0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2011
Well, after hearing from a source at NBC Sports that the network had approved of a Game 7 Stanley Cup Final TD Garden Viewing Party, it appeared that this was going to be smooth sailing. The Garden wanted it. The Bruins wanted it. Even the NHL wanted it. At one point, the Viewing Party had […]
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Saw a tweet earlier today from Mike McMahon of the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune stating that NBC had rejected a request by the Boston Bruins and TD Garden to hold a Game 7 viewing party on Wednesday night. I retweeted it on my account after seeing it on my timeline. .bbpBox80664794117582848 {background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #03183b;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2011
I thought this weekend would be quiet and I would be able to do some good blogging like Saturday and Sunday linkage, some Sunday thoughts and a few press releases thrown in, but it turned out to be very busy. Don’t understand it, but it happened. Can’t go back now. Just moving forward so it’s […]
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This from a story that I’ll be linking to in today’s links. This is from the Sports Business Journal and a story written by Tripp Mickle on how Comcast managed to keep the Olympics in NBC’s fold and away from aggressive bids from Fox and ESPN. It’s good reading. Bob Fernandez of the Philadelphia Inquirer […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2011
The race may not have had a Triple Crown candidate, but it did feature the champions from this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Winning the race was a 24-1 longshot, Ruler on Ice. The race was quite exciting to watch and even with no Triple Crown possibility, the ratings for the Belmont were up […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2011
Ok, it’s getting late and in the work day and I need to get these megalinks done. I’ve traveled to the MA office and now back in RI. Let’s get this done so I can watch the Bruins tonight. All of your Weekend Viewing Picks are right here. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reviews the […]
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With NBC Sports taking the Stanley Cup Final through its conclusion, NBC and Versus have set their lineups for the studio portions of the Final. Dan Patrick will be the host for NBC for the intermissions and be joined by Keith Jones and Mike Milbury. Versus will have a Hockey Central pregame show aired prior […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/9/2011
Ok, now that the Olympics bidding is over until the next round sometime later this decade, I can focus on other sports media stories and there are quite a few of them now. The Hollywood Reporter notes that embattled cyclist Lance Armstrong has taken down his anti-60 Minutes website stating its report on his alleged […]
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With no Triple Crown winner assured for this year, NBC is trying to make the Belmont a showdown between Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and Preakness Stakes winner Shackleford. Just watch another horse take the race giving us three different winners. Anyway, Versus and NBC will combine for the coverage which starts Friday and culminates […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2011
Been to a couple of jobsites already today on this scorcher of a day. I hope you’re inside and not working. Not easy to be working out of doors with temperatures in the 90’s. Don’t overexert yourself and drink plenty of fluids. And most of all, stay cool. Of course, the big story is still […]
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Let’s take a look at what NBC will be paying for the Olympics starting in 2012 and going through 2020. The 2012 rights were awarded to NBC in earlier bidding. The rights for 2014 — 2020 as we know were handed out Tuesday. 2012 (London) — $1.181 billion 2014 (Sochi) — $775 million 2016 (Rio […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/7/2011
I think we have all of the numbers for each of the bids for the three networks that presented to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland this week. This is gathered from the reporters who have been covering the bidding quite closely, Richard Sandomir of the New York Times and from the Sports Business […]
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We’ve given you ESPN’s and Fox’s statements on the Olympic bidding for 2014 and beyond. It’s NBC’s turn. Here’s their statement as sent unedited. NBCUNIVERSAL ACQUIRES U.S. MEDIA RIGHTS TO UNPRECEDENTED FOUR FUTURE OLYMPIC GAMES LAUSANNE – June 7, 2011 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that it awarded the U.S. media rights […]
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A news conference is underway between NBC and the International Olympic Committee formally announcing the new four Olympiad agreement that keeps the Games on NBCUniversal through 2020. NBC’s bid totaled about $4.38 billion with a sponsorship likely thrown in by minority owner General Electric which has said it has wanted NBC to remain in the […]
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As the news comes that NBC won the rights for four Olympic Games from 2014 — 2020, we’re learning quite a bit about the bid process. Stephen Wilson of the Associated Press who broke the story says NBC/Comcast apparently bid more than $4 billion for the four Games, breaking down to about $1.1 billion per […]
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The Associated Press’ Steve Wilson reports NBC has won the bid for the Olympics from 2014 — 2020 keeping the Games. .bbpBox78141019836780544 {background:url(http://a0.twimg.com/images/themes/theme15/bg.png) #022330;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) _ AP sources: NBC […]
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I was at a conference at Bryant University in North Smithfield, RI this morning and at the same time, I kept track of what was going on at the US TV network presentations to the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland. The great Tripp Mickle of Sports Business Journal is on the ground there and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/6/2011
After being in the Massachusetts office this morning and needing to run a few errands for the main RI office, I’m now ready to provide links provided I don’t get interrupted at work. You never know. And with the decision to eventually close the MA office due to the slow economy, I may be looking […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/5/2011
Ok, this will really be the last word on the Olympics bidding which begins tomorrow in Switzerland. I have a couple of thoughts about what could be a huge gamechanger for the network that wins the rights to the 2014/16 Olympics and possibly beyond. Earlier today, I did an informal Twitter and Facebook poll on […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this lazy Sunday. Kari Lipschutz of Adweek writes that it’s a photo finish in the race to the US rights to the 2014/16 Olympics. Rachel Cohen of the Associated Press looks into the Olympic bidding. David Lieberman and Patrick Hipes at Deadline wonder what losing the Olympics could mean to […]
