Here are some sports media news items to begin your Monday morning…

Mike McCarthy at USA Today reports that the choice of Rio for the 2016 Olympics may not be such a good thing for US television…

Graham Dunbar at the Associated Press has a story on how the IOC can become more tech savvy when it comes to media coverage…

Georgia Garvey at the LA Times reports that attorneys for Erin Andrews faults the Nashville hotel for allowing a man to reserve a room next to Andrews to allegedly take nude video of the ESPN reporter…

Phil Muchnick at the NY Post gets some laughs over what he hears on sports television…

Warren Gerds at the Green Bay Press Gazette says expect big audiences for tonight’s Packers/Vikings match-up…

Dusty Saunders at the Denver Post says Fox gained Colorado viewers thanks to the Rockies’ post season already decided…

The Toronto Sports Media Blog writes that the local media did not pay much attention to the firing of Blue Jays’ GM J.P. Ricciardi…

John Fay at the Cincinnati Enquirer has the story that Reds announcer George Grande is stepping down...

Joanne Weiss at the Boston Globe previews ESPN’s 30 for 30 film series…

Sam Farmer at the LA Times talks with former NFL analyst John Madden…