Having wrested the rights to air Major League Soccer games from Fox Soccer, NBC Sports Network is making a home for the league with new production tactics, analysis and amped up marketing. MLS hopes the partnership will help grow the league along with its ratings, which are looking up.
 
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*Ahead of its upfront tomorrow, Univision announced a deal with Starcom USA and its multicultural agency Tapestry making it the largest single-agency deal the company’s ever conducted. It also announced a new video platform called UVideos Digital Network.
*Despite 71% growth in RGUs to 445K and solid 5.5% rev growth to $2.54bln in 1Q, Liberty Global reported a $25mln net loss vs a net gain of $342mln in 1Q ’11.
 
*DISH revamped its DISH Remote Access iPad app, aiming to improve performance and enhance the on-screen dashboard for easier navigation.

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