- Idle Note: The July 3 Coke Zero 400 on TNT will be the first NASCAR telecast to air in 3D. The telecast, which will feature “two custom racing feeds produced specifically for 3D,” will be made available through DirecTV and TNT RaceBuddy on NASCAR.com. (Turner Sports)
- Big Name: Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self will serve as a guest analyst for NBA TV during the network’s coverage of the 2010 NBA Draft. Self will join former Nets coach Lawrence Frank and host Matt Winer for pre and post draft coverage, as well as ‘instant analysis’ segments that will be available during the draft on NBA.com. (Turner Sports)
- The Ratings Game: Through Sunday, ESPN/ABC coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is averaging a 4.0 rating in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market, the highest local rating for the event. Washington, D.C. ranks second (3.5), followed by New York (3.4) and Norfolk, VA (3.2). Miami has been the top market for 18 of the 32 World Cup telecasts on ESPN/ABC. (Sports Business Daily)
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