0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/10/2011
Let’s do some linkage on this Tuesday. News broke last evening about Gus Johnson leaving CBS and possibly going to Fox. We’ll be following this story today and anything else that breaks. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk examines the move by CBS to allow Gus to walk away. Mike McCarthy of USA Today bids […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/9/2011
This weekend was a very lost weekend for me and for you on the blog as I was unable to do anything either Saturday and Sunday. I attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday in Massachusetts and that took most of the day, then I went to a sports bar that night to see the Manny […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/6/2011
It’s not a surprise considering that NBC Sports Group has taken the Comcast sports networks (Versus, Golf Channel and Comcast SportsNet affiliates) under its umbrella. We’ve known for quite some time that Versus will be rebranded to reflect NBC’s operation of the network, but we didn’t know that the NBC Sports brand would also take […]
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With me not having to drive in between two offices, I’m able to provide you with the Friday megalinks during the day. And with things planned for me during the day for Saturday, it’s best to get these in now so it can tie you over while I’m gone. The Weekend Viewing Picks provide your […]
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You see what I did there? Kentucky Derby? Run for the Roses? Play on words? No? Ok, you don’t care. Anyway NBC Sports has sent a very long press release informing us about its extensive coverage of the Kentucky Derby. If you watch Versus, the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, USA, E!, Oxygen, Access Hollywood […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2011
Ok starting the linkage off late again today, but I hope get a full set in before leaving work later. Sports Business Daily notes some shuffling of personnel with the NFL TV partners. Preston Bounds of Sports Business Daily talks about Brad Nessler saying his college football schedule with ESPN/ABC won’t be affected by his […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2011
Let’s do your links today. Trying to get them done earlier than the last two days. Good stuff to get to today. And I still finish them at 3 p.m. Tripp Mickle and John Ourand report in today’s Sports Business Daily that the International Olympic Committee will conduct the bidding for the US TV rights […]
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Last week, it was announced that Michele Tafoya was leaving ESPN for an unspecified role at NBC. Well, we can now specify what that role will be. She’s going to be on the sidelines for Sunday Night Football. This is a reunion for Tafoya having worked with this production crew when it was at ESPN/ABC […]
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For the last few years, NBC Sports has taken a philosophy to promote certain events all over the NBCUniversal platform. The Olympics are a perfect example and the Kentucky Derby is another. If you or a significant other watches NBCUniversal’s vast cable empire including USA, Oxygen, Bravo, E!, G4, CNBC, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, Syfy […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2011
Continuing our Sports Emmy Awards posts, NBC Sports is beating its proverbial chest on the seven trophies the division carried away from the ceremonies in New York on Monday. Included are some heavy hitters including Bob Costas (with MLB Network) as Outstanding Studio Host, Sunday Night Football as Outstanding Live Sports Series, Cris Collinsworth for […]
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Again, I’ve been all over the place and can’t really blog like I want to, but I do what I can. Some links while I’m free and not committed to anything. The Pac 12 media deals with ESPN and Fox will be made official later this week, but we do know some details. First, it’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/2/2011
Ok, I’ve listed the winners in the Sports Emmy Awards. Now time to list the people who were part of the productions that won. First, the breakdown of the networks that won awards tonight. HBO and NBC won the most awards tied with 7 as 2010 was an Olympic year. Turner Sports was shut out. […]
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I’ll be posting the Sports Emmy Awards as they’re being handed out. I’m not there, but thanks to live tweets from ESPN public relations maven Josh Krulewitz and Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, I’ll be posting the awards as I get them. As I begin this post, some awards have already been handed out including […]
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Been shuffling in between two offices and haven’t been able to provide you with the latest information, but luckily, it hasn’t been sports media news that’s been breaking, it’s been the Osama bin Laden news that’s been dominating our news cycles since 10 last night. You can go to the news sites to get the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2011
Time for some linkage on this Saturday. Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter notes that NBC had its best opening round NHL playoff ratings in 7 years. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says ESPN’s NFL Draft ratings were down from last year while NFL Network saw a slight increase. Mike notes that Root Sports has […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2011
I’m not going to go crazy with a full set of links, but some that are topical. I was all over the place today and could not do the megalinks and I’m not in the mood to gather a full set tonight. It usually takes over two hours to do the megalinks so I’ll do […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2011
Finally getting to some linkage. Had some work to do first and of course, that takes precedence. Lots of stuff to get to. First from John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily, he reports that Monday Night Football reporter Michele Tafoya is leaving ESPN and most likely heading to NBC in an unspecified […]
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Got this press release yesterday, but with everything going on, I did not have time to post it, but now I have some time. This is from The Group talking about Kentucky Derby coverage for next week. Some 14 hours will be aired on Versus and NBC starting on Thursday. NBC no longer shares Kentucky […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/27/2011
The NHL has just released the schedule for the Conference Semifinals. I have each series listed below. They’re complete with TV networks from both the US and Canada. 2011 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS #1 Washington Capitals vs. #5 Tampa Bay Lightning Network Friday, April 29 Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:00 p.m. VERSUS/TSN Sunday, May 1 […]
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Let’s do some linkage. Before I get into the stories of the day, you may have noticed that I have instituted a comment system using Intense Debate. If you were with me at my old Blogger site, you will know I used it over there, but then got rid of it as it was slowing […]
