- Big Name: Former MLBer Doug Glanville is joining ESPN as an analyst for Baseball Tonight. Glanville is just the latest MLB hire for ESPN, which already picked up Nomar Garciaparra and Aaron Boone this offseason, among others. (ESPN)
- Idle Note: ESPN and the NFL are close to a deal that will “significantly [expand]” the network’s digital and international NFL rights, ESPN VP/Communications Mike Soltys told Sports Business Journal last week. Of note, ESPN will now be able to stream Monday Night Football online, and televise MNF games on ESPN UK. (Sports Business Journal)
- The Ratings Game: Sunday night’s Spurs/Celtics game drew 1.5 million viewers on ESPN, virtually flat with Spurs/Hawks the previous week. Compared to Mavericks/Cavaliers on ABC a year earlier (2.3 mil), the game was down 36%. (pifeedback.com)
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