VERSUS To Air New Sports Business Show on Tuesdays
August 18, 2009 1 Comment
We love talking about sports business and the sports media, so this show is generally for us, and readers of this blog. VERSUS debuts “Sports Take” tonight at 6:30, and will air new episodes every Tuesday night at 6:30. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News has more:
Versus has secured the rights to a sports business show, The $ports Take, that it will debut later this month.
Hosted by “The Sports Professor” Rick Horrow, the series will offer insights about the hottest topics in sports business and will feature high-profile guests, including league commissioners, sportscasters, politicians and celebrities giving their candid opinions and analysis.Horrow has authored more than 100 deals in sports and other infrastructure projects with a total worth of more than $13 billion. He has served as visiting expert on sports law at The Harvard Law School and also provides insight as the sports business analyst for CNN, Fox Sports, BusinessWeek and the BBC.
In the debut episode, viewers will get in-depth insight from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, as well as Bryan Trubey, key architect on the project from HKS, Inc. about the new 100,000-seat Cowboys Stadium. It will also feature a tour of the new stadium prior to the team’s first pre-season home game.
Future installments will include exclusive interviews with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, PGA of America CEO Joe Steranka and NBA commissioner David Stern.
Sounds like it should be a fascinating watch before Tuesday night hockey on VERSUS. Speaking of which, TV SCHEDULE TOMORROW! STAY TUNED!
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