0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/27/2011
There was a time when ESPN had less than 100 college football games a season. But with ESPN programming itself, ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, Big East Network, SEC Network, ESPN Plus MAC games and ESPN3.com, the total has risen to more than 400 games across its vast network of platforms. We have the list of games. […]
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This just in from Fox Sports Media Group, the six announcing teams for college football this season. Of course, they’re led by Gus Johnson and Charles Davis on FX. Craig Bolerjack moves from CBS Sports to Fox Sports Net where he’ll inexplicably be lead Pac-12 announcer and Joel Myers will call both the Big 12 […]
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Very rarely do I ask you to do anything. I am now. Blogs with Balls has announced its inaugural Untitled Sports Media Awards Project or #USMAP for short. There are several categories and I would like your help in getting nominated as a finalist. I’ll help you narrow it down so you don’t have to […]
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On Tuesday, I did the links in the evening, but today, the linkage is coming out early. Let’s get to them. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that Fox plans to use its college football sideline reporter more as an analyst on the field, rather than give injury updates. To the Wall Street Journal where […]
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After being teased with a one month trial back in September of 2009 when Versus was pulled from DirecTV, Universal Sports is now on the satellite provider full-time as of today. The channel will be in the provider’s Sports Pack on channel 625. Universal has been in the midst of providing coverage of the World […]
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If you’re looking to get a soccer fix after the Women’s World Cup earlier this month, there’s the MLS All-Star Game being played in Harrison, NJ tonight. ESPN2 will carry the game and it will have plenty of international stars including David Beckham and Thierry Henry playing for the MLS All-Stars as they go up […]
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On this one year to the 2012 London Olympics, Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium has released the hosts for CTV/TSN/RDS/Rogers Sportsnet/V and some of the announcers/analysts for selected sports. Of course, the main host for CTV will be Brian Williams, of course, not be confused with NBC’s Brian Williams. Canada’s Brian Williams is that country’s […]
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At 8 p.m. Eastern time, all of NBCUniversal’s 20 networks will air this video as a way to inform viewers that one year from today, 366 days from now (2012 is a leap year, don’t forget), that NBC will launch its 17 days of coverage of the London Olympics. There are a lot of scenes […]
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College Football Media Days — ESPNU, 1 p.m. MLB American League Anaheim Angels at Cleveland — Fox Sports West, noon Seattle at New York Yankees — Root Sports Northwest/YES, 1 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Detroit/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, 2 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto — MASN/Sportsnet One, 7 p.m. Kansas City at […]
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Man, this has gone on much longer than I thought. When I started this whole series, I thought I could do it all in one sitting, but boy, was I wrong. It’s now spanned eight installments and will actually have a ninth on Wednesday. But I can assure you it will be the last one. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/26/2011
Today was just too busy as I was in between two offices and had to run errands for most of the day. I apologize for not bringing these links earlier, but I do have time now so let’s get to them. Steve Wieberg of USA Today writes that the NCAA is now looking into the […]
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The following is a sponsored post from DIRECTV’s NASCAR Head 2 Head Knock Out NASCAR is rolling out a new and unique fantasy game. 32 of the top drivers will be selected and seeded in a tournament style head to head single elimination bracket (think March Madness). Fans will be able to choose the winners […]
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As mentioned in the previous post, to make up for NBC losing the annual Hall of Fame Game, the NFL has moved the San Diego Chargers-Dallas Cowboys game from Saturday, August 20 to Sunday, August 21. It gives NBC a total of two NFL exhibition games as it will air New Orleans at Oakland the […]
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Now that the lockout is over and teams have opened their doors to the players, the NFL has now announced the times for the 2011 Preseason. As the Hall of Fame Game was canceled and NBC lost one game to air, the NFL decided to move the San Diego-Dallas game from Saturday, August 20 to […]
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MLB American League Anaheim Angels at Cleveland — Fox Sports West/STO, 7 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto — MASN2/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m. Kansas City at Boston — Fox Sports Kansas City/NESN, 7 p.m. Seattle at New York Yankees — MLB Network/Root Sports Northwest/WWOR, 7 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox — Fox Sports Detroit/Comcast SportsNet Chicago, […]
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I continue with my mini-series, People You Should Follow On Twitter. You have all types of accounts in sports business and sports media, college basketball and football, MLB, NFL, NHL, Golf, Olympics and Soccer. And you can find the previous installments here, here, here, here, here and here. Through the first six installments, we have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2011
This is the promo NBC will be running starting tonight to get you ready for the new NFL season. I’m pumped. Are you? And the first NFL regular season game is on Thursday, September 8 between New Orleans and Green Bay at Lambeau Field on NBC. You didn’t think NBC would have Aaron Rodgers in […]
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Say no more. Nothing else needs to be added. Now just play boys.
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Baseball’s trading deadline comes on Sunday, July 31 at 4 p.m. Eastern time. MLB Network will have coverage of the deadline starting on Saturday with a two hour special at 11 a.m. East, then a full ten hours of live coverage the following day starting at 11:30 a.m. Coverage will also include live cut-in to […]
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Here are the Sports Media Predictions I made on New Year’s Day. I’m looking pretty good thus far. Comcast takes over NBC and Starts to merge NBC Sports with Versus/Golf Channel and Comcast SportsNet affiliates Check Comcast’s Deep Pockets Will Help NBC Retain Rights For the Olympics Check The NHL Rights Are Awarded To NBC/Versus, […]
