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• OLN set to square off against ESPN; Comcast playbook: after snagging NHL, go after NFL and MLB rights.(Entertainment and Sports Programming, National Hockey League, Network, Major League Baseball, National Football League)

  - 2005-09-12

  Byline: RICH THOMASELLI and ABBEY KLAASSEN Byline: RICH THOMASELLI and ABBEY KLAASSEN

  Tags: Comcast Corp., entertainment, ESPN, MLB, network, NFL, programming

• Football channel switch should be good for Utah viewers

  - 2005-04-21

  There is some really great news for Utah sports fans to come out of this week's announcement that, beginning in 2006, "Monday Night Football" is switching from ABC to ESPN and Sunday-night football is switching from ESPN to NBC. We won't be subjected to KTVX-Ch. 4's horrendous "Monday...

  Tags: ABC Inc., ESPN, NBC Universal Inc., network, NFL, programming

• The prime time race.(Programming)(Illustration)

  - 2004-10-18

  THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Oct. 4-10 Total Households in millions PROGRAM ...

  Tags: ABC Inc., ESPN, NFL, programming

• The prime time race.(Programming)(Illustration)

  - 2004-09-20

  THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Sept. 6-12 Total Households in millions PROGRAM ...

  Tags: NFL, NBC Universal Inc., ESPN, programming

• The sporting life: ESPN keeps shows edgy, learns from Playmakers mistakes.(Programming)(NFL Media)(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network)

  - 2004-03-01

  Who's in charge? ESPN. It may look like the NFL called the shots on Playmakers, but looks are deceiving. "If we were under the thumb of the NFL, we never would have launched Playmakers," says Mark Shapiro, the 34-year-old wunderkind who h Who's in...

  Tags: entertainment, ESPN, network, NFL, programming

• ESPN gives boot to drama NFL hated.(Programming)(National Football League)(MTV Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-02-09

  Just days after MTV: Music Television's Super Bowl halftime show ran afoul of the National Football League, ESPN last week announced it will not continue production of the drama series Playmakers, which was severely criticized by the league. ...

  Tags: ESPN, league, MTV, NFL, programming

• Programming notes.(Fast Track)(television programs)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-02-09

  ESPN has sacked original drama Playmakers. The football series drew critical raves but dealt with some themes the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE loathed. That put ESPN in a tough spot because the cable sports network and sister ABC carry NFL games. ESPN ESPN has...

  Tags: ESPN, NFL, programming, TV

• Nielsen ratings: Dec. 22-28.(Programming)(Illustration)

  - 2004-01-12

  THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Dec. 22-28 Total Households in millions PROGRAM DATE...

  Tags: ABC Inc., ESPN, Music, NFL, programming

• The prime time race.(Programming)(the top cable television programs are ranked for the week of 12/15/03 through 12/21/03)(Illustration)

  - 2004-01-05

  THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Dec. 15-21 Total Households in millions PROGRAM DATE ...

  Tags: NFL, ESPN, Fox, NBC Universal Inc., cable, cable television, programming, TV

• The prime time race. (television programs).(Programming)(Illustration)

  - 2003-12-15

  THE PRIME TIME RACE Top 10 Basic Cable Shows Dec. 1-7 Total Households in millions PROGRAM ...

  Tags: NBC Universal Inc., ESPN, NFL, programming, Santa Claus, TV