0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2011
Due to the fact that I had to go in and out of the office five times for various errands and meetings during the day, I was not able to provide linkage. And due to the fact that there are some good stories lingering, I don’t want to leave you without some links. So I’ll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/2/2011
Time for some linkage on this very warm Thursday. I hope you all take a moment and say a prayer for the people of Western Massachusetts who head to deal with tornadoes yesterday. Four people are confirmed dead. It was quite devastating to see last night. Let’s hope the area can recover quickly. To your […]
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From Fox Sports, we learn that the UEFA Champions League Final ratings received a huge bump from 2010, the first year the network aired the game. Overall, the game received a 2.1 rating with a 6 share and an average viewership of 4.2 million viewers. Last year, the final got 1.2 rating with 2.2 million […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/1/2011
If you’ve been visiting the blog throughout the morning, you may have noticed a couple of theme changes and then the return of the current theme. I’ve been trying to make a few cosmetic changes, but I screwed them up so I had to delete the theme and then reinstall it. If you were visiting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2011
For some of you, it’s a back to work Tuesday after a three day weekend. Not for me as I was at the office until late on Memorial Day. But you don’t want to read my complaining, you want linkage so I’ll get it to right away. Anthony Crupi from Adweek says expect LeBron James, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2011
I’ll provide some Sunday links for you. You want to see a wild ending? Dan Wheldon wins the Indianapolis 500 after rookie J.R. Hildebrand crashed into the wall at the final turn. Amazing stuff. Thanks to Bubbaprog/Mocksession for the video. Dan Hart at Bloomberg notes that David Einhorn is on track to take a majority […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/28/2011
I have the opportunity to do some linkage on this Saturday so let’s take advantage of this. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says Fox has to be happy to have a dream matchup in today’s UEFA Champions League Final. Sofia M. Fernandez of the Hollywood Reporter writes that the Indianapolis 500 has plenty of celebrity […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/27/2011
Time for some megalink action. This is turning out to be a busy day, but let me try to give you as many as I can. This being Memorial Day weekend, there’s plenty of sports action. Primetime viewing is kind of slim, but you can check out my Weekend Viewing Picks for the action. Let’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/26/2011
That’s right, Gus Johnson will be officially introduced to viewers as a member of the Fox Sports team, but he won’t be calling the game. He’ll be involved in a pregame feature with him doing calls of soccer if he were calling soccer. It’s also a way of introducing himself to a different audience as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2011
Time for the mid-week links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from some of the events held this past weekend. Michael says networks may have to scramble to fill holes if the NFL lockout extends into October and November. Brian Lowry at Fox Sports wonders if […]
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I had this in a press release post on the UEFA Champions League Final, but in case you didn’t see it, I’ll provide the studio and game announcing crews for Fox for this Saturday’s game between Barcelona and Manchester United. It will go on the air at 2 p.m. on Fox. Pregame, Halftime and Postgame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/23/2011
Starting tonight, Fox Soccer Channel kicks off Champions Week with matches from the two finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United. Here’s the press release. FOX SOCCER’S “CHAMPIONS WEEK” BRINGS THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL TO A FEVER PITCH Relive the Road to the Final Through Key Matches and Highlights of the 2010-11 Champions League Campaign Los […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2011
On Saturday, May 28, Fox Sports will air the final of the UEFA Champions League for the 2nd consecutive year. This year, the final will be held in London at the great venue, Wembley Stadium. At that location, Manchester United from the English Premier League will take on Barcelona of La Liga in Spain. And […]
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 4/21/2011
Over the next two weeks, Fox Sports platforms will have exclusive coverage of the UEFA Champions League semifinals. Fox Soccer Channel will air one semifinal leg while FX joins in to cover the other. The two channels will alternate matchups. Coverage begins April 26 and continues the following week. It marks the first time that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2011
The second leg quarterfinal matches in the UEFA Champions League will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday. Over the next two days, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Sports Net will have the games including the return match between English Premier League blood rivals Manchester United and Chelsea. Last week, Manchester United defeated […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/13/2011
It’s been a while since we’ve had Champions League action and it returns in a big way on Tuesday. The Round of 16 starts and Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Sports Net will carry the games. Reverse matches will be held the following month. We have the schedule of games for you. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2010
This just in from the fine people at Fox Sports, the empire known as the Fox Sports Media Group has renewed its rights agreement with UEFA for the Champions League. This is a European soccer competition which involves the major soccer leagues throughout the continent. It makes for some really fun action pitting teams from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/11/2010
Soccer leagues around the world (except for MLS) took a break last week and so did the UEFA Champions League. But if you’re a soccer fan, you know that action is back and so will the CL next week. Fox Soccer Channel will be on top of it with games on Tuesday and Wednesday and […]
