0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/3/2010
Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports College Gameday, live from Atlanta – ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noonBig Ten GamefinderEastern Illinois at Iowa – Big Ten NetworkYoungstown State at Penn State – Big Ten Network Miami (OH) at Florida – ESPNWestern Michigan at Michigan State – ESPN2Samford at Florida State – ESPNU Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/1/2010
Ok, gathering plenty of good links for you and let’s not waste any time. I do have one piece of upcoming attractions for you. On Friday, we start up our College Football Viewing Picks once again and every week, I’ll list the college football games of note for viewing on the major networks and syndicators. […]
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I have two releases for you and they involve an entity that will probably be merged at this time next year, Versus and NBC Sports. Let’s first provide the Versus college football action for this weekend. One thing that distresses me about this release is seeing Kevin Frazier being named as a studio host. Now […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/31/2010
After being away from the office for most of the morning, it’s time to give you linkage while I can. We start off with Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk who notes that Washington Post writer Mike Wise has been suspended by the paper for one month following his fake tweeting on Tuesday. Dan Levy […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/30/2010
NBC’s NFL announcing crews were part of a media conference call on Monday to preview the upcoming season. As usual, Al Michaels tries too hard to get that witty one-liner in. Highlights are below. MICHAELS, COLLINSWORTH, DUNGY, HARRISON, GAUDELLI PREVIEW 2010 NFL SEASON “As compelling a story as any in the NFL this season.” – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/29/2010
Looks like I don’t have to be anywhere today so it means I can blog at my leisure. Let’s do some linkage for you. Sam Schechner of the Wall Street Journal says Time Warner Cable and Disney have made “significant progress” in their talks meaning ESPN might be safe after all. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/27/2010
We have less than a month to go in summer and with our Labor Day weekend coming next week, we all know that September means school, end of vacations and the like. It also means football in earnest. Where I’m going with this thought I don’t know, but I’m feeling melancholy that the summer is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/26/2010
I’m at the Massachusetts office, but could be leaving any minute as the big boss, better known as Dad, is with me today and he could ask to leave. So I’ll do as many links as I can before leaving.Michael McCarthy of USA Today examines a Forbes magazine report which states the average value of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2010
Back for her fourth season, Faith Hill will once again sing the opening for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, “I’ve Been Waiting For Sunday Night”. I’m not a fan of either opening for Sunday or Monday Night Football, but the networks like them, so they’re staying. Here’s the release from NBC Sports. FAITH HILL PERFORMS “SUNDAY […]
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NBC goes into its final year of its current contract with a 10 game schedule including the NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburgh as well as Hockey Day in America on February 20 where the network will provide regional coverage which is welcomed here. Let’s take a look at what NBC has in store for us […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/24/2010
Let’s get some linkage done while I can. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who looks at the arrest of Jay “The Rat” Mariotti over the weekend and ESPN’s Jenn Brown endorsing Icehouse Beer. Rich Rovito of the Business Journal of Milwaukee reports that ESPN has apparently put the kybosh on Brown’s endorsement contract. Richard […]
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NBC continues to rack up the ratings for the NFL preseason. The final ratings are in from Sunday’s Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49ers game and they’re very good. Ratings were the highest in 8 years for a game in Week 2 of the preseason. And the game also swept the key demographics for the network. We […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/23/2010
NBC has some good indicators about the upcoming season with good overnight ratings for its two preseason NFL games. The Hall of Fame Game earlier this month had the highest viewing audience in eleven years and now last night’s game involving the Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers had the highest overnight ratings for […]
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This past weekend, the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out in Los Angeles at a rather quaint ceremony, unlike the overblown show which will be held Sunday on NBC. Speaking of NBC, the sports division won two Creative Arts Emmys for the production of the Vancouver Winter Olympics earlier this year. NBC SPORTS […]
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Now that the wedding hangover is just about over, I’m back at work, also blogging and ready for another week in the dog days of August. Let’s go. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has CBS’ Phil Simms discussing the enigma that is Brett Favre. CBSSports.com’s Dennis Dodd says eight Big 12 schools are in discussion to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2010
This is going to be a wide ranging post. Unlike the last post on Best Announcers of All-Time, I will explain my reasons for choosing them. It’s quite an interesting list.10. The American Sportsman – ABC Sports (1965-1986) Hosted by Curt Gowdy, the show started from a segment in ABC’s Wide World of Sports, a […]
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Today through Saturday, I’ll be scarce on the blog. My sister is getting married and I’m not going to be blogging much. In fact, I won’t blogging at all. The Viewing Picks and the posts you’ll see for the next three days have been done ahead of time. But I don’t want to lose you […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/18/2010
I’m going to throw two press releases here, one from Fox Sports and the other from NBC Sports. Both networks have games, Fox on Thursday and Friday and NBC on Sunday night. Let’s first review what Fox has for you Thursday and Friday. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Pereira & Mora Jr. Make NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/17/2010
Ok, I’ve writing posts for Thursday and Friday, days which I’ll be away and attending a wedding. So they’ll automatically publish so keep your feeds updated. I hope you will enjoy them. They’ll certainly have you debating. Now to the links. Eric Fisher in Sports Business Daily mentions that SportingNews.com has relaunched today with more […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2010
Let’s do some linkage this evening. I’ve found enough links to warrant a post. From Sports Business Journal, Eric Fisher writes that NBCSports.com will be relaunching in September. Eric says the founders of Rivals.com will be launching a new site of their own. Tripp Mickle of SBJ says the man who created the channels that […]
