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Shuken tapped for Lakers networks
Time Warner Cable has chosen Mark Shuken as SVP and general manager of its English- and Spanish-language networks dedicated to the Los Angeles Lakers, set for launch in the second half of 2012.
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TWC Lakers channels to launch Monday
Time Warner Cable is ready to take it to the hoop -- if only on its home court.
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Millions of Laker fans face blackout
Halloween is poised to be truly frightening for swaths of Los Angeles Lakers TV viewers.
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AT&T U-verse, Time Warner pact on Lakers
AT&T U-verse on Saturday became the latest distributor to pact with Time Warner Cable to carry their twin channels featuring the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80
Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA team to 10 championships from the Showtime dynasty of the 1980s to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical...
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Lakers’ Star-Crossed Season Shows Risks of TV Sports Deals
Lakers star Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon, not only casting a cloud over the current season (even if the team makes the playoffs) but, given the injury's nature and recovery time, darkening the...
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Time Warner Cable Sued Over Spending on Lakers, Dodgers Rights
Time Warner Cable is being hit with a class action suit by four Southern California pay TV subscribers, who claim that the $11 billion the cable operator has paid for Lakers and Dodgers rights will be...
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A Dwight Howard TV Show? Lakers Contract Might Only Be the Beginning
Time Warner Cable Sports Net has reportedly discussed giving Dwight Howard his own TV show if he re-signs with the Los Angeles Lakers. Why stop there?
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Leaving L.A. for Houston? Dwight Howard’s Misguided Media Move
Dwight Howard made a lousy decision, and not just because Houston is one of those rare cities with a downtown area that’s even uglier than L.A.’s. No, Howard’s choice to bolt the Los Angeles Lakers for...
View ArticleMagic Johnson Steps Down as Lakers President
Magic Johnson made a shocking announcement Tuesday that he is stepping down as the Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations, ending a disappointing two-year tenure in the top job. The move...
View ArticleLizzo Twerks in Thong Courtside at the Lakers Game (NSFW)
Lizzo put on a show at the Lakers-Minnesota game on Sunday night and then some. While sitting courtside for the NBA matchup, the “Juice” singer danced on the jumbotron as the Lakers’ cheerleaders...
View ArticleLakers-Clippers Game Postponed In Wake of Kobe Bryant’s Death
UPDATED: This post was updated with TNT’s plans to air a tribute to Bryant. Tuesday night’s game between the Lakers and Clippers has been postponed indefinitely following the death of Kobe Bryant on...
View ArticleLeBron James Breaks Silence on Kobe’s Death: ‘I’m Heartbroken and Devastated’
In a heartfelt Instagram post, LeBron James broke his silence on the tragic death of Kobe Bryant late Monday, saying he was “heartbroken and devastated.” “Sitting here trying to write something for...
View ArticleLeBron James Reveals Tattoo Honoring Kobe Bryant
On Friday, LeBron James shared a closer look at his new tattoo honoring fallen NBA star Kobe Bryant. James posted the photo to Instagram with the caption “My brother” ahead of the Lakers’ first...
View ArticleLakers Pay Emotional Tribute to Kobe Bryant with LeBron James, Usher and Boyz...
It was a surreal and heartbreaking scene at Staples Center as the Lakers hosted their first NBA game following Kobe Bryant’s death. During an emotional pre-game ceremony, which featured performances by...
View ArticleDerek Fisher Talks Memorializing Kobe Bryant on Oscar Sunday
Like many in Hollywood, Derek Fisher is thinking of the late Kobe Bryant this Oscars Sunday. ”It’s been special,” Fisher told Variety of the tributes to Bryant — at the Oscars and elsewhere — at Byron...
View ArticleTV Ratings: NBA Viewership Up Through on MLK Day
The re-start of the National Basketball Association’s season late last summer after the pandemic put it on what seemed like an interminable pause may have been lackluster in terms of numbers, but that...
View ArticleHulu Announces Upcoming Lakers Docuseries (TV News Roundup)
Hulu has landed an upcoming nine-part original docuseries chronicling the history of the Los Angeles Lakers. The series, which will debut in 2022, will follow the last four decades of the Lakers...
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