0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/22/2012
Tonight, the 2012 NHL Draft in Pittsburgh will air on three outlets. The first round will air on NBC Sports Network starting from 7 – 9 p.m. ET. At 9, NBC Sports Network will move to U.S. Olympic Trials coverage airing the Track & Field trials. The NHL Draft will move to CNBC and NHL […]
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Ok, as we’re all in denial over the Miami Heat winning the NBA Championship, it’s time for a few sports media thoughts. Too many things to go over, but I’ll do my best to cover as many things as I can. As always, we do them in bullet form. And to drown out the thoughts […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/20/2012
In what I can only describe as a strange move, CNBC Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell is reportedly leaving the network and going to ESPN where he began his career. Jason McIntyre at The Big Lead reports that the move will be formally announced on Thursday. Darren has been with CNBC since 2006 and throughout […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2012
Earlier this week, Deadspin reported that CNBC’s Darren Rovell was duped by an average Joe posing as an Escort Service owner. While Darren’s story from last year on the NBA lockout was mostly forgotten, the Deadspin exposé brought it back to the forefront. Iowa sportswriter Andrew Nostvick gives us this guest column looking at how […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/23/2012
Ok, maybe that’s being facetious, but NBCUniversal between its cable, over the air and online platforms will offer over 5,500 hours of coverage of the 2012 London Olympics, or known to the International Olympic Committee as the XXX Olympic Summer Games. For NBC, it’s the seventh consecutive Summer Olympics dating back to 1988 in Seoul, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/21/2012
Let’s do some sports media thoughts for you on this back to work Monday. As usual, they’re in bullet form. Last week’s news that TBS would pick up the new single elimination MLB Wild Card Playoff games for this year and next was not a surprise. TBS has pleased MLB with its postseason coverage since […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2012
This from NBC. We have some more info on NBCUniversal’s Olympics coverage on cable. CNBC as it was in 2004 and 2008 will be the home of Olympic boxing. Fred Roggin will host. Bravo will air Olympic tennis from the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon. Pat O’Brien is the host for Olympic tennis. And MSNBC will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2012
I’ve accumulated a lot of links. They’re slowing down my browser so let’s clear them so I can let my computer get back some memory. Lots of stuff going on. Let’s start with ESPN stuff as it dominated the news today with its network upfront presentation to advertisers and also confirmed personnel moves. First, Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/14/2012
Joint press release from the National Broadcasting Company and the National Hockey League on the ratings for the just completed Conference Semifinal Round. According to both companies, combined viewership on the NBC Sports Group (CNBC, NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network) was up 28% from a year ago as the games averaged 1.32 million people. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/8/2012
Yesterday, I provided two overdue sports media thoughts. Today, it’s time to do some more. As always, they’re in bullet form. I like what the NBC Sports Group has done on the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Covering all the games has paid off with higher ratings thus far. By giving all of the games a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/2/2012
The Group has two games tonight dividing them among NBC Sports Network and CNBC. At 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, it’ll be Game 3 of the New York Rangers at Washington with Mike Emrick, Ed Olcyzk and runner-up for the Montreal Canadiens GM job, Pierre McGuire. Over on CNBC at 9 p.m., it’s Game 3 […]
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I haven’t been able to links for a couple of days. I have a few leftover stuff since Monday, but nothing totally clogging up my browser, but I do want to give you a full set of stories today. I’ve done my best to summarize the whole bizarre Sarah Phillips/ESPN.com/Scamming people story and that’s over […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/1/2012
Thanks once again to the fine people at NBC Sports Group Public Relations for sending me the information. I know that The Group is in celebration mode after winning 9 Sports Emmy Awards last night and I’ll be posting the Emmy Award press releases from the networks later. But first, this is the post regarding […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2012
Two Games 2 in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight. NBC Sports Group will have them covered for you. NBC Sports Network carries Game 2 of the Easyern Conference Semifinal series between Washington and the New York Rangers live from Madison Square Garden starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. Rick Peckham and Eddie Olcyzk have […]
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A few press releases I have to clear out of the inbox from last week. This comes from the NBC Sports Group regarding the Conference Quarterfinal round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. According to The Group, it averaged an audience of 929,000 thousand for the entire first round which is the highest average for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2012
Let’s provide a couple of press releases for you today. This is from NBC Sports Group regarding the NHL Postseason action this weekend. NBC takes the Eastern Conference Semifinala today and tomorrow while NBC Sports Network focuses on the Western Conference Semifinals tonight and tomorrow. Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk and Pierre McGuire will focus on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/27/2012
Now that we’ve completed the NBA Playoff schedules, let’s focus on the National Hockey League and its TV partners. The Conference Semifinal round begins tonight and this is where NBC’s new TV contract really kicks in. In the past, local regional networks could still air playoff games with increased exclusive national coverage from Versus. Now, […]
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I admit this is a cut-and-paste job from NHL.com, but instead of me typing everything, why not lift their nicely-made graphic and put it here? I promise to type out the Conference Finals schedule. 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals Schedule (ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN): – * denotes if necessary 2012 EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals series […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2012
Tonight, we have two games in the NHL, both involving Original Six teams, both of which are hoping to stave off elimination. The New York Rangers are hoping to force a Game 7 against a surprising Ottawa Senators team which were thought to be pushovers against the #1 seed going into this series, but now […]
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Once again, thanks to the fine people at NBC Sports Group for sending the announcing assignments for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now that as the number of series in the Conference Quarterfinal round is dwindling, you’ll notice that more games are being covered by NBC Sports Group and the simulcasts with CBC, Comcast SportsNet […]
