0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2013
I’ll do my best to post quotage from NBC Sports/NBC Sports Network following the NHL Stanley Cup Final games. Despite receiving quotage for Game 1, it ended so late, I just went to bed and decided to forsake a post. With the Bruins ending Game 2 in the first overtime, I have time to give […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2013
Ok, I wasn’t able to get to do linkage during the day so in lieu of a Friday post, I’ll make this a weekend post so you can go through these at your leisure. So while I watch some Australian Rules Football, I’ll do a nice links post for you. Let’s begin with John Ourand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2013
NBC is pounding its proverbial chest over the thrilling triple overtime game that opened the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. It resulted as the most watched Stanley Cup Final Game 1 dating back to the Detroit Red Wings-Philadelphia Flyers series in 1997 on Fox. Last night’s game received a final […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2013
With the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks set to do battle for hockey’s ultimate prize in North America, I figured I would provide the coverage in the local markets. I have the plans for the Comcast SportsNet affiliates in both cities as well as for NESN in Boston. As you’re aware, Comcast SportsNet Chicago […]
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NBC certainly has reason to be proud as a peacock over its ratings for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, particularly the Conference Final round. Despite airing nine games out of a possible 14 as both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals went short, NBC and NBC Sports Network averaged just under 2.65 million viewers, the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/11/2013
Once again, CBC will air the NHL Stanley Cup Final in its entirety for the Canadian audience. Jim Hughson will call the game along with Craig Simpson. Glenn Healey will be the on-ice analyst with Scott Oake as the rinkside analyst. Ron MacLean will once again be the host. He’ll be joined by P.J. Stock […]
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NBC/NBC Sports Network are set to air the 2013 Stanley Cup Final. This marks the 8th consecutive year that this combination will air the Final and 2nd straight under the NBC Sports Group banner. Mike Emrick, Ed Olcyzk and Pierre McGuire will call the action. The studio crew will consist of host Liam McHugh, Mike […]
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Ok, time to catch up with posts after I spent the weekend in Philly and then driving back and forth between Boston and home yesterday. We know the NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhaws begins on Wednesday on NBC in the United States and CBC/RDS in Canada. NBC will carry […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2013
At the time that this post published, it was way past my bedtime. I promised some more sports media thoughts and I’ll do as I said in Friday’s post, but I’ll do them in quick hit style. Bullets, of course. With the Boston Bruins having punched their tickets to the Stanley Cup Final and Chicago […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/3/2013
Let’s do some linkage on this rainy Monday in Southern New England. It may not be raining where you are, but where I am, it’s Ark Building Time. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch, we learn that ESPN’s NBA Countdown crew is expanding its reach when the NBA Finals get underway. Richard also breaks news […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2013
Ok, lots of things to get to. Let’s do some Friday links. From Anthony CrupiCrupiCrupi of Adweek, a Disney executive downplays any threat from Fox Sports 1 to ESPN. From Variety, Rick Kissell says NBC Sports Network saw stellar ratings for the NHL Conference Semifinals. R. Thomas Umstead from Multichannel News says the next Floyd […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/30/2013
The NHL on NBC Sports Network continues to gain momentum. Back in January when the NHL Lockout was finally lifted (remember the lockout?), I wrote that NBCSN needed live games as its ratings had been in the depths of despair without hockey. Well, the NHL returned and the playoffs have been absolutely stellar with close […]
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Trying to provide two consecutive days of linkage, something I haven’t done in quite some time. Here we go. Pete Iacobelli of the Associated Press writes that Fox is still investigating the incident that caused a rope supporting its overhead camera to snap at the Coca-Cola 600. Tim Baysinger of Multichannel News writes that Fox […]
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Canada’s TSN will air the first three games of the NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference Final beginning this Saturday. Gord Miller and Ray Ferraro will be the team calling the games for TSN. Coverage begins Saturday in Chicago as the Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings. After Game 3 in Los Angeles, TSN will yield […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2013
This from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada’s public broadcaster. CBC’s coverage the NHL Conference Finals begins Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET, the traditional Hockey Night in Canada slot, with Game 1 of the Boston-Pittsburgh series. CBC will carry the Eastern Conference Final in its entirety. The main Hockey Night in Canada crew of Jim […]
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Ok, we have the schedules for both the NHL Eastern Conference and Western Conference Finals. The Eastern Conference Final schedule is set as it will begin on Saturday night, June 1 as the Boston Bruins take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on NBC, CBC and RDS. The Western Conference Final is a bit dicey as the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/28/2013
The NHL Western Conference Semifinals are heading to the deciding Games 7. Both the San Jose-Los Angeles and Detroit-Chicago series will be playing to the limit. NBC Sports Network will air both games tonight and tomorrow. Both series are tied 3-3. Here is the press release. NBC SPORTS NETWORK PRESENTS TWO NHL GAME 7s ON […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/21/2013
NBC Sports Network has a doubleheader tonight, Boston at New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings at the San Jose Sharks. Here’s what NBC Sports is saying about tonight’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. NBC SPORTS GROUP’S “NHL PLAYOFF PASS” – MAY 21 Conference Semifinal Doubleheader All times are listed as ET and are subject […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2013
NESN is definitely sad about not being able to carry another Boston Bruins game this season. The last game of the season on Monday, Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Bruins received a 16.8 rating with a 26 share in Boston. That is the third highest Bruins rating in the history of […]
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NHL fans know that NESN’s Jack Edwards loves the Boston Bruins. bleeds Black and Goal on every play. Well this season, NESN installed a camera in the TD Garden broadcast booth to show fans how animated Jack gets when he calls goals. He certainly got very excited when Patrice Bergeron scored the game winning goal […]
