NBCUniversal has three challenges to overcome when traveling to China to produce the Beijing Olympics

In about two months, propelled by television rights dollars and proud sponsor money, the […]


Handling a challenging PR development: From ordeals to opportunities to controversies

A Novel PR Tutorial: Lessons From Sports On Television Even though they were not […]


NFL media members pounce on Aaron Rodgers for lacking transparency about being vaccinated

Ever since his misleading comments about being immunized against Covid-19, Aaron Rodgers has arguably […]


Fox Sports’ World Series pre-game shows were silly, a bad mix of participants and directionless TV

During the World Series, I thought I’d do something a bit different. So I […]


Beijing Olympics: Did the NBA provide a sneak preview of how NBC will cover Chinese politics?

 Will NBCUniversal cover the political situation in China during the Beijing Olympics? Arguably, of […]


Politicians talk but there’s no strong drive to exit the Beijing Games or for NBC to limit its coverage

Another Olympics controversy; Many political leaders are critical of NBCUniversal for televising the Beijing […]


2022 Beijing Games: Will NBC speak the truth about China or camouflage the country’s warts?

More at stake than gold medals for NBCUniversal at the Beijing Olympics: Truth in […]


With the visibility of legalized betting and hard liquor ads, look for more disclaimers on NFL telecasts

Watching sporting events on television has always had a dark side, which will make […]


Should the U.S. participate in the Beijing Olympics next winter, one hosted by a totalitarian country?

In fewer than six months, NBCUniversal announcers will have to decide whether they are […]


A sensible and thorough break down of NBC’s Olympic coverage which didn’t get rave reviews overall

Generally speaking, NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Tokyo Olympics didn’t qualify for any medal. And […]


NBC avoided Olympic controversies; Holt stuck to journalism first; Guthrie didn’t; Costas missed

Go back for a moment to a Variety story on April 14th. It set […]


Players, execs and coaches often say nothing in press conferences, They only show up because they must

For movie buffs, “Groundhog Day” is the 1993 film where Bill Murray awoke […]