Got bogged down on a government website earlier this morning. Let’s do the linkage now while we can. I hate getting bogged down.
Wayne Friedman from Mediapost says the NFL took over the ratings on Sunday.
Andrew Vanacore of the Associated Press reports that the US broadcast networks are now looking for a new business model as cable networks are beginning to surpass them.
Writing for the Sporting News, Dan Levy of On The DL looks at the passing of George Michael and other sports media news from the holiday weekend.
Milton Kent from Fanhouse says had Urban Meyer retired as Florida coach, it would have set off a huge bidding war among the networks for his services.
Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that NFL Network and NFL.com will be all over the Pro Bowl selections tonight.
Holly Sanders Ware of the New York Post contends that ad sales for the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics are not going as well as advertised.
Richard Huff of the New York Daily News writes about ESPN’s New Year’s Eve stunt in which the network will air a human sacrifice.
From the New York Examiner, Jerry Barmash writes about George Michael’s first career which was mainly on radio and not in sports.
Keith Groller in the Allentown (PA) Morning Call looks at the best and worst in sports television and radio in 2009.
David Jones of the Patriot-News (PA) talks with ESPN’s Erin Andrews and her investigative reporter father, Steve, as she tries to return to normal life following the arrest and conviction of her stalker.
Jim Williams of the Washington Examiner has highlights of a conference call involving the NBC NHL crew regarding Friday’s Winter Classic.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal says the Papa John’s pizza chain plans some seasonal football promotions including one with NBC Sports NFL analyst Tony Dungy.
Lane DeGregory and Eric Deggans from the St. Petersburg Times says it’s getting down to the nitty-gritty for the Fox-Bright House cable negotiations.
Barry Horn from the Dallas Morning News lists the top ten rated markets for the Dallas-Washington Sunday night game.
Sheryl Jean of the Morning News says Time Warner Cable subscribers in the Metroplex could lose the local Fox owned-and-operated affiliate plus a lineup of Fox cable channels on January 1.
And here are the shows that Fox viewers could lose on January 1.
Don Walker of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a partial transcript of an interview Cowboys owner Jerry Jones did with Bob Costas regarding the NFL negotiations with the Players Association. Don’t forget we’re looking at a potential lockout in 2011.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News profiles the 2009 Daily News Sportspersons of the Year.
Tom has more on the Sportspersons in his blog.
Chris Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media asks if ESPN should have pulled Craig James from the Alamo Bowl in the wake of the allegations that his son was put into a shed during a practice.
Steve Lepore of Puck The Media has his NHL play-by-play man of the decade and I totally agree with his choice.
However, I totally disagree with his choice for NHL analyst of the decade.
I do like the pick for NHL studio host of the decade. Thinking outside the box there.
The Big Lead is resigned to writing about TMZ Sports.
And we’re done for now.
