0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/15/2011
The good golf ratings continue as fans are finding Golf Channel for the PGA Tour. Thursday’s 1st round of the PGA Tour Stop at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral garnered more than a million viewers. And on Friday, another million people watched the 2nd round giving the Doral event the best 2 day cable […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/14/2011
I have found a few more links today and instead of shoving them into the earlier edition, I’ll just a whole new set of links. First, Sports Business Daily says the overnight ratings for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show were down significantly from last year. Eric Fisher at Sports Business Daily says MLB Advanced Media […]
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Let’s do some links on this back to work Monday. Many of the links will focus on the NCAA Tournament so let’s get cracking. Starting with John Ourand and Michael Smith of Sports Business Journal, they report that Fox is about to sign a new cable rights deal with the Big 12 Conference that would […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/12/2011
Let’s provide some linkage for you on this Saturday. Haven’t done links on a Saturday in a while. Marisa Guthrie of the Hollywood Reporter notes that the NFL lockout could cause the networks to lose billions of dollars in ad revenue should games be canceled. Richard Deitsch of Sports Ilustrated has your NCAA Tournament Viewing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2011
The NBC Sports Group is busy this weekend with golf and hockey. NBC Sports and Golf Channel are in Miami at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral for the WGC-Cadillac Championship and again from Sunday through Wednesday with Versus for the NHL. NBC has Chicago at Washington for its NHL Game of the Week on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/9/2011
Too many things going on today both at work and in sports media. Trying to figure out a balance. I’ll do my best. We have some linkage for you. From Wayne Friedman of MediaPost, he hears from an ESPN executive who’s optimistic the network will have enough programming to survive a potential NFL lockout. USA […]
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Starting on Thursday, the NBC Sports Group will be all over the second leg of the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing, airing the WGC-Cadillac Championship at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral in Miami, FL. The world’s top 50 players will be on hand. Golf Channel will have weekday coverage and also lead into NBC’s coverage […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/8/2011
Let’s bring you some linkage before my plate gets too full today. Lots of things to go over. First, this story broke last night and we’re all hoping for the best for NFL Films President Steve Sabol who suffered a seizure Saturday night while in Kansas City. Greg Rosenthal of Pro Football Talk says Sabol […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/7/2011
Ok, time to get cracking on the linkage. Haven’t done any since Thursday and the weekend was busy for me as I was out of the house for most of Saturday and Sunday so it didn’t make for conducive blogging conditions. We have a lot of stuff to get to today and a couple of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/2/2011
On Thursday, the PGA Tour comes East after spending the first two months in Hawaii and the West Coast. Now the Florida swing begins with the Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens. This marks the second tournament where Golf Channel and NBC Sports will collaborate. Kelly Tilghman returns to the 18th tower this weekend for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/1/2011
The first official pairing of Golf Channel and NBC Sports as one entity is being hailed as a ratings success by The Group. Viewership for the WGC-Match Play Championship was up 84% over last year on Golf Channel and 71% on NBC. That’s rather astounding when you think of it. NBC says the two day […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/28/2011
Let’s do some linkage on this rainy Monday in Southern New England. Such a drab day and I just can’t get started. Maybe it was due to watching The Oscars abortion last night. Anyway, here are your links to start off your work week. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reviews Golf Channel’s State of the Game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2011
Let’s provide the Friday megalinks. Lots of things to get to. We, of course, provide the Weekend Viewing Picks for your sports and entertainment weekend programming. Now let’s get to the linkage from across the country. National Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age reports that NBC is already seeking $3.5 million for a 30 second spot […]
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It’s like a summit of golf announcers. You have Dan Hicks, Johnny Miller and Roger Maltbie from NBC, Nick Faldo from Golf Channel and CBS and Brandel Chamblee from Golf Channel, all together sharing the same stage to talk about the game and where it stands today. All are in Arizona for the WGC-Match Play […]
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Continuing with its policy of airing teams that from the Eastern and Central time zones, NBC has selected Chicago at Washington as its NHL Game of the Week for March 13. While last week’s Hockey Day in America did give us eight teams and two games overall, none of the teams were farther west than […]
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Received this press release from the National Hockey League in regards to its outdoor event in Canada last week, the Heritage Classic. While temperatures were cold and the ice was chippy, fans across Canada watched the game in droves, outdistancing the viewership of the first Heritage Classic in 2003. In addition, the game did well […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/24/2011
Let’s provide the sports media links this morning. Lots of things to do today so I hope I can get this done and finish up the work I have to do later. John Czarnecki at Fox Sports is amazed at how the NFL Scouting Combine has become a made-for-TV event. George Winslow at Broadcasting & […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/23/2011
It’s Wednesday. It means we’re midway through the week which is a good thing. It also means time for the linkage. I hope to get this done before I have an appointment so let’s get cracking. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about the NBA’s ratings increases on ESPN and TNT. Mike McCarthy at USA Today’s […]
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That’s a long headline, but I had to get your attention. From NBC Sports, we learn that Pittsburgh-Chicago which was the 3:30 p.m. Eastern time national spotlight game for Hockey Day in America finished with a 1.1 rating and 1.9 million viewers. That makes the game, the most watched non-Winter Classic contest on NBC since […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/22/2011
Starting on Wednesday, Golf Channel and NBC Sports will combine for The Group’s first PGA Tour production. Golf Channel kicks off the coverage of the WGC-Match Play Championship from Wednesday through Friday. Golf Channel will have early Saturday and Sunday coverage and then NBC takes over for weekend afternoon play. In addition, NBC Sports’ golf […]
