"You don’t even hear me making excuses on a lot of those things that people crush the NBA for. But then we’ll get to the Stanley Cup, and it’ll get a sixth of the rating that the NBA Finals get."
On Wednesday, April 22nd, at 7 AM in the Beethoven Room of The Encore Resort, the Broadcasters Foundation will present the awards during the NAB Show in Las Vegas.
"If the league aggressively markets the rivalries born in Milan Cortina, the personalities that emerged on the Olympic stage and the playoff races about to heat up back home, this can become more than a two-week spike. It can become a bridge."
"So many new bands out there, for the most part, that you see are classic rock-style tribute bands now. Unfortunately, that’s almost filling the market for that sound. You’re not seeing as many original bands of that genre."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."