0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/28/2009
This Friday, both Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com will offer live coverage of the International Olympic Committee’s announcement of the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. Four cities are vying to be host, Chicago, IL; Madrid, Spain; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Tokyo, Japan. Universal says it will be on the air for at least four […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/14/2009
Ok, I have a whole slew of press releases to post. Get ready to scroll for a while. CBS Sports which gets busy this month after four months of quiet, previews the college football season on Saturday. CBS SPORTS PREVIEWS 2009 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON ON “NCAA FOOTBALL PREVIEW SHOW“ ON SATURDAY, AUG. 15 CBS Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/13/2009
We have some Olympics-related press releases whether they pertain to the Olympics themselves or to the sports we normally see during an Olympiad. So let’s get cracking. I still need to clear more releases tonight. With the rumor that golf and rugby will be approved for men’s sports for the Olympics, Golf Channel will interrupt […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/7/2009
These don’t fit into any particular category. They just go into one particular pile. This one. Let’s go. ESPN Films’ documentary, The Lost Son of Havana, a film on former Red Sox pitcher Luis Tiant’s return to Cuba airs on ESPN Deportes on Sunday and ESPN on Monday. I have an advanced copy and I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2009
I have some press releases that are left over from Tuesday so let’s post them so I can sleep. Starting with NFL.com, the website has a weeklong series devoted to five players hoping to make the grade. NFL.COM’S ON THE FRINGE PROFILES THE JOURNEY OF FIVE PLAYERS FIGHTING FOR AN NFL ROSTER SPOT Training Camp […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/23/2009
I just got a note from Jessica Camerato from WEEI.com telling me to get to sleep so I’m going to finish this quickly and go to bed. Funny how people just know my schedule thanks to Twitter. So as I listen to Sophie B. Hawkins on iTunes, let me finish this post up. NBC and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/18/2009
I have some releases to give you that I should have posted last night. So let’s do them now. Then I hope to do some linkage. Here’s CBS Sports touting that Lesley Visser has been named as the best female broadcaster of all time by the American Sportscasters Association. CBS SPORTS’ LESLEY VISSER VOTED NO. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/9/2009
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A whole bunch of releases are in the Fang’s Bites inbox. Let’s get started. The NFL Network has its programming set through next week. NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (7/8-7/14) LIONS QB MATTHEW STAFFORD IN-STUDIO ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS TUESDAY “Best in the Biz” Series Continues on NFL Total Access with Top 5 Wide Receivers, Offensive […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/2/2009
Because I got home late from the Ted Williams documentary screening to discover that my house had been flooded thanks to Rhode Island’s monsoon season, I could not post the press releases that I received yesterday. I have a lot of releases and I need to post them. This is part 1. An ESPN-centric press […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/24/2009
Not too many releases tonight so this post won’t be as long as last night’s. Let’s begin with the Big Ten Network which has now penetrated into New York City and Long Island thanks to its agreement with Cablevision. Big Ten Network Joins Cablevision’s iO TV® Lineup New York Metro Area Customers Gain Access To […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2009
Let’s give you a few more links before shutting things down for the night. USA Today’s Michael McCarthy says the BCS’ transition to cable is complete with the Rose Bowl going to ESPN in 2011. My new best friend, Neil Best of Newsday writes that Brett Favre will be one of the first guests on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2009
Ok, we have quite a few press releases for a Friday. Lots of stuff going on. Let’s get to them without any delay. I hope to get to the megalinks before the afternoon ends. ESPN says viewership for the NBA Finals continues strong through Game 4. NBA Finals Continue to Deliver for ABC in Primetime […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2009
Let’s do some linkage today. Then I’ll do a massive press release post or two. Starting with Jon Show of the Sports Business Daily, he writes that DirecTV will have three dedicated channels to the U.S. Open complimenting the ESPN and NBC coverage for all four rounds. Austin Karp of the SBD says five of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2009
I’ll give you some links on this Wednesday morning. Sean Gregory of Time says tonight’s Game 7 between Pittsburgh and Washington should be a great event, but will be sparsely watched because it’s on Versus. I could not agree more. Newsday’s Bob Glauber talks about the closing of the New York Football Giants’ press room […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2009
Getting ready to watch the Par 3 Contest at The Masters online. And earlier, I was working at the home office so again got delayed. So I’m here now and ready to give you linkage. From USA Today’s The Huddle blog, a look at Comcast and the NFL Network ramping up their war of words […]
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Because of the busy work schedule yesterday and today, I really haven’t been able to post as many press releases. I’ll post what has piled into the inbox over the last two days. Starting with HBO Sports, it has another fascinating documentary subject, Theodore Samuel Williams, the best hitter that ever lived. And I notice […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2009
It looks like this will be a late night for me. I’m going to finish my review of Real Sports from Tuesday and I want to give you some links before the night is finished. Here we go. CNBC’s Darren Rovell is into his Elite Eight in his “As Seen On TV” products tournament. Maury […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/8/2009
I’ll provide the press releases that I was going to post late last night, but did not after I finished my late night links. I was too tired and wanted to sleep. So here are the releases. Starting with NBC, Sunday Night Football apparently finished 2008 with higher viewership from the season before. “NBC SUNDAY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/3/2008
Ok, with a lot going on today especially with Plaxico Burress, I’ll provide you with linkage. There’s a lot today. Let’s start with Newsday’s Neil Best who tried to live blog Chris Russo on Sirius XM Radio today and quickly gave up. Neil then monitored WFAN, 1050 ESPN Radio and Sirius for talk of Plaxico. […]
