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  1. NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 nationals: ESPN had a 5.7 rating/8.8M viewers for the Celtics-Heat.
  2. Stanley Cup Game 1 nationals: NBC had a 1.8 rating/2.9M viewers, down -33% from last year. Top markets: NY (5.1), LA (4.2), Buffalo (7.8).
  3. @sudeepLA Distributors aren't likely to do a deal unless they think they're going to feel pain.
  4. @JJW615 I'm not doing that story. (Just a tweet.) But I'll mention it to the guys at the DAILY.
  5. @sudeepLA A long, hot summer of carriage negotiations.
  6. @richarddeitsch @RichSandomir I feel so used.
  7. NBC hired Hines Ward to be an analyst on Football Night in America, with appearances on NBC SportsTalk and studio shows college football.
  8. @nick_waters Yes, that is something I am interested in.
  9. SBD: Time Warner Cable is charging LA cable systems $3.95 per sub per month for its two planned RSNs in Los Angeles. bit.ly/JPFiy3
  10. @soccerreform I'm a fan of the US Open Cup. The upsets we just saw show why it's a cool tourney. MLS teams just don't draw viewers, though.
  11. @soccerreform I think a 0.7 overnight is respectable, considering it was on ESPN2 and faced OT playoff games in the NBA and NHL.
  12. Overnights: BOS-MIA NBA Playoffs 6.6; NBA Draft Lottery 2.7; LA-NJ Stanley Cup Playoffs 2.4; Brazil-US soccer 0.7.
  13. Ian Darke: "It could have been 3-2. But it also could have been 4-1." Yeah. That.
  14. @KeepDaDomeLoud @bellitti bit.ly/N6XiBe