0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2014
Back in June 2011 when NBC won the bidding over ESPN and Fox for the Olympics, I posted the U.S. broadcast rights fee for the Olympics since 1960. Back then, it was thought that the Peacock had overbid for the four Olympics in the contract, the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the 2016 Games in Rio, […]
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Here’s a deal that would make former NBC Sports President Dick Ebersol proud. NBCUniversal, the home of the Olympics dating back to 1988 will continue its current deal that would have expired in 2020 with the Tokyo games and extended it through the year 2032. This gives NBC rights to all platforms, broadcast and cable […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/6/2014
Here’s the listing of the 35th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. They were handed out in New York tonight to an appreciative audience at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Time Warner Center. Overall, NBC led all networks with six Emmy Awards, Fox/HBO Sports/MLB Network won 5 and ESPN received four. In an upset, Bob […]
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Tonight is the end of a 20 games in 20 days/nights streak for Pierre McGuire. He’s not working a game tonight for NBC Sports Group. He’s attending the Sports Emmy Awards in New York so in his place at Game 3 of the Boston-Montreal series will be Eddie Olczyk. Kenny Albert will be on the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2014
Ok, the NHL on NBC announcing assignments are out for today and through Thursday this week. Kenny Albert and Pierre McGuire will be working the Boston-Montreal series. Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk and McGuire will call the New York Rangers-Pittsburgh series. Dave Strader and Brian Engblom are on Chicago-Minnesota while John Forslund and Brian Hayward are […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2014
California Chrome blew away a field of 19 horses at the famed Twin Spires of Churchill Downs on Saturday making it a heavy favorite to complete the Triple Crown. It would be the first horse since Seattle Slew in 1978 to finish horse racing’s toughest feat. California Chrome took the lead in the final turn […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2014
Thanks to the NBC Sports public relations people, we have the weekend announcing assignments for the four games that will be shown on NBC and NBCSN. Today, NBC airs Game 2 of Montreal at Boston at 12:30 p.m. It will lead into NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage and if the game goes into overtime, the game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/1/2014
After an amazing three Games 7 in the first round on Wednesday night, we jump right into the NHL Stanley Cup 2nd Round with the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens series. With CBC a lame duck with the NHL, it won’t get B’s-Montreal in its traditional Hockey Night in Canada time slot this Saturday and NBC gets […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2014
In a rare case of harmonic convergence, the NHL has three series-ending Games 7 tonight. The NBC Sports Group will air all of the games, two on NBCSN and one on CNBC. NBCSN has the natural East-West doubleheader with Game 7 of the Philadelphia-New York Rangers series at 7 p.m. ET then the deciding game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2014
With one game tonight and a New York team involved, it means that the NHL on NBC “A” team will be on Game 6 of the Rangers at Philadelphia tonight. Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre “Tootsie” McGuire are on the call. And if there’s a Game 7 in this series, the same three will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2014
Let’s take a look at tonight’s three NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games, all of which are potential series clinchers. Only one game is an original NBC production, New York Rangers at Philadelphia on NBCSN which has Kenny Albert and America’s Nightmare Pierre McGuire will be on the call. Colorado at Minnesota on CNBC will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2014
Let’s list the NHL on NBC announcements for the weekend. NBC airs the potential series clinching Game 5 between Detroit and Boston today. And it will have a doubleheader tomorrow. Here’s what NBC is saying about its assignments this weekend. NHL on NBC ANNOUNCING ASSIGNMENTS FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 26 & SUNDAY, APRIL 27 (All times […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/24/2014
Tonight, the NBC Sports Group will air three NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games, two of which will be original productions, Game 4 of Boston at Detroit on NBCSN at 8 p.m. ET and Game 4 of Colorado at Minnesota at CNBC at 9:30 p.m. ET. The third game, Game 4 of San Jose at Los […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2014
The Sunday Night Football schedule is now out. As usual, it’s a blockbuster including the season opener on Thursday, September 4 with defending Super Bowl Champion Seattle hosting the Green Bay Packers in the Great Northwest. Also included in the schedule is Indianapolis at Denver as Peyton Manning faces his former team at Mile Hile […]
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We have the assignments for the NHL on NBC not just for tonight but through Friday. In addition, NBC has released its broadcast schedule for Saturday as well. As expected, Boston-Detroit will go into NBC’s spot at 3 p.m. ET and other games go to NBCSN in primetime. Tonight, CNBC and NBCSN will divide three […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/22/2014
Four games tonight across the NBC Sports Group and two of them are simulcasts. NHL Network is airing Game 4 of Tampa Bay at Montreal through CBC. NBCSN is taking Game 3 of San Jose-Los Angeles from Comcast SportsNet California. Boston-Detroit on NBCSN and New York Rangers at Philly on CNBC are NBC Sports productions. […]
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One of the best things to come out of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the Tara & Johnny Show from the figure skating venue, will be in the spotlight once again in May. Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir who were just tremendous in their commentary and in bringing fashion to the broadcast booth, will be out […]
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For the first time since NBC carried the AFC package, the Peacock will carry an NFL Divisional Playoff Game. It means the great Wild Card Saturday doubleheader on NBC will be a thing of the past. It does mean NBC’s NFL postseason portfolio will consist of one NFL wild Card Playoff game and one Divisional […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/21/2014
MONDAY, APRIL 21 (All times ET) Time Coverage Network Commentators 6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Kathryn Tappen, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones 7 p.m. Game 3 – (1) Pittsburgh at (4) Columbus NBCSN Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire 7 p.m. Game 3 – (1) Colorado at (4) Minnesota NHL Network (TSN Simulcast) Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro, Farhan […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2014
In keeping with a tradition started by Fox Sports two years ago, the networks of NBCUniversal will be all over the final day of the English Premier League season on Sunday, May 11. Utilizing 12 networks to 10 games plus streaming online, NBCU will give fans access to all of the games which will determine […]
