0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/27/2013
NFL Network’s coverage of Super Bowl Week actually began tonight with live coverage of the San Francisco 49ers’ plane landing in New Orleans. Let’s take a look at what NFL Network has in store for the entire week up until and after Super Bowl XLVII in the Louisiana Superdome. NFL NETWORK IS ON-LOCATION AT THE […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/26/2013
Dial Global Radio, the audio rightsholder for the National Football League, will air Super Bowl XLVII to a whole host of stations across the United States. Kevin Harlan will call the play-by-play. Boomer Esiason will be the analyst. In addition, he’ll be on the Super Bowl Today pregame, halftime and postgame show for CBS. Mark […]
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NBC Sports Radio says it will air shows live from during Super Bowl Week in New Orleans. The network’s two nightly shows will be live from Radio Row throughout the Week. The NBC Sports Radio press release is here. NBC SPORTS RADIO TO BROADCAST LIVE, ON-SITE DURING SUPER BOWL WEEK –Erik Kuselias, Amani Toomer, Eytan […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2013
Saturday, January 26 Boxing Championship Boxing: Super Lightweights, Lucas Martin Matthysse vs. Mike Dallas, Jr. — Showtime, 10 p.m. College Basketball Viewing Picks College Football 2013 Senior Bowl — NFL Network, 4 p.m. College Hockey Penn State at Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 6:10 p.m. Providence at Boston University — NESN, 7 p.m. Michigan […]
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I provide this table which has all of the Super Bowls to date including their networks and broadcasters. I thought you might get a kick out of it to see who has called which games. The CBS lines are in bold because this table was compiled by CBS. SUPER BOWL BROADCASTERS HISTORY (1967-2013) Super Bowl […]
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As is the norm for Super Bowl Sunday, the rightsholder of the Big Game will air the annual “Road to the Super Bowl” special, produced by NFL Films to kick off the network’s coverage. NBC aired the special last year and this year, it’s CBS’ turn. This will be the 43rd year for “Road to […]
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Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 26 Pregame & Studio Hosts College GameDay live from Raleigh, NC — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. College GameDay — ESPN, 6 p.m. College Basketball Live — ESPN2, midnight 11 a.m. Syracuse at Villanova — ESPNU (Beth Mowins/Tim Walsh) 11:30 a.m. Women’s: Delta State at Valdosta […]
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College Basketball Men’s Loyola (MD) at Manhattan — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Wisconsin-Green Bay at Milwaukee — ESPNU, 9 p.m. Women’s Arizona at UCLA — Pac-12 Network, 9 p.m. Colorado at Cal — Pac-12 Network, 11 p.m. College Football College Football Live — ESPNU, 4 p.m. College Hockey Ferris State at Notre Dame– CBS Sports Network, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2013
The NHL lockout seems to have built anticipation for hockey. On Wednesday, NBC Sports Network began what it called “Wednesday Night Rivalry”, pitting the Boston Bruins against the New York Rangers. And while the B’s and Rangers haven’t been true rivals in decades thanks to the NHL’s division alignments, the teams did play a very […]
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Well, this is an interesting hire by CNN/Turner Sports. We haven’t seen regular sports coverage on CNN since the demise of the late, great nightly Sports Tonight that was co-anchored by Nick Charles and Fred Hickman. Now comes word that CNN and Turner have hired reporter Rachel Nichols. She’ll be utilized by CNN right away […]
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Since January 2011, Golf Channel’s Morning Drive has been a destination for golf fans to watch the latest information on the game they love. It first began as a vehicle for Erik Kusilias and Gary Williams. Kuselias left the show last year to go to NBC Sports Network and NBC Sports Radio. That left regulars […]
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During its coverage, NBC utilized Super Bowl guest analysts who eventually became full-time staffers (Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Hines Ward). Now CBS will bring in Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews for its coverage of the Big Game on February 3. Matthews who has become an overexposed commercial pitchman from Fathead to State Farm to […]
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Earlier this week, NBC held a conference call with the co-hosts of the upcoming daily studio show, “The Crossover” which will premiere Monday on NBC Sports Network live from New Orleans for Super Bowl Week, then the following week, originate from the Football Night in America studios in New York weeknights at 6 p.m. ET. […]
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We have another preview clip of the Manti Te’o interview that will air on Katie Couric’s nationally syndicated program. It airs today. Check your local listings for time and channel. In this clip, Manti Te’o tells Katie about the time that the now-fake Lennay Kekua came out of her fake coma. MANTI TE’O SPEAKS OUT […]
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I could write a nice intro and wraparound for the following press release, but since it’s just under 2,200 words, I’ll let it speak for itself and allow you to scroll at your leisure. Take a look at ESPN’s plans for Super Bowl XLVII. ESPN at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans More Than 120 […]
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College Basketball Men’s Virginia Commonwealth at Richmond — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. Purdue at Michigan — ESPN, 7 p.m. Tennessee at Mississippi — ESPNU, 7 p.m. Long Island at St. Francis (NY) — Fox College Sports Pacific, 7 p.m. Central Connecticut State at Quinnipiac — SNY, 7:30 p.m. Clemson at Florida State — ACC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2013
Back with another edition of Sports Media Weekly. Now I forgot to link to last week’s edition and I’ll rectify that at end of this post, but first let’s go over this week’s podcast. We begin with what Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I have dubbed “Third Man In,” a guest from the […]
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The Chicago NHL team is back in action and Comcast SportsNet couldn’t be happier. Tuesday night’s game between Chicago and St. Louis drew the regional sports network’s best-ever ratings for a regular season NHL game. Overall, CSN Chicago drew a 5.4 household rating for the team’s home opener at the United Center. It breaks the […]
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ABC and Disney Television have released clips of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o talking with Katie Couric for her nationally syndicated show. The interview airs Thursday daytime. As they say, check your local listings. I have seen the two clips that have been released to television stations. I still don’t know if Te’o is telling […]
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Yup, for the NHL, these are stellar numbers. Of course, they don’t draw a candle to the NFL or even Major League Baseball, but for the sport which has been constantly been beat up in the media and by its own executives, this comes as good news. The season opening game on NBC, regional coverage […]
