I haven’t provided links on schedule so let me try to do it now.
We begin with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who talks about NBCUniversal’s big plans to blanket Super Bowl XLVI next week.
Wow. The secret organization Anonymous plans to attack ESPN.com over its support of SOPA and PIPA. In case anyone from Anonymous is reading, Fang’s Bites is an ardent critic of both bills.
Adrian Melville of Forbes says Fox is hoping to retain the US rights to the English Premier League.
Jeff Roberts at paidContent looks at USA Today Media Group’s purchase of Big Lead Sports.
Funny post. It’s a long one, but stay with it. Complex provides the 100 Worst Sports Tweets in history.
The Nielsen Wire blog reviews the year in sports advertising for 2011.
Rarely do we link to Self Magazine, but it has a story on ESPN SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele training for the upcoming Disney Princess Half Marathon.
Last week, ESPN’s Front Row PR blog posted part one of its behind the scenes look at Sunday NFL Countdown. Today, it provides part two of that look.
Lacey Rose at the Hollywood Reporter writes that current NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner will host a USA Network reality show that will premiere later this year.
James Hibberd at Entertainment Weekly looks at NBC’s plans for the Super Bowl.
John Eggerton from Broadcasting & Cable says Massachusetts US Senator John Kerry wants DirecTV and Sunbeam to pledge that Super Bowl XLVI won’t be blacked out in Boston. Sunbeam’s WHDH-TV is off DirecTV right now over a carriage dispute and it’s the NBC affiliate.
Tim Nudd of Adweek says clothing retailer H&M is trying to put out a social media firestorm in advance of its first-ever Super Bowl ad.
Ken Wheaton at Advertising Age says CareerBuilder is keeping its lovable chimps for this year’s Super Bowl commercial.
Ad Age’s Michael Learmonth has the best Super Bowl ads ever.
Diego Vasquez from Media Life Magazine speaks with two people from a research firm to find out why some Super Bowl ads fail to connect with viewers.
Karlene Lukovitz from MediaPost’s Marketing Daily says Papa John’s is betting on the Super Bowl coin flip to help sell pizzas.
Toni Fitzgerald of Media Life notes that the NBA’s ratings despite the lockout are way up from last year’s record.
Dan Fogarty of SportsGrid catches ESPN2’s Patrick McEnroe firing off an “F” bomb during the Australian Open coverage last night.
CNBC’s Darren Rovell has some myths and facts about the Super Bowl ticket market.
Mary Alice Gill from the Nashua (NH) Telegraph writes about the DirecTV/Sunbeam dispute that could affect Boston’s watching of the Super Bowl.
Johnny Diaz of the Boston Globe says area bars with DirecTV are scrambling for other possible ways to show the Super Bowl.
At SB Nation Boston, Kat Hasenauer Cornetta looks at how small market New England sports radio stations try to serve the needs of their audience.
Stuart Elliot of the New York Times says the pregame show has begun for the Super Bowl ads.
To Newsday and Neil Best who writes that reporter Kim Jones is leaving the YES network.
Justin Terranova and Phil Mushnick of the New York Post report that Jones is talking with a national network.
Don McKee of the Philadelphia Inquirer has an obituary for the late Andy Musser.
Ray Didinger of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia remembers Musser.
David Jones from Florida Today feels ESPN’s deal with the SEC is bad for the league.
Gregory A. Hall of the Louisville Courier-Journal notes that NBC has brought the Breeders’ Cup back under its fold.
The Houston Chronicle’s David Barron says a long-time local TV sports director is leaving after this year.
Mel Bracht from the Daily Oklahoman notes that the NFL Conference Championship Games drew big ratings locally.
Steve Nitz of the Morris (IL) Daily Herald is no longer a fan of ESPN.
NBC’s Michele Tafoya is ending her Minneapolis radio show.
Jon Bream at the Minneapolis Star Tribune says Tafoya has grown tired of a weekly 7 day grind between her show and Sunday Night Football.
David Brauer of MinnPost.com writes that Tafoya’s ratings weren’t great.
Bruce Pascoe of the Arizona Daily Star looks at ESPN’s College GameDay’s visit to the University of Arizona campus this weekend.
Anthony Gimino of the Tucson Citizen says CBS Sports Network will have inside access to Rich Rodriguez and the University of Arizona during National Signing Day.
Bruce Dowbiggin from the Toronto Globe and Mail wonders if TSN’s Dave Hodge was reaching when he tried to tweet a connection between Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas and the KKK after Thomas refused to go to the White House earlier this week.
The Canadian Sports Media Blog looks at CBC’s dropping of the Curling’s Grand Slams.
To the Big Lead and Jason McIntyre who has a profile of ESPN Radio Hack Colin Cowherd. Actually it’s a very good profile.
Ryan Yoder at Awful Announcing has the Top 10 Sports Media Busts.
Blythe Brumleve at AA looks at CBS’ client stroke for E-Trade during the NFL Today on Sunday.
Sports Media Watch notes that the NHL is getting increased ratings on both NBC and NBC Sports Network.
Steve Lepore of Puck The Media wants the in-game coach interviews during NHL games to end.
Steve tells us where the AHL All-Start Game can be seen in your market.
SportsRantz says NBC Sports Network is using the Super Bowl to get a ratings boost.
And Morgan Wick informs us what the Breeders’ Cup move back to NBC means.
And that is it.
