0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2011
As we head into June and the middle of 2011, MLB Network will provide plenty of games as the baseball season steams into the second round of Interleague play. A total of 26 MLB games will be aired as well as two MiLB baseball games involving AAA teams. Bob Costas and Matt Vasgersian will call […]
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NBC can say the ratings and viewership for the Preakness Stakes were up from last year, but looking at the overall numbers, they’re the fourth lowest in the last ten years. Saturday’s second leg of the Triple Crown drew a 5.6 rating with a 13 share up from last year’s 5.3/13. And the viewership for […]
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Coming in December will be the inaugural Big East/SEC Challenge. It’s fine time that the Big East Conference stop playing cupcakes in the early college basketball season and play some decent games. I know the league has felt the teams inside the conference has been enough to raise its RPI ranking and get more teams […]
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Coming on Sunday, ESPN will produce the 100th Anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500 for ABC. It will mark the 47th consecutive year that the race will be seen on the network. Marty Reid, ESPN’s NASCAR voice will call the race along with Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever. Brent Musburger will host. Coverage will begin […]
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College Baseball Mountain West Conference Tournament, San Diego, CA BYU vs. New Mexico – CBS Sports Network/the mtn., 6 p.m. San Diego State vs. UNLV – CBS Sports Network/the mtn., 10 p.m. College Tennis NCAA Men’s Championship, Stanford, CA Virginia vs. USC – ESPNU, 3 p.m. NCAA Women’s Championship, Stanford, CA Stanford vs. Florida – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/23/2011
Starting tonight, Fox Soccer Channel kicks off Champions Week with matches from the two finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United. Here’s the press release. FOX SOCCER’S “CHAMPIONS WEEK” BRINGS THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL TO A FEVER PITCH Relive the Road to the Final Through Key Matches and Highlights of the 2010-11 Champions League Campaign Los […]
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Tiger Woods will take part in media day as part of the duties for hosting his own tournament in Pennsylvania. Golf Channel will pick up his press conference on Tuesday and air it in its entirety. Golf Channel to Air Tiger Woods’ AT&T National News Conference, Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET ORLANDO, Fla., (May 23, […]
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Time for another mailbag and let’s answer the sports media questions that have landed in the Fang’s Bites inbox over the last week or so. Thanks to all who sent e-mails and left comments. I’ll do my best to answer as best as I can. And don’t forget, I have two $50 Nike.com gift cards. […]
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If you saw ESPN2’s coverage of the US-Japan women’s soccer friendly match last week, then you saw a dress rehearsal for what you’ll see when the Women’s World Cup gets underway late next month in Germany. Bob Ley hosted the studio along with analysts Brandi Chastain and Brianna Scurry. Both women were key members of […]
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Last night’s ratings for Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals set another mark for TNT. While it wasn’t a record, it became the second most watched NBA game in cable television history, garnering a 6.4 rating and almost 10.9 million viewers. Game 1 of the Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat series set the record with […]
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Let’s do some linkage on this last Monday before Memorial Day. By the way, if you’re on Facebook, hit my fan page and click “Like”. It acts like an RSS feed. All posts should be there and you can click on the links to see the latest information. Already, 375 people have signed up and […]
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Last week, I reported on the Fang’s Bites on Boston Sports Media Watch site that WEEI was slaughtered by rival radio station, 98.5 The Sports Hub in younger male demographics in the Arbitron ratings for the month of April. And while WEEI did beat 98.5 in the overall ratings, the loss of younger males has […]
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This weekend is a nice three day weekend. And on Sunday, we have the 100th Indianapolis 500 on ABC. In addition, ABC gets the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday so the network actually gets a double dose of live action. For the rest of the motorsports schedule on ESPN, here’s the press release. Motorsports […]
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MLB American League Boston at Cleveland – ESPN2/NESN/STO, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit – Sun Sports/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m. Toronto at New York Yankees – Sportsnet One/YES, 7 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Texas – Comcast Sportsnet Chicago/Fox Sports Southwest, 8 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota – Root Sports Northwest/Fox Sports North, 8 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/22/2011
The last couple of days have killed me going to New York on Friday for business then having to go to work on Saturday preventing me from really reacting to the Dick Ebersol resignation. I will do a Sunday thoughts column today and also start answering the mailbag. Good questions from all of you. If […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/21/2011
Earlier this week, the Big Ten Network announced its primetime football schedule. If you missed it, I have the entire schedule for you. It’s listed below. Big Ten Network Announces 2011 Primetime Football Slate Eight Big Ten teams will play night games on Big Ten Network this fall CHICAGO – A trio of October conference […]
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On Saturday, NBC and Versus will combine for coverage of the Preakness Stakes. It begins at 2:30 p.m. on Versus. NBC takes over at 4:30 p.m. NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS PREAKNESS STAKES COVERAGE Coverage From Pimlico Begins Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS and Culminates with the 136th Preakness Stakes on NBC on Saturday […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/20/2011
Over the next couple of days, Versus will air Indianapolis 500 qualifying sessions on Saturday and Sunday as drivers try to get the best possible position for the race. The Indy 500 was once the premier motorsports event on the calendar, but that has been surpassed by the Daytona 500. Let’s look at what Versus […]
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On Sunday, TBS will air the Mets-Yankees game live from the Bronx. “Sunday MLB on TBS” Features a Battle in the Big Apple between the Mets @ Yankees “Sunday MLB on TBS continues on May 22 when Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees host their interleague rivals Jose Reyes and the New York Mets […]
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The first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals have been spread out over a span of seven days and that’s not good. But the schedule will ramp up next week. We have TNT’s press release on its coverage plans for the next few games. TNT’s Exclusive Coverage of the Eastern Conference Finals Continues TNT’s […]
