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The Fight: Legislation Update, FairPlay Joins Effort
The attention of the poker world has been focused on Las Vegas for the past two months, but that doesn’t mean the attempts to regulate online poker throughout the rest of the United States have stopped. This week, The Fight tries to get the reader up to speed on what’s been happening behind the scenes [...]
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Epic Poker League Announces TV Distribution Deal
http://cdn.wickedchopspoker.com/wp-c...epic-poker.jpg The Epic Poker has eyed a deal with CBS for some time now...
The Epic Poker League today officially announced its broadcast partner. The up-start league will air 20 original hours of programming on CBS and the newly rebranded Velocity (formerly Discovery) channel. According to Howard Stutz in the LVRJ, the 20 hours will be split to seven on CBS, and 13 hours on Velocity (available in approximately 40M households). The Wall Street Journal reports that the CBS deal is a time buy and the Velocity deal is a barter. Copy & Paste (via BLUFF): “…[Epic] is paying CBS to air the show on weekends as part of a “time buy,†a deal similar to an infomercial in which the company pays the network to air the show†and thatepisodes that air onVelocity“will air as a “promotional barter,†in which the poker company supplies the show without payment from the channel.”Epic also officially announced two items which we broke in May and last week, respectively, in that David Neal will creatively lead the broadcasts and 441 Productions will manage, shoot and edit the shows. Long-time sports/entertainment reporter Pat O’Brien will host the shows and Ali Nejad will come on board as an analyst. In essence, the Epic broadcasts are of a similar model to NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship, but with purchased air-time and less distribution. So it’s a big win for Epic just to get on TV given how some broadcasters are hesitant to touch the game right now. But it’s also a hit that the CBS portion is a straight time buy and that the lion’s share of hours will be on a channel–albeit with growth potential–that is only available in 40M HH’s. Does that move the needle enough for pros to pony up 20-grand? We think you know the answer to that. Read the BLUFF write-up in full here. Read the LVRJ write-up here. Related Posts
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Phil Galfond Returns to Online Poker
Phil “MrSweets28†Galfond has returned to online poker after a long hiatus resulting from April’s Black Friday. The high-stakes pro, who is one of the top earners in online poker …
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Testing NASA's Next Deep Space Vehicle
"5...4...3...2...1...release." With that countdown, the Apollo-like test article that is a base model for the agency's future Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, took flight swinging across the sky -- nearing 50 mph (80.5 kph) -- at NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility. Image Credit: NASA/Sean Smith
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UK recognises Libyan rebel government
UK officially says rebel council is "sole governmental authority", as Gaddafi government terms move "illegal".
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Rusty Hood Orchid
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I photographed this Rusty Hood Orchid last November in the Bendigo Regional Forest. EXIF: Canon EOS 50D : 1/60 sec : f/13 : 100 mm : ISO 160 More... |
1 in 5 Women Choosing to Stay Childfree, How About You?
Filed under: Women's Health
From Clutch: Contrary to popular belief, all women do not want to have children. Shocking, I know. I was watching the Today Show this morning, when they profiled Lilit Marcus, a woman who proudly does not want to have children. Although she is fairly certain in her decision, many have told her that she'll probably change her mind...eventually.Share Tweet Read more here. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments More... |
Jake
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
http://www.dailykitten.com/wp-conten...7/442-jake.jpg Jake was brought to the shelter with his brother. Both were full of fleas and sick. Now fully recovered, Jake enjoys playing with his favorite toy in his foster home. More... |
Wells Fargo Target Of Justice Department Probe; Agency Alleges Discriminatory Lending
The Department of Justice is preparing a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, the nation's largest home mortgage lender, for allegedly preying upon African American borrowers during the housing bubble and steering them into high-cost subprime loans, according...(read more)http://blackamericans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=294828
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Pauline Chase
Today's actress is Pauline Chase. She became famous by her portrayal of one of the lost boys in Peter Pan. She retired from acting in 1916 to marry a banker. OK, several of you have turned in old family photos. I hope more of you will, so we will have material for a week's worth of work. Remember candid shots are better than studio portraits. I will kick things off on Sunday with an old family photo I have not shared before, so I am really looking forward to the week. https://blogger.googleusercontent.co...s.blogspot.com http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/...jCy48yLto/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/...jCy48yLto/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogs...~4/oiSfWzJ2khE More... |
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