Sports, Media and More

Here are my national media power rankings, the best in media when it comes to TV, radio and online:

1. Whenever you see pictures or videos of the wonderful adventures of Britney Spears on Access Hollywood or Entertainment Tonight or even CNN, you always find out that the video comes from not TMZ or AOL or Myspace or Youtube, but from www.Hollywood.tv. They have beaten out TMZ and all the other media tabloid newspapers to get the exclusive on Britney. So, number on on the countdown is www.hollywood.tv

2. This weekend the Stanford Cardinal football team beat the mighty superpower of USC and Versus TV was there, they broadcasted the game in primetime and got an exclusive interview with the quarterback from the Stanford Cardinal, they stole the game from TBS, ESPN and FSN. Earlier this year FSN was selling the sublicensecing rights to Big 12 and Pac-10 football games, after TBS gave up the rights for playoff baseball, Versus outbid ESPN for the rights and now will be broadcasting Pac-10, Big 12 and Mountain West Football games all season long. Number 2 is the Versus Network owned by Comcast.

3. After the Big 10 Network broadcast Appalachain State's upset over Michigan, they were able to get carriage deals from more cable system in Big 10 Midwest country, they recently signed a new deal with Insight Communications in Michigan. #3 is the Big Ten Network

4. The New York Islanders decided to give press credentials to hockey bloggers since the number of newspaper and TV reporters going to report about hockey have become less and less. #4 is a win-win situation for the NHL and unaffiliated NHL bloggers

5.  There are some rumors that Imus might be returning to radio and ABC Radio to be specific, this could be great for all the people that formerly worked for Imus as well as Citadel Broadcasting, owners of ABC Radio, Imus 4 ABC Radio= profits, which is why he might be coming back. Imus is at #5.

6. Cal Ripken Jr. has been superb for TBS and has probably added to his marketing potential, I think he is pretty close to succeedinghis goal of being baseball's Charles Barkley. Frank Thomas on the other hand........................... Ripken is at #6

7.  The Fox Business Net which is expected to launch next week has been getting alot of praise from conservatives, liberals, businessmen and women. I say women because some women teamed up together to form a fan site about FBN according to TVNewser, does'nt CNBC wish they had that? Ailes, Murdoch and Business TV at Number 7.

8.  Who would have ever thought that a sports play-by-play announcer who is'nt funny would be considered to host a late-night talk show? Fox does. They are considering letting Joe Buck have his own late-night TV similar to Tavis Smiley's show on PBS, just with more laughs. He would be competing with the likes of Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno and Dave Letterman. Personally, I think this is going to be a train wreck but it could be good for Buck train wreck or not, because it raises his stock, the respect he has from other network executives and it makes it more likely that he would replace Ryan Seacrest (who replaced James Brown) as the face of the FOX network since they have no news anchor, and if Seacrest and FOX ever come to a disagreement he would probably succeed Seacrest as the host of "American Idol" LOL!!! Joe Buck is number 8.

9.  Number 9 goes to Erin Burnett for embarrasing herself and Willie Geist, check this out, here is a script from today's Morning Joe courtesy of TVNewser after Erin Burnett asked "you know what anniversary you give wood on?":

Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC: Um — Wow. I think we should just let you answer that, Erin.

Erin Burnett of CNBC: Look at Willie's face. Willie, I know you what you're thinking. Fifth anniversary.

Willie Giest of "Tucker" on MSNBC: I'm thinking how do I get out of here? Where's the nearest exit?

Burnett: Today is the fifth anniversary of this bull market.

Joe Scarborough: Willie is giving you a little wood. Is that what you said?

Burnett: Joe, Joe, this is not skinamax. This is Morning Joe.

Scarborough: By the way, that banner, my mother watches this show, for God's sake.

10. Oprah and Paul Allen sold their women-targeted network Oxygen for over$1 billion to NBC Universal

|  Add to del.icio.us |  digg this