Many have bemoaned the fact that the Emmy-nominated documentary ‘Out: The Glenn Burke Story‘ has only been aired in Northern California. Now Versus, best-known for their NHL broadcasts, is stepping up to air the film nationally on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 10pmET. From the Versus press release: “Out. The Glenn Burke Story” tells the dramatic [...]
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The NHL is back
As usual, the National Hockey League has its problems. The Phoenix Coyotes are bankrupt and a judge is trying to sort out a mess in which the league is trying to stop the only bidder willing to buy the team, because he wants to move it to Hamilton, Ontario. All of this led to the [...]
NHL Winter Classic: let’s play two?
The NHL Winter Classic, thanks to successful outdoor games at Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2008 and Chicago’s Wrigley Field this year, is quickly becoming a New Year’s Day tradition. Now the National Hockey League may be expanding it. Multiple sources are reporting that the league plans to turn the next Winter Classic into a [...]
Good ratings news for NHL, NBC
Granted, the May sweeps ended and the summer television doldrums are upon us, so many network programs are in reruns. Plus, Saturday night has become a true dead zone for network television. Taking all of that into consideration, though, NBC and the NHL have to be happy with the ratings for the first two games [...]