0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/26/2011
After this was originally leaked by NBC in a Sports Listings press release, the NHL decided it might as well come out with it tonight and that’s exactly what it did. Game 1 will begin in Vancouver on Wednesday, June 1 with Game 2 on June 4 giving CBC one game on a Saturday, its […]
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Fox is rather busy this weekend. I already posted press releases on the UEFA Champions League Final and Fox Saturday Baseball. On Sunday, NASCAR comes back to the network after a week off for the longest race of the season with the Coca-Cola 600 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m. […]
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In its last set of primetime games of the year, Fox Saturday Baseball will divide six games across the country in a possible preview of what could happen in 2012 if the network decides to move the MLB package to the nighttime. Among the games that will be aired on Fox, St. Louis at Colorado, […]
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That’s right, Gus Johnson will be officially introduced to viewers as a member of the Fox Sports team, but he won’t be calling the game. He’ll be involved in a pregame feature with him doing calls of soccer if he were calling soccer. It’s also a way of introducing himself to a different audience as […]
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The second NBC Sports Group to retire within a week was made official today. Ken Schanzer has been the number two man at NBC Sports since 1998 when he was named President of the division after Emperor Dick Ebersol was named Chairman. Schanzer was instrumental in helping NBC maintain its relationship with Notre Dame football, […]
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Let’s do the Thursday linkage and there are a few stories to get to. First, this broke late last night, Joe Flint at the Los Angeles Times confirmed that the number two man at NBC Sports, Ken Schanzer is following his boss Dick Ebersol and leaving the company. John Ourand from Sports Business Journal also […]
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For Tuesday’s Game 4 of the Miami Heat-Chicago Bull series, the ratings and average viewership was down slightly from the previous three games. For the first time, the average viewership fell below 10 million people while the rating hit 6.1. The average for the entire series remains over 10 million viewers and a 6.4 rating. […]
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College Baseball ACC Baseball Championship, Durham, NC North Carolina vs. Miami – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 11 a.m. Florida State vs. Clemson – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 3 p.m. Georgia Tech vs. NC State – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 7 p.m. Big Ten Tournament, Columbus, OH […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2011
The series-clinching game that put Vancouver into the NHL Stanley Cup Final brought an average audience of just over four million Canadians to their TV sets on Tuesday. CBC is quite happy over the numbers and provides this press release to us. CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA DRAWS 4 MILLION VIEWERS TO VANCOUVER/SAN JOSE GAME […]
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This happening today. In a tweet this morning, ESPN sexpot Jenn Brown announced that she’ll be working the College World Series in Omaha, NE next month. This gig was previously Erin Andrews’. In fact, Erin had worked the event for quite some time. This will mark the first year that Jenn will be on the […]
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For the first time, Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I had a guest for the entire podcast. We talked with James Andrew Miller, the co-author of “Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside The World at ESPN.” We talked about a bunch of topics including how Jim and Tom got to writing the […]
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Let’s look at NFL Network’s schedule plus the chats on NFL.com over the next 7 days. Lots of stuff to review. NFL NETWORK & NFL.COM PROGRAMMING NOTES (5/25 – 5/31) JETS QB MARK SANCHEZ IN-STUDIO TONIGHT ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS AT 11:00 PM ET Interviews with Chiefs Head Coach Todd Haley (Thursday) & Lions QB […]
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Time for the mid-week links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from some of the events held this past weekend. Michael says networks may have to scramble to fill holes if the NFL lockout extends into October and November. Brian Lowry at Fox Sports wonders if […]
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I had this in a press release post on the UEFA Champions League Final, but in case you didn’t see it, I’ll provide the studio and game announcing crews for Fox for this Saturday’s game between Barcelona and Manchester United. It will go on the air at 2 p.m. on Fox. Pregame, Halftime and Postgame […]
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ESPN has announced that the Jimmy V Men’s and Women’s Classics will be held on the same night, Tuesday, December 6. The Women’s Classic will be held in Storrs, CT and will pit defending NCAA Champion Texas A&M against UConn. The Men’s Classic will be held at its usual venue, Madison Square Garden with a […]
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In this week’s Sports Illustrated, we get some interesting quotes from New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon who admits the team is in financial dire straits. He’s talks about his relationship with convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff and where the team is heading. Wilpon also reveals that he offered Madoff a stake in the Mets. […]
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College Baseball ACC Baseball Championship, Durham, NC Georgia Tech vs. Clemson – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 11 a.m. Virginia vs. Wake Forest – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/Fox Sports South/Sun Sports, 3 p.m. Florida State vs. NC State – Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Florida/Fox Sports South, 7 p.m. Big Ten Tournament, Columbus, OH […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2011
This coming from the corporate offices of Big Lead Sports. For disclosure purposes, Fang’s Bites is an independently-owned blog that is part of Big Lead Sports’ network. So we have this press release about a new CEO/CFO for the company. “BIG LEAD SPORTS” NAMES BRIAN LaROCK CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Veteran Financial Leader In The […]
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As the temps reach the high 70’s in Southern New England, it’s time to bring you the linkage on this Tuesday. In Sports Business Journal, John Ourand takes away ESPN’s arch-rivalry with NBC from the new book “Those Guys Have All The Fun: Inside The World of ESPN.” USA Today’s Mike McCarthy notes a couple […]
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In 2012, HBO will air a six part reality series on colorful boxing trainer Freddie Roach. Filmmaker Peter Berg will team up with HBO to produce the series and follow Roach. HBO Sports boxing voice Jim Lampley will serve as an Executive Producer on the series. If you’ve seen recent big fights, you’ll have seen […]
