0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2009
For some reason, Fox and ESPN did not send press releases for their pregame shows yesterday and neither did NFL Network, but at least I can find a site that has it. CBS was the only outlet to send a press release for Sunday pregame quotage so I’ll post them first. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES […]
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This is the schedule for the NFL Divisional Playoffs that will take place January 10 and 11. All are rematches from the regular season. Saturday, January 10Baltimore at Tennessee – CBS, Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf; Westwood One Radio, Marv Albert/Warren Moon/Mark Malone, 4:30 p.m.Arizona at Carolina – Fox, Kenny Albert/Daryl Johnston/Tony Siragusa; Bill Rosinski/Dan Reeves/Kevin Kiley, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/4/2009
NBC has to be happy (and the NFL for that matter) with its ratings for the Atlanta-Arizona and Indianapolis-San Diego doubleheader. Both games were close at the end and you had a dramatic overtime finish to boot. So here are the numbers from NBC. NBC Scores Best Primetime Wild Card Rating Ever and Best Saturday […]
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I’ll give you some linkage as by the time you read this, I will have already headed out this morning for an uncle’s birthday party. Instead of waiting tonight to give you links, I’ll provide them now. Today, we’ll start with the New York Post’s Phil Mushnick who asks why can’t more announcers be like […]
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Today, I’m going off the beaten path with the sports videos and I’m going to give some love to a web series that I’ve been following since last year. Granted, some web series are not very good and don’t deserve your attention, but this one does. It’s done with virtually no budget and from the […]
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We had three NFL pregame shows today, but for some reason, ESPN was lax or somehow I did not get the quotage from the special edition of Sunday NFL Countdown. I’ll take what I can get. What a game between San Diego and Indianapolis! That was fun to watch. I was at a party at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2009
Just received a press release from NBC Sports stating that the 2009 NHL Winter Classic was up 12% over last year. Here’s the release: NHL WINTER CLASSIC ON NBC DELIVERS BEST REGULAR SEASON OVERNIGHT IN NEARLY 13 YEARS Tops Last Year’s Event by 12% NEW YORK – January 3, 2009 – NHL Winter Classic 2009, […]
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Now that the MLB Network has debuted, I’ll rank the channels that are singularly devoted to their sports. I’ll rank MLB Network, NBA TV, NFL Network, NHL Network, Golf Channel and Tennis Channel. I include Golf and Tennis even though they are not owned by the PGA or ATP/WTA respectively, becuase they are devoted to […]
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It’s time to provide Saturday linkage as we get ready to head for the first complete workweek of 2009 (trying to hold off as long as I can) and as I ponder what I’m going to post for the Videos of the Week (most likely a web series, but more on that Sunday). Anyway, let’s […]
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Saturday, January 3 College FootballInternational Bowl/Buffalo vs. UConn – ESPN, noon High School FootballAll-American Bowl – NBC, 1 p.m. NBAPhiladelphia at San Antonio – NBA TV, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Chicago – WGN America, 8:30 p.m. NHLBuffalo at Boston – MSG Buffalo/NESN, 1 p.m.Florida at Pittsburgh – Fox Sports Florida/FSN Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.Calgary at Nashville – […]
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Time to give you the rest of the megalinks. I’ll provide you with the Weekend Viewing Picks since I was unable to do so in Part I. The NFL Wildcard Weekend takes our viewing weekend attention as NBC has a doubleheader on Saturday with Atlanta taking on Arizona and Indianapolis renewing its rivalry with San […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2009
The NFL Network will air an interview with former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan since his surprise firing earlier this week. Here’s the press release from the NFL Network. EXCLUSIVE ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH FORMER BRONCOS HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN ON NFL NETWORK THIS WEEKEND Adam Schefter Sits Down with Shanahan for a Two-Part Interview on […]
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I’ll do the Friday megalinks in two parts today. I’m still trying to find out what happened with the launch of the MLB Network last night. I’ve now heard from a subscriber in Alexandria, VA who said he could not watch the channel through Comcast. Besides the problems with Time Warner Cable in Albany/Schenectady, NY […]
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This just in from the MLB Network: “MLB Network successfully launched on January 1 in approximately 50 million homes. MLB Network is carried by most major cable and telco providers as well as DirecTV on digital basic or expanded basic. As has been widely reported, MLB Network is not carried a specialized sports tier, but […]
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College BasketballSyracuse at South Florida – ESPN, 8 p.m.Appalachian State at Texas – ESPNU, 9 p.m.UCLA at Oregon State – FSN, 10:30 p.m. College FootballCotton Bowl/Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech – Fox, 2 p.m.Liberty Bowl/East Carolina vs. Kentucky – ESPN, 5 p.m.Sugar Bowl/Alabama vs. Utah – Fox, 8 p.m. NBAWashington at Boston – Comcast SportsNet […]
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Saturday, January 3 noonOhio State at Minnesota – Big Ten Network Women’s/LSU at UConn – CBSWomen’s/Minnesota at Rutgers – CBS Pittsburgh at Georgetown – ESPNUNC-Greensboro at Princeton – ESPNU 2 p.m.Penn State at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network Women’s/Tennessee at Rutgers – CBS Tennessee at Kansas – ESPNNotre Dame at St. John’s – ESPNU 4 […]
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Saturday, January 3 NFL Gameday Morning – NFL Network, 2 p.m.Football Night in America – NBC, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona – NBC, Tom Hammond/Cris Collinsworth/Tiki Barber; Westwood One Radio, Dave Sims, Jim Fassel, Kevin Kiley, 4:30 p.m. Indianapolis at San Diego – NBC, Al Michaels/John Madden/Andrea Kremer; Westwood One Radio, Bill Rosinski/Dan Reeves/Scott Kaplan, […]
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I figure it’s time make some sports media predictions for 2009. The NHL Returns to ESPN – This has been speculated for so long that whenever a writer or blogger has discussed this topic, I have either turned the page or hit “back” on my browser. But I feel that NHL Czar Gary Bettman will […]
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Thank goodness for preview DVD’s and DVR’s because I was getting ready to watch the launch of the MLB Network live when I got called away to do something. Let me review the first four hours of programming on the MLB Network, but before we get to that, I understand that subscribers to Time Warner […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2009
Here we are, just hours away from the MLB Network launch. Preview videos are running on DirecTV channel 213 where the network will reside in both Standard and High Definition. I’m already excited. The final item on the MLB Network Top Ten Countdown …… 1…… COMMISSIONER BUD SELIG TO INTRODUCE MLB NETWORK TODAY Major League […]
