Archive for January, 2012

Andrei Markovits: College Sports as Product Differentiation

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College Sports League to Stream Its Own Content Online

With television broadcast deals that reach into the billions of dollars, the delivery of college sports as entertainment has long been huge business. Now the Pacific-12 Conference is aiming to create what would likely be college sports’ largest and most futuristic mode of digital distribution yet — a wholly league-owned and operated platform for streaming ...Read More

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XOS Digital College Sports Apps Launch on the PlayStation® 3 System

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The Real Crisis in College Sports: It's Wasted Money, Not Wasted Students

Critics of college sports should stop focusing on winning teams that pay their own way. Instead, they should talk about the programs that burn through cash.  Reuters When critics talk about the problems surrounding America’s college sports culture, they tend to talk about the powerhouses. They take aim at the teams that dominate not only ...Read More

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The New iHeartRadio Adds College Radio Stations

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any other radio or television outlet, today announced that it will add college radio stations to the New iHeartRadio, its free, industry-leading digital radio service beginning later this month. The New iHeartRadio offers more than 800 ...Read More

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The New iHeartRadio Adds College Radio Stations

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any other radio or television outlet, today announced that it will add college radio stations to the New iHeartRadio, its free, industry-leading digital radio service beginning later this month. The New iHeartRadio offers more than 800 ...Read More

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Professors seek answers for college sports

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — They threw around ideas people dream about — a 64-team football playoff — and others that might be more realistic: finding a way to let players receive a small stipend in addition to their scholarships. A group of reform-minded professors who represent their faculties on the Coalition On Intercollegiate Athletics met ...Read More

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Professors seek answers for college sports

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — They threw around ideas people dream about — a 64-team football playoff — and others that might be more realistic: finding a way to let players receive a small stipend in addition to their scholarships. A group of reform-minded professors who represent their faculties on the Coalition On Intercollegiate Athletics met ...Read More

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New Jersey bills push sports betting

TRENTON — With talk of the Giants (who play in New Jersey) and the odds of them winning the Super Bowl in two weeks dominating the airwaves Monday, two New Jersey congressmen introduced separate bills that would let their state offer legal sports betting. U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, a Cape May County Republican, introduced a ...Read More

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New Jersey bills push sports betting

TRENTON — With talk of the Giants (who play in New Jersey) and the odds of them winning the Super Bowl in two weeks dominating the airwaves Monday, two New Jersey congressmen introduced separate bills that would let their state offer legal sports betting. U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, a Cape May County Republican, introduced a ...Read More

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