0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/10/2011
Let’s do some linkage on this Tuesday. News broke last evening about Gus Johnson leaving CBS and possibly going to Fox. We’ll be following this story today and anything else that breaks. Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk examines the move by CBS to allow Gus to walk away. Mike McCarthy of USA Today bids […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/9/2011
We have word from Dr. Doom and Gloom, Bob Raissman from the New York Daily News, that Gus Johnson is really out at CBS Sports after the network refused to match an offer from Fox. .bbpBox67738793117106177 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1304464034/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author […]
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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 5/5/2011
This story was broken by Dan Patrick Show producer Paul Pabst on Twitter. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch confirmed it and has the details. After 16 years, Gus and CBS have parted ways. More to follow. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times reports that Gus […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2011
Legendary CBS Sports golf producer Frank Chirkinian died in March at the age of 84. On Monday, he’ll be posthumously inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. His impact on golf and on sports television really can’t be measured. Some of his innovations, the blimp shot, microphones strategically placed around the golf course, golf […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2011
At the Sports Emmy Awards, CBS Sports bagged six Sports Emmy Awards including a new trophy for Outstanding Playoff Coverage for the NCAA Tournament. Two features from CBS’ Super Bowl XLIV coverage also received Emmys. CBS SPORTS WINS SIX EMMY AWARDS NCAA Tournament, Super Bowl XLIV, Golf and U.S. Open Tennis Championships Garner Honors for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/2/2011
Ok, I’ve listed the winners in the Sports Emmy Awards. Now time to list the people who were part of the productions that won. First, the breakdown of the networks that won awards tonight. HBO and NBC won the most awards tied with 7 as 2010 was an Olympic year. Turner Sports was shut out. […]
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I’ll be posting the Sports Emmy Awards as they’re being handed out. I’m not there, but thanks to live tweets from ESPN public relations maven Josh Krulewitz and Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, I’ll be posting the awards as I get them. As I begin this post, some awards have already been handed out including […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2011
Lots of games in the NFL on CBS schedule. The less I say the better. 2011 CBS SPORTS NFL BROADCAST SCHEDULE (all times ET) WEEK 1 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 Pittsburgh @ Baltimore – 1:00 Cincinnati @ Cleveland – 1:00 Indianapolis @ Houston – 1:00 Tennessee @ Jacksonville – 1:00 Buffalo @ Kansas City – 1:00 WEEK 2 – SUNDAY, SEPT. 18 – CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2011
I got up early this morning (not that you care) and it now enables me to do some links for you. Some good stuff out today. First USA Today’s Mike McCarthy, we learn that Joe Theismann claims he has not been told about any changes to the NFL Network Thursday Night Football booth. Earlier this […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2011
Last week, I could not do the megalinks as I was traveling in between two offices. Yesterday, I seemed to get that out of the way so it appears that I’m free to do the megalinks today. I hope I can give you a full set. As usual, there’s a full set of Weekend Viewing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/13/2011
Doing the linkage now after being all over the place this morning and tomorrow will be much worse as I’ll be out of the office for most of the day so don’t expect too many posts on Thursday. But before that, I can provide the linkage for today. We’ll begin with Sports Business Journal’s John […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2011
The number of NFL preseason games depends on the network. For CBS, the Tiffany Network has two games and both during the same weekend. CBS airs games on consecutive nights, on Friday, August 26 (my birthday, by the way) and Saturday, August 27. For details, check out the press releases below. CBS SPORTS ANNOUNCES 2011 […]
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At 4 p.m. today, the National Football League released its entire preseason schedule. I usually take a break from the computer between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. on purpose so this did not get posted until now. But we have a bunch of NFL preseason press releases to post not only from the NFL, but […]
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CBS tells us that this year’s Masters had an estimated total of 42.3 million viewers watch this past weekend’s coverage. Sunday’s final round received a rating of 9.5 with a 20 share which is the third highest rating for a Masters in the last ten years. CBS has to be pleased with those numbers. We […]
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I was trying to post links last night and was making really good progress when, you guessed it, I fell asleep with the computer on again. That’s not good. So I’ll combine the full set of links that I found last night with this edition so you have a pretty good set of stories to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2011
Having already gone to a jobsite early this morning and having returned to the office already, I have some time to provide you with the Monday links. There’s a lot of stuff out there already so without further delay, here are your media links for today. From USA Today, Michael Hiestand writes that CBS certainly […]
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Just received the overnight ratings press release from CBS in regards to the final round coverage of The Masters®. With Tiger Woods in contention until late plus seven golfers within two shots of the lead while third round leader Rory McIlroy was imploding, the ratings for The Masters® were 10.4 with a 22 share, while […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/10/2011
After beginning the Sunday Thoughts two weeks ago, little would I know that I would get kicked off my server (massive Web Hub Hosting assholes) the following week. So after a one week absence, time to bring you the Sunday Thoughts again. I promise to make this weekly instead of bi-weekly. Let’s go. A Dormant […]
