CHICAGO (Reuters) - The economy may be throwing a curveball at U.S. advertisers, but Major League Baseball is betting its new cable television channel will score big with viewers after an expected record-breaking debut Thursday.
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Charter Adds Major League Baseball Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
December 31, 2008 – 11:52 pm
ST. LOUIS—-Charter Communications, Inc. announced today the addition of the Major League Baseball Network to the digital portion of its Expanded Basic line-up, when MLB Network officially launches on January 1, 2009.
Major League Baseball - San Francisco Giants Sign Pitcher Randy … - Associated Content
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
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Major League Baseball - San Francisco Giants Sign Pitcher Randy …Associated Content, CO - Dec 28, 2008To date in his Major League Baseball career, "The Big Unit" has amassed 4789 strikeouts, and a 295-160 record with a 3.26 ERA. Johnson took a $8 million cut …Unit wants to savor time with Giants MLB.comFormer Cy Young winner Johnson [...]
Baseball’s New Television Network Avoids NFL’s Cable Fumbles (Bloomberg)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Major League Baseball’s television network goes on the air tomorrow in more homes than its National Football League counterpart reached in five years.
J.T. LaFountain’s baseball dream takes a different path (The Observer-Dispatch)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
J.T. LaFountain’s major league dreams didn’t quite come true. After three seasons in the New York Yankees’ farm system and a series of injuries, his professional baseball career ended last spring. Baseball, though, remains very much a part of his life.
Baseball TV network eyes home-run debut (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The economy may be throwing a curveball at U.S. advertisers, but Major League Baseball is betting its new cable television channel will score big with viewers after an expected record-breaking debut Thursday.
Baseball league player registration to be held (Florham Park Eagle)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
FLORHAM PARK - The Florham Park Baseball Club will hold registration for the 2009 season from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10; from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Florham Park Community Center, Emmett Field.
MLB Network Adds Burns’ ‘Baseball’ to Lineup (TVWeek)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
MLB Network will air the Ken Burns documentary series “Baseball” as part of its programming launch when the channel goes live Jan. 1. The Major League Baseball-themed channel will air a new episode, or inning, every week starting Tues., Jan. 6, at 8 p.m., with future innings airing Tuesday and Thursday nights in February. The [...]
Charter Adds Major League Baseball Network (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
ST. LOUIS—-Charter Communications, Inc. announced today the addition of the Major League Baseball Network to the digital portion of its Expanded Basic line-up, when MLB Network officially launches on January 1, 2009.
24/7 baseball channel limited to digital customers (The Record)
December 30, 2008 – 11:52 pm
Cablevision subscribers will be able to watch the new MLB Network — the 24/7 channel devoted to Major League Baseball — when it goes on the air on Jan. 1, but only if they have digital hook-ups.