In a move that came out of the blue, ESPN has announced that it has moved the Thursday’s Australian Open men’s semfinals as well as both singles finals from ESPN2 to the Mothership. In the olden days of ESPN, before...
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Category: Australian Open
14Jan
Time for some Monday links. Let’s get to them. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with CBS Evening News anchorman Scott Pelley about interviewing President Obama for the network’s Super Bowl coverage and also reviews the performances of the NFL “B”...
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Tennis Channel will have daily coverage of the Australian Open starting each night at 7 p.m. beginning on Monday, January 14. The network will carry some 30 hours of live tennis coverage which will be encompassed into 180 hours of...
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Tennis’ first major tournament of the year starts tonight in Melbourne in Australia. On the men’s side, defending champion Novak Djokovic hopes to repeat once again. One hurdle in Rafael Nadal won’t be in Australia this year as he’s recovering...
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Time to do some original content here. The thoughts come to you in bullet form as always. As the Super Bowl fast approaches, we hear from those who know more than your humble blogger that Sunday’s Big Game could set...
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30Jan
I don’t know why they’re mighty, but they’re here. Let’s get to them. USA Today’s Mike McCarthy looks at Super Bowl Media Day which will be covered from all angles on both ESPN and NFL Network. Preston Bounds from Sports...
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25Jan
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...
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Time for some sports media thoughts once again. I owe you some since I wasn’t able to do them after last Monday’s post. As always, they come in bullet form. Since I was out for most of the afternoon on...
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Let’s do some linkage on this MLK Day, a holiday for some of you. We’ll begin with a story from an unusual source, Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Nick Summers of Newsweek writes about how ESPN’s subscriber fees could force cable providers...
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I’ll provide some thoughts on the weekend in sports media as hopefully, MLK Day is a holiday for you. If not, then I hope you’re able to find a way to honor Dr. King and his message in some manner...
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For the first time in its history, Tennis Channel will have continuous coverage of the Australian Open beginning with the second day of the tournament, Monday, January 16 and lasting through the quarterfinals on January 25. Through its new agreement...
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Tennis’ first Grand Slam tournament of the year begins down under in the Australasia region as most of the world’s best tennis players congregate in Melbourne for the Australian Open. ESPN2 will be the main U.S. TV network carrying the...
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I haven’t written a sports media thoughts post in quite some time. I owe you one do let’s do this without further delay. As always, they come in bullet form. Last night’s BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and LSU...
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27Jun
Let’s do the Monday linkage. Some interesting stories out there already. I’ll start with some housekeeping from the weekend in regards to Saturday’s passing of Nick Charles. Sports Illustrated’s Joe Posnanski who wrote a wonderful and poignant article in March...
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If you’ve been visiting the blog throughout the morning, you may have noticed a couple of theme changes and then the return of the current theme. I’ve been trying to make a few cosmetic changes, but I screwed them up...
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Here’s what Tennis Channel is saying about its new four year agreement with ESPN2 to share both the Australian and French Opens. ESPN2 will enter into a new contract for the Australian Open in 2012. The following year, the new...
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Just received this press release from ESPN. It’s been announced that ESPN2 and Tennis Channel will continue to share coverage of both the Australian and French Opens. For the French, this means that ESPN2 will begin its coverage at 5...
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Time for another mailbag and let’s answer the sports media questions that have landed in the Fang’s Bites inbox over the last week or so. Thanks to all who sent e-mails and left comments. I’ll do my best to answer...
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I don’t know what got into the water in Melbourne over the last two weeks, but tennis players showed some spunk and personality during postmatch interviews and press conferences throughout the fortnight. That is a very good thing too as...
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29Jan
You’re linkage once again so let’s provide some now. I am putting together a Videos of Week for Sunday morning so look for that if you get up around 8 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow. ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer writes his...
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Once again, I provide the Australian Open schedules for you. This is in Eastern time so adjust accordingly for your time zone. The women’s semifinals are tonight and should start around 9:30, depending on how long the men’s doubles semifinal...
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I almost forgot to post this. Here’s tonight’s Australian Open schedule of play. It begins at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Rod Laver Arena 7:00 PM Start Women’s Singles – Quarterfinals Petra Kvitova(CZE)[25] vs. Vera Zvonareva(RUS)[2] Not Before: 8:30 PM Women’s...
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We provide the schedule of the Australian Open in US Eastern Time. Adjust for your time zone accordingly. Remember, Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of the Eastern time zone, 13 for the Pacific. Today’s matches start at 7 p.m. in...
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Even with a visit from my sister, her husband and their dog, I still have some time to provide the Sunday linkage. I think this is the first time in quite some time that I’ve been able to provide linkage...
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Let’s provide the Australian Open schedule for today in US Time. I know it’s not easy to convert the 13-16 hour time difference depending on your time zone. Remember, this is in US Eastern Time so subtract accordingly if you’re...
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Let’s provide the schedule of matches for the Australian Open in US time once again. It’s a service I’ll provide throughout the tournament. Matches start at 7 p.m. Eastern time. The night session in Melbourne will begin at 3 a.m....
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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...
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ESPN shows it means business with tennis by signing a long term agreement with Tennis Australia to keep the Australian Open on ESPN2 for ten years. Beginning in 2012, the new agreement will last until 2021. ESPN has shown a...
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01Feb
I’ll do some more links as I get ready for another episode of 24. Tom Jones of the St. Petersburg Times looks at the weekend in televised sports. The Dallas Morning News’ Barry Horn is amazed at the Pro Bowl’s...
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30Jan
Let’s give you links on this very cold morning on the East Coast. I’m cold as the boiler in my house is malfunctioning again, but hopefully, it’ll get warm later. Brad Adgate of Advertising Age says the ratings for the...
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