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Robert De Niro To Play Vince Lombardi In ESPN/NFL Movie
“Robert De Niro is ready to take the field with ESPN. The iconic actor has been tapped to play legendary football coach Vince Lombardi in a biopic being developed by ESPN Films and the NFL, according to The Hollywood Reporter.” [Link]
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Tony Kornheiser Suspended By ESPN For Comments On Hannah Storm
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“ESPN has suspended host Tony Kornheiser from his television talk show ‘Pardon the Interruption’ for two weeks for comments he made on the radio last week about SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm’s clothing. Kornheiser described an outfit Storm was wearing at ESPN last week as “horrifying,” saying her shirt was too tight and looked “like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body.”" [Link]
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Xbox In Talks To Stream ESPN Content
“The content ambitions do not end there. Microsoft has held in-depth discussions with the Walt Disney Company about a programming deal with ESPN, according to people close to the talks, who requested anonymity because the talks were intended to be private. For a per-subscriber fee, ESPN could provide live streams of sporting events, similar to the ones available through ESPN 360, a service that is available from some high-speed Internet providers.” Link
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ESPN To Launch 3D Network
“On Tuesday the popular sports network announced that it is launching the first-ever 3-D television channel. (Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX also outlined plans to launch a 24/7 3-D television network in 2011.) For the channel’s first year, ESPN, which is owned by Disney, has pledged to show at least 85 sporting events in 3-D, starting with the South Africa–Mexico World Cup match on June 11.” Link
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Yahoo, Google Served With Search Warrants In Erin Andrews Peephole Video Case
“The warrants were served in Northern California on Wednesday, and it’s unclear what was taken from the tech firms. Michael David Barrett, 48, is accused of shooting videos of Andrews through peepholes of hotel rooms in three different states and trying to post those videos on the Internet after trying to sell them to TMZ.com, court records show.” Link
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Jon Gruden Signs Contract Extension With ESPN
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“Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden, who joined ESPN in May as a Monday Night Football analyst, has agreed to an exclusive multi-year agreement with the company. Gruden has made a commitment to remain with ESPN. In addition to his MNF role alongside play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico and analyst Ron Jaworski, Gruden will appear on ESPN’s NFL Draft and Super Bowl week coverage, among other platforms, and he will call the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl in South Florida on January 31, 2010. ” Link
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