0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2012
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Baton Rouge, LA — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. BTN Football Pregame — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 a.m. ACC Blitz — ACC Network, noon Fox College Football Saturday — Fox, 2 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/1/2012
I’ll do a few links on this Thursday. Can you believe it’s November already? Michael Hiestand of USA Today says the NBA’s television partners are still setting their lineups as the season begins. Hiestand reports that the Mitt Romney campaign is throwing a monkey wrench at ESPN in its attempts to get the GOP Presidential […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/30/2012
I hope those of you in the Mid-Atlantic states are ok after Hurricane Sandy. I’m lucky to still have power after yesterday’s gusts in Southern New England. I know many are not. Hopefully you’re ok after Sandy and you can start getting back to normal. Let’s do some linkage for you. Michael Hiestand of USA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2012
Let’s now complete the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Check it out. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 8 “I’ve been a Sanchez supporter and have said that you need to stay with your quarterback, but it’s time to make the change.” – Tony Dungy on the […]
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After we learned Friday that ESPN and Fox had dropped out of the bidding for the US rights to the English Premier League, NBC makes it official tonight that it will become the new home of the world’s most popular football league. Overall, NBCUniversal’s properties, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo, Mun2 and NBCSports.com will be […]
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And we conclude the Sunday quotage with NBC’s preview of Football Night in America’s Bob Costas interviews. Tonight, Bob talks with Denver Broncos exec John Elway plus New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins in advance of the Sunday Night Football matchup between New Orleans and Denver. Here’s the preview. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – […]
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This is up late once again and I’m getting ready for Hurricane Sandy as it speeds up the East Coast into the Northeast. Well, let’s provide the Week 8 Viewing Guide in The League Where They Play for Pay. So why is this a Sunday unlike any other? Well, Hurricane Sandy is going to have […]
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And our last Sunday NFL preview is from NBC Sports and its look at this week’s Sunday Night Football matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Denver Broncos live from the new Mile High Stadium. NBC is promoting the QB duel between the Saints’ Drew Brees and the Broncos’ Peyton Manning. Al Michaels and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/27/2012
Time for some long overdue sports media thoughts. They’re all in bullet form. And the thoughts have to do with NBC Sports/NBC Sports Network. NBC Sports Network will finally get its man on Monday when it picks up the TV portion of the Dan Patrick Show and its accompanying show, The Box Score. Since the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2012
Once again, the extremely connected John Ourand of Sports Business Journal has broken yet another story involving the sports television bidding process. He breaks news that the current rightsholders for the US rights for the English Premier League, Fox and ESPN have dropped out of the bidding for the upcoming three year contract that would […]
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The worst-kept secret on where the TV portion of The Dan Patrick Show will air on Monday, will finally be made during halftime of Sunday Night Football. This has been drawn out, but it’s a great way to build up the suspense. Dan will finally say that the show will move to NBC Sports Network […]
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, 11:30 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2012
Now let’s finish the Sunday NFL pregame quotage with NBC’s Football Night in America. Wanted to pass my condolences to Cris Collinsworth whose father passed away last week. Here’s the quotage from NBC. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” NOTES & QUOTES – WEEK 7 “Eli is the best quarterback in the NFL.” – Rodney Harrison on […]
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Tonight, Bob Costas interviews Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton in advance of tonight’s Sunday Night Football game. The interviews will be seen on Football Night in America which airs at 7 p.m. on NBC. Bob will host the show live from Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati while Dan Patrick […]
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I have some time on this NFL Sunday to provide some rare weekend linkage. Let’s get to it. Chris Chase at USA Today’s Game On blog notes that Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder has confirmed that he’s dating ESPN College GameDay’s Samantha Steele. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News talks about the Pac-12 Networks being made […]
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On Sunday night, NBC has the AFC North Division blood rivalry game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals live from Paul Brown Stadium. It’s the first time that the Bengals have hosted Sunday Night Football since it went to NBC in 2007. In addition, analyst Cris Collinsworth gets a “home” game as he lives […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2012
All Times Eastern Week 7 NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, 11 a.m. The NFL Today […]
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Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Gainesville, FL — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. BTN Football Pregame — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. ACC Blitz — ACC Network, noon College Football Today — CBS, 3 p.m. College Football Scoreboard — ESPN2, 3 p.m. College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2012
Let’s take a look at what NBC is saying about its number one series in all of primetime, Sunday Night Football. Once again, it cleaned up in Week 6 even with the Green Bay Packers blowout of the Houston Texans and with Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Fox. Sunday’s game received […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/15/2012
We have a press release from NBC Sports Group in regards to a new agreement with Formula 1. The races had been aired mostly on Speed with a few on Fox. Starting next year, the races go to NBC/NBC Sports Network. Of the 20 races that are run worldwide, 16 will air on NBC Sports […]
