0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/6/2011
Let’s provide some linkage on this NFL Sunday. Dennis Dodd at CBSSports.com writes that the SEC plans to reopen its humungous media rights contract with ESPN soon after its admission of Missouri into the conference is made official. Glenn Davis at SportsGrid has video of ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit losing his concentration as an earthquake hit […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
The trade among four networks that brought LSU-Alabama into primetime last night paid off big for CBS. After ESPN, Versus, CBS Sports Network and CBS all made concessions to get the #1 vs. #2 matchup into Saturday night, the hype and a close game that went into overtime gave CBS a huge win in the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/4/2011
CBS is promoting this matchup of #1 vs. #2 as “The Game of the Century”. The rare in-season matchup of the 1st and 2nd ranked teams in the Bowl Championship Series led to an even rare four-way trade among CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN and Versus to make this happen in primetime. To push this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Here are the announcing assignments for the NFL on CBS through Week 10. Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 9, Week 10 and Week 11 (subject to change). WEEK 9 – Nov. 6 1:00 PM, ET starts: N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo — Jim Nantz/Phil Simms Cleveland @ Houston — Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s do the NFL previews from CBS Sports. We’ll begin with what you’ll see on The NFL Today. “THE NFL TODAY’s” SHANNON SHARPE PREVIEWS DENVER-OAKLAND GAME BY SITTING DOWN WITH NEWLY-ACQUIRED RAIDERS QUARTERBACK CARSON PALMER FOR WEEK 9 OF “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, NOV. THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 52nd year of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Ok, let’s get this done. Lots of linkage from yesterday and today. I need to catch up. Let’s go. Check out your Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertainment programming for Saturday and Sunday. National Mike McCarthy of USA Today wonders if there’s a glass ceiling for women in sports television. Former Comcast SportsNet […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: None Byes: Carolina, Detroit, Jacksonville, Minnesota NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Fox NFL Sunday — Fox, noon 1 p.m. CBS Cleveland at Houston — Ian Eagle/Dan Fouts (“The Bird” and “The Beard”) Miami at Kansas City — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots New York Jets at Buffalo — Jim Nantz/Phil […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Tuscaloosa, AL — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Louisville at West Virginia — Big East Network Big Ten Network Channel Finder Indiana at Ohio State — Big Ten Network Minnesota at Michigan State — Big Ten Network Michigan at Iowa — ESPN Syracuse […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2011
Let’s provide some mid-week linkage for you. Sports Business Daily recaps how ESPN’s SportsCenter handled NBA highlights on what should have been the Opening Night of the regular season. SBD also looks at Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s agreement to sell the team at auction. Paul Thomasch with Reuters says MLB is looking to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/31/2011
Let’s do some links on this Monday. Some good stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that CBS’ Bill Cowher may make broadcasting a true second career after shooting down another coaching rumor. At Fox Sports, Brian Lowry feels for the most part, Fox got the job done during the World Series. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/30/2011
More quotage, this time from the NFL Today on CBS. We’ll provide three videos here. NEWS, NOTES & QUOTES FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” WITH JAMES BROWN, DAN MARINO, SHANNON SHARPE, BILL COWHER AND BOOMER ESIASON FOR WEEK 8 ON OCTOBER 30 BILL COWHER TO REMAIN WITH CBS SPORTS BILL COWHER ADDRESSED RUMORS AND […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s some linkage on this Sunday. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News writes that the NBA lockout has forced the cancellation of the rest of its November games forcing ESPN, TNT, NBA TV and regional sports networks to fill huge programming holes. Michael Malone at Multichannel notes that some Hawaiian viewers lost part of Thursday’s Game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
During The NFL Today, analyst Bill Cowher addressed rumors that the Miami Dolphins might be interested in him after the season. Cowher shot them down and announced that he’ll remain with The NFL Today next season. THIS JUST IN… ….FROM CBS SPORTS’ “THE NFL TODAY” BILL COWHER TO REMAIN WITH CBS SPORTS BILL COWHER […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2011
We have the NFL on CBS announcing teams for games through Week 10 which means we’re at the halfway point of the season with Week 8 on Sunday. The games have gone by quickly. Following are THE NFL ON CBS assignments for Week 8, Week 9 and Week 10 (subject to change). WEEK 8 – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Let’s turn to CBS Sports and what you’ll see from the network on The NFL Today. It’s of course, Halloween-themed. Then we’ll see what one of The NFL Today’s analysts have to say about the games in Week 8. We first look at what The NFL Today has in store for Sunday. KRIS JENKINS ANSWERS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
NFL Coverage Maps Blackouts: None Byes: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, New York Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. The NFL Today — CBS, noon 1 p.m. CBS Indianapolis at Tennessee — Kevin Harlan/Solomon Wilcots Jacksonville at Houston — Marv Albert/Rich Gannon Miami at New York Giants — Greg Gumbel/Dan […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports College GameDay live from Los Angeles, CA — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. noon Syracuse at Louisville — Big East Network Northwestern at Indiana — Big Ten Network Lehigh at Colgate — CBS Sports Network James Madison at Old Dominion — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic URI at UNH — Comcast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2011
On the heels of Sunday’s announcement regarding the move of LSU-Alabama on November 5th to primetime, CBS has made official that it will slot Army at Air Force into the 3:30 p.m. window, making the date a college football doubleheader. Calling the game for CBS will be Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein. The game had […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Ok, I won’t be in all day on Tuesday, although I will have my iPad and I’ll try to post any breaking news from a conference in Taunton, MA tomorrow. But while I’m in the office now, it’s time for some linkage. Starting with Sports Business Daily, we learn that Game 4 of the World […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/23/2011
In a trade with ESPN, CBS gets an extra SEC primetime this season. It already aired Alabama-Florida and normally is allowed one primetime game a year. But with LSU and Alabama ranked 1 and 2 respectively in college football, it would only be natural that CBS would want the game in primetime. As Michael Hiestand […]
