0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/5/2011
I haven’t done a Sunday thoughts post in a while. You deserve one. Let me do one now. Handicapping The 2014/16 Olympic Bids For The Last Time As the bidding for the US TV rights for the 2014/16 Olympics and possibly beyond is finally here, let’s take a final look at the three networks vying […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2011
With Rugby Sevens an Olympic sport starting in 2016, the NBC Sports Group is introducing the American audience to the game. This weekend, we have the Collegiate Rugby Championships in Philadelphia and The Group will be all over it. Starting at noon today, three of The Group’s networks will be airing the event. If you […]
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Didn’t have time to do megalinks during the day as I was trying to get some end of the month/beginning of the month stuff done at the office. Time to get linkage in while I can. The Weekend Viewing Picks are chockful of sports action and some primetime programming. Now to the linkage. National Jessica […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/2/2011
Very impressive ratings for Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final. Overall, the ratings resulted in a 2.7 rating/5 share which is up from the 2.3/5 that was hit the previous two years. It’s also the most watched Game 1 of the Final in a dozen years. In Boston, the rating was very impressive, […]
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Time for some linkage on this very warm Thursday. I hope you all take a moment and say a prayer for the people of Western Massachusetts who head to deal with tornadoes yesterday. Four people are confirmed dead. It was quite devastating to see last night. Let’s hope the area can recover quickly. To your […]
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We now have the press release from NBC Sports officially announcing that the overnight ratings for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final are the highest in a dozen years. And even with Vancouver in the Final, a city that isn’t measured by the US Nielsen ratings, the overnight resulted in a 3.2 rating/6 share, […]
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This coming from Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal who broke the story that NBC will allow the entire country to watch the Roger Federer-Novak Djokovic French Open semifinal Friday morning. It will be live in the East at 11 a.m., but delayed everywhere else as the Central, Mountain and Pacific time zones will […]
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NBC Sports has tweeted how Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks fared. There was speculation that with a Canadian team in the final, the NHL would not do as well as last year’s Chicago-Philadelphia which set record ratings. Well, wipe that speculation away. With a thrilling 1-0 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/1/2011
If you’ve been visiting the blog throughout the morning, you may have noticed a couple of theme changes and then the return of the current theme. I’ve been trying to make a few cosmetic changes, but I screwed them up so I had to delete the theme and then reinstall it. If you were visiting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2011
The NBC Sports Group which includes NBC Sports, Versus and the Comcast SportsNet affiliates all get to show their combined synergy on this Stanley Cup Final. Of course, NBC and Versus will air the games, NBC will show Games 1 & 2, then 5 through 7 if necessary. Versus gets Games 3 & 4. The […]
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For some of you, it’s a back to work Tuesday after a three day weekend. Not for me as I was at the office until late on Memorial Day. But you don’t want to read my complaining, you want linkage so I’ll get it to right away. Anthony Crupi from Adweek says expect LeBron James, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/30/2011
While I’m at work, I’ll do some linkage for you. Let’s also keep the troops who have lost their lives fighting to keep our freedom safe in all of the wars on behalf of democracy. And keep the troops in mind who are currently on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. Let’s hope our men […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/27/2011
I think I’ll have to add some more linkage tonight. Not sure of my schedule this holiday weekend so I’ll take the opportunity while I can. Scott Cacciola of the Wall Street Journal says Bristol, CT residents aren’t happy over how their town is portrayed in the new ESPN book. Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated […]
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Time for some megalink action. This is turning out to be a busy day, but let me try to give you as many as I can. This being Memorial Day weekend, there’s plenty of sports action. Primetime viewing is kind of slim, but you can check out my Weekend Viewing Picks for the action. Let’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/26/2011
After this was originally leaked by NBC in a Sports Listings press release, the NHL decided it might as well come out with it tonight and that’s exactly what it did. Game 1 will begin in Vancouver on Wednesday, June 1 with Game 2 on June 4 giving CBC one game on a Saturday, its […]
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The second NBC Sports Group to retire within a week was made official today. Ken Schanzer has been the number two man at NBC Sports since 1998 when he was named President of the division after Emperor Dick Ebersol was named Chairman. Schanzer was instrumental in helping NBC maintain its relationship with Notre Dame football, […]
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Let’s do the Thursday linkage and there are a few stories to get to. First, this broke late last night, Joe Flint at the Los Angeles Times confirmed that the number two man at NBC Sports, Ken Schanzer is following his boss Dick Ebersol and leaving the company. John Ourand from Sports Business Journal also […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2011
For the first time, Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I had a guest for the entire podcast. We talked with James Andrew Miller, the co-author of “Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside The World at ESPN.” We talked about a bunch of topics including how Jim and Tom got to writing the […]
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Time for the mid-week links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from some of the events held this past weekend. Michael says networks may have to scramble to fill holes if the NFL lockout extends into October and November. Brian Lowry at Fox Sports wonders if […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2011
As the temps reach the high 70’s in Southern New England, it’s time to bring you the linkage on this Tuesday. In Sports Business Journal, John Ourand takes away ESPN’s arch-rivalry with NBC from the new book “Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside The World of ESPN.” USA Today’s Mike McCarthy notes a couple […]
