0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/17/2015
It’s been way too long since you’ve had a sports media notebook. My apologies for not providing you what I promised before the New Year. I’ll try to do better. I’ll do a full notebook for you here. Let’s start it with some news. NEWS Tom Jones at the Tampa Bay Times was first to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/29/2014
All Times Eastern Byes: Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Tennessee Thursday, October 30 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. Fantasy Football Live — NBCSN, 6 p.m. NFL Total […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/22/2014
All Times Eastern Byes: New York Giants and San Francisco Thursday, October 23 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. Fantasy Football Live — NBCSN, 6 p.m. NFL Total Access […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/15/2014
All Times Eastern Byes: Philadelphia and Tampa Bay Thursday, October 16 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. Fantasy Football Live — NBCSN, 6 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff live […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/9/2014
All Times Eastern Byes: Kansas City and New Orleans Thursday, October 9 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. Fantasy Football Live — NBCSN, 6 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2014
This is the last of four posts regarding Fox and Super Bowl XLVIII. While Fox Sports 1 made a big splash when it launched on August 19 of last year, it hasn’t been making ripples in the sports media pond since. It will during Super Bowl Week when it goes all out to air shoulder […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
With Super Bowl XLVIII being played in the New York-New Jersey area, Fox is definitely using the New York City backdrop as a theme for its Fox Super Bowl Sunday pregame show which hits the air on Sunday, February 2 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. The show will begin in New York’s Times Square […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/18/2013
After watching the debuts of Fox Sports 1’s and NBC Sports Group’s big day on Saturday, I have a few thoughts. They come in bullet form. NBC Sports Group could not have asked for a better debut with the English Premier League. NBCSN began with Premier League Live at 7 a.m. ET with host Rebecca […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2013
Well, Fox Sports 1 has unveiled the five member cast which will present sports discussion and highlights. Charissa Thompson will host and moderate. The previously announced cast member, former tennis star Andy Roddick, will be joined by former NFL’ers Donovan McNabb and Ephraim Salaam and former NBA’er Gary Payton. Also previously announced were former TSN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/23/2013
Time for another sports media thoughts post. As always, it’s in bullet form. We are under two months to go until the launch of Fox Sports 1. We know of a few official talent hires like Andy Roddick, Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, Regis Philbin and a few others. We now await the official word […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2013
I’ve been neglecting a couple of things that have been staples of this site, linkage and sports media thoughts. I’m taking care of linkage today. I hope to have a sports media thoughts post this week. It’s all about managing time. Let’s go. Richard Deitsch of Sports lllustrated has his usual weekly media column. He […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/6/2013
I’ll do some linkage here. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says Dick Vitale finally gets to call the NCAA Final Four, but for an international audience. John Ourand at Sports Business Daily reports that Fox is in talks with Regis Philbin to host a show on Fox Sports 1. Ed Sherman at The Sherman Report wonders […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2012
This had been reported by The Big Lead earlier this year, that ESPN2’s SportsNation would be moving to the West Coast and Colin Cowherd will leave the show. Well, it’s been confirmed. Charissa Thompson who replaced Michelle Beadle when she left earlier this year, will move with the show and be joined by Marcellus Wiley. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/26/2012
Time for some sports media thoughts. These have been percolating in my head all day Monday. It’s fine time to pour them out and have you peruse through them. As always, they’re in bullet form. Monday’s announcement from NFL Network regarding its new morning show could be a game changer for sports television. If “NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2012
In a span of just four days, it’ll be out with the old and in with the new at SportsNation. Michelle Beadle will say goodbye on her last official show which will air on Friday. From what the press blurb says, Michelle will go out with a bang. I heard it will involve a cannon. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2012
I’ll do some more linkage for you this evening. You’re owed it. Why not? Thomas O’Toole from USA Today reports that Laurie Fine, the wife of ex-Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, is suing ESPN for libel saying a report ruined her reputation. Barry Petchesky of Deadspin goes inside the lawsuit and notes that Fine […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/19/2012
With “Jim Rome is Burning” leaving the ESPN2 lineup on January 27, the network has announced a revamped lineup with shows sliding over a half-hour to fill the hole left by Rome’s departure for CBS Sports. Shows like “Numbers Never Lie” hosted by Charissa Thompson and “Dan LeBatard is Extremely Crazy Highly Questionable” move from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/8/2011
Fans of SportsNation may have caught Charissa Thompson‘s ESPN2 debut last Friday. If they did, they should count themselves very lucky. And it’ll the first of many opportunities to see Charissa as she will co-host a new ESPN2 studio show, “Numbers Never Lie” which come from the same people who created SportsNation for ESPN2. In […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/26/2011
I continue with my mini-series, People You Should Follow On Twitter. You have all types of accounts in sports business and sports media, college basketball and football, MLB, NFL, NHL, Golf, Olympics and Soccer. And you can find the previous installments here, here, here, here, here and here. Through the first six installments, we have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/2/2011
Ever since this whole Brett Favre sexting incident, Jenn Sterger has been trying to find her niche. Her show at Versus was canceled. Then she’s been doing various freelance gigs plus an interview with Good Morning, America, but really hasn’t found that signature role that she call her own. Then I happen to find through […]
