Apparently, Sox sells... Even in New York.
The proof is in the ratings, but evidently officials at Fox SportsNet New York are convinced there is enough demand and enough of amarket for New England sports and Red Sox-based highlights.
So they are carrying Fox Sports Net New England's Mohegan SunSports Tonight show's late edition each weeknight live at 10 p.m. andtaped at 10:30 p.m.
The show, hosted by Rumford native Gary Tanguay and GregDickerson, dedicates most of its coverage to the Red Sox with inputand contributions from Boston Herald reporters Tony Massarotti andMichael Felger, the Providence Journal's Sean McAdam, WEEI radio'sMichael Holley, and The Score's Andy Gresh.
"One of the things I've found through satellite TV, as well as e-mails and feedback from people is there are a lot of Sox fansthroughout the country and they want to follow New England sports,"said Tanguay. "That certainly applies to New York as well.
"I mean, when we're at the studio, we're always checking outYankees programming on the YES Network. You want to know what theenemy is up to."
Skip Perham, FSNNE marketing and communications manager, saidthere were no rating numbers to look at as of press time.
"They're just taking a wait-and-see approach on it. It's kind of atrial run for the show in New York," said Perham. "They're definitelyintrigued by the concept and looking at it as something unique in themarketplace for the summer."
With the addition of FSN New York's audience, the late edition ofSports Tonight's audience has almost quadrupled, going from beingavailable in 3.7 million households in New England to 12.5 millionhouseholds in six New England states plus the tri-state New Yorkregion (New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania).
Perham said no ratings numbers for the show in the New York marketwere available as of press time.
"New Englanders living in New York were facing a summer ofwatching Johnny Damon highlights," said FSN New England senior vice-president and general manager David Woodman in a press release. "Weare happy to provide a panacea. FSN New York was looking for a uniquesports show that would provide the large number of Boston sports fanswith a Boston perspective on the local sports scene."
Div. III ball hits the Net
Internet broadcast company D3Cast is providing free, live audioand video webcasts of all the games at the NCAA Division III NewEngland Baseball Regional in Harwich, Mass.
The double-elimination regional qualifier involves Maine-basedteams the University of Southern Maine, Saint Joseph's College ofStandish and Bowdoin College of Brunswick.
Today's schedule matches up the remaining four teams in threegames (noon, 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m.) to determine the champion. To seeor listen to the webcasts, Internet users can log on towww.d3cast.com. Users must have RealPlayer to run the webcasts, whichwill also be available to be replayed 30 minutes after the games end.
OLN on ice, back on Dish
Outdoor Life Network, which was involved in a dispute withEchoStar's Dish Network over OLN's placement in a higher-pricedchannel package tier by Dish for the last 61/2 months, was ready tolace 'em up for the NHL playoff semifinals, which started two weeksago.
After resolving the dispute that lasted just over 61/2 months andresulted in Dish's 11.4 million subscribers not having access toOLN's NHL TV package during that time period, OLN - which will changeits name to the Versus network next fall - is back on the DishNetwork channel lineup.
OLN, which left Dish Oct. 20 and returned April 24 (three daysafter the start of the NHL playoffs), is airing 15-20 semifinal gamesin this, the first year of a two-year contract which includes a one-year extension.
OLN is carried on cable and satellite systems nationwide.
Andrew Neff can be reached at 990-8205, 1-800-310-8600 or ataneff@bangordailynews.net
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