0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2012
This from CBS/Turner Sports, VCU coach Shaka Smart and Kansas State coach Frank Martin, he of the massive sideline death stare, will be guest analysts for the NCAA Tournament starting tonight. Smart will join the TBS crew in Atlanta fronted by Ernie Johnson, Jr., Seth Davis and Steve Smith. Martin will join the CBS studio […]
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Due to crazy personal schedules on Tuesday and Wednesday, I wasn’t able to update the site as much as I would like. I apologize to you as I’ve been trying to keep you apprised of the latest sports media news. A few housekeeping notes, first I did some Sports Media Thoughts earlier this morning and […]
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A couple of sports media thoughts on this early Thursday morning in bullet form. The Sports Emmy Award nominations are out and while most honor the Best in Sports Broadcasting, they always have a few mind-boggling nods and this year is no exception. While I can overlook a nomination for hockey charlatan Pierre McGuire in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/20/2012
CBS Sports is that organization that just keeps chugging along. It was in a very bleak period from 1994-1998 when it lost the NFL, no NBA, was outbid for the NHL and seemed to heading in downward spiral. But since Sean McManus came on board as its President and now Chairman, the division not only […]
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NFL Media which consists of NFL Network, NFL Films and NFL.com received a total of 14 Sports Emmy Award nominations Tuesday. This includes Outstanding Game Analyst for Mike Mayock of NFL Network who did great work on Thursday Night Football in 2011 stabilizing a position that had been in flux since Cris Collinsworth left for […]
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We have the nominations, all 170 in 33 different categories, for the 33rd Annual Sports Emmy Awards. They just came out today. There are some surprises like massive hockey charlatan Pierre McGuire nominated in the Sports Reporter category and for some really strange reason, Skippy Bayless of ESPN2’s First Take was nominated for Best Studio […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/19/2012
For the last few weeks, we’ve been having issues with the server and some of you have complained to me. Suffice to say that I hope to have this fixed very soon. I will keep you apprised of the situation. In the meantime, thanks for your patience on the matter. To the links. We begin […]
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We know that Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg will be headed to Atlanta to call the overall number one seed of the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky and the compelling South Regional semifinal between UK and Indiana. While Clark won’t be able to call his son, Nick playing for Ohio in the Midwest Regional in St. Louis […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/18/2012
The news is good for CBS/Turner on two fronts. While there were no upsets on Saturday unlike Friday, ratings were up for the NCAA Tournament by 3% from last year. Yesterday’s rating registered a 6.1, up from a 5.9 last year. In addition, the Tournament averaged 9.3 million viewers which was even with last year. […]
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While I have a moment, let’s provide some rare Sunday links. The lovely Nicole Auerbach of USA Today notes that ESPN’s Bob Knight won’t mention Kentucky by name on the air. ESPN allows Knight to wear sweaters on the air instead of a suit and tie and now this. I don’t understand it. The Associated […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/17/2012
Just received this from the CBS/Turner consortium (I like writing “consortium”). Ratings for Friday were the highest for the second official day of the NCAA Tournament dating back to 1991. The ratings finished at a total of 5.4 for the CBS/TBS/TNT/truTV perfecta. That’s up 8% from last year’s 5.0. Average viewership was 8 million people, […]
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The press release is in. We have the tip times, networks and announcing assignments for the NCAA Tournament for the third round action on Sunday. CBS will have the first three games starting at 12:15 p.m. ET with Georgetown vs. North Carolina State from Columbus, OH. That will be followed by Michigan State-Saint Louis at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2012
The four games on four networks in one window is working for CBS/Turner. Thursday’s action saw a 5.3 rating and 7.7 million viewers on CBS/TBS/TNT and truTV. That’s up from a 5.0 and 7.4 million viewers last year. Here’s the press release from CBS/Turner Sports. 2012 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on TBS, CBS, […]
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Let’s do some megalinks on this Friday. My apologies for the lack of posts yesterday. The site was swamped with people linking to my post on How to Avoid Paying the $3.99 Fee For March Madness Live and it was down for most of the day. We seem to be ok today, although the site […]
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Saturday, March 17 Men’s National Invitational Tournament Second Round UMass at Seton Hall — ESPN,11 a.m. NCAA Tournament Third Round East Region Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA Announcers: CBS/Turner — Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider (sidelines); Dial Global Radio — Scott Graham/Kevin Grevey #1 Syracuse vs. Kansas State — CBS, 12:15 p.m. #2 Ohio State […]
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Ok, it’s late, but we have the tip times and the announcing assignments for Saturday’s Third Round games in the NCAA Tournament. CBS has its traditional Saturday quadruple header. TBS and TNT will both have two games apiece. truTV won’t have a game on Saturday, but will have one on Sunday. CBS will begin the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/15/2012
I’m writing this past midnight on a Thursday. I want to sleep, but I’ll pound this out to get these off my chest. This will be in bullet form as always. It seems every sports media writer and blogger has offered thoughts and potential landing spots for ESPN’s Big Three Free Agents, Michelle Beadle, Erin […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/14/2012
Because CBS/Turner got an interview with Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, we have this piece of quotage for you. Boeheim discussed Orangemen center Fab Melo being declared ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, however, he really didn’t shed much light into why. But we get quotage and that’s good for you as we see a portion of […]
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We have a couple of notes from CBS/Turner and CBS Sports Network on the guest analysts each entity will have on their sets. CBS will bring in St. John’s coach and former ESPN analyst to its New York set to join Greg Gumbel, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Charles Barkley, Kenny “The Jet” Smith and Greg Anthony. […]
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Time for some linkage on this Wednesday. In case you missed it from early this morning, I wrote a post on how you can avoid paying the $3.99 fee to watch the March Madness Live app on your mobile, iPad or online. And Maine Sports Media has a legal promo code which you can use […]
