0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/12/2012
As NBC Sports Network basks in the afterglow of its best viewership ever from the Olympics, it “Returns to London” on Monday with a 16 hour marathon of reruns. It’s all part an entire week of Olympic re-airs that will last until next Sunday, August 19. On Monday, NBC Sports Network will air the best […]
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FA Community Shield Chelsea vs. Manchester City — Fox Soccer, 8:30 a.m. Golf PGA Championship, Third and Final Round — TNT, 11 a.m./CBS, 2 p.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur, Final Day — Golf Channel, 3 p.m. Live From the PGA Championship — Golf Channel, 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. Horse Racing Live from Saratoga: Saratoga Special […]
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Due to inclement weather, actually more than just inclement, more like extremely stormy weather at the PGA Championship on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, SC, the third round of the last major of the year on the golf calendar was suspended. It will be picked up Sunday morning and TNT which originally planned to […]
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Ok, Day 16 has become a bit of a mess on NBC. If I put this up earlier in the day, I would have to edit the hell out of the post, but luckily, I was watching NBC’s primetime coverage and in came an announcement that affects Sunday’s daytime programming. First, NBC will hit the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/11/2012
In a reversal of its original declaration, NBC has announced that the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony will be streamed live online when it kicks off at 4 p.m. ET. So those who want to see the entire enchilada without the TV commentary will be able to do so. Remember on the day of the Opening […]
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The final day of the Olympics usually includes the men’s marathon, the gold medal final of men’s basketball and volleyball, and a few final events to close out the Games. CTV, TSN, Rogers Sportsnet and OLN will air a two hour special hosted by Brian Williams through the best of the London Games. Then at […]
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We don’t have the final ratings for the 2012 Olympics on NBC for Friday’s primetime show. NBC says Nielsen’s process and data gathering had issues on Saturday so we won’t have final ratings and viewership numbers until Sunday morning. Once that comes in, I’ll post it here. This is what NBC is saying about the […]
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Australian Rules Football Adelaide Crows vs. Fremantle Dockers — Fox Soccer Plus, midnight Golf PGA Championship, 3rd Round — TNT, 11 a.m./CBS, 2 p.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur, Day 4 — Golf Channel, 3 p.m. Live From the PGA Championship — Golf Channel, 9 a.m. & 7 p.m. Little League Baseball World Series Regionals Midwest Regional, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2012
Here’s the programming schedule for the Canadian rightsholders for the 2012 Olympics. Day 15 Highlights: Saturday, August 11 – Catharine Pendrel Pedals for the Podium; Canadians in Medal Contention in Canoe/Kayak; Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake Lead the Pack on the Track in the Men’s 4x100m Relay; Gold Medal Games in Men’s Soccer, Women DAY […]
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Let’s see what the networks of NBCUniversal have in store for us on Saturday. NBC’s daytime coverage which will include the women’s basketball gold medal game between the United States and France will be live in all time zones starting at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. Primetime on NBC will include the final day in […]
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NBC is combining two announcements in one press release. It’s a good news-bad news release and any good PR department will bury the bad news and that’s certainly the case here. We’ll work with NBC and announce their good news first. The USA-Japan women’s football gold medal match on Thursday became the most watched event […]
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For the last six years, ESPN used the line, “Is it Monday Yet?” for Monday Night Football. After using that line since it received the Monday Night Football contract, ESPN has decided to go in another direction. And while using actors anticipating the MNF game worked well, the Alleged Worldwide Leader has decided to use […]
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Just announced by the Pac-12 Networks, former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Mike Yam will move out West to become a studio host and anchor. He’ll join the previously hired Ashley Adamson, Glenn Parker, Summer Sanders, Rick Neuheisel and Ronnie Lott. According to Pac-12 Networks, Yam will be part of the channel’s debut when it launches on […]
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Haven’t been able to provide the Friday megalinks in a while. Let’s do an edition today. Normally I include a link to the Weekend Viewing Picks, but I’ll be doing that tonight so you can find it on my site when it’s posted. If you follow me on Twitter or have an RSS feed, you’ll […]
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In ramping up for these Games, it had been my goal to get someone from London covering the Olympics for this podcast. Luckily, I achieved this goal in this podcast. And I’m proud to say that this is one our best editions. This week, Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I made this edition […]
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Arena Football ArenaBowl XXV, New Orleans, LA Arizona Rattlers vs. Philadelphia Soul — NFL Network, 10:30 p.m. Australian Rules Football West Coast Eagles vs. Geelong Cats — Fox Soccer Plus, 6:30 a.m. CFL Saskatchewan at Edmonton — TSN/ESPN3, 9:30 p.m. Golf PGA Championship, 2nd Round — TNT, 1 p.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur, Day 3 — […]
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The networks of NBC will be ready to wind down as we approach the final weekend of the Olympics. On Friday, there will be the women’s 4×100 meters relay and men’s 4×400 meters relay. The USA men’s basketball team will be in the semifinals on Friday taking on Argentina, a team it already defeated earlier […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/9/2012
Just three more days of the Olympics and there are quite a few finals in various sports like BMX cycling, Taekwondo, wrestling, and track & field. There are semifinals in men’s basketball and the men take on the 10 meter diving platform. Take a look at what the networks of the Canadian Olympic Broadcast Media […]
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I’ve been sitting at my computer waiting for this press release and I forgot that NBC has a website that archives everything so it’s bad on me for waiting so long. So, NBC saw yet another increase for the Olympics. Day 12 garnered a 16.8 with a 28 share for Wednesday. Bolstered by the All-American […]
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Let’s do the Thursday linkage. We’re doing well so far this week, knock on wood. Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal reports NBC’s overnight rating for Wednesday’s Olympic Primetime was up from Beijing. Tripp Mickle of Sports Business Journal says YouTube is looking to further strengthen its live sports portfolio after streaming Olympic content in […]
