- The Ratings Game: Sunday’s Bucks/Hawks Game 7 drew a 9.8 rating on Milwaukee ABC affiliate WISN. The game was only the second-highest rated sporting event of the weekend in the market, trailing the Kentucky Derby (12.6). (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
- Idle Note: The Insight Bowl is returning to ESPN after four years on NFL Network. ESPN has reached an agreement to televise the Insight Bowl on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU through the 2015 season, with the 2010 game set to air on ESPN December 28. ESPN now has the rights to 33 or the 35 college football bowl games. (ESPN)
- Big Name: Dan Patrick will make his debut as host of NBC’s coverage of The Players Championship this weekend, replacing Bob Costas. (NBC)
Ted Turner, whose cable business transformed TV sports, dies
Ted Turner, the media mogul and team owner whose TBS "SuperStation" helped pave the way the era of cable...
