0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2012
Announced today by CBS, the Late Show with David Letterman will have this year’s Masters champion, Bubba Watson as a guest on Tuesday. THIS JUST IN… …from CBS Entertainment 2012 MASTERS CHAMPION BUBBA WATSON TO VISIT CBS’s “LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN,” TUESDAY, APRIL 10 NEW YORK, April 9, 2012 – 2012 Masters champion Bubba […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2012
Don’t have much time today. I’ll do a few links for you here while I can. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has CBS/Turner’s Clark Kellogg saying he wouldn’t be surprised if Kentucky lost in the Final Four this weekend. Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart of CBS Sports, remembers his former colleague at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Furman […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/2/2012
Lots of things to get to today. Couldn’t do the links yesterday. Going to do a big megalink edition for you. Let’s get cracking, but first, there’s the Weekend Viewing Picks complete with a link to the busy College Basketball Viewing Picks which will be updated throughout the weekend. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/1/2012
It seems like last week we rang in the New Year. Now, we’re one month into 2012. Didn’t take long. Let’s do some linkage. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, we learn that NBC has quite a bit in store for its six hour Super Bowl pregame show. Also in USA Today, Michael Coppinger […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/15/2011
I had surgery to remove a sebaceous cyst today so the blogging was minimal today. Trying to catch up now. Here are some links. Big buzz today regarding Bob Costas’ interview of Jerry Sandusky on Rock Center with Brian Williams last night. Let’s get some links on that first. Bob went on The Dan Patrick Show […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2011
Logos have been synonymous with TV networks. NBC has its Peacock. ESPN has its lettering. CNN has its script. The right logo becomes identifiable with a brand almost as much as the brand is identifiable in your conscience. And on October 20, 2011, CBS celebrates the 60th anniversary of its famous eye. It was unveiled […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/15/2011
Let’s give you a few more links on this late Thursday. Alex Ben Block of the Hollywood Reporter talks with Fox Sports El Jefe del Mundo David Hill about the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership saga and NFL TV coverage. The Associated Press looks at some changes coming for the Coaches vs. Cancer college basketball classic […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/5/2011
Getting ready for another season of the only reality TV show that I closely follow, The Amazing Race. I’m so sick that I’ve downloaded the entire inaugural season of The Amazing Race Australia that aired during the summer and ended last month. It was produced by Friend of Fang’s Bites, Michael McKay, and has some […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2011
The NFL usually doesn’t run ads hyping the season until the first preseason games are underway, but as the league finally gets into action with the collective bargaining agreement officially approved, it will air an ad this weekend on all of the league’s TV partners. The ad features one football being thrown around in different […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/18/2011
Two key members of the US Women’s National Team will be guests on the Late Show With David Letterman on Tuesday. Striker Abby Wambach and goaltender Hope Solo will talk with Dave about the month-long competition in Germany which ended on Sunday. While the end result wasn’t desired, the reception for both of them should […]
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 5/16/2011
I’ll provide some linkage this evening. Some stuff has surfaced this evening since I did my original links today. The Hollywood Reporter recaps the first excerpt from the ESPN book “Those Guys Have All The Fun” that was released by GQ today. Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter says now that the NHL’s US TV […]
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
Coming up tonight on the CBS Television Network, Cleveland Browns running Peyton Hillis will make an appearance to present the Top Ten list on the Late Show with David Letterman. Hillis was announced yesterday as the cover athlete of the Madden ’12 NFL video game. Today, he’s in New York to shoot the cover and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2011
We have this clip from CBS Entertainment showing Jets coach Rex Ryan and GM Mike Tannenbaum making an appearance on CSI:NY with Gary Sinise and Eddie Cahill. I like the reference to Hard Knocks. No reference to foot fetishes. CSI:NY airs this Friday at 10 p.m. on CBS.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/8/2011
He’s been President of CBS News and Sports since 2005, but as of today, Sean McManus will be running sports and sports only. CBS President and CEO Les Moonves announced that McManus will oversee all sports operations, giving him the title Chairman of CBS Sports. To run the News division, Moonves announced that 60 Minutes […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/29/2011
You’re linkage once again so let’s provide some now. I am putting together a Videos of Week for Sunday morning so look for that if you get up around 8 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow. ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer writes his last column in his role of overseer and apologizes for his lack of writing. Nellie […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/26/2011
In a big upset, corporate siblings Showtime and CBS have lured boxer Manny Pacquaio away from HBO and have signed the fighter’s next bout against “Sugar” Shane Mosely in May. The fight will be held in Las Vegas on May 7. It marks the first time that Showtime will have a Pacquaio fight. Showtime Pay […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/4/2011
On January 23 immediately following CBS’ coverage of the AFC Championship, the Tiffany Network will air an all-new episode of Hawaii Five-0. This is the most watched new drama of the season as it normally airs on Monday nights at 10. And we like it because we have Asian brother Daniel Dae Kim from Lost […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2011
Lots of things to get to today. I hope to get everything in during one long linkfest, but if I can’t, I’ll try to do it in multiple parts. We begin with USA Today’s Mike McCarthy who says despite the ratings being down for the Rose and Fiesta Bowls as ESPN takes over the games […]
