0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2013
Byes: Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay & Washington Thursday, October 3 Studio & Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/2/2013
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, October 3 Studio & Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 4 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m. 7:30 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2013
Let’s complete the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with the Football Night in America post from NBC. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 4 “Seattle and Denver clearly are the best teams in the league.” – Rodney Harrison “He is the best quarterback I have ever faced. He is the best quarterback […]
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In advance of tonight’s New England at Atlanta game on NBC, Football Night in America will feature interviews with former San Diego and New England safety Rodney Harrison interviewing Falcons wide receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones. Football Night in America will also feature an interview with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. As usual, Bob Costas […]
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So any blackouts today? No, none. Through four weeks, all games have been sold out ensuring fans in all of the home markets can watch their favorite teams. Now, depending on where you live, that may not be a good thing. There’s a game in London today? Yes. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2013
Well, this has been a wild eight days. A small podcast sets in motion a turn of events that not even the most clairvoyant medium could see. It all began last week when your humble blogger interviewed Michelle Beadle for the Sports Media Weekly podcast and she expressed frustration over not being able get network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2013
Thursday, September 26 Studio & Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Preview — NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFL Prekick Show — NFL Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/25/2013
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, September 26 Studio & Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Fox College Thursday — Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m. Inside […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/24/2013
After receiving criticism for butchering the 2012 Paralympics in London, NBC Sports Group has signed a new deal with the International Paralympic Committee that significantly increases its commitment to the Games. Announced today, NBC Sports Group will air 116 hours from the 2014 and 2016 Paralympics over NBC and NBCSN and also features live online […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2013
After a week’s absence, it’s time for The Week Ahead to return. With the season turning to fall, baseball points towards the postseason, college football has some decent games in Week 5 after some horrible games this past weekend, the English Premier League speeds on with more good matches and the NFL heads to London. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/22/2013
Let’s provide you the last set of quotage for the night. We end with NBC’s Football Night in America. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 3 “He will enter an inpatient facility to undergo substance abuse rehab and obviously he will not play Thursday night.” – Peter King on 49ers LB […]
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In advance of tonight’s Chicago-Pittsburgh Sunday Night Football game, Bob Costas will have an interview with Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall in which he will state that he loves quarterback Jay Cutler. Here’s a partial transcript. BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS BRANDON MARSHALL Football Night in America Preview – Week 3 “He’s one of my best friends. […]
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And with the Chicago Bears taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers, NBC has its preview of the premier primetime game of the week. Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will be at Heinz Field for the game. Bob Costas will be at the game to host Football Night in America and he’ll be joined by […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/19/2013
Back for another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast. It’s definitely a newsworthy edition. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back to talk about the current events in sports media and a guest in the world of TV and radio. As usual, we have a “Third Man In” and this week, […]
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Thursday, September 19 Studio & Pregame Shows Around the League Live — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff: Thursday Night Football Pregame — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Prekick Show — NFL Network, 8 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/18/2013
More viewing news for the NFL. Three of its games are the most watched programs of the week. Here’s the press release from the National Football League. NFL GAMES THREE MOST-WATCHED SHOWS OF THE WEEK NFL Network Posts Most-Watched Season Opener Games Top Local Ratings in 29 of 30 NFL Markets NFL telecasts ranked 1-2-3 […]
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Marking another milestone in his illustrious career, NBC points out that Sunday marks the 25th time that Al Michaels will call a primetime NFL game in the city of Pittsburgh. Whether at Three Rivers Stadium or Heinz Field, this also becomes the 7th team for which Michaels has called at least 25 primetime games on […]
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Time for some linkage. Haven’t done any in a long time. My apologies for that. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal speaks with CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus about the future of CBS Sports Network. Tripp Mickle of Sports Business Daily writes that Nationwide will not sponsor NASCAR’s secondary race tour after 2014. Jason McIntyre […]
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Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Announcing Assignments Courtesy of Your Eye on the Sports Sky and Air Thursday, September 19 Studio & Pregame Shows CFB Daily — ESPNU, 1 p.m. ESPNU Film Room — ESPNU, 4 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m. College Football Live — ESPN, 7 p.m. Inside College Football […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/15/2013
We finish the quotage from the Sunday NFL pregame shows with NBC’s Football Night in America. Take a look at what was said during Sunday night’s edition. NOTES & QUOTES FROM “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” — WEEK 2 “We don’t know what a legitimate hit is anymore.” – Dan Patrick “Defensive players have to be […]
