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Jim Williams: Second-screen options draw U.S. Open to ESPN deal
Jim Williams
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
On Thursday, the USTA announced a new 11-year multiplatform broadcast deal with ESPN. The deal will start in 2015 and will make the network the exclusive home of all U.S. Open tennis tournament coverage. CBS has broadcast the U.S. Open every year since 1968; its current deal expires after the...
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Jim Williams: Two days of coverage for the Preakness, Baltimore's jewel
Jim Williams
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
NBC and the NBC Sports Network have taken over Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore for extensive coverage of the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. There will be no shortage of coverage of the Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who many think is a legitimate Triple...
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Jim Williams: Carrie Underwood takes over mantle of 'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night'
Jim Williams
Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013
When you think of football on television, music might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, from the famous classical music used by NFL Films to Hank Williams Jr. singing, "Are you ready for some football?" music plays a big role in all broadcasts. When Faith Hill recently...
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Jim Williams: Players Championship isn't a major, but it's a major challenge for golfers
Jim Williams
Published: Wed, May 8, 2013
If you ask the players who have gathered this week at the iconic TPC Sawgrass, a few blocks from Jacksonville Beach, they will tell you The Players Championship has the feel of a major. You have a one-of-a-kind golf course like The Masters, windy and unpredictable weather like the British Open...
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Jim Williams: Alex Tagliani hitting the track for Sao Paulo Indy 300 this weekend
Jim Williams
Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013
Brazilians are passionate people who love sports of all kinds, including auto racing. Viewers can expect to see big crowds on hand this weekend for the Sao Paulo Indy 300. The race will be run on a 2.536-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit and last 75 laps. The race start at 11 a.m....
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Jim Williams: Capitals-Rangers playoff series offers plenty of TV options
Jim Williams
Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013
The Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers start off the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs as two of the hottest teams in the NHL. Things will get started Thursday night at a very crowded Verizon Center. Of course the building will be a sellout as usual, but I am talking about the...
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Jim Williams: Mid-season adjustments got Capitals back on track for playoff run
Jim Williams
Updated: Fri, Apr 26, 2013
After an adventurous lockout-shortened 2013 season, the Washington Capitals are headed to the Stanley Cup playoffs. They won their fifth Southeast Division title in the last six years and are seeded third as the playoffs begin this week, giving them home ice for at least the first round at the...
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Jim Williams: Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken teams up with Rob Dibble on talk radio
Jim Williams
Published: Sat, Apr 20, 2013
For years, I have been a vocal advocate for networks, especially sports talk radio outlets, to give women a higher-profile role in their programming. Sports talk radio is a medium dominated by men, many of whom never played sports professionally but are paid to offer their insights, myself...
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Jim Williams: NBC Universal giving English Premier League the star treatment
Jim Williams
Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013
At their 30 Rockefeller Center offices in New York on Tuesday, executives from NBC Universal showed fans just how committed they are to the English Premier League. Yes, we are aware NBCU paid the league a reported $250 million over three years to make sure fans can see all 380 games on their...
