0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2011
Thanks to having Vancouver in all four rounds of the NHL Playoffs, CBC was able to ride a ratings wave to an all-time record. Throughout the postseason, CBC was able to average just under three million viewers up 39% from last year. And during the Stanley Cup Final, CBC averaged 6.15 million viewers which is […]
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This week is the second major of the LPGA calendar, the LPGA Championship held in upstate New York. The LPGA Championship is being held at the Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, NY starting this Thursday. Golf Channel will have live four round coverage. We have the particulars of what you’ll see on Golf Channel […]
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Tonight on HBO’s Real Sports, host Bryant Gumbel blasts the United States Golf Association for making the Congressional Country Club course in Bethesda, MD way too easy for the recently completed U.S. Open. Now Bryant is an avid golfer and was Johnny Miller’s original partner when he joined NBC Sports, so Gumbel has good knowledge […]
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I’m a geek for these type of things so when I get press releases on production, I eat them up. Throughout the Women’s World Cup in Germany, ESPN will utilize a mobile studio called “Big Blue” at various sites and it was built specifically for this event. It will be sent to the stadiums that […]
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ESPN has announced that legendary women’s soccer star Mia Hamm will be joining espnW as an analyst for the Women’s World Cup and she will appear on selected ESPN telecasts. Her main duties will be writing blog posts and conducting interviews for ESPN’s women’s sports website. She becomes the 3rd member of the 1999 Women’s […]
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Based off its success airing it last season, NFL Network has announced a new agreement with the Canadian Football League to air more games for 2011, deciding to show two games a week during the regular season. Some weeks, NFL Network will air TSN’s Saturday night doubleheader, other weeks, NFL Network will a game on […]
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Coming literally at the end of this month, June 30, ESPN will air a one hour special “QB Camp” hosted by Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden. He’ll be talking with former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. The special will show Gruden coaching Pryor on the particulars of being an NFL quarterback. They’ll also show […]
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Time for the links on this Tuesday. Lots of good stuff to get to. Matthew Futterman of the Wall Street Journal looks at MLB Commissioner Bud Selig rejecting the Los Angeles Dodgers’ deal with Fox which now throws Frank McCourt’s ownership of the team into jeopardy. In Sports Business Journal, Broadcasting & Cable Editor-in-Chief Ben […]
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As some in the media (like the Dan Patrick Show) are discussing the upcoming NBA Draft, NBA Digital is gearing up like none other. Of course, NBA TV has been airing past NBA Draft shows. It’s interesting to see how TNT covered the NBA Draft when it had the contract. Ernie Johnson, Jr. with a […]
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This is the latest edition of the “This is SportsCenter” promos. This involves Abby Wambach of the US Women’s National Soccer Team and SportsCenter anchors Jay Harris and Jon Anderson. Of course, the promo has a soccer theme and mocking the diving that happens in the sport. Brian Kenny is the first person you’ll see […]
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One of my favorite shows, Top Gear returns for its summer season on Sunday in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD. For the last couple of seasons, BBC America has shown the show a week following its UK premiere. However, I’ve not seen anything from BBC America promoting a new season, just stating that […]
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College Baseball College World Series, Omaha, NE Florida vs. Vanderbilt — ESPN, 11 a.m. (resumption of suspended game) Texas A&M vs. Cal — ESPN, 2 p.m. South Carolina vs. Virginia — ESPN, 7 p.m. Golf CVS Caremark Charity Classic — Fox Sports Net, 4 p.m. MLB Interleague Anaheim Angels at Florida — Fox Sports West/Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/20/2011
On Tuesday’s Morning Drive on Golf Channel, U.S. Open champ Rory McIlroy will be stopping by to talk with Gary Williams and Erik “Mr. Know-It-All” Kuselias. Other guests on the show this week include Arnold Palmer, Boo Weekley, Annika Sorenstam among other. Here’s the guest list for the rest of the week. Coming Up on […]
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When the Women’s World Cup kicks off on the networks of ESPN on Sunday, June 26, you will see some familiar faces and hear familiar voices like Bob Ley, Ian Darke, Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain. One person whom you may not have seen is Rebecca Lowe who works for ESPN UK on its English […]
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The NBA season may have ended earlier this month, but it’s already time to think about the future as the NBA Draft takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Thursday. That’s right. It’s on Thursday. Stuart Scott will host for ESPN and he’ll be joined by Jay Bilas, Jeff Van Gundy and […]
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On Tuesday, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel returns. There are three new stories and one update. One story of interest is one on former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber who is attempting a comeback to the NFL. The story also chronicles Barber’s bout with depression after losing his NBC gig following the […]
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Tonight on National Geographic Channel, a two-hour program on rebuilding the RMS Titanic from scratch. A group of engineers and laborers set out to rebuild the ship. You know about the story of the ill-fated Titanic, it hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912 killing more than 1,500 […]
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I’m at home today waiting for workers to finish doing some renovations at the office so I’ll take the opportunity to do some blogging. Wasn’t able to do the megalinks on Friday or do what I wanted to do over the weekend so while I have the chance, I’ll bring you linkage. Michael Hiestand of […]
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College Baseball College World Series, Omaha, NE Texas vs. North Carolina — ESPN, 2 p.m. Florida vs. Vanderbilt — ESPN2, 7 p.m. Golf CVS Caremark Charity Classic, 1st round — Fox Sports Net, 4 p.m. MLB Interleague Anaheim Angels at Florida — Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Florida, 7 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh — MASN/Root Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/19/2011
The NASCAR on TNT Summer Series went to Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. We have the quotage from the race. Notes from TNT NASCAR Summer Series – Race #2 Michigan International Speedway – Helluva Good: Sour Cream Dips 400 Sunday, June 19, 2011 TNT NASCAR: Countdown to Green Lindsay Czarniak (host), Kyle Petty (analyst) and […]
