0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/18/2010
Saturday, June 19 BoxingWorld Boxing Classic/WBA Super Middleweight Championship, Andre Ward vs. Allan Green, Showtime, 10 p.m. College World SeriesTCU vs. Florida State – ESPN, 2 p.m.Florida vs. UCLA – ESPN, 7 p.m. GolfLPGA Tour/Shop Rite LPGA Classic, 2nd round – Golf Channel, 4:30 p.m.U.S. Open, 3rd round – NBC, 4:30 p.m. MLBInterleagueAnaheim Angels at […]
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GolfLPGA Tour/ShopRite LPGA Classic, 1st round – Golf Channel, 3 p.m.U.S. Open, 2nd round – ESPN, 1 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m./ESPN, 5 p.m. MLBInterleagueAnaheim Angels at Chicago Cubs – Fox Sports West/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.Arizona at Detroit – Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Washington – MLB Network/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/MASN, 7 […]
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With the U.S. Open taking place at Pebble Beach, only the LPGA is in action and that is what Golf Channel has this weekend. To be honest, it’s a bad time for the LPGA to play opposite the U.S. Open. Here are the details. Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: June 18-20 LPGA Tour Returns to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2010
Since ESPN’s inception in 1979, one of the events it has covered every year has been the College World Series in Omaha, NE. It’s always a fun event to watch and with this being the final year it’s being played in the venerable Rosenblatt Stadium, it’s a bit melancholy as well. Next year, the event […]
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I’ll do as much linkage as I can. I was at a jobsite already and I have to go out later so while I can, I’ll provide some links. First, technology writer Edward C. Baig of USA Today writes that he enjoyed watching the World Cup in 3-D, but it will take more than that […]
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GolfU.S. Open, 1st round – ESPN, 1 p.m./NBC, 3 p.m./ESPN, 5 p.m. MLBInterleagueColorado at Minnesota – MLB Network/Fox Sports North, 1 p.m.Washington at Detroit – MASN/Fox Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.Oakland at Chicago Cubs – Comcast SportsNet California/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m.Arizona at Red Sox – Fox Sports Arizona/NESN, 6 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2010
This is a review of the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary titled “June 17th, 1994” directed by Brett Morgen. As in the previous “30 for 30” documentaries, there is not a narrator. “June 17th, 1994” goes one step further by not even providing talking head interviews to give perspective. Instead, existing news and sports footage […]
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Coming up tonight at 10 East/7 West, NFL Network will air an interview between host Rich Eisen and Green Bay Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy regarding the latest in the NFL labor negotiations. From what’s been reported, they seem to be a bit contentious, but both sides say they want to avoid a lockout […]
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Here’s what you’ll see on NFL Network through next Tuesday. NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (6/16-6/22) INTERVIEW WITH PACKERS PRESIDENT & CEO MARK MURPHY ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS WEDNESDAY Giants DE Osi Umenyiora & Lions T Jon Jansen In-Studio Guest Analysts on NFL Total Access Friday ’32 Teams in 32 Days’ Focuses on Seahawks, Jaguars, Panthers, […]
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We have a whole host of U.S. Open-related press releases and they’re from NBC, ESPN Radio, and Sirius XM. We’ll need to do a jump break, but first, we’ll give you what NBC Sports is saying about the Open which is going to be in primetime all four days. TIGER WOODS, PHIL MICKELSON & GOLF’S […]
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I’m a member of a program from ABC called Insider Access and every once in a while I receive e-mails about network programming that for the most part doesn’t interest me, I got an e-mail that caught my eye. Normally, I pay no attention to “The View“, however, ABC Insider Access mentioned that men will […]
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It’s time for another edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast. Our guest this week is Pawtucket Red Sox radio voice Dan Hoard who also calls the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football and basketball games. And he’ll be calling the Cincinnati Bengals exhibition games on TV in August. But before I tell what we discuss […]
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ESPN puts out this press release that ABC won the primetime ratings with NBA Finals Game 6. As Sports Media Watch pointed out, the ratings were lower from Game 5. But take a look at this release. NBA Finals Deliver Sixth Straight Primetime Win for ABC Third NBA Finals Game 7 in 22 Years to […]
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Been busy the last couple of days. Monday I was in the home office, but unable to blog as I wanted. And yesterday, I was at a jobsite all day preventing me from blogging. So I’ll try to catch up today giving you some linkage. I also hope to finally get to that review of […]
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Joining some illustrious names like Scotty Connal, Don Ohlmeyer, Michael Weisman and Terry O’Neil, Sam Flood becomes the 7th Executive Producer of NBC Sports. It was announced yesterday. Here’s the release from NBC Sports. SAM FLOOD NAMED SEVENTH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IN NBC SPORTS HISTORY “NBC Olympics Production Group” Formed NEW YORK – June 15, 2010 […]
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MLBInterleagueBaltimore at San Francisco – MLB Network/MASN/Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, 3:30 p.m.Toronto at San Diego – Rogers Sportsnet, 6:30 p.m.Arizona at Red Sox – Fox Sports Arizona/NESN, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh – Comcast SportsNet Chicago/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Anaheim Angels – Fox Sports Wisconsin/Fox Sports West, 7 p.m.New York Mets at Cleveland […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2010
MLBInterleagueArizona at Red Sox – Fox Sports Arizona/NESN, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh – Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus/FSN Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.New York Mets at Cleveland – SNY/STO, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at New York Yankees – MLB Network/WPHL/WWOR, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Atlanta – Sun Sports/Peachtree TV, 7 p.m.Texas at Florida – Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2010
Imagine you’re playing MLB 2K10 on your Microsoft Xbox and you wanted to compare how one of your plays compare to the real thing. Come November you can. ESPN and Microsoft have signed a deal that brings live streaming sports events to the Xbox through ESPN3.com and streaming video content from ESPN.com. You’ll have to […]
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Tennis Channel announces that it has signed Jimmy Connors for its Wimbledon coverage which begins next Monday, June 21. As Tennis Channel is not the main U.S. cable rightsholder for the event, ESPN2 is, the network will air taped coverage at night with segments introduced by host Bill Macatee, Martina Navratilova and now Connors. One […]
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Thanks to a major market Stanley Cup Final and the resurgence of the Chicago Blackhawks, the NHL saw a rise in ratings across the board in both Canada and the US. NHL officials tell us that the league saw an increase on its website, NHLShop.com and on Google. Let’s get to the press release. STANLEY […]
