On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Apr 19, 1:29 pm, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> From the twitters, via @mhfight: "Will they rename it NBC Vyrsus?" > > Hate to be a killjoy, but I bet it'll be the prosaic "NBC Sports." > But I've been predicting this all along ever since the merger was > first announced. > > Personally, if Ebersol decides to go into the sports news show > business on cable, I'll be very happy. ESPN needs serious competition > (like Nick and Fred and "Sports Tonight") and "FSN Final Score" and > the regional shows isn't it.
Of course it will be the NBC Sports channel. It's a recognized brand and it keeps NBC from having to be associated with the worst of OLN and Versus. Recalling the standardization of design across the broadcast and cable networks when ABC Sports rebranded as ESPN, I'd expect something similar with NBC. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
