Ownership News?
Just passin' this along from DCRTV. I'm not quite sure who his baseball sources would be, but his media-related sources are usually accurate.
Please no Smulyan!
DCRTV hears that Emmis broadcasting head Jeff Smulyan probably won't land the team. Sources tell us that he's being "set up" to eventually buy the Cincinnati Reds, which are close to his home base of Indianapolis. Still no word on which group will get the Nats. And it could be a group that's still in the formation stage. Also, we're told that once a Nats owner is named, we should know within a "very short" period of time about the broadcast rights for the team next season. Will Bonneville, which is looking to buy some of ABC's area radio stations, keep the team? Or will Clear Channel land it for WTEM? Or might Infinity bid for the team on a Howard Stern-less WJFK-FM?
Please no Smulyan!
posted by Chris Needham at
11:32 AM
4 Comments:
Today, USAT Sports Weekly reported that Smulyan is the guy, again.
DCRTV's take makes a lot of sense, I hope it is valid.
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WFY, at 9/28/2005 11:41 AM
All we know is that lots of people have different sources.
Last Sunday Newsday said Smulyan, the NYPost said Malek. (Maybe it was the other way around?)
Who knows at this point.
I imagine that Carl Lidner is getting ready to sell though. The tax benefits of owning the team are going down, he's milked the stadium revenue for the first few years, and there's infighting among his partners. That could make sense to me.
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Chris Needham, at 9/28/2005 11:43 AM
Chicken/Chicken?
Depending on who it's coming from, I suppose.
Contrast that with the story in today's Post about Smulyan solidifying his bid with DC people. I really don't know.
By
Chris Needham, at 9/28/2005 11:55 AM
At least Soros is capitalized.
By
Chris Needham, at 9/28/2005 4:54 PM
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