0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2012
At the week and a half point of the Stanley Cup Playoffs of the more than 50 day journey that will lead us to a champion in June. Tonight, we have two games, both are potential eliminations. Both are Games 5 in their respective Conference Quarterfinal series. There will be staggered starts for Philadelphia at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2012
As we steam towards the midpoint of four NHL series tonight, we have four Games 4, but none are elimination games. But each game is important to whether the teams leading 2-1 can take control or we get an extended series of least 6 games. All of the NBC Sports Group channels carrying NHL games […]
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I have the announcing assignments for the NHL on NBC Sports Group through Saturday. Again, for games not listed, assume simulcasts with CBC, a local Comcast SportsNet affiliate or TSN. Thursday, April 19 Game 4: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, NBC Sports Network, 7:30 p.m. — Mike Emrick/Pierre McGuire Game 4: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2012
It’s Day 8 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and the NBC Sports Group is having a rip roaring time with hockey. This is a literal puckgasm for NHL fans throughout the United States. Tonight, we have two elimination games, one in Philadelphia and the other in Los Angeles and in both cases, the lower […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2012
We’ve just about completed the first full week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and we’re turning into the second half of the NHL Conference Semifinals for some series. Tonight, there will be three games, all spread out on the networks of Sports Group. CNBC, NBC Sports Network and NHL Network will share the wealth and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2012
Here are the announcing assignments for the NHL on NBC Sports Group Stanley Cup Playoffs through Wednesday of this week. We’ll continue to update the announcing assignments as they progress. I thank NBC Sports public relations for making this available to me. For games not listed, assume a simulcast through CBC, TSN or a Comcast […]
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We have a few press releases to post before dinnertime on the East Coast and I’ve been unable to get these to you until now. This is the slate of games on the NBC Sports Group for Day 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Three games tonight, two on NBC Sports Network and one […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2012
I haven’t done a sports media thoughts post in a while and there has been so much that has transpired since the last time I wrote one. As always, they’re in bullet form. Let’s do this. Just four days into the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and I like how the networks of NBC are handling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/13/2012
We have the latest press release from The Group regarding the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. So far, the playoffs on NBC platforms have gone swimmingly well. Like the NCAA Tournament on CBS/Turner, we can switch to games on NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network. My only pet peeve is that NBC should keep us […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2012
NBC Sports has provided the announcing assignments for the NHL Conference Quarterfinals through this weekend. We’ll have to get another grid from them before Monday night’s action. You can see that Mike Emrick and Dave Strader are busy, but other announcers are being tapped including Kenny Albert, Rick Peckham, Daryl Reaugh and John Forslund. For […]
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Tonight, The Group has four NHL postseason games and all of NBC’s cable platforms assigned to carry the contests will be utilized. CNBC will carry San Jose at St. Louis, NHL Network has Ottawa at the New York Rangers while NBC Sports Network has a doubleheader with the defending Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins hosting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2012
This being Day 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Year 1 of the NBC Sports Group’s 10 year contract with the NHL, this concept of having all postseason games aired nationally is a new concept for US hockey fans. It’s a great thing and being able to switch between CNBC, NBC Sports Network and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2012
Ok, let’s take a look at what The Group will give us for the first round of the NHL Playoffs. Every game will be aired nationally on an NBC platform. NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network will air games on weeknights. NBC will have games on the weekend. And for the first time, we […]
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Ok, with the 2011-12 regular season finished, it’s now time to focus on one of the most exciting postseasons, the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the first time in the United States, every single postseason game will aired nationally through NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC or NHL Network. On most weeknights, NBC Sports Network will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2012
How about that? After being in the dark ages for years, the NHL finally came to its senses and will have all of its postseason games aired nationally in the United States. They do this in Canada through CBC and TSN. But for some reason, the NHL never maximized its television in the US to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/8/2011
Following the new “Summer at Saratoga” and “Autumn at Keeneland” horse racing series that premiered this year on both NBC and Versus, the NBC Sports Group has announced a spring horse racing series that will lead up to the First Saturday in May which is when the Kentucky Derby is held and marks the first […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/31/2011
This just in from the NBC Sports Group and I thank the fine people at its PR department for sending this press release to me. We’ve been hearing drips and drabs about Versus’ new original programming that will premiere in September. We heard about Liam McHugh hosting a college football studio show on Monday afternoons, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2011
Thanks to MLB.com, we have the video of CNBC’s Darren Rovell singing both the Canadian and U.S. National Anthems before today’s Toronto Blue Jays-Tampa Bay Rays game. He didn’t do a bad job. Sounded like he rushed at the end of the Star Spangled Banner. Nice of the Rays to give him a personalized jersey […]
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2010
Earlier today, I linked to a couple of stories that were critical of the idea of Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill charging $500 for fans to sit inside the establishment to watch Red Sox games. The whole idea is for patrons to pay the fee, then the customers get a $25 food credit and […]
