards announced Thursday.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Sarah Burke: Loss of a sport builder let alone champion athlete
The death of Sarah Burke is one of those tragedies where a sport loses not only a star and champion but a builder and advocate.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Yu Darvish another bold move by Texas Rangers and their ownership
The question of whether Japanese ace Yu Darvish is worth the combined $111.7 M spent on him will take a few years to answer but there’s no question about the Texas Rangers’ commitment to winning.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Strong ratings making $24 billion worth of NFL TV deals look good for both sides
They’re the priciest TV deals in all of pro sport but the new 10-year deals with CBS, NBC and FOX worth $24 B are looking like classic win-win propositions based on this year’s NFL playoff ratings.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Despite on-ice woes, Montreal Canadiens reach 300th consecutive sellout
Shut out by the Washington Capitals, the Montreal Canadiens lost again Wednesday at the Bell Centre, spoiling the club’s 300th consecutive home game sellout.
Friday, January 13, 2012
NFL Divisional playoff could set TV record with Broncos-Patriots
After Tim Tebow and the Broncos drew 42.4 M in their upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday, a CBS TV ratings record could be in store for Saturday night when Denver visits New England.
Friday, January 16, 2012
MLB extends contract of Commissioner Bud Selig through 2014
After seeing MLB through a remarkably smooth new collective bargaining agreement in December, Commissioner Bud Selig has seen his contract extended through the 2014 season.
Friday, January 16, 2012
MLS SuperDraft helps build expansion Montreal Impact
The expansion Montreal Impact picked Hermann Trophy winner Andrew Wenger of Duke University to open the 2012 Major League Soccer SuperDraft Thursday in Kansas City.
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