0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2011
I’m not going to go too wild on this. Other sites are doing similar posts as well. I’ll provide what I feel are the best calls in Sports Broadcasting this year. The only way to do this is to post videos and that’s what I’ll do. I know I said Best and Worst earlier, but […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/30/2011
Time for the Fang’s Bites Sports Media Year in Review. The year isn’t big enough for a Top Ten, but it is big enough for a Big Dozen. Let’s get to the list and we’ll count down from 12 and also have some Honorable Mentions. 12. ESPN The Book One of the most anticipated books […]
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NFL TV Coverage Maps (the506.com) Blackouts: None NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at New England — Don Criqui/Randy Cross Indianapolis at Jacksonville — Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein New York Jets at Miami — Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Tennessee at Houston — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/29/2011
Let’s give you some linkage on this Thursday. We begin with Fox NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira who doesn’t mince words on ESPN’s Jon Gruden. Bob’s Blitz reacts to Pereira’s strong post. Jill Goldsmith of Variety says the clock is ticking for MSG Network and Time Warner Cable to hash out a new carriage agreement. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2011
The Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers game on Christmas Night got a big viewership. NBC says the game received an average of 24 million viewers. Against weak competition on the other broadcast networks and the NBA on ESPN, Sunday Night Football dominated the 18-49 demographic with a 7.7 rating and a 23 share. Overall, the rating […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/27/2011
Last week, NBC Sports and the NHL held a joint media event at the famed 8H studios where Saturday Night Live is performed, to promote next week’s Winter Classic and the rebrand of Versus into NBC Sports Network right after the conclusion of the game on January 2. We have this video from NBCUniversal catching […]
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In what has become a signature event for NBC Sports, the network is getting ready for the 2012 NHL Winter Classic at Citizens Bank Park between the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. NBC will air the game live from Philadelphia on Monday, January 2 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. When the game is over, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/26/2011
Against weak network competition and the NBA on cable, the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers Sunday Night Football game on NBC did very well in the ratings. The game received a 12.6 rating with a 25 share. The rating is down considerably from last year’s Week 16 game which was played on a Tuesday due to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/25/2011
After Week 17, I’ll hand out the winners of the 5th Annual Fang’s Bites Awards. Usually, I just list those who won plus the honorable mentions. You never see the candidates whom I think are eligible each year. Well, it’s time to change that. Here are the nominees in each category. Best Play-by-Play: Marv Albert, […]
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I’m currently writing an original post for you, but before I post that, I will provide you with the quotage from tonight’s Football Night in America from NBC. Not much quotage as NBC ran a couple of features to fill time instead of highlights as the majority of games were played on Christmas Eve. But […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/24/2011
With the Chicago Bears’ downfall since Jay Cutler got hurt, tomorrow’s Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers game takes a lower amount of significance. But since it’s the only NFL game on Christmas Day, it’ll get a big audience. Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya will be at Lambeau Field to call the action. Football Night […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2011
We have the official announcement from the National Football League on the plans to stream NBC’s coverage of the postseason including Super Bowl XLVI online. All of NBC’s games which include its Wild Card Playoff Doubleheader on January 7, 2012, the Pro Bowl in Hawaii on January 29 and Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 […]
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0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/19/2011
I’ve been out for much of the day and my phone battery died while in transit so imagine feeling out of touch and lost like I did. But I’m back with you. I’ll do a few links here and add a few more in another post later. Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand has his sports […]
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After losing in the attempt to have New England-Denver flexed into primetime, NBC was left with a less-than-attractive Baltimore-San Diego game and the ratings reflected the interest from the fans in the wake after Pats-Broncos on CBS, plus NBC wasn’t helped by the Chargers blowout of the Ravens. NBC received an 11.3 overnight rating with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/18/2011
I was out during the first half of the Sunday Night Football game between Baltimore and San Diego and seeing that the game isn’t close as I write this, I’m glad I missed the action. Anyway, we have the quotage from tonight’s Football Night in America followed by Bob Costas’ halftime commentary. First, the Football […]
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For tonight’s Baltimore-San Diego game, Bob Costas talks with Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers while Tony Dungy will have a chance to discuss things with Ravens coach John Harbaugh. We have partial transcripts of tonight’s interviews on NBC’s Football Night in America. “FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA” PREVIEW – WEEK 15 BOB COSTAS INTERVIEWS PHILIP RIVERS; TONY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/17/2011
In a game NBC and the NFL tried to flex out last week, the Peacock Network will try to hype the originally scheduled Baltimore Ravens-San Diego Chargers game. While it’s a game that Al Michaels gets to drive to from his Los Angeles home, I’m sure he and Cris Collinsworth would have preferred to call […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2011
In the wake of being charged with assaulting a 12 year old boy during a youth hockey game outside Boston last week, CBC and NBC NHL analyst Mike Milbury has been temporarily removed from his duties on American television. An NBC Sports statement goes as follows: In our discussions with Mike, we both came to […]
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NFL Coverage Maps (the506.com) Blackouts: Buffalo NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Cincinnati at St. Louis — Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Miami at Buffalo — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Tennessee at Indianapolis — Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts (“The Bird” & “The Beard”) FOX Carolina at Houston — […]
