0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2013
You’re back! Yes, I’m back. And the primers are back too? Anything new on NFL TV this season? Yes. Where do you want to begin? How about pregames. No changes right? Au contraire! Many changes. First, there are two more Sunday pregame shows on your television this season. First, CBS Sports Network launches “That Other […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/7/2013
Let’s do our previews from the NFL TV partners for the upcoming week in The League Where They Play for Pay. We’ll begin with the NFL on CBS which has regional action this Sunday. All of its six games on Sunday will be aired in the early 1 p.m. ET window. We have what lead […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2013
Catching up on a few things from earlier this week. This came as no surprise. After Fox signed a contract with the new Big East Conference earlier this year, one of the features of the deal was that the network could sublicense games to another network. That other network will be CBS which has had […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/5/2013
Sunday, September 8 NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame and Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show (series premiere) — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Kickoff — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 a.m. (this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/2/2013
Lots of things happening in sports media this week. The NFL returns in the next seven days. College Football goes into its second week. Baseball heads into its final month of the regular season. Soccer goes into World Cup qualifying. The PGA Tour takes the week off and we bid adieu to Fox Soccer. TELEVISION […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2013
We’ve survived the first full week of Fox Sports One and the premiere of new shows. We have another premiere this week, but this one on ESPN2. In addition, we get the first full week of college football as the new season begins in earnest on Thursday. Not only that, the U.S. Open gets underway […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/22/2013
Let’s do some linkage today. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with ESPN’s Chris Fowler and looks at the first days of Fox Sports 1. Richard talks with new Fox Football Daily analyst Randy Moss. Paul Sanford at Sports Business Daily compares and contrasts Wednesday night’s edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter to Fox Sports 1’s Fox Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/20/2013
Ok, our final NFL on CBS post today. It’s been a rather CBS-centric day. This weekend, the NFL on CBS gets back into action for its 54th year with two games in as many nights. Ian Eagle and Phil Simms along with Tracy “The Wolf” Wolfson will be in Green Bay for the Seattle Seahawks-Packers […]
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Let’s provide the announcing assignments for the first four weeks of the 2013 NFL season. Of course, these are subject to change, but let etch these in stone right now. As usual, CBS will have all of its games in Week 1 in the early window to accommodate its coverage of the US Open in […]
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This put forth by CBS Sports, the announcing teams for this season’s NFL on CBS production. No real changes. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms are the lead team. Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf remain the “B” team. The “Bird and the Beard,” Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts are back as the “C” team and Marv […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2013
CBS has just added a football championship game to its portfolio. The Tiffany Network has signed a multi-year deal to air the Mountain West Football Championship starting this December. This will be scheduled to air on December 7 at 10 p.m. ET. On the same day, CBS will air the SEC Championship at 4 p.m. […]
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Once again, it’s another busy week. Lots of premieres of various studio programs begin this week as Fox Sports 1’s launch continues. In addition, there are plenty of live games as we speed towards the beginning of college football next week and the NFL in September. Let’s get started. TELEVISION We have a lot of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/15/2013
One of our longer editions of the Sports Media Weekly podcast, but we have a lot of things to talk about. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy this episode. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I get together with our Third Man In, Ken Schott from the Schenectady Gazette to discuss the following in the News of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/12/2013
I have too many tabs slowing down my browsers, so that means I should do some linkage for you. Here goes. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his weekly Monday column which includes a talk with ESPN’s Jay Bilas and a look into NBC’s English Premier League coverage which kicks off in earnest this Saturday. Deitsch […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/11/2013
This is the week sports media observers have been waiting for. It’s going to be a rather busy seven days and it all culminates on Saturday, August 17 when the English Premier League starts its first season on NBC Sports Group. This is what all of us have been waiting for. No? Oh, you’re expecting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2013
Time for your look ahead in the week in sports media. It’s going to be a busy seven days. GOLF The final Major of the year in the PGA Tour takes place at the Oak Hill Country Hill East Course in Rochester, NY. TNT and CBS will team up for coverage. Here’s how it will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/2/2013
Well, after several starts and stops on Monday, Time Warner Cable has finally pulled CBS and its affiliated cable networks, Showtime, the Movie Channel, FLIX and the Smithsonian. CBS Sports Network has not been affected. In addition, CBS-owned and operated stations in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles have been pulled from Time Warner systems. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2013
I’ve been meaning to start a regular Monday feature and since Richard Deitsch has a weekly Monday column at SI.com and Tom Hoffarth has his Southern California Sports Calendar, I figured I would preview the upcoming week in the sports media. With a little luck, this will be a signature post on Fang’s Bites. Give […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2013
Lots of stuff to get to and so little time. Here’s the linkage. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his regular Monday sports media column in which he discusses a new hire for NBC’s Football Night in America, ESPN’s World Cup plans and Bill Simmons’ future in the NBA studio. USA Today reports that former Kansas […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2013
It appears that CBS Sports is preparing its line of succession. David Berson, President of CBS Sports Network, now adds President of CBS Sports to his title. He will report to CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus. In his new duties, Berson will be involved in the day-to-day operations of CBS Sports as well as continuing […]
