0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2011
The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill starting tomorrow marks the end of the PGA Tour’s Florida swing and will lead golfers to Texas next week and then following that, The Masters at Augusta. Golf Channel and NBC will team up once again to cover the prestigious Arnold Palmer which will have a field that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2011
Golf Channel will have three live tournaments, the PGA Tour’s Transitions Championship, the LPGA Founders Cup in Arizona and then the European PGA Tour’s Sicilian Open in Italy. What day and what time is coming up. Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: March 17-20 Live Tournament and Wraparound News Coverage On-Site at Transitions Championship LPGA Kicks […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/10/2011
Let’s do the Thursday links. Been up since 4 a.m. and I’m already dragging, but you don’t care. You want links so let’s provide them. USA Today’s Mike McCarthy has ESPN’s Mel Kiper really down on NFL quarterback prospect Cam Newton. Mike says ESPN and Sunday NFL Countdown analyst Cris Carter are negotiating a new […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/9/2011
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
Starting on Thursday, Golf Channel will air three tournaments, two PGA Tour stops and one from the Champions Tour. Golf Channel will be live from the Blue Monster at Doral as the world’s top 50 players will be at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. We have details of what you’ll see this week. Golf Channel Live Tournament […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2011
You may not know the name of Frank Chirkinian, but in the world of sports television production, his name is held in high regard. Chirkinian was the long-time producer of golf at CBS and pioneered the way the sport is seen on television. Instead of counting stroke totals, he told us how far under or […]
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 […]
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Time for the links. Lots of stuff to get to. From Sports Business Daily, we learn that the Sporting News has officially taken over Fanhouse. A sad day really as the Fanhouse site was very good and had many good writers on staff (Jay Mariotti excepting). Many writers have lost their jobs while others have […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
We have your tournaments for Golf Channel. It’ll have coverage of the PGA and LPGA Tours. Plenty of coverage of the WGC-Match Play Championship as well as the LPGA Tour stop in Singapore. In addition to the Match Play Championship, Golf Channel will be in Mexico for the other PGA Tour tourney, the Mayakoba Golf […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2011
Let’s provide you with links on this Sunday. As I’m watching Food Network’s Giada at Home and before that, CBS News Sunday Morning, I can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday morning. While I try to avoid being distracted by Giada, I’ll do some links. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says MSG […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/16/2011
The LPGA kicks off its season in Thailand this week while the PGA Tour continues its West Coast Swing at the Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles. In addition, the European and Champions Tours continue their seasons. Plenty of action for the golf enthusiast. Here’s the tournament schedule starting Thursday and ending on Sunday. Golf […]
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In simple language, the ratings are red hot on Golf Channel. I mean, the ratings for the Dubai Desert Classic were up from last year a whopping 420%!!! That’s 4-2-0, four hundred and twenty, not 4.2 or 42, it’s 420. And that’s for a golf tournament that was aired in the morning US time last […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/10/2011
Let’s do some links for you on this Thursday. I hope to be able to do a bit more in the later part of the week unlike previous weeks where the links stop on Wednesday. Plenty of stuff to go over. Michael Hiestand has a couple of articles on CBS/Turner changing the way we’ll watch […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/8/2011
Ok, now that our lives are getting back to normal after the Super Bowl, it’s time to focus on other sports like college basketball, the NHL and even baseball which will begin Spring Training this weekend. Yes, it’s almost that time. Let’s go to the links. From the Sports Business Journal, John Ourand takes a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/7/2011
On Monday, Golf Channel will carry the last holes from the final round of the Phoenix Open. Weather issues forced tournament officials to play catch up and it’s to the point where the final round had to be carried over to Monday. CBS ended its coverage on Sunday about 6 p.m. Eastern time. Golf Channel […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/2/2011
Let’s take a look at what Golf Channel has for us this week. Golf Channel Live Tournament Coverage: Feb. 3-6 PGA Tour Stops in Phoenix Westwood and Kaymer Headline Qatar Masters Phoenix Open Dates: Feb. 3-6 Venue: TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. Live Tournament Airtimes (Eastern): Thursday 4-7 p.m. (Live)/8:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay) Friday 4-7 p.m. (Live)/8:30-11:30 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2011
Ok, let’s do some linkage while I can squeeze some in. I had to meet a deadline earlier. I think I’m safe for now. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, he wonders if the PGA Tour can generate ratings if Tiger Woods isn’t winning tournaments. Michael also has some of the upcoming sports viewing […]
