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NBC Dumps Arena Football
The future existence of the Arena Football League appeared in doubt Friday when NBC announced that it will not renew its revenue-sharing deal with the AFL and will no longer continue to televise its games. NBC had begun televising the out-of-season indoor football league after dropping out of the costly competition to air NFL games in 1998. But in recent years, ratings for the AFL games have failed to rise; indeed they have declined significantly. Last month the Arena Bowl -- the Super Bowl of indoor football -- scored only an 0.7 rating. What's more, NBC has signed a new deal with the NFL. In an interview with Saturday's New York Times, NBC spokesman Mike McCarley said, "We gave [Arena Football] our best effort, with top production and significant promotion, but the ratings never grew."
Hopefully we don't see this in a year or two:
NBC Dumps Hockey
The future existence of the National Hockey League appeared in doubt Friday when NBC announced that it will not renew its revenue-sharing deal with the NHL and will no longer continue to televise its games. NBC had begun televising the hockey league after dropping out of the costly competition to air NFL games in 1998. But in recent years, ratings for the NHL games have failed to rise; indeed they have declined significantly. Last month the Staney Cup final -- the Super Bowl of hockey -- averaged only an 0.7 rating. What's more, NBC has signed a new deal with the NBA. In an interview with Saturday's New York Times, NBC spokesman Mike McCarley said, "We gave [hockey] our best effort, with top production and significant promotion, but the ratings never grew."
The future existence of the Arena Football League appeared in doubt Friday when NBC announced that it will not renew its revenue-sharing deal with the AFL and will no longer continue to televise its games. NBC had begun televising the out-of-season indoor football league after dropping out of the costly competition to air NFL games in 1998. But in recent years, ratings for the AFL games have failed to rise; indeed they have declined significantly. Last month the Arena Bowl -- the Super Bowl of indoor football -- scored only an 0.7 rating. What's more, NBC has signed a new deal with the NFL. In an interview with Saturday's New York Times, NBC spokesman Mike McCarley said, "We gave [Arena Football] our best effort, with top production and significant promotion, but the ratings never grew."
Hopefully we don't see this in a year or two:
NBC Dumps Hockey
The future existence of the National Hockey League appeared in doubt Friday when NBC announced that it will not renew its revenue-sharing deal with the NHL and will no longer continue to televise its games. NBC had begun televising the hockey league after dropping out of the costly competition to air NFL games in 1998. But in recent years, ratings for the NHL games have failed to rise; indeed they have declined significantly. Last month the Staney Cup final -- the Super Bowl of hockey -- averaged only an 0.7 rating. What's more, NBC has signed a new deal with the NBA. In an interview with Saturday's New York Times, NBC spokesman Mike McCarley said, "We gave [hockey] our best effort, with top production and significant promotion, but the ratings never grew."
