Tuesday 9:00am ET....Today's News....Peacock Power
- NBC Sells Out Of Ad Inventory For Super Bowl XLVI Telecast
- Big Crowds, Dramatic Finish For Winter Classic In Philadelphia
- Cowboys-Giants On NBC Earns Highest-Ever "SNF" Overnight
- Colts Fire Bill, Chris Polian In Biggest Black Monday Shakeup
Speed Reads....
The St. Petersburg Times Forum on Sunday transitioned to its new name, Tampa Bay Times Forum. The renaming of the venue "coincided with the decision of the St. Petersburg Times, which bought the naming rights in 2002," to change its name to the Tampa Bay Times ( TAMPA BAY TIMES, 1/1 ).
David Beckham has decided not to join French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain "for family reasons," according to reports in France. Beckham, who "had been widely linked with a move" to the club, "could now extend his spell" with the MLS Galaxy ( BBC.co.uk, 1/3 ).
Cotton Bowl officials and Fox Sports have announced that the '13 game will be played Jan. 4, "the third consecutive year the game at Cowboys Stadium will be played on a Friday night after New Year's Day" ( AP, 1/2 ).
Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said that Stanford and Notre Dame "would like to play a football game in China as early as 2013." Scott added that the date "might be too soon" ( AP, 1/2 ).
This Week In SportsBusiness Journal....
This week's In-Depth examines the use of measurement/analysis in sports business.
- SBJ unveils its '12 class of The Champions: Pioneers & Innovators in Sports Business.
- Univ. of Oklahoma nearing deal with Fox Sports to air programming on two RSNs.
- Showtime looking to make run at HBO's dominance in the boxing world.
- The week's issue features sports execs sharing their New Year's resolutions.
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