Idle Notes: CBSSN to Air Super Bowl Postgame (Also: BracketBusters, WNBA Draft)

With CBS airing the game, CBS Sports Network plans to provide dozens of hours of Super Bowl coverage this year.

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Idle Notes: News Corp. Acquires YES Stake (Also: YouTube/NBA Deal, NHL Lockout)

News Corporation has acquired a major stake in the YES Network.

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Idle Notes: NBC “Clear Frontrunner” For EPL Rights (Also: NHL Lockout, Big East TV Deal)

NBC Sports is expected to pick up rights to the English Premier League. In other news, rights to the Big East Conference will reportedly hit the open market, and the NHL owners’ lockout has resulted [...]

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Idle Notes: Reported KHL-ESPN Deal Not Finalized (Also: NASCAR, MLB, TV Deals)

The widely reported deal between the KHL and ESPN has not yet been finalized. In other news, FOX is close to renewing NASCAR TV rights, and TBS has lost even more MLB programming.

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Idle Notes: Notre Dame/Michigan Rivalry to End in 2014 (Also: MLB TV Deal, WNBA Lottery)

The Notre Dame/Michigan rivalry will end after 2014. In other news, MLB Network will continue airing playoff games under the new MLB TV deal, and Wednesday’s WNBA Draft Lottery will air live on “SportsCenter.”

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Idle Notes: College Football Playoff Approved (Also: Tour de France, NFL Network Morning Show)

A new college football playoff will likely result in a lengthy and lucrative television deal. In other news, NFL Network will launch a morning show next month, and NBC Sports Network will keep the Tour [...]

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Idle Notes: NBCSN Leads Cable Outlets With Olympic Coverage (Also: ACC Title Game, Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest)

NBC Sports Network will have the heaviest Olympic schedule of the various NBC Universal cable networks. In other news, the ACC title game could move back to ABC, and the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest [...]

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Idle Notes: ESPN, ACC, Extend Deal Through 2027 (Also: Big 12 FOX/ESPN Deal; L.A. TWC RSN Gets Name)

ESPN and the ACC have agreed to a new extension through the late 2020s. Meanwhile, Big 12 presidents have agreed to a previously reported deal with FOX and ESPN, and the new Time Warner Cable [...]

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Notes: ESPN to Air Mountain West Football Games (Also: NBA Draft Lottery, Las Vegas Bowl)

Mountain West Conference football will return to ESPN this year under a sublicensing agreement with CBS Sports Network. In other news, the NBA Draft Lottery is moving to Times Square, and the Las Vegas Bowl [...]

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Notes: CBS Gives 2013 Pro Bowl to NBC (Also: Olympic Streaming, Music City Bowl)

CBS has again passed up the opportunity to air the NFL Pro Bowl. In other news, NBC will stream every single Olympic event live — though with one caveat — and college football’s Music City [...]

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