0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/23/2011
On this Thanksgiving Week, I’ll provide a few thoughts on what has transpired so far this week. All in bullet form, of course. The announcement that ESPN Dictator George Bodenheimer will become ESPN Chairman, leaving day-to-day operations with Executive Vice President of Content John Skipper bears watching. While I have jokingly called Bodenheimer a dictator, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/22/2011
As Thanksgiving Day draws closer, we get an idea of what the networks will be doing for their coverage on the holiday. CBS will air the traditional Turkey Day from the Metroplex this year involving the Miami Dolphins and the Dallas Cowboys. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will be on hand to call the game. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2011
It’s the early evening on the East Coast, but I do have time to bring you some linkage. Lots of stuff to get to. We’ll begin with John Ourand of Sports Business Journal who reviews ESPN’s new NFL studio shows which came as a result of its new Monday Night Football $2 billion rights fee. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/20/2011
And we close out the early Sunday NFL pregame quotage with the NFL Today on CBS. Here are the quotes with a few links to some video. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 11 ON NOVEMBER 20 […]
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I’m hoping this will be a lazy Sunday, but you never know. I’ll put together some thoughts here again in bullet form. This weekend in college football was one of the best we’ve had in the last few years. Seeing BCS hopefuls Oklahoma State, Oregon and then Oklahoma go down from Friday through Saturday was […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/18/2011
I’ll provide the announcing assignments for the NFL on CBS through Thanksgiving Weekend. Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 11 and Week 12 (subject to change). WEEK 11: November 20 -– CBS DOUBLEHEADER 1:00 PM, ET starts: Oakland @ Minnesota — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Buffalo @ Miami — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Jacksonville @ Cleveland […]
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Here’s CBS’ previews of Week 11 in the NFL. We first have The NFL Today’s sneak peek. “THE NFL TODAY’s” SHANNON SHARPE PREVIEWS SAN DIEGO-CHICAGO GAME BY SITTING DOWN WITH BEARS LINEBACKER BRIAN URLACHER FOR WEEK 11 OF “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, NOV. 20 Houston Texans All-Pro Running Back Arian Foster Visits Set of […]
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NFL Coverage Maps (the506.com) Blackouts: None Byes: Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Pittsburgh NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at Miami — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Cincinnati at Baltimore — Greg Gumbel/Dan Dierdorf Jacksonville at Cleveland — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Oakland at Minnesota — Kevin […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Houston, TX — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Louisville at UConn — Big East Network Big Ten Network Channel Finder Indiana at Michigan State — Big Ten Network Iowa at Purdue — Big Ten Network Minnesota at Northwestern — Big Ten Network William & […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/17/2011
Let’s do some links. May not be a full set. Depends on how much I can get done here. We’ll start with Alexandra Bruell of Advertising Age who says Penn State University has hired a public relations firm to help with crisis management for the Jerry Sandusky story. John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable says […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2011
After not being able to provide linkage for a few days, let’s get back to it. I probably won’t be able to do the links as I have to undergo a medical procedure. Nothing serious. I should be back on Wednesday. Let’s do your links. Sports Business Daily looks over the reviews of ESPN’s handling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2011
And we move to CBS and The NFL Today quotage for this week. No video from today’s show for you. I need to get these posted. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 10 ON NOVEMBER 13 QUICK HITS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2011
Let’s provide the NFL on CBS announcing assignments. This is complete through Week 11 and the annual Thanksgiving game during which CBS will in Dallas. CBS has not determined the assignments for Week 12 as of yet. Here are the NFL on CBS assignments. Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 10 and […]
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We move to CBS Sports and the previews of The NFL Today, plus we have analyst Phil Simms talking about Buffalo-Dallas which will be the game he will be calling along with Jim Nantz on Sunday. First, here’s the press release regarding The NFL Today. THE NFL TODAY’s” SHANNON SHARPE PREVIEWS BUFFALO-DALLAS GAME BY SITTING […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/11/2011
NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: Tampa-St. Petersburg Byes: None NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Buffalo at Dallas — Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Denver at Kansas City — Bill Macatee/Steve Tasker Houston at Tampa Bay — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Jacksonville at Indiana — Spero Dedes/Steve Beuerlein […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Palo Alto, CA — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon ABC Coverage Map Oklahoma State at Texas Tech — ABC West Virginia at Cincinnati — ABC Pittsburgh at Louisville — Big East Network Big Ten Network Channel Finder Ohio State at Purdue — Big Ten […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/9/2011
I owe you some links having not been able to do them either Monday or Tuesday. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about the ratings for LSU-Alabama not being as high as the previous #1 vs. #2 college football Game of the Century. The great Richard Deitsch at Sports Illustrated has his Media Power List for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/7/2011
below. THIS JUST IN… …from CBS Sports CBS Sports has announced its college football game for Saturday, Nov. 19 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) will feature Mississippi State at *No. 8-ranked Arkansas (Little Rock). Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will call the contest, along with reporter Tracy Wolfson. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY kicks off the day (3:00 PM, […]
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The game was close and went into overtime and that was enough to keep viewers hooked throughout a contest that was billed as “The Game of the Century”. Despite the lack of scoring, fans kept watching and CBS saw its highest ratings for a regular season college football game since 1989’s matchup between Notre Dame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2011
Now to CBS’ The NFL Today. Lots of quotes from the Tiffany Network today. Take a look. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 9 ON NOVEMBER 6 SHANNON SHARPE CLEARS AIR WITH OAKLAND’S CARSON PALMER THE NFL […]
