SPORTING groups claim the cost of participating in grassroots sport will rise if proposed laws to limit alcohol advertising on television and radio are passed. But welfare groups have called for an outright ban on alcohol advertising in submissions to the Senate inquiry on liquor marketing that were made public thisweek. Calls were also made for the use of sports stars to promote alcohol brands to be prohibited, and for proposed restrictions for TV and radio to be extended to other media, including magazines and the internet. The welfare lobby did not hold back in several submissions this week...
Sports dispute ‘white space’ airwaves plan
MSNBC
MSNBC
Group expresses fear over interference with wireless microphones By By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON - A group of major U.S. sports leagues raised doubts on Thursday about a proposal to allow more wireless devices to operate over airwaves to become...
U.S. sports dispute "white space" airwaves plan
Reuters
Reuters
Thu May 1, 2008 11:46pm ET | | By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of major U.S. sports leagues raised doubts on Thursday about a proposal to allow more wireless devices to operate over airwaves to become available next year when...
Gillis was our voice of sports
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Here's the kind of guy Don Gillis was. "Joe Pellegrino was the sports anchor at Channel 7," recalls the Globe's former sports TV/radio columnist Jack Craig. "When he left to take a job in Philadelphia, Don Gillis did a tribute to him - on Channel 5!"...
Comcast's regional sports networks chalking up wins
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
By Bob Fernandez Inquirer Staff Writer On Wednesday night, about 250,000 TV households in the Philadelphia region tuned in the Flyers-Canadiens playoff game, making it the most-watched show in the market that evening until CBS's and Fox's knocked it...
Comcast�s regional sports networks chalking up wins
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
By Bob Fernandez INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Last night, about 250,000 TV households in the Philadelphia region tuned in the Flyers-Canadiens playoff game, making it the most-watched show in the market that evening until CBS's and Fox's knocked it to third...
The Couch Slouch: 23 more reasons to watch TV sports
Seattle Post-Intelligence
Seattle Post-Intelligence
These are 23 (more) facts, tried and true, about the widening world of sports television: 1. Back in the day, there was just one ESPN. 2. Ahmad Rashad, Michael Jordan and Spike Lee all dress fashionably hip, but Mr. Clean was wearing an earring...
Inside the synergistic world of sports TV
The State
The State
THESE ARE 23 (more) facts, tried and true, about the widening world of sports television: 1. Back in the day, there was just one ESPN. 2. Ahmad Rashad, Michael Jordan and Spike Lee all dress fashionably hip, but Mr. Clean was wearing an earring...
The TV sports facts of life
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Norman Chad These are 23 (more) facts, tried and true, about the widening world of sports television: 1. Back in the day, there was just one ESPN. 2. Ahmad Rashad, Michael Jordan and Spike Lee all dress fashionably hip, but Mr. Clean was...
Upcoming events, TV sports
The Enquirer
The Enquirer
UPCOMING EVENTS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLREDS: 7:10 p.m. todayLos Angeles DodgersECHLCYCLONES: 7:05 p.m. Thursdayat Reading, North Division...




