- Big Name: Marv Albert is leaving Westwood One radio, where he spent the past eight years as the voice of Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl. In a press release, Albert said he wanted to “cut down” his schedule, which also includes a full slate of NBA games on TNT and Nets games for YES Network. (Fang’s Bites)
- Idle Note: Major League Soccer and Versus “have begun very early discussions” about a potential television deal, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Though MLS is locked into its ESPN contract through 2014, the league’s deal with Fox Soccer Channel expires at the end of this season. League officials are reportedly ” impressed with the way Versus has treated its coverage of the National Hockey League.” (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Big Name II: Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash has joined CBSSports.com as a correspondent for the site’s FIFA World Cup coverage. Nash will “file a series of video segments and reports” on the event, combining what he calls his two of his off-the-court passions — “the beautiful game known internationally as ‘football’ and video production.” (Sports Media News)
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