By Brandon Costa, Director of Digital | Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 8:50 am
On Sunday, the BCS announced its 2012 bowl pairings. The slate will begin with Oregon battling Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl presented by VIZIO on Jan. 2 in Pasadena, Calif. at 5 p.m ET. Oklahoma State will meet Stanford in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl later that night at 8:30 p.m. On Jan. 3, Michigan faces […]
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By Carolyn Braff, Editor | Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 8:02 am
ESPN’s telecast of the BCS National Championship – a last-second 22-19 Auburn victory over Oregon – posted a 16.1 overnight metered market rating, according to Nielsen, the highest in the history of cable television (records go back to 2001). The previous high was 14.4 for an ESPN Monday Night Football game – New England at […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 12:15 pm
XOS Digital has renewed its content licensing partnership with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), including the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Discover Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and BCS National Championship games, through 2014. The deal names XOS Digital as the “sole and exclusive” licensing agency to provide, distribute, sell, syndicate, market and license content owned by […]
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By Carolyn Braff, Editor | Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 9:15 am
While not every team could get a win on Wild Card Weekend, the networks consistently came out on top with increased ratings across the board. The NFL’s most-viewed regular season since 1990 carried straight into the first playoff weekend, with the Dallas Cowboys’ win earning NBC the best overnight for a Saturday wild-card game in […]
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