Major League Soccer’s board of governors has approved a contract extension for Don Garber that will see him continue to lead the league as commissioner through 2014, the Sports Business Journal reports. The four-year deal, which sources said includes incentives and performance goals that could push his total pay to more than $3 million a […] More
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup winds down this weekend, capping off a production process that began in earnest two years ago and promises to shape not only future World Cup coverage but also other big-time event coverage for the globally known property. “This is a harbinger for decisions to come on big […] More
According to Apple’s latest commercial, “iPad goes anywhere” — anywhere, that is, except Yankee Stadium. Yahoo Sports confirmed with the stadium that the iPad falls under its “no laptops” security policy, and patrons won’t be able to enter the ballpark with one in their possession. Say what? The TSA says that you don’t have to […] More
ESPN has brought on Cox, DirecTV, and AT&T U-Verse to distribute its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Arabic, German, Japanese and Korean. These new affiliates will air non-English telecasts of select matches live from South Africa. This will mark the first time in its FIFA World Cup history that ESPN will offer […] More
