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Welcome to Kabletown, 700 Level

POSTED: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 6:13 PM
Filed Under: Sporting Life | Web Junk

You know, I always thought the dudes at the700Level were too wordy (and too enthusiastic) to keep doing it low-profit style forever. But I was a little surprised to hear they'd entered a cushy financial arrangement with Comcast SportsNet. I mean, buying NBC is fairly Comcastic. But a local sports blog? Didn't see it coming. Quoth Michael Klein of the Inky:

Comcast SportsNet yesterday said it had acquired the five-year-old site and hired founder Enrico Campitelli Jr. and awarded contracts to contributors Matt "Matt P" Pesotski, Andrew Kulp, and Andrew Unterberger.

Of course I'm a little wary, but the bloggers did make this reassuring claim in their announcement post:

The700Level.com will retain editorial independence, while tapping into the unique access, technology, and resources of Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia.

A little corp-speaky but okay. Take the money. Use the highlight reels. (And, if you can, find out why my remote is so slow.)


Caroline - Philly Tourism
Posted 2010-03-17 10:28:00
Good for them.
Posted by Patrick Rapa @ 6:13 PM  Permalink | Post a comment
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