0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/22/2010
I’m monitoring the conference call being held by the NCAA which announces the long-term agreement between CBS/Turner Sports and the NCAA for the NCAA Tournament. Jim Isch, interim President of the NCAA; Sean McManus, President of CBS News and Sports and David Levy, President of Turner Sports are in attendance. Isch begins by saying the […]
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Let’s do the Thursday links. I’m waiting on an employee who was supposed to be here at 9:30. It’s now past ten. Not good when someone’s late. Here are your links. USA Today’s Vicki Michaelis looks at the legacy of former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch who died yesterday at the age of […]
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This just coming in now, it’s been confirmed that CBS Sports and Turner will combine to air the NCAA Tournament starting in 2011. It’s a 14 year contract, but terms have not been announced. I received an e-mail from both CBS Sports and Turner Sports announcing a conference call at 12:30 today which will unveil […]
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ESPN, the network of the BCS and several college conferences, has picked six Big Ten football games to air this fall. You can see where they fall. Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Iowa are involved in these matchups, not necessarily against each other. Take a look. ESPN Selects Six Big Ten College […]
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I’m grouping three press releases here. All deal with the NFL, two with the Draft and one on embattled Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Let’s deal with the Draft first since it begins tonight and continues through Saturday. Sports Illustrated informs us on its coverage and says it will offer live video coverage on its […]
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GolfPGA Tour/Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 1st round – Golf Channel, 3 p.m. MLBAmerican League Cleveland at Minnesota – MLB Network/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.New York Yankees at Oakland – YES/Comcast SportsNet California, 3:30 p.m.Texas at Red Sox – MLB Network/Fox Sports Southwest/NESN, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox – Sun Sports/Comcast SportsNet Chicago […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/21/2010
Let’s go over the golf tournaments you’ll be seeing on TV. Plenty of golf to watch and there are four tours in action. First, from Golf Channel and the times of the events being aired. Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: April 22-25 News and Live Tournament Coverage from Zurich Classic of New Orleans Ken Green […]
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After being busy for much of the day, time to do some linkage. Better late than never. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says both ESPN and NFL Network are pulling out the star power for their coverage of the NFL Draft in primetime on Thursday and Friday. Peter Barzilai of USA Today’s Daily Pitch blog says […]
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Back with another edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I return to discuss the latest news in the sports media. Today, we talk about the release of the NFL schedule including a few quirks like Sunday Night Football not taking a week off for the World Series. […]
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We have the schedule through next Monday for the Turner Sports partners of the NBA. TNT and NBA TV continue plugging along except for Friday which is ESPN’s day. Here’s the press release. TNT and NBA TV Continue with Extensive First Round Coverage of the 2010 NBA Playoffs TNT’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs continues tonight, April […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2010
With the U.S. Open being played at the lovely Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, NBC and ESPN will take advantage of the time difference between the East and West coasts and extend play into the evening hours for all four rounds. This is something I like and wish the West Coast tournaments would do […]
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This is why you have MLB Network. It continues to pick up live inventory and this time, it’s Minor League Baseball. No details if MLB Network would take the local broadcasts, I would think that would be the case, but the channel announces that it will also carry the Triple A All-Star Game and that […]
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In February, we heard about NFL Network and DirecTV overtures to lure Chris Berman away from ESPN. Then late last month, the Big Lead learned that Berman would remain at ESPN. Now, we have the official word from the Mothership that Berman has signed a contract extension. Details of the contract have not been released, […]
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Last night, the New York Emmy Awards were handed out and it turned out that MSG Network was the big overall winner with 15. As far as sports networks, SNY had 5, YES took in 3 and MSG Plus won 1. Here are the winners in the sports categories. The entire list can be seen […]
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English Premier LeagueLiverpool vs. West Ham United – ESPN2, 2:55 p.m. MLBAmerican LeagueTampa Rays at Red Sox – MLB Network/Fox Sports Florida/NESN, 11 a.m.Kansas City at Toronto – Fox Sports Kansas City/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.Baltimore at Seattle – MASN2/FSN Northwest, 10 p.m.Detroit at Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports Detroit/Fox Sports Prime Ticket, 10 p.m. National […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2010
It’s mind boggling to think the World Cup is not that far upon us. Consider it’s mid-April and in less than two months from now the event begins in South Africa. ESPN has been undergoing a big promotional push and it’s really bringing in the big guns to prove it. The Alleged Worldwide Leader announced […]
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While NFL Network will have the official announcement of the NFL regular season schedule, ESPN will not be left behind. It will have its own SportsCenter special which runs first on ESPN2 Tuesday night and then picks up on the Mothership. Here’s a quickie blurb from ESPN. SportsCenter Special: Schedule ReleaseTuesday, April 20 – 7-9 […]
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Catching on some press releases from last week and posting them while I have a chance. Here are highlights of a media conference call ESPN conducted involving Monday Night Football analysts Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski as well as MNF producer Jay Rothman regarding ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft later this week. NFL Draft […]
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This week, the UEFA Champions League heads to the semifinal round. This week and next, you’ll see the four teams hoping to get to the finals in May in Madrid. And that final will be aired live on Fox on May 22. Here are the coverage plans for the Champions League Final Four. UEFA CHAMPIONS […]
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Coming on Monday, Universal Sports will offer national coverage of the Boston Marathon. As some parts of Massachusetts have what is known as Patriots Day off, the Marathon is run as well as the Red Sox having an early 11 a.m. game. So coverage for the Marathon begins at 9:30 a.m. ET. Universal Sports’ Coverage […]
