0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2010
Let’s do some links for you on this Sunday. Lots of stuff to go over now. Starting with Barry Wilner of the Associated Press writes that the NFL is helping to produce a Broadway play on the late Green Bay Packers coach, Vince Lombardi. Dave Anderson of the New York Times writes about the NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2010
I owe my friends at National Geographic Channel some space so I’ll provide you two previews of upcoming programs, one on Sunday and the other on Monday. Thanks to publicist Minjae Ormes for sending these to me. Our first preview is for Lost Gold of the Dark Ages which airs on Sunday night at 9 […]
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I have two releases for you, both from Comcast-owned networks regarding ratings for the NHL. Let’s go to Versus first which says it had a very good opening night for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. VERSUS SKATES INTO PLAYOFFS WITH MOST-WATCHED OPENING NIGHT ON CABLE SINCE 2004 NEW YORK, N.Y. – VERSUS earned a .5 […]
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We have this release from HBO regarding tonight’s installment of 24/7 Mayweather/Mosley. Check it out. 24/7 MAYWEATHER/MOSLEY APRIL 17 EPISODE Episode # 2 Debut: SATURDAY, APRIL 17 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/ 6:30-7:00 p.m. PT) Other HBO playdates: April 17 (12:15 a.m. ET/9:15 p.m. PT), 18 (10:15 a.m.), 19 (9:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m., 1:00 […]
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Thanks to CBS, we have the open for tonight’s Strikeforce card. Gus Johnson voices it as he’ll call the action for CBS. The theme is “What are champions made of?” The Strikeforce on CBS card airs tonight at 9 ET/PT.
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NBA TV has released a couple of quotes of the interview TNT analyst John Thompson conducted with Michael Jordan. This interview will be aired for the first time on Sunday. Here are details from NBA TV. NBA TV TO FEATURE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NEW CHARLOTTE BOBCATS OWNER MICHAEL JORDAN – Interview with NBA TV’s John […]
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Let’s do some Saturday links today. Trying to bring as much content to you as possible. Starting with R. Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News who writes that ESPN and TNT are hoping to use the postseason to build upon their NBA regular season ratings. Milton Kent from Fanhouse says NBC has announced that it lost […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2010
I’ll give you two press releases promoting programming on Sunday. The first is from NBA TV featuring an interview with basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. Former Georgetown coach and TNT analyst John Thompson conducts the question-and-answer session with Jordan who recently named as the new owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. NBA TV to Air […]
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This Sunday, NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series goes deep in the heart of Texas for the 500 mile race. Here’s what Fox Sports is saying about the event. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES NASCAR on FOX Goes Full Throttle in Texas Darrell Waltrip Is Not Surprised to See Kasey Kahne Move To Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR […]
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A hockey press release for you now. NBC has a double dip of playoff action this weekend as the network’s hockey crew starts in Western New York on Saturday, then heads to Detroit on Sunday. This is NBC’s press release previewing this weekend’s action. NBC SPORTS’ NHL PLAYOFF COVERAGE BEGINS SATURDAY WITH VANCOUVER OLYMPICS MVP […]
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Ok, I’m late with this press release, but this is what you’ll see on the national networks this weekend and beyond that for baseball. Starting with Fox Sports, we have three games on Saturday, only one of which you’ll see in your area. Note that in just the second game for Fox, Joe Buck is […]
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Let’s do the Friday megalinks. Lots of stuff to get to so let’s not delay. Of course, you can check out your weekend sports and entertainment programming by heading to the Weekend Viewing Picks. National We begin with John Ourand and Michael Smith from the Sports Business Journal who report that ESPN is dropping out […]
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Saturday, April 17 Boxing24/7 Mayweather/Mosley – HBO, 9:30 p.m. World Championship Boxing/IBF Super Middleweight Title, Lucian Bute vs. Edison Miranda and WBC/WBO Middleweight Title, Kelly Pavlik vs. Sergio Martinez – HBO, 10 p.m. English Premier LeagueManchester City vs. Manchester United – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.Birmingham City vs. Hull City – Fox Soccer Plus, 9:55 a.m. Blackburn […]
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Happening now, Sports Business Daily is reporting that ESPN has decided not to increase its bid for an expanded NCAA Tournament. This means that a combined bid by CBS/Turner Sports will likely win the rights for the men’s basketball tourney over a 14 year period. SBD’s John Ourand and Michael Smith report that the rights […]
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GolfPGA Tour/Verizon Heritage, 2nd round – Golf Channel, 3 p.m. MLBAmerican LeagueAnaheim Angels at Toronto – Fox Sports West/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Cleveland – WCIU/STO, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Red Sox – Sun Sports/NESN, 7 p.m.Texas at New York Yankees – KXTA/YES, 7 p.m.Kansas City at Minnesota – Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2010
Golf Channel was certainly busy last week covering The Masters and did a great job with its team in Augusta and at the channel’s headquarters in Orlando. I’m thinking down the line that Golf Channel has to get its hand on one of the major tournaments down the line, but before that happens, you have […]
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CBS continued to ride a big ratings wave of momentum for the final round of The Masters on Sunday. With plenty of attention on Tiger Woods, we saw that the story went from Tiger to Phil Mickelson as Lefty put his stamp on this year’s tournament. Saturday saw the largest audience for The Masters in […]
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In a move that no one saw coming, Conan O’Brien, late of NBC,
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MLBAmerican LeagueKansas City at Detroit – Fox Sports Kansas City/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.Texas at Cleveland – Fox Sports Southwest/WKYC, 3 p.m.Red Sox at Minnesota – ESPN/NESN/Fox Sports North, 4 p.m.Oakland at Seattle – Comcast SportsNet California/FSN Northwest, 6:30 p.m.Tampa Bay at Baltimore – Fox Sports Florida/MASN2, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Toronto – Comcast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2010
After making its selections for the NHL Conference Quarterfinals, CBC has issued this press release announcing the series it will air. It has the first pick of the Canadian teams involved and it ensures it gets Vancouver which is featured in most of its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts and Ottawa which is playing defending […]
