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CBS Sees Explosive Growth in Online NCAA Viewing

Opening March Madness On Demand to free viewing for all games has proven to be the correct strategy for CBS, as the network has seen explosive growth in the online viewership of the NCAA tournament's...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: ncaa, college basketball, sports television, cbs
British Soccer Clubs Sweat Out Credit Crisis

While March Madness occupies most American, at least those not preoccupied with either the Presidential race or the latest twists and turns of the credit crisis, Wall Street's issues are drawing...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: english premier league, soccer, manchester united, arsenal, liverpool
Becks to Be MLS Owner?

According to a report to be aired on CBS 60 Minutes this coming Sunday, David Beckham has been granted an option to buy a franchise in Major League Soccer, together with with his manager Simon...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 1 response • Last response by Sir_bobby88 (6128) • 9 months ago
Tags: mls, major league soccer, los angeles galaxay, soccer, david beckham
Carnival of the Capitalists

This week's Carnival of the Capitalists is hosted by Mike from PartnerUp, the social network for entrepreneurs. Get over there and check it out as he has some great posts up worthy of your time.

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 11 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: carnival of the capitalists, blogs, blog carnival
Carnival of the Capitalists

This week's Carnival of the Capitalists is at Bizophere. I'm a little late in posting that it's up but that doesn't mean you shouldn't still get over there and check it out.

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: carnival of the capitalists, blogs, blog carnival
What Are the Cubs Worth?

As we all know, the Tribune Company has put the Cubs up for sale. New owner Sam Zell has said that he would like to sell the Cubs and Wrigley Field in separate transactions as he believes that would...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: major league baseball, chicago cubs, mlb, tribune company, baseball
Olympic Sponsors Face Darfur, Tibet Protests

The current funding model for the Olympics requires a substantial investment from the corporate sector in the form of sponsorships, often to the tune of $100 million and up for the foundation...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: sponsorship, tibet, mcdonalds, lenovo, darfur
Jewish Jordan Back Home in Baltimore

After an extended tour in Israel that last saw him playing in the Israeli second level national league, Tamir Goodman, fated to be forever haunted as the "Jewish Jordan", is back home in Baltimore. ...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: minor league, pro basketball, premier basketball league, tamir goodman
Wrigley Not Likely to Pay Naming Rights for Wrigley Field

The new owner of the Chicago Tribune has opened a hornets nest with his suggestion, made a couple of weeks ago, that he may sell naming rights to the cozy confines of the Chicago Cubs currently known...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: naming rights, major league baseball, chicago cubs, mlb, wrigley company
Does NCAA Online Viewing Account for CBS Rating Decline?

We all know that March Madness has become a national sporting icon, second only to the Super Bowl in the pantheon of the American sporting universe. The average 30 second spot in the championship...

Started in SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated • 9 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: march madness, ncaa, college basketball, sports television, cbs