ESPN Enters The Theatrical Ring

ESPN is throwing its cap into the theatrical film production ring with the development of several big screen and made-for-television movies over the next few years.

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Two sides in ESPN's Web advertising broadside

Other Web publishers will likely follow the sports network's lead. But there's a long symbiotic relationship built up over years that will be hard to overturn. Read this blog post by Charles Cooper on Coop's Corner.

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Indy Racing League to Rev Up HD on ESPN, ABC

ESPN and ABC will telecast all 16 of their Indy Racing League races in HD beginning this year, starting with the March 29 race from the Homestead-Miami Speedway in primetime on ESPN2.

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ESPNEWS launches in HD

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Xbox Live to sport ESPN content

Xbox Live to sport ESPN content FROM VARIETY: Network offers array of events to service By Ben Fritz of Variety -- Video Business, 11/4/2007 NOV. 4 | FROM VARIETY: ESPN is the latest media company bringing its content to the mostly young male audience of Microsoft's Xbox Live. Disney-owned sports

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Second sports channel for Bulgaria

Quoted in the local press, Bilian Balev, the head of the company’s owner LG Consult, said that the service would sports-oriented and, like Ring TV, delivered by cable. Ring TV was founded in 1998 and claims an audience share of between 8.5-10% among cable viewers.

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Cable TV gets 2010 FIFA World Cup

"Following our highly successful coverage of the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, football fans all over Hong Kong have come to recognize that in Hong Kong, World Cup is Hong Kong Cable, said Stephen Ng, Hong Kong Cable chairman and chief exec.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966645

ESPN, ABC, Cox to Test VOD with No Ad Skipping

ESPN and the ABC Television Group will supply college-football contests and a quartet of series to Cox Communications for an on-demand trial that will prevent the cable operator’s subscribers from fast-forwarding over ads.

http://www.contentagenda.com/article/CA6440261.html?industryid=45179

ESPN Acquires Girls Basketball Site Hoopgurlz

ESPN (NYSE: DIS) has acquired girls-focused basketball site Hoopgurlz.com. The Seattle-based site, which reports on high school and college basketball, offers tournament listings, player profiles, message boards, player blogs and other community features.

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Around the Net In Online Marketing: ESPN Abandons Ad Networks

ESPN Abandons Ad Networks The Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN has taken a bold stance against ad networks that rely heavily on arbitrage and algorithms to place ads on Web sites, having recently cut ties with Specific Media and other ad networks.

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