0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2015
As we hit mid-week, let’s do another edition of the notebook. NEWS CBS announced on Tuesday that it has hired former Colorado, Washington and UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel as a studio analyst. He’ll join the cast of College Football Today before SEC games and Inside College Football on CBS Sports Network. Neuheisel had been […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2015
Back to do a sports media notebook for you. Let’s get to it. NEWS NASCAR beat reporter Jim Utter of the Charlotte Observer notes that Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta did well for Fox and was up from last year’s second race which was held in Phoenix. That along with increased viewership for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2015
All Times Eastern Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Men’s announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 28 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from Wichita, KS — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. Fox College […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2015
Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Men’s Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s Schedule and Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 21 Men’s 11 a.m. South Florida at East Carolina — ESPNU (Jason Benetti/Tim Welsh) noon Georgia Tech at North Carolina […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/18/2015
Time for another edition of the notebook. Let’s do this. NEWS NBC Sports has announced it will pick up radio coverage of horse racing’s Triple Crown. Over the past few years, radio coverage of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes has been piecemeal with various syndicators producing the races. Now, NBC which has […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/14/2015
All Times Eastern Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Men’s announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s schedule and announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 14 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from Dallas, TX — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/7/2015
All Times Eastern Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Men’s announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Women’s schedule and announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, February 7 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from Gainesville, FL — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2015
After Greg Anthony was indefinitely suspended last month for his arrest in a prostitution sting, CBS and Turner Sports had to find a replacement not just for him, but also Steve Kerr who left after last season to become a coach in the NBA. With the networks needing two men to replace for the NCAA […]
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Time for a sports media notebook. Plenty of stuff out there and I need to clear my browser tabs of all the links I have for you. First some news. NEWS As you’re aware by now, Super Bowl XLIX was declared the most-watched television program in U.S. history with an average of 114.4 million viewers. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2015
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 31 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live at Charlotteville, VA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. Fox College Hoops Tip-Off — Fox, 11:30 a.m. College Basketball Pregame — NBCSN, noon BTN […]
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We did the news segment in the first part. Let’s do the linkage and News You Can Use here. LINKAGE Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with Phil and Chris Simms about being television analysts after their playing careers. Deitsch has a preview of what NBC has in store for its Super Bowl XLIX production. Reuters […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2015
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 24 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from Ann Arbor, MI — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. NCAA Men of March: Josh Pastner — CBS, 1 p.m. NCAA Men of March: […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/20/2015
Let’s open the notebook after a busy weekend. Took Monday off after the Greg Anthony news and an interview I conducted with CBS’ Tracy Wolfson which I’ll provide in the links. First the news: NEWS The ratings and viewership for the NFL Conference Championship games are in. While both games drew over 40 million viewers, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2015
Rarely does the NFL announce anything on Sunday unless it’s big and this announcement is pretty big. The National Football League says it has picked up the option for Thursday Night Football meaning CBS will continue to air and produce 14 Thursday primetime games and a late season Saturday doubleheader. CBS/NFL Network will air the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2015
In the wake of Greg Anthony’s arrest in a prostitution sting in Washington, DC Friday, both CBS and Turner Sports have announced they have suspended the basketball analyst indefinitely. Both organizations have released statements today stating as such. Anthony was in the DC area to call the Michigan State-Maryland game later today on CBS with […]
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Here’s something that broke late Friday night. Reported by WJLA in Washington, D.C., CBS/Turner Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony was arrested on prostitution charges as part of a police sting. Anthony was scheduled to broadcast the Michigan State at Maryland game Saturday at nearby College Park, MD with Ian Eagle for CBS. There’s no word […]
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All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 17 Studio and Pregame Shows College GameDay live from Ames, IA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. ACC Basketball: Kings of the Court — ACC Network, 1 p.m. Fox Sports 1 College […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2015
All Times Eastern Pregame and Studio Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m.NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Postseason NFL Countdown — ESPN, noon NFL Championship Chase — Fox, 1 p.m. Fox NFL Sunday — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2015
All Times Eastern Saturday, January 10 Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 8:30 p.m. Postseason NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 10 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, noon Football Night in America: Special Edition live from Foxborough, MA — NBC, 3:30 p.m. Fox NFL Sunday […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2015
All Times Eastern Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports on TV Announcing assignments courtesy Eye on Sky and Air Sports Saturday, January 10 Studio and Pregame Shows Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Tip-Off — Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m. NCAA Men of March: John Thompson III — CBS, 12:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 College Hoops Extra […]
