0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2011
NBC can say the ratings and viewership for the Preakness Stakes were up from last year, but looking at the overall numbers, they’re the fourth lowest in the last ten years. Saturday’s second leg of the Triple Crown drew a 5.6 rating with a 13 share up from last year’s 5.3/13. And the viewership for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/23/2011
Time for another mailbag and let’s answer the sports media questions that have landed in the Fang’s Bites inbox over the last week or so. Thanks to all who sent e-mails and left comments. I’ll do my best to answer as best as I can. And don’t forget, I have two $50 Nike.com gift cards. […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this last Monday before Memorial Day. By the way, if you’re on Facebook, hit my fan page and click “Like”. It acts like an RSS feed. All posts should be there and you can click on the links to see the latest information. Already, 375 people have signed up and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/22/2011
The last couple of days have killed me going to New York on Friday for business then having to go to work on Saturday preventing me from really reacting to the Dick Ebersol resignation. I will do a Sunday thoughts column today and also start answering the mailbag. Good questions from all of you. If […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/21/2011
On Saturday, NBC and Versus will combine for coverage of the Preakness Stakes. It begins at 2:30 p.m. on Versus. NBC takes over at 4:30 p.m. NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS PREAKNESS STAKES COVERAGE Coverage From Pimlico Begins Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS and Culminates with the 136th Preakness Stakes on NBC on Saturday […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/19/2011
We now have NBCUniversal’s official statement on the resignation of NBC Sports Group Chairman Dick Ebersol. DICK EBERSOL, CHAIRMAN, NBC SPORTS GROUP RESIGNS AFTER A LEGENDARY CAREER AT NBCUNIVERSAL Mark Lazarus Appointed New Chairman of the Group NEW YORK — Legendary producer and broadcast executive Dick Ebersol has announced his resignation after a career spanning […]
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It’s quite a shock to think that if NBC obtains the rights to the Olympics in 2014 and 2016, that Dick Ebersol won’t be there to produce the Games. In fact, it’s a big shock to think that we won’t see his name when NBC airs the Olympics next year in London. To go over […]
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1989 – Is hired as President of NBC Sports and hires Terry O’Neil to replace Michael Weisman as Executive Producer 1990 – Acquires the rights to the NBA from CBS. 1991 – Signs a five year deal for exclusive rights to Notre Dame home football games. 1992 – Oversees his first Olympics at NBC in […]
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Richard Sandomir of the New York Times just tweeted this. More to follow. .bbpBox71243785488703488 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;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} Dick Ebersol resigning from NBC Sports Favorite Reply .bbpBox71249164834586624 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;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 5/18/2011
As the rain continues to fall in the Northeast and the sun remains behind the clouds for one more day, I’ll provide some links for you. Trying to finish work before doing links and I’d like to provide these earlier, but sometimes, it can’t be helped. Anyway, here are the sports business and media stories […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/14/2011
Today with family and relatives in town for a wedding, time is very scarce for blogging, but I have a few minutes so I’ll do as many links as I can. The hockey world is still reeling from Derek Boogaard’s death last night. While he was an enforcer, reading stories and tweets shows you how […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2011
Now that I’ve learned that I don’t have to travel in between two offices today, I’ll do some megalinks for you. You can check out the Weekend Sports and Primetime Viewing Picks here. Now to your links. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today talks with TNT’s Steve Kerr on the similarities he sees between the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/12/2011
Horse racing fans will tell you that Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York is one of the best places to watch a race. Well, NBC Sports Group must feel the same way. It has signed a deal to air an 8 hour, 7 weekend series that will air on both NBC and Versus. The […]
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Time for the linkage here on this Thursday getting a late charge out of the gate as I’ve had to visit a jobsite and then had to run a couple of office errands, but we’re back inside ready to give you some linkage. Lots of stuff to get to now. We begin with some sad […]
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Of a possible 14 games, Versus would air 12 and NBC 2. For NBC, the games come next weekend as it’s committed to The Players Championship this Saturday and Sunday. In the meantime, Versus will be all over the NHL Conference Finals starting in the East on Saturday as the Boston Bruins host the Tampa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2011
The Group gets together one more time for all-out coverage of the NHL Eastern Conference Final. With Comcast SportsNet New England, NBC and Versus will give Bruins fans comprehensive coverage of the Bruins-Lightning series. CSN New England will air pre and postgame shows around Versus’ and NBC’s live game coverage. We have the details from […]
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Golf Channel and NBC Sports are combining for 22 hours of coverage of golf’s “Fifth Major” as the PGA Tour shifts to Ponte Vedra, FL for the Players Championship. As usual, the tournament is played at TPC Sawgrass where the signature hole is the 17th island green where so many golfers have had their hopes […]
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On this Wednesday, it’s time to provide some linkage. Some stuff to get to. Let’s not delay any further. Steve Wieberg of USA Today writes that the NCAA spent a lot of money to protect the March Madness™ trademark. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at Gus Johnson leaving CBS for Fox Sports. Eben Novy-Williams […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/10/2011
As we await the last Conference Semifinal series to end, the National Hockey League has given us the schedule for both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. Under this scenario, Versus would get a 12 of a potential 14 games as NBC is committed to airing the PGA Tour’s The Players Championship this weekend as […]
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This year’s ratings for the Run for the Roses were off by 13% last year, an 8.5 rating and a 19 share, compared with 9.8/23 for the previous two years. Viewership was at 14.5 million, the 3rd straight year the race has drawn that many viewers and the 4th highest in the last 21, although […]
