Recent sports media news, including CBS extending its U.S. Open deal, The Sporting News taking over AOL Fanhouse, and Showtime making a reality series about the San Francisco Giants.
- The U.S. Open tennis tournament will remain on CBS through 2014, after the network and the USTA agreed to an extension of their current deal. According to the New York Times, the tournament’s “current schedule” will remain in place under the new deal, with the ratings-challenged Women’s Final still scheduled for primetime. (New York Times)
- The Sporting News has agreed to a deal with AOL under which it will “take over all editorial and ad sales operations” for AOL’s Fanhouse.com. Paraphrasing AOL chairman Tim Armstrong, Forbes.com reports that “the FanHouse brand will continue to exist, but its editorial staff will likely be downsized.” (Adweek, blogs.forbes.com)
- Showtime and MLB Productions are partnering on a reality series about the defending World Series champion Giants. The unnamed show, set to premiere later this year, will follow the Giants from the ongoing offseason through the regular season. A preview episode will air during the first week of the MLB season, followed by a regular run of episodes later in the summer. (SportsNewser)
