0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2013
We’ve survived the first full week of Fox Sports One and the premiere of new shows. We have another premiere this week, but this one on ESPN2. In addition, we get the first full week of college football as the new season begins in earnest on Thursday. Not only that, the U.S. Open gets underway […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2013
Once again, it’s another busy week. Lots of premieres of various studio programs begin this week as Fox Sports 1’s launch continues. In addition, there are plenty of live games as we speed towards the beginning of college football next week and the NFL in September. Let’s get started. TELEVISION We have a lot of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/12/2013
I have too many tabs slowing down my browsers, so that means I should do some linkage for you. Here goes. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his weekly Monday column which includes a talk with ESPN’s Jay Bilas and a look into NBC’s English Premier League coverage which kicks off in earnest this Saturday. Deitsch […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/11/2013
This is the week sports media observers have been waiting for. It’s going to be a rather busy seven days and it all culminates on Saturday, August 17 when the English Premier League starts its first season on NBC Sports Group. This is what all of us have been waiting for. No? Oh, you’re expecting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2013
Time for your look ahead in the week in sports media. It’s going to be a busy seven days. GOLF The final Major of the year in the PGA Tour takes place at the Oak Hill Country Hill East Course in Rochester, NY. TNT and CBS will team up for coverage. Here’s how it will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2013
I’ve been meaning to start a regular Monday feature and since Richard Deitsch has a weekly Monday column at SI.com and Tom Hoffarth has his Southern California Sports Calendar, I figured I would preview the upcoming week in the sports media. With a little luck, this will be a signature post on Fang’s Bites. Give […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2013
After weeks of eliminations and various challenges, we are down to the Final Two of Big Break Mexico. One of Golf Channel’s most popular series, Big Break, will crown a winner tomorrow, either Taylor Collins who will get a sponsor’s exemption to the LPGA Tour’s Lorena Ochoa Invitational or Matthew Galloway who will receive an […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2013
It’s Thursday already? My goodness, the time flies. Lots of links to get to, so little time. Let’s not delay any further. Jon Weisman at Variety recaps Keith Olbermann’s appearance at the TV Critics Association Tour and notes that his famous “Worst Person in the World” feature from Countdown will move to his new ESPN2 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2013
Golf Channel loves “Big Break.” Actually, I do too. It’s shot well and the co-hosts Tom Abbott and Stephanie Sparks make every shot sound so dramatic. And when a shot goes awry, Abbott even scolds the golfer for making a bad shot (“Oh what is he doing? That’s such a bad shot!”). Well, the new […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/20/2013
NBC Sports Group has reason to smile over its U.S. Open coverage, in particular the final round in which Justin Rose overtook Phil Mickelson. An average 8.4 million viewers watched the final round of the U.S. Open from Merion Golf Club outside Philadelphia making it the most-watched East Coast final round of the tournament in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2013
Lots of stuff to get to and so little time. Here’s the linkage. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his regular Monday sports media column in which he discusses a new hire for NBC’s Football Night in America, ESPN’s World Cup plans and Bill Simmons’ future in the NBA studio. USA Today reports that former Kansas […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2013
Ok, I wasn’t able to get to do linkage during the day so in lieu of a Friday post, I’ll make this a weekend post so you can go through these at your leisure. So while I watch some Australian Rules Football, I’ll do a nice links post for you. Let’s begin with John Ourand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/20/2013
With the passing of golfing legend Ken Venturi on Friday night, Golf Channel has decided to re-air the David Feherty interview with Venturi that originally was shown last year. The show will air at tonight at 10 ET. GOLF CHANNEL TO AIR SPECIAL ENCORE OF ‘FEHERTY’ WITH KEN VENTURI, MONDAY, 10 P.M. ET Video: Venturi […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2013
Thanks to a Sergio Garcia/Tiger Woods duel down the stretch of The Players Championship, NBC saw its highest numbers for the final round in 20 years. The Peacock saw a 5.0 rating and 7.6 million viewers. For the third round, NBC garnered a 2.6 rating and 3.7 million viewers. Golf Channel saw an average of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2013
NBC received a total of 58 nominations for the 34th annual Sports Emmy Awards. The NBC Sports Group consisting of NBC, NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC and NBCOlympics.com received the most nominations of any sports media group over ESPN, Fox Sports Media Group, CBS and Turner Sports. Of course, NBC is coming […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2013
Just received this from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the full press release of the nominations for the 34th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. NBC Sports Group received the most nominations with 58 followed by ESPN with 43 and Turner in third with 27. Bob Costas was nominated yet again for Outstanding Studio […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2013
Let’s get cracking on some fresh content on this Monday afternoon. Plenty of stuff to go over. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch’s Monday column discusses Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed reporting on the Red Carpet at The Oscars and reviews Fox’s Daytona 500 coverage. The man who started SportsGrid, ABC News legal analyst Dan Abrams, the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/24/2013
I haven’t done Sunday links in a very long while. It seems as if part of my weekends have been planned for me behind my back for almost three years straight. Finally glad to be able to do links on a weekend. Charlie White at Mashable talks about NASCAR taking down fan videos of the horrific […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2013
Starting at noon, the WGC Match Play Championships will tee off from the Dove Mountain Resort in Marana, AZ. Golf Channel and NBC Sports will team up to air more than 60 hours of coverage through Sunday. This includes 29 hours of live tournament action. And with weather expected to have an impact on play, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/19/2013
Golf Channel’s successful reality show, Big Break will head to Mexico for its 19th season. It will feature six men and six women with PGA and LPGA Tour exemptions on the line. In addition, LPGA Tour star Lorena Ochoa will take part in one of the episodes and it will be her tournament which will […]
