Big Names: Fox Sports 1 in Talks With Regis Philbin (Also: Gus Johnson, Dick Vitale)

Regis Philbin could be one of the first hires at Fox Sports 1.

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Idle Notes: News Corp. May Replace Fox Soccer (Also: “Catholic 7″/FOX, NBC Studio)

Like corporate sibling Speed Channel, Fox Soccer could be on the way out.

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Idle Notes: NHL Owners Cancel Games Through Mid-January (Also: F.A. Cup, Cowboys Classic)

The most dysfunctional of the four major pro sports leagues canceled another round of games Thursday.

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MLS Wrap: MLS Cup Earns Second-Lowest Rating; Regular Season Up

The MLS Cup barely avoided a record-low rating last weekend.

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MLS Cup: Overnights Down Slightly For Saturday Afternoon Telecast

Despite an ugly timeslot, the MLS Cup suffered only a slight decline on ESPN.

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TV Ratings: Week 9 College Football Overnights on ESPN and FOX (Also: MLS on NBC)

The SEC — but not Alabama — was the top college football draw on ESPN over the weekend.

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NBC Announces EPL Deal; Broadcast Net Could Air Up to 20 Matches Per Year

The English Premier League is officially headed to NBC Sports.

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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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Soccer Update: Sunday’s Taped EPL on FOX Trounces Saturday’s Live MLS on NBC

Soccer got exposure on two of the four major broadcast networks over the weekend, with the English Premier League easily topping Major League Soccer.

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TV Ratings: Mizzou/South Carolina Low For CBS (Also: MLB on FOX, EPL on FOX)

CBS suffered a modest decline for its second week of SEC coverage. In other news, the second-to-last MLB on FOX telecast of the season dropped double-digits, and English Premier League coverage on the neetwork got [...]

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