0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2011
One of my favorite shows, Top Gear returns for its summer season on Sunday in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD. For the last couple of seasons, BBC America has shown the show a week following its UK premiere. However, I’ve not seen anything from BBC America promoting a new season, just stating that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/5/2011
Let’s do some linkage on this lazy Sunday. Kari Lipschutz of Adweek writes that it’s a photo finish in the race to the US rights to the 2014/16 Olympics. Rachel Cohen of the Associated Press looks into the Olympic bidding. David Lieberman and Patrick Hipes at Deadline wonder what losing the Olympics could mean to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2011
Ok, since Mad Men’s new season is not going to premiere this year, I need a TV program to promote for the Spring and that is going to be Doctor Who. Thank goodness the show is returning this Saturday. Not only is the show premiering in the UK on Saturday, but also on BBC America […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2010
With the NFL games underway, it’s time to bring you some linakge today. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says the NFL Network’s Thursday game between Houston and Philadelphia garnered just under 5.5 million viewers. The Hollywood Reporter notes that the BBC is coming under fire for undermining Britain’s bid for the 2018 World Cup. Ben […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2010
Back to work after a weekend that was much too short. I’ll do some linkage for you now. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who says ESPN’s Jon Gruden has adjusted to being a TV personality. John Ourand and Michael Smith of the Sports Business Journal give us the anatomy of the CBS/Turner deal for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/30/2009
Head exploding describes me right now. I’m not in the greatest of moods right now. All of it is work-related so I’ve decided to blog to calm down. I have BBC’s coverage of Wimbledon on in the background so hopefully I’ll be able to get back to work after this without blowing up. Ok, you […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/21/2009
To show you that some of the best TV programming goes overseas, well, in this case, maybe not so best, Wipeout which has had decent ratings on ABC is on the BBC. There are a lot of the same tasks, the punching wall, the big rubber balls, the sarcastic commentary. Here’s a preview of the […]
