0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2011
Ok, seeing some good stories on this Friday and it appears that I’m staying in the office today so I can give you a full set and not have to leave for another site. Let’s git ‘er done! We start as always with the Weekend Viewing Picks which are getting busier with each passing weekend […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2011
Let’s get the linkage out on this Thursday. The weekend is almost here. Here’s an interesting article and I’m watching to see how it plays out. Eriq Gardner at Hollywood Reporter writes that Comcast is suing DirecTV over “deceptive claims” of free televised NFL games and exploiting the end of the lockout to conduct a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2011
I’m hoping to get this entire Megalink session finished in one sitting. It’s been a crazy day thus far. Of course, all of your weekend sport and entertainment programming are featured in the Weekend Viewing Picks. Let’s get to the linkage now. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today speaks with noted baseball announcing author Curt […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/23/2011
I keep getting interrupted at work. I wrote a post earlier today on Brent Musburger’s night in Las Vegas, but I kept being recruited to the leave the office and something that should have taken 20 minutes to write ended up being three hours. And now I’m trying to do some linkage and keep getting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/21/2011
As I was cleaning out the Fang’s Bites inbox, I found this press release from last month and thank goodness it’s still timely. This is from HBO Sports and it talks about the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz. It marks the return to the ring for Mayweather who hasn’t fought since 2009. This […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/11/2011
For some reason, I’ve been out of the office a couple of times today and it’s pissing me off. Anyway, I’m back in the office now and barring an unforeseen interruption, I should be able to give you linkage here. Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand has the local MLB TV ratings for the first half […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/27/2011
Trying to clear out some press releases that have arrived today. This is Showtime’s statement on the passing of Nick Charles. He called Showtime’s ShoBox: The Next Generation with Steve Farhood and Al Bernstein. Here is what Showtime is saying. From all of us at SHOWTIME Sports on the passing of Nick Charles: For nearly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2011
Ok, it’s getting late and in the work day and I need to get these megalinks done. I’ve traveled to the MA office and now back in RI. Let’s get this done so I can watch the Bruins tonight. All of your Weekend Viewing Picks are right here. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reviews the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/1/2011
This video is priceless. This is from Showtime promoting the semifinals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic between Carl Froch and Glen Johnson. In Froch’s last fight in Finland, his girlfriend, the amazingly hot Rachel Cordingley, a.k.a., Miss Maxim UK, was seated behind Showtime announcers Steve Albert and Steve Farhood. Well, Rachel got a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2011
In 2012, HBO will air a six part reality series on colorful boxing trainer Freddie Roach. Filmmaker Peter Berg will team up with HBO to produce the series and follow Roach. HBO Sports boxing voice Jim Lampley will serve as an Executive Producer on the series. If you’ve seen recent big fights, you’ll have seen […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/20/2011
Your details of HBO’s World Championship Boxing card is below. HBO SPORTS HEADS NORTH OF THE BORDER FOR AN EXPLOSIVE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DOUBLEHEADER WHEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®: JEAN PASCAL VS. BERNARD HOPKINS II AND CHAD DAWSON VS. ADRIAN DIACONU IS SEEN LIVE SATURDAY, MAY 21 ON HBO HBO Sports serves up a double dose of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/18/2011
As the rain continues to fall in the Northeast and the sun remains behind the clouds for one more day, I’ll provide some links for you. Trying to finish work before doing links and I’d like to provide these earlier, but sometimes, it can’t be helped. Anyway, here are the sports business and media stories […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/9/2011
This weekend was a very lost weekend for me and for you on the blog as I was unable to do anything either Saturday and Sunday. I attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday in Massachusetts and that took most of the day, then I went to a sports bar that night to see the Manny […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/6/2011
With me not having to drive in between two offices, I’m able to provide you with the Friday megalinks during the day. And with things planned for me during the day for Saturday, it’s best to get these in now so it can tie you over while I’m gone. The Weekend Viewing Picks provide your […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2011
Again, I’ve been all over the place and can’t really blog like I want to, but I do what I can. Some links while I’m free and not committed to anything. The Pac 12 media deals with ESPN and Fox will be made official later this week, but we do know some details. First, it’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2011
I’m not going to go crazy with a full set of links, but some that are topical. I was all over the place today and could not do the megalinks and I’m not in the mood to gather a full set tonight. It usually takes over two hours to do the megalinks so I’ll do […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2011
Finally getting to some linkage. Had some work to do first and of course, that takes precedence. Lots of stuff to get to. First from John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily, he reports that Monday Night Football reporter Michele Tafoya is leaving ESPN and most likely heading to NBC in an unspecified […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/27/2011
Just received notice from Showtime of the men who will host, call and report on the Manny Pacquaio-Sugar Shane Mosley fight on May 7 on Showtime Pay Per View. James Brown will host. Gus Johnson, Antonio Tarver and Al Bernstein will have the call from ringside at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Jim Gray […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/21/2011
Let’s provide the links on this very Spring-like Thursday. The sun is out in Southern New England after the April showers of this week. Nice to see the skies bright instead of being gray and drab as like the last few days. We begin with Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute writing in her role […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2011
Tonight, Showtime will air the premiere episode of its boxing reality series, Fight Camp 360°: Pacquaio vs. Mosley. It’s the network’s version of HBO’s 24/7 series which has focused on boxing, NASCAR and the NHL. While the first episode has already premiered on CBS, Showtime will air it tonight at 10 just before Championship Boxing […]
