0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/27/2012
With a rainy day in Southern New England, it’s time to provide you with some media links. Lots of them on a Friday. You can check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertainment programming suggestions. Now to the links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with NBC’s Al Michaels about calling his […]
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Throughout the weekend, NBC Sports will have live coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championship from HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. The main event will be the Ladies Free Skate on Saturday night. NBC will have it live at 9 p.m. ET. Other coverage will be live including the Free Dance on Saturday afternoon […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/26/2012
NBC starts Super Bowl Week with the airing of the 2012 Pro Bowl live from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI. Calling the game live will be Dan Hicks and Mike Mayock. Doug Flutie (!), coming over from NBC Sports Network, joins Hicks and Mayock in the booth. Roaming the sidelines will be Alex Flanagan and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2012
I haven’t provided links on schedule so let me try to do it now. We begin with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who talks about NBCUniversal’s big plans to blanket Super Bowl XLVI next week. Wow. The secret organization Anonymous plans to attack ESPN.com over its support of SOPA and PIPA. In case anyone from […]
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On Tuesday, I gave you NBCUniversal’s programming for Super Bowl Week. Apparently, that was just the tip of the iceberg as we’ll get even more networks and more shows with a Super Bowl theme on the NBCUniversal family. But that’s later. Right now, I’m going to give you the overview of what the NBC Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2012
I just received the NBCUniversal Media Guide for Super Bowl XLVI. You know that NBC will be airing Super Bowl XLVI live from Indianapolis on February 5. You may not know the ancillary programming that will be shown on the networks of NBCUniversal during Super Bowl Week. Among the highlights: NBC Pro Bowl — January […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2012
I’ll do some links that I’ve gathered over the day. You deserve some. Michael Hiestand of USA Today discusses the monster ratings for Championship Sunday in the NFL. Michael says with NBC reacquiring the rights to the Breeders Cup, ESPN has gotten out of the horse racing business. And Michael discusses Jim Rome’s CBS debut […]
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NBC lost the Breeders Cup in 2005 to ESPN and this was after NBC had aired the inaugural set of races in 1984 and had remained a partner until 2005. Now after a six year absence, NBC Sports has regained the Breeders Cup and will use its cable partner, NBC Sports Network to air most […]
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This press release came around midnight and I give credit to NBC for gathering the thoughts of its NFL announcers and analysts on the upcoming Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the New York Football Giants. Of course, NBC will air the game on February 5 starting in the vicinity of 6:30 […]
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Time for some sports media thoughts once again. I owe you some since I wasn’t able to do them after last Monday’s post. As always, they come in bullet form. Since I was out for most of the afternoon on Sunday, I missed the Pregame coverage and 3/4 of the AFC Championship Game, but I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2012
Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis, IN Sunday, February 5, 2012 — New England Patriots (home team) vs. New York Giants — NBC/Dial Global Radio, 6:30 p.m. Announcers — NBC, Al Michaels/Cris Collinsworth/Michele Tafoya/Alex Flanagan; Dial Global Radio, Kevin Harlan/Boomer Esiason/James Lofton/Mark Malone Pregame — NBC, Hosts: Bob Costas and Dan Patrick/Analysts: Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison/Dial […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/21/2012
Starting Sunday, the networks of NBC Sports will team up for four NHL games over a span of four days. NBC Sports will have its Game of the Week with the Washington Capitals at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Then NBC Sports Network comes in with its usual nightly NHL game between Monday and Wednesday. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2012
Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back with another edition of our podcast. In our News of the Week segment, Keith and I looked at yet another record rating for the NFL, this time for Divisional Playoff Weekend as the New York Giants-Green Bay Packers viewership helped to pace the numbers. From […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2012
Don’t have time to provide a full set of links today so I’ll give you what I’ve culled thus far. Some good stuff here. Some stories from this week’s Sports Business Journal. First, John Ourand reports that ESPN and MLB could butt heads over TV Everywhere streaming rights. ESPN has its model. MLB has its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/15/2012
Here are the schedules and times for Sunday to decide the teams for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on February 5, 2012. The games are scheduled for 3:10 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. ET officially. AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, Foxboro, MA Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots — CBS, 3 p.m., Jim Nantz/Phil Simms/Steve Tasker NFC CHAMPIONSHIP, San […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2012
As my computer churns away with another silly Windows Update, it’s time for a few thoughts on the sports media. They are in bullet form as always. The signing of Jim Rome by CBS Sports is a big one. As CBS Sports Network attempts to expand from its regular diet of college sports, it nabs […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/12/2012
This is what I’ve been hoping for as an NHL fan since NBC signed its new 10 year contract signed on for the rights to air hockey games. Starting Saturday, NBC and NBC Sports Network will have five days of NHL games beginning with the the season premiere of the NHL on NBC as the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2012
Let’s do some links on this Tuesday. Michael Hiestand from USA Today writes that a tepid LSU-Alabama rematch drew the BCS National Championship Game’s lowest overnight rating ever on ESPN. Mike McCarthy of USA Today reports that former ESPN analyst Sean Salisbury has either quit or been fired from his MTV2 Lingerie Football League gig. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2012
Been busy again today, but I’ll try to post as many links here as possible. Don’t know if I can do a complete set, but I’ll see what I can do. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand hears from ESPN’s Brent Musburger who calls tonight’s BCS National Championship Game. Tom Weir of USA Today says Tim Tebow […]
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I have not received a press release from Fox as of yet and when that happens, you know that the numbers for yesterday’s Atlanta-New York Giants NFC Wild Card Playoff game were lower than expected. First, with a 24-2 result, people tuned out early. Second, the game was in the 1 p.m. Sunday timeslot meaning […]
