0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/3/2009
We found out about this last night and it becomes official today. Dick Enberg leaves CBS at the end of the season to become the lead TV announcer for the San Diego Padres. We now have the official announcement from the Padres: DICK ENBERG NAMED PADRES TELEVISION PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER San Diego, CA – The San […]
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Let’s give you the links on this Thursday. We have some more details of Dick Enberg’s new job with the San Diego Padres. John Maffei of the North County Times reports that La Jolla, CA native Enberg will leave CBS at the end of this NFL season so he can work with the Padres. He’ll […]
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College BasketballWashington at Texas Tech – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Murray State – ESPNU, 7 p.m.USC at Texas – ESPN2, 9 p.m.Cleveland State at Wright State – ESPNU, 9 p.m.Baylor at Arizona State – FSN, 10:30 p.m. College FootballOregon State at Oregon – ESPN, 9 p.m. NBABoston at San Antonio – TNT, 8:15 p.m.Miami […]
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I forgot to post this yesterday. Southeastern New England media mogul Keith Thibault of the Sports Media Journal and I co-hosted another edition of our weekly podcast. We debate the Tiger Woods story and the media coverage. In addition, we broach the firing of Chip Caray from TBS and the ratings for the NFL This […]
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I have a couple more releases to post before calling it a night. First, Golf Channel has the tournaments it’s airing starting Thursday. GOLF CHANNEL TOURNAMENT COVERAGE Dec. 3 – Dec. 7, 2009 Chevron World Challenge; PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament; Nedbank Golf Challenge Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America Dates: 12/3 – 12/4 […]
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Here a couple of local regional sports network press releases on a late Wednesday/early Thursday. From Fox Sports Florida, the network will air a tribute to Bobby Bowden as he steps down as coach of Florida State. Legacy of Bobby Bowden Duke Volleyball 2009 ACC Football Championship Thursday, December 3 at 6 p.m. ET & […]
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I’ll put two NFL-related press releases here. Get ready to scroll as we look at NFL Network’s schedule for the next week. NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (12/3-12/8) AFC EAST SHOWDOWN IN TORONTO: JETS-BILLS ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL AT 8:00PM ET NFL RedZone Now Re-Airs Monday Mornings Michael Irvin 1-on-1 Interview with Cowboys QB Tony Romo […]
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After getting a late start to blogging today and not being able to provide links during the day, I thought maybe I can take the night off from blogging. WRONG! Things are breaking tonight. It’s hard to decide where to begin, but let’s go with the New York Times. Andrew Ross Sorkin and Tim Arango […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2009
What else can I write about the NFL’s ratings? They’re up every week. They set ratings records whether the games are on the over the air networks or on cable. The NFL is number one in viewing in local markets across the board. It’s the 800, no, make that the 1,000 lb. gorilla in the […]
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The overnight ratings for Monday night’s Patriots-Saints game beat out Packers-Vikings in October, but when the final ratings were tabulated, it ended up just shy. It turns out to be the second most-watched game in cable TV history and the second highest rating in ESPN’s 30 year history. Check out the press release: ESPN’s Monday […]
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BoxingBernard Hopkins vs. Enrique Ornelas and Roy Jones, Jr. vs. Danny Green – Versus, 8 p.m. College Basketball Big Ten/ACC Challenge Illinois at Clemson – ESPN, 7:15 p.m.Minnesota at Miami (FL) – ESPNU, 7:15 p.m.Boston College at Michigan – ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.Duke at Wisconsin – ESPN, 9:15 p.m.Florida State at Ohio State – ESPN2, 9:30 […]
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Well, in the wake of the release of a voice mail to one of his transgressees (if that’s a word), Tiger Woods has released the following statement on his website: Tiger comments on current events By Tiger Woods I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I […]
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We have some links to provide this evening. And since I’m in the final days of not having a TV, I can concentrate on them without distractions. Starting with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, he looks at what Versus would look like under NBC’s watch. Stuart Levine of Variety says ESPN has set […]
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According to CNBC’s David Faber, the deal for Comcast to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal is done. It moved quickly after General Electric came to an agreement Monday to buy Vivendi’s 20% share in the company. A full announcement is expected on Thursday. While Comcast would eventually gain most or all of NBC […]
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We have two announcements from two local Fox Sports Net affiliates. First, Fox Sports Florida will air a new edition of Inside the Magic featuring Mickael Pietrus. FOX Sports Florida and Sun Sports will premiere the all-new “Inside the Magic: Mickael Pietrus” television special, hosted by Whit Watson, this week. The first airing is Wednesday, […]
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We have various releases for you. No real theme for this post only that they all came into the Fang’s Bites inbox on Tuesday. The NFL Network sent quotage from The Coaches Show. Quotable from Week 12 Edition of The Coaches Show on NFL Network (Airs Mondays at 6:30 PM ET with replays at 8:30 […]
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Yes, the NFL has another international game this season, this one in Toronto, just mere days after the Grey Cup. This was is an AFC East Division battle between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills. We get the preview from NFL Network which will carry the game. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 — 8:00 PM […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/1/2009
As I wait for ESPN’s press release on the matter, we have the Sports Business Daily coming through with a story on the overnight ratings for Monday Night Football. The anticipation for the New England Patriots-New Orleans Saints on Monday resulted in the highest overnight ratings for the series since it moved to cable in […]
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I’ve been waiting for two ESPN press releases, one on Monday Night Football’s ratings for the Pats-Saints and the other officially announcing the ESPN Los Angeles local sports website. But I received the following two releases instead, not that I mind, I’m totally into the World Cup every four years. First, ESPN announces that it […]
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In the season finale, Kenny and Adam Corolla audition for a movie based on former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. It ends up disastrous just like many things in Mayne Street. I liked this one. It’s also the last webisode in the Los Angeles part of the series.
