0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2008
Let’s give you a few more links this evening. My real-time review of Real Sports will come tomorrow. I will say the Lenny Dykstra story is just amazing. I’ll have the review on Tuesday. My first link is from the former Executive Producer of the Score, WSKO-AM/FM in Providence, John Crowe. From his Crowe’s Nest […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/10/2008
Let’s give some more links this afternoon. We’re beginning to hear that the Big Ten Network is close to a deal with Comcast. John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal is reporting a deal is imminent. Mike Snyder of the Detroit Free Press tries to find out more. Don Walker of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/8/2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008College Gameday, live from Duke University – ESPN, 11 a.m. Louisville at Georgetown – CBS, noonMiami at Florida State – Raycom, noonNC State at Wake Forest – Raycom, noon Minnesota at Illinois – Big Ten Network, 1 p.m.UAB at Memphis – CSTV, 1 p.m. Stanford at USC – CBS, 2 p.m.Vanderbilt at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/7/2008
Time to do the megalinks. Before I get started, I want to announce that Fang’s Bites and Boston Sports Media Watch will be teaming up. Every Friday, I’ll be doing a similar service for BSMW. I’ll do the links here first and then I’ll be sending them over to BSMW. Bruce Allen has been doing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/6/2008
The links are here, let’s get to them. Michael Hiestand of USA Today recaps the testimony of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and cable providers on Capitol Hill yesterday. Gerry Shih of the Austin American-Statesman reports on the all-out attack by Goodell on the cable providers. Robin Brown of CBC News wonders if sports on over […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2008
Here are some links for you today. From USA Today, Michael Hiestand has a look at some of the ratings from the weekend. Richard Sandomir of the New York Times talks about the humor surfacing from former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy as he’s getting more comfortable on ESPN and ABC. The New York Daily […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2008
I’m dragging as I worked into the wee hours of the morning. I’m even dozing off as I write so I’ve got to finish the links and do some work. Let’s get started. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that Bob Knight’s first appearance on the ESPN family of networks was just like his press […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/1/2008
Saturday, March 1College Gameday, live from Lawrence, KS – ESPN, 11 a.m. Duke at NC State – CBS, noonPittsburgh at Syracuse – ESPN, noonWright State at Valparaiso – ESPN2, noon Northwestern at Purdue – Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.Georgetown at Marquette – CBS, 2 p.m.Texas A&M at Oklahoma – ESPN, 2 p.m.Wichita State at Drake […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/29/2008
Let’s do a quick Friday update before I end it for the weekend. Ken Schott of the Schenectady (NY) Gazette says he’ll watch Bob Knight on ESPN just to watch the potential fireworks with Dick Vitale. Chris Pursell of TV Week has a story on the Knight hiring. David Barron of the Houston Chronicle talks […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/28/2008
Time to give you an afternoon update. North Myrtle Beach, SC police say someone placed a noose the sign of the former home of Golf Channel host Kelly Tilghman. In the wake of today’s announcement of CBS picking up four Mixed Martial Arts events, David Meltzer of Yahoo Sports says this move could change MMA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2008
Let’s give you some links for this middle of the week. USA Today’s Michael McCarthy talks about ESPN’s personnel moves, hiring Cris Carter while letting go of Sean Salisbury. Larry Stewart from the Los Angeles Times talks with Salisbury, saying the parting from ESPN was mutual. John Ryan of the San Jose Mercury News has […]
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It’s been a busy Tuesday. People have been hired, fired and re-hired. I already talked about Sean Salisbury leaving ESPN. The blogosphere is abuzz about Salisbury. However, there were other personnel moves today. Before Sean Salisbury became the personnel move of the day, ESPN announced it had hired Cris Carter, formerly of HBO, as a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/23/2008
Giving you some links tonight before I check out some late night TV programming. The Sports Media Watch notes that the NBA All Star Game ratings dipped below a 4 for the first time ever. However, while the NBA All Stars did not get a great number of eyeballs, the newly named “Big Cactus” did […]
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Saturday, February 22College Gameday, live from Memphis, TN – ESPN, 11 a.m.VCU at Akron – ESPN2, 11 a.m.UConn at Villanova – ESPN, noonGeorge Mason at Ohio – ESPN2, 1 p.m. Arkansas at Kentucky or Army at Navy – CBS, 2 p.m.Lehigh at Lafayette – CSTV, 2 p.m.Iowa at Michigan State – ESPN, 2 p.m.Jackson State […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/21/2008
Some more links on this Thursday, then I’ll do the Primetime and Late Night links. First, Joe Favorito’s Sports Marketing and PR blog has a good entry today about MLB and the Baby Ruth candy bar coming together for a promotion based on the 100th anniversary of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/18/2008
Time for me to give you some more links on this Monday. The Sports Media Watch says Fox Sports has reason to crow today as the Daytona 500’s ratings jumped up 9% from last year. But Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says the ratings increase was just slightly above last year’s race. Scott […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/16/2008
I’ve been searching for stuff tonight and found a few things I can give you. From TV Week, Julianne Smolinski says DirecTV will offer its NASCAR Hot Pass PPV service in high definition. And Sergio Ibarra has the national sports TV ratings for the week ending February 10. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/15/2008
Saturday, February 16College Gameday, live from Bloomington, IN – ESPN, 11 a.m. Georgetown at Syracuse – ESPN, noonVirginia Tech at North Carolina – CBS, 1 p.m.LSU at Kentucky – Raycom, 1 p.m.Minnesota at Wisconsin – Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.Navy at Lafayette – CSTV, 2 p.m.Louisville at Providence – ESPN, 2 p.m.Lehigh at Army (women’s) […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/14/2008
Here’s some more linkage for you. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union writes in his blog that the first instance of CBS with the recently rebranded CSTV comes next Wednesday when Billy Packer works his first game for the channel. From the police blotter, Justin Terranova from the New York Post reports that former […]
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I’ll give you some more links for tonight. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union gives us the Yankees TV Spring Training schedule on YES. And Pete has a funny “Separated at Birth” comparison regarding Brian McNamee. The Sports Media Watch blog notes the coverage of the Congressional Steroids Hearings today on the network news […]
