- Big Names: Former German national team player and coach J?rgen Klinsmann has joined ESPN/ABC as an analyst for the 2010 World Cup. Klinsmann joins Robbie Mustoe and Shaun Bartlett as the latest additions to ESPN’s World Cup broadcast team. (ESPN)
- Idle Note: Comcast and the United States Olympic Committee last week terminated plans to launch an Olympic-themed cable network. The network was originally set to launch in 2010, but those plans were delayed last August. (Sports Business Journal)
- The Ratings Game: Tuesday’s Mavericks/Spurs Game 5 drew an 18.3 rating on FS Southwest in San Antonio, the third-highest rating ever for a Spurs game on the network. Elsewhere, Monday’s Magic/Bobcats Game 4 drew a 9.3 on TNT and Sun Sports in Orlando, making the game the #2 program of the night in the market. (Sports Business Daily, Orlando Sentinel)
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