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 8/18/2013
After watching the debuts of Fox Sports 1’s and NBC Sports Group’s big day on Saturday, I have a few thoughts. They come in bullet form. NBC Sports Group could not have asked for a better debut with the English Premier League. NBCSN began with Premier League Live at 7 a.m. ET with host Rebecca […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2013
The other big launch on Saturday is the English Premier League on the NBC Sports Group. Two games tomorrow on NBCSN (Liverpool vs. Stoke City and Arsenal vs. Aston Villa) and another on NBC (Swansea City vs. Manchester United). NBCSN will carry pre and postgame programming hosted by Rebecca Lowe. And there will be two […]
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 8/8/2013
NBC Sports Group has announced the channel assignments for the first three weeks of the English Premier League on its NBCUniversal platforms. There will be games on NBC Sports Network, NBC, mun2, Telemundo and its newly created Premier League Extra Time overflow channels. Twelve games will be seen over the first three weeks on the […]
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Whomever thought July and August 2013 would be boring for sports media news certainly underestimated what the Big Three in Sports Television would do. We’ve seen the return of Keith Olbermann to ESPN, NASCAR ousting ESPN and Turner in favor of NBC, and Fox increasing its commitment to the sport, Fox Sports 1 making a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/7/2013
NBC Sports has issued a statement on losing the U.S. Open to Fox. Its last telecast of the nation’s golf championship will take place at the Pinehurst No. 2 Course in North Carolina from June 12-15 in 2014. In fact, Pinehurst will also host the U.S. Women’s Open a week later marking the first time […]
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Huge news. Fox becomes a player in golf as it has wrested the USGA contract from ESPN and NBC. Michael Smith of Sports Business Daily breaks the news. The contract begins in 2015 which is also the same year Fox starts its World Cup contract. Fox wins the entire enchilada meaning Fox Sports 1 will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/6/2013
If there’s any reason to pick on the networks airing an NFL preseason game, we can now stop trying to find one because of the audience for the NFL Hall of Fame Game that aired on Sunday. Last season, the game was on NFL Network as NBC had the Olympics. And the season before that, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2013
As we get closer to the launch of Fox Sports 1, the battle lines are being drawn between ESPN, Fox and NBC. ESPN is the 800 lb. gorilla in the room, the three decade incumbent who has fought off all comers to date. With the power of being in the most homes and being able […]
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 7/31/2013
Let’s do some linkage for you today. Austin Karp at Sports Business Daily notes that ESPN’s ratings in July dropped double digits in primetime. ESPN Ombudsman Robert Lipsyte talks about the poor timeslot for the Nine for IX documentary series, moving Outside the Lines, the ESPY’s and the return of Keith Olbermann. Richard Deitsch of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2013
Ok, lots of linkage to get to. Let’s not waste any time. Ken Fuchs, the Vice President of Yahoo Global Media talks about two new programs being co-produced by Yahoo and NBC Sports. John Ourand and Tripp Mickle in Sports Business Journal recap how NBC was able to land a huge NASCAR contract which will […]
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In a sign that football is truly here, NBC airs the annual NFL/Hall of Fame Game between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins live from Fawcett Stadium in Canton, OH. Al Michaels who will be honored this week with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pete Rozelle Radio & Television Award for his play-by-play of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2013
In the first year of its three-year contract with the English Premier League, NBC Sports Group has announced the first three months of its 2013-14 schedule. Overall, 130 matches will be available either on TV or online. There will be 69 available on television through NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC, Telemundo and mun2. The remaining […]
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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
Announced Saturday at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, NBC says venerable sportscaster Al Michaels will be daytime and weekend host for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. It marks the third consecutive Olympics in which Michaels will participate for NBC. He returned to Olympics broadcasting in 2010 after being absent from the […]
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 7/24/2013
Let’s do a few links. Here’s what we have for you. The Sporting News has a recap of the NBC-NASCAR deal including how Turner gave three of its races to NBC increasing its number to 20 Sprint Cup races starting in 2015. Bob Pockrass of the Sporting News says NASCAR felt moving to NBC was […]
