0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/30/2011
If you’re a regular reader, you know my thoughts on NBC’s tape delay practices at both Wimbledon and the Olympics. In fact, I’ve written about this time and time and time again over this subject There was a lot of anger over NBC’s decision to tape delay the Wimbledon women’s semifinals today. Interestingly enough, the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/29/2011
Let’s do the Wednesday links while I can. It’s going to get busy the next couple of days as I try to wrap things up for the 4th of July weekend so blogging may get sparse through the weekend. Just giving you a heads up. Here are the links for this Wednesday. Michael Hiestand of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/28/2011
Let’s go for your links today. Starting with Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated, he explores whether the Women’s World Cup can find an audience and he also scolds Pierre McGuire. Steve Weiberg of USA Today says a group of former college athletes is suing ESPN and CBS plus other networks for using their likenesses on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/27/2011
The man who has done tremendous damage on NHL on NBC broadcasts since 2006 and on Versus starting this year will do even more as Pierre McGuire has signed a new full-time contract with the NBC Sports Group. McGuire who has split time between NBC/Versus and TSN in Canada will leave the Great White North […]
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To signify the increased synergy throughout the NBC Sports Group, Versus will air the Tour de France as usual, but NBC will air the first two stages for the first time. During the last two weekends of the Tour, CBS would air highlights under its Sports Spectacular program. I’m thinking with this announcement, that arrangement […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/24/2011
Yup, time for the Friday megalinks. As long as I don’t get interrupted, I should be able to do this all in one shot for you. Your Weekend Viewing Picks have a whole lot of sports and entertainment programs so take a gander and see what suits your fancy. To the links. National USA Today’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/23/2011
Yup, it’ll have nine days of coverage starting on Saturday. And during the weekday coverage, plenty of tape delayed shenanigans as next Monday through Wednesday, coverage begins at 10 a.m. in all time zones, then the semifinals on Thursday and Friday will begin at noon in all time zones. So people in the Central through […]
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Let’s provide a few links on this Thursday. Another rainy day in Southern New England. What joy. R. Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News reports that HBO Pay Per View has signed Floyd Mayweather to his next fight in September. Anthony Crupi at Adweek writes that the NBC Sports Group will make GolfChannnel.com into a more […]
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The National Hockey League is releasing the schedule for the upcoming season. We’ll get the TV network slates for NBC, Versus, CBC, TSN and NHL Network next month. In the meantime, here are some key dates in the new season. SEASON OPENING NIGHT (THURSDAY, OCT. 6) Flyers @ Bruins (most likely Versus), Habs @ Leafs […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/22/2011
On this rainy Wednesday in Southern New England, let me do some links. I hope the weather where you are is dry and sunny. I’ll start today off with John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal who says Comcast may have appeared to have overbid for the Olympics, but it may pay off in the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2011
Time for the links on this Tuesday. Lots of good stuff to get to. Matthew Futterman of the Wall Street Journal looks at MLB Commissioner Bud Selig rejecting the Los Angeles Dodgers’ deal with Fox which now throws Frank McCourt’s ownership of the team into jeopardy. In Sports Business Journal, Broadcasting & Cable Editor-in-Chief Ben […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/20/2011
I’m at home today waiting for workers to finish doing some renovations at the office so I’ll take the opportunity to do some blogging. Wasn’t able to do the megalinks on Friday or do what I wanted to do over the weekend so while I have the chance, I’ll bring you linkage. Michael Hiestand of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/19/2011
Ok, time for this year’s NHL TV Awards. There’s a lot to get to. Starting this year, I will add Jack Edwards moments in this year’s Awards because there’s only one Jack Edwards and to be honest, he’s added a lot to the blogosphere this year. Let’s get going on these. Not enough time to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2011
A combined 18.3 million people in Canada and the United States watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final that gave the Cup to the Boston Bruins. Both the CBC and NBC saw increased viewership for Game 7. CBC set four ratings records throughout the series. NBC saw good viewership in Games 1 and 7 […]
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We have the final numbers from last night’s Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final which ended up as a 4-0 Championship win for the Boston Bruins over the Vancouver Canucks. The game ended with a 4.8 rating and an 8 share for NBC. The viewership ended at 8.54 million. Viewership peaked at 5.9/10 […]
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Even though I didn’t links on Wednesday, it feels I haven’t done them in ages. You’re owed a chunk of them. Here goes. Nathan Vardi of Forbes reports that ESPN basketball writer Chris Sheridan is suing New York Post basketball chameleon Peter Vecsey for libel. Interesting. Thanks to The Big Lead for the link. David […]
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Last night’s Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final really did well for NBC. Boston’s 4-0 win over Vancouver received a 5.7 with a 10 share tying the record overnight set in 2003 between Anaheim and New Jersey. When you look at the local ratings, they’re even more astounding with Boston the highest rating […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2011
Golf Channel has already begun its coverage of The U.S. Open from the Congressional Country Club at Bethesda, MD. NBC will begin its four round coverage starting on Thursday, then the network will really begin its coverage in earnest with a total of 12 hours airing across the country. And locally, you have Comcast SportsNet […]
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NBC Sports will carry Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final from Vancouver tonight. One thing is for sure, we will have a champion after tonight. Either Vancouver will win its first-ever Stanley Cup or the Boston Bruins will win its first Stanley Cup since 1972. No matter who wins, the game should be fun […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2011
It’s been a busy day for me as I’ve been working on the story on NBC approving plans for a Stanley Cup Final Viewing Party at TD Garden in Boston. Amazing how things fall into place on a story like that. But still working to confirm on the Bruins and Garden end of the story. […]
