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Let The Bidding Begin
by Paul on 11/07/10 at 04:53 PM ET
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from Anthony Crupi of Media Week,
In a move that would serve to kneecap the ambitions of Comcast-NBC Universal, ESPN is poised to take a run at the rights for the National Hockey League.
And the battle for the NHL could function as a dry run for ESPN’s pursuit of a far bigger prize: the Olympics. That said, Bristol does not have an open field spread out before it; as the incumbent cable rights holder, Comcast’s Versus has first dibs.
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Versus would definitely become more of a competitor for espn if they merge with NBC. The NHL should be able to cash in on this a little bit. hockey is funny though every time people think it’s growing it collapses again.
Posted by 13 user names on 11/07/10 at 09:17 PM ET