0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2012
I haven’t done a sports media thoughts post in a while and there has been so much that has transpired since the last time I wrote one. As always, they’re in bullet form. Let’s do this. Just four days into the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and I like how the networks of NBC are handling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/13/2012
Well, all NBC Sports Network needed was some real game action to see some results. While the ratings for NBC Sports Network have been mostly in the toilet since the relaunch from Versus on New Year’s Day, an encouraging sign is the ratings for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs which are up 22% in the […]
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We have the latest press release from The Group regarding the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. So far, the playoffs on NBC platforms have gone swimmingly well. Like the NCAA Tournament on CBS/Turner, we can switch to games on NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network. My only pet peeve is that NBC should keep us […]
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This Sunday, MLB on TBS travels to Fenway Park to air the American East rivalry between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox. Ernie Johnson, Jr. and John Smoltz will call the game on the former Superstation. Ernie has called two games for TBS this season and is slated to call at least […]
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With a NASCAR race in primetime, Fox Saturday Baseball moves up to 1 p.m. ET and its MLB Network-produced pregame shows will also move up, to noon ET. Three games will divvied up throughout the country. The main game, Anaheim at the New York Yankees will be the main contest heading to 63% of the […]
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Last night’s Game 1 Boston Bruins victory over the Washington Capitals in overtime set yet another ratings record on NESN. The opening game in the Bruins’ defense of last year’s Stanley Cup received an 11.6 household rating which is the highest rating ever for a Game 1 of a playoff series on NESN. Last night’s […]
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Saturday, April 14 Australian Rules Football Fremantle vs. Brisbane — Fox Soccer Plus, 2:30 a.m. Boxing 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto (series premiere) — HBO, 9:45 p.m College Baseball North Carolina State at Clemson — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Fox Sports Arizona/Fox Sports North/Fox Sports South/Sun Sports, noon Michigan at Penn State — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m. New Mexico […]
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Arena Football New Orleans VooDoo at San Antonio Talons — NFL Network, 8 p.m. College Baseball Michigan at Penn State — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m. New Mexico at San Diego State — the mtn., 9 p.m. College Lacrosse Men’s Duke at Virginia — ESPNU, 6 p.m. Women’s American at Navy — CBS Sports Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2012
Not to be outdone by NFL Network’s coverage, ESPN will offer plenty of coverage of its own for the 2012 NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. As he has dating back 1981, Chris Berman will host the NFL Draft and he’ll be joined at the main desk at New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall by […]
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Starting Thursday, April 26 and lasting to Saturday, April 28, the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting or better known as the NFL Draft takes place. What began as a two day weekend affair now has become a three day primetime gala. The first round takes place on Thursday, April 26, then Rounds Two and Three […]
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Coming up at 9:30 p.m., your humble blogger will be the guest on a Red Sox-themed Spreecast hosted by Seth Everett of WIP/KYW in Philadelphia, Fox Sports Radio and 1010 WINS in New York. We’ll talk the latest on the Red Sox in anticipation of the team’s home opener on Friday. You can see it […]
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NBC Sports has provided the announcing assignments for the NHL Conference Quarterfinals through this weekend. We’ll have to get another grid from them before Monday night’s action. You can see that Mike Emrick and Dave Strader are busy, but other announcers are being tapped including Kenny Albert, Rick Peckham, Daryl Reaugh and John Forslund. For […]
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Announced today, Grand Prix Entertainment says NFL Network will air next year’s Grand Prix Rugby Sevens Championships which will take place at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Not knowing much about rugby and rugby sevens, I’ll let the press release speak for itself. GRAND PRIX ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH NFL NETWORK FOR EXCLUSIVE LIVE […]
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NESN and CBS Boston have announced a on-air partnership that will affect both parties. Starting Friday, NESN’s Red Sox announcing team involving Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy and Jenny Dell will be seen on WBZ-TV on the station’s local newscasts for pregame appearances for all games, road and away. WBZ’s sports staff including Dan Roche will […]
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NFL Media has announced the hiring of four reporters who will appear on NFL Network and/or write for NFL.com. Kim Jones who was last of YES Network as a Yankees beat reporter and WFAN as a part-time host joins NFL Network as an on-air reporter. She will be the New York-based reporter for NFLN. Aditi […]
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Tonight, The Group has four NHL postseason games and all of NBC’s cable platforms assigned to carry the contests will be utilized. CNBC will carry San Jose at St. Louis, NHL Network has Ottawa at the New York Rangers while NBC Sports Network has a doubleheader with the defending Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins hosting […]
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Yesterday, I focused on several press releases before heading out for errands. Today, it’s back to the links. Daniel Kaplan at Sports Business Journal writes that the NFL wants to set up local zones in Super Bowl host cities similar to what Indianapolis did with a village and zip line this year. Mike Ozanian of […]
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Now that golf’s first major tournament is done, the next one won’t be coming for a couple of months. This week, the PGA Tour is in Hilton Head, SC, the Champions Tour will be in Florida and the European Tour continues its Asian swing in Malaysia. It’s all on Golf Channel this week. GOLF CHANNEL […]
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Australian Rules Football Australian Football League Highlights — Fox Soccer Plus, 2 p.m. College Baseball Mississippi at Georgia — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m. Golf European Tour: Malaysian Open, 1st round — Golf Channel, 9 a.m. (same day coverage) PGA Tour: Heritage Open, 1st round — Golf Channel, 3 p.m. Mixed Martial Arts MMA Uncensored Live — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2012
This being Day 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Year 1 of the NBC Sports Group’s 10 year contract with the NHL, this concept of having all postseason games aired nationally is a new concept for US hockey fans. It’s a great thing and being able to switch between CNBC, NBC Sports Network and […]
