Bear of Bad News
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- Sep 27, 2005
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Dr. No and saskganesh: ESPN does not equal leaguewide success, but it does equal a heck of a lot more potential eyeballs than OLN/Versus.
That's not necessarily true. If ESPN doesn't promote the product, then no one is going to watch.
If things could not be worked out with ESPN, then I would have expected Bettman to try to work something out with FOX Sports, since not only do they have a strong regional network (which holds the local TV rights to many NHL teams) but also have experience televising the NHL.
You have no idea what Fox Sports offered, or even if they offered anything.
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