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Cable news captures remarkable moments of split-screen history in Ferguson Monday

August 18, 2019 at 6:19 p.m.

Viewers watching cable TV coverage out of Ferguson Monday night witnessed a remarkable split-screen moment. Just as President Obama was shown live from the White House saying that throwing bottles...

Ernie Johnson, Cal Ripken Jr. and Ron Darling (left to right) are seen in the TBS broadcast booth at Oriole Park at Camden Yards prior to Game 2 of the ALCS playoff series against the Kansas City Royals.

Let’s face it, Cal Ripken and Ray Lewis are bad TV analysts

August 19, 2019 at 5:29 a.m.

It's time to stop being Baltimore-nice about local sports icons Cal Ripken and Ray Lewis and their cable TV careers. Being Hall of Famers on the field doesn't automatically translate...

Orioles infielders Jonathan Schoop, front, and Ryan Flaherty celebrate the club's 2-1 win over the Detroit Tigers to sweep the American League Division Series at Comerica Park.

TBS comes through with another fine call of O’s victory

August 19, 2019 at 5:27 a.m.

When the American League Division Series started, I definitely felt like we were getting the second string team from TBS for the Orioles and Detroit Tigers. But after spending three...

National audience of 4 million sees O’s beat Detroit on TBS

August 19, 2019 at 5:26 a.m.

An average audience of 4 million watched the Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 12-3 on cable channel TBS Thursday night. That was up by 54 percent over the audience for...

TBS cameras capture energy, joy at Camden Yards

August 19, 2019 at 5:26 a.m.

With as much electricity as there appeared to be at Camden Yards on Thursday night, it would be hard not to have a high-energy telecast.Give cable channel TBS credit for...

Baltimore Orioles fan celebrate after the Orioles clinch the American League East Division during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 16, 2014 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

MASN adds Orioles postseason programs

August 19, 2019 at 5:24 a.m.

MASN, the TV home for Orioles baseball during the regular season, will offer pre- and post-game programs throughout the playoffs, Jim Cuddihy, the channel's executive vice president, said Friday. Cable...

ESPN stumbles in rollout of Rice probe, but report could be bad news for Ravens

June 29, 2019 at 10:11 p.m.

You can only shake your head in wonderment at cable TV when an ESPN show host gets it wrong as to what's in an investigative report that his own channel...

The Baltimore Orioles celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-2, to clinch the American League East division at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014.

Orioles nearly double normal TV audience for Tuesday’s game

August 19, 2019 at 5:22 a.m.

The TV audience for Tuesday night's division-clinching victory was almost twice as large as normal for an Orioles game on MASN this season, according to figures provided by the channel....

If not for TMZ, Ray Rice would be a Raven today

August 19, 2019 at 5:22 a.m.

If not for TMZ, Ray Rice would still be a Raven today and back in the National Football League, having served his joke of a two-game suspension from commissioner Roger...

[UPDATE] CBS ‘Thursday Night Football’ draws 20.8 million in premiere

August 19, 2019 at 5:21 a.m.

[UPDATE] The premiere of CBS "Thursday Night Football" drew an average audience 20.8 million viewers making it the second highest rated show on TV behind only NBC's "Sunday Night Football."...

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