0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2011
Well, I predicted on New Year’s Day that ESPN 3D would get pulled. Looks like one prediction has quickly slipped the bit. It was announced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that ESPN 3D which is available in about six households will be going 24/7 starting in mid-February. I don’t think […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2011
Usually I don’t do sports media predictions because everyone else does them and they usually come out better than what I would generate, but these have been on my mind for a couple of days so I’ll give you a few before wrapping up the blog for New Year’s. Comcast takes over NBC and Starts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/15/2010
Ok, I’ve been accumulating links when I finally got ready to provide them for you and I have enough that it’s time to bring them to you now. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand goes into two sports specials which are Pittsburgh-heavy. Austin Karp at Sports Business Daily notes that for the more part, college football ratings […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2010
Ok, been busy, but I’m going to do some links while I can. We’ve all seen the video of the Metrodome roof collapsing under the weight of heavy, wet snow. Michael Hiestand of USA Today has Fox Sports explaining how it made that video. Michael also looks at some of the ratings from the weekend. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2010
Let’s do some linkage on this Saturday. Trying to provide you with a full week of linkage for the first time in a while. And look for reviews of Pony Excess, the last ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, and Lombardi, HBO’s documentary on the late coach. Here are the links. Mike Demenchuk of Multichannel News […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2010
At least early for me. Hoping to get these done to free myself for the evening. Lots of stuff to get to. Your Weekend Viewing Picks give you sports and entertainment viewing suggestions. Let’s do your links now. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with NFL Films president Steve Sabol about the new HBO Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/9/2010
Doing my best to continue to provide linkage while I’m still locked in a nightmarish work schedule. And for some reason, I can’t access the Fang’s Bites at Boston Sports Media Watch page so if you access my links there, I can’t provide new ones for now. Trying to get that resolved and once we […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/8/2010
Ok, let’s do the links that I started earlier today. I’ll finish them up. Let’s do it. Milton Kent of Fanhouse feels ESPN did not do Arizona Cardinals QB Derek Anderson any favors by showing him laughing on the sideline. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News writes that the Patriots blowout of the Jets hurt the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2010
The first of two Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts in 3-D comes not this Saturday, but next Saturday when Montreal takes on Toronto at the Air Canada Centre. Plenty of hype for the first 3-D telecast by the CBC on North America’s oldest sports TV series. THE FIRST-EVER 3D BROADCAST OF CBC’S HOCKEY NIGHT IN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/19/2010
It’s been a while since I could give you the Friday megalinks. You’re owed them. Let’s give them to you now. There’s the Weekend Viewing Picks which has your sports and entertainment viewing choices. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reports that Fox rookie NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira will be in the broadcast booth for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2010
Since I’ll be away from any wireless technology this afternoon, I’m doing the megalinks now and will try to get as many as I can in before leaving the office for the day. Let’s start now and I’ll provide some links I could not get to over the last couple of days. National USA Today’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/8/2010
Versus enters the 3-D TV realm this Saturday by producing the Oregon-Cal game in the third dimension. The 3-D production will be different from the HD telecast that will air at the same time on the regular Versus. So there will be different announcers and production crews for the game. We have full details below. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s do some Monday stuff before work overwhelms me today. Starting with John Ourand at Sports Business Journal, he writes that ESPN and the NFL have reopened their contract to renegotiate mobile rights for Monday Night Football and hash out a few other issues. Fred Dreier from SBJ says the National Hockey League is launching […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/1/2010
Plenty of things going on as we have hit November. In addition, we’re getting
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2010
Ok, let’s do the Friday megalinks. Getting a late start as I’ve been all over the place today, but better late than never. Check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for information on the sports and entertainment programs for the first weekend in October. Now to the links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2010
This just in, CBC is jumping on the 3-D bandwagon in a big way. Two Hockey Night in Canada games will be produced in the format, one the traditional Montreal Canadiens-Toronto Maple Leafs rivalry on December 11 and the outdoor Heritage Classic in Calgary on February 20. We have the press release from CBC Sports. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2010
I had to go to work early and I’m still there now so I’m not in any capacity to see any NFL action at this time. I will try to sneak in some linkage this afternoon. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News talks about five Telemundo stations banding together to air their first live NFL game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/15/2010
Now back at 100%, it’s now time to give you some linkage. Glad to be over a 36 hour bug that was bothering me. A couple of things that I confirmed from being sick. One, ginger ale was amazing medicinal qualities in settling upset stomachs. Two, sleeping 13 hours can be very good. And three, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2010
With this being the first NFL Sunday of the season, let’s do some linkage. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News notes that with a new NFL season starting, NFL Network’s RedZone has quadrupled its affiliate base from last season. Mike writes that America is truly a football nation. The Associated Press reports that CBS NFL Today […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/9/2010
Well, the morning of NFL regular season opener is like Christmas. You’ve been waiting all night to unwrap the presents and you’re high in anticipation. And when the kickoff occurs, it’s like getting that toy or game you’ve been wanting for months. It’s like that with the NFL. The Super Bowl ends, then there’s the […]
