NFL, ABC Cover Their Butts
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Hoping to avoid a repeat of Janet Jackson&#39;s infamous wardrobe malfunction during last February&#39;s MTV-produced Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL and ABC are exercising extra caution when it comes to airing their latest all-star event.
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So, only 20 TV stations are culpable for airing last year&#39;s Super Bowl halftime show [&quot;FCC Throws Flag at CBS&#39;s Halftime Play,&quot; Style, Sept.
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The league, still chastened by the "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show, was stunned Monday night by another incident, this one on ABC.
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Everybody at the NFL Players Association is very concerned. They told us so yesterday when the subject of aging and down-on-their-luck former players with minimal pension benefits and poor disability coverage was raised at a union press conference. It came five hours after a small group of former players ripped the union and the league for doing too ...
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From the opening kickoff, it was awful. The Cincinnati Bengals got blown out in their last nationally televised appearance, a 30-3 loss to Atlanta two years ago that cemented their reputation as the NFL's most bungling outfit. They've spent two years trying to block it out.
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Prepared statements were flying like tickertape Tuesday, in the wake of ABC&#39;s racy introductory skit on Monday Night Football.
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As Super Bowl XLII draws near, reporters and players struggle to find new ground to cover. But occasional insight, humor and hyperbole surface during more interviews.
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Leave it to the NFL to reward NBC for buying into Sunday night by giving it an opener with a twist. Spend a few billion dollars and you, too, can make a family squirm.
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On Thanksgiving, the NFL will air the first of eight live pro football games on its own network. But it won't be available to many viewers across the country because the league hasn't reached carriage agreements with several major cable operators.
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So much for Hollywood and the NFL being shocked -- shocked! -- over Janet Jackson&#39;s &quot;accidental&quot; breast nudity. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to watching football, now ABC has decided to cash in on the MTV sleazy-surprise formula.
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By Bill Bradley, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 13--So what does NFLN next to the 49ers' TV listing mean? For those who have not heard, that's the NFL Network, where Thursday night's 49ers-Seattle game will be televised.
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After further review, the ABC promotion for last week's Eagles-Cowboys &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; was over the top.
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As a high profile NFL football player, you should be aware that just about anything you do on the field or the sideline will be caught by a camera.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK - The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.   Commissioner Roger Goodell told The Associated Press on Tuesday the week of Dec.
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By Mark McGuire, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 17--CBS dominated, NBC rebounded. The NFL Network starting showing live games, even though cable subscribers in this and many other markets can't get it.
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; and &quot;Desperate Housewives,&quot; its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.
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Terrell Owens apologizes for his role in a steamy skit for ABC.