0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2014
One of ESPN’s signature events since its inception has been the College World Series. It will air all of the games from Omaha, Nebraska either on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU starting Saturday. Karl Ravech and Jon Sciambi will be the announcers throughout the 10-11 days of competition. The analysts will include Kyle Peterson and Aaron […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/6/2014
We continue our guest columns with Dan Servodidio, a journalism student at the University of Maryland. Dan delves into the world of ESPN’s Bases Loaded channel which debuted last year during the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and returned this year with a few tweaks: For the second year in a row, ESPN went all-in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2014
As we get ready for another year of fantastic college basketball during the NCAA Tournament, the CBS/Turner consortium of CBS/TBS/TNT/truTV will once again combine to show every game from the “First Four™” all the way to the Final Four®. There are a couple of changes in this year’s tournament as compared to the last three […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2013
For the 34th consecutive year, the networks of ESPN will air the College World Series from Omaha, NE. The eight college baseball teams left in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship will vie for the opportunity to play in the Best 2 out of 3 College World Series Finals. Games begin live from TD Ameritrade […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2013
The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament continues this weekend with the last step before the College World Series in Omaha, NE. All of the games will be on television. The eight Super Regional sites will be covered either through ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. Winners of the eight Super Regionals will converge at the College World […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/3/2013
Let’s do some linkage on this rainy Monday in Southern New England. It may not be raining where you are, but where I am, it’s Ark Building Time. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch, we learn that ESPN’s NBA Countdown crew is expanding its reach when the NBA Finals get underway. Richard also breaks news […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2013
Ok, lots of things to get to. Let’s do some Friday links. From Anthony CrupiCrupiCrupi of Adweek, a Disney executive downplays any threat from Fox Sports 1 to ESPN. From Variety, Rick Kissell says NBC Sports Network saw stellar ratings for the NHL Conference Semifinals. R. Thomas Umstead from Multichannel News says the next Floyd […]
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 5/2/2013
This from ESPN and the Southeastern Conference. The two entities have partnered to form the cable-based SEC Network which will begin operation in August 2014. The new SEC Network will air more than 1,000 conference events including 45 football games, 100 men’s and 60 women’s college basketball games, 75 baseball, as well as softball and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2013
Here’s our last ESPN-centric post for now. The Alleged Worldwide Leader says it will cover all of the 16 sites comprising the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals. This will occur between May 31 through June 3. This marks the first time that the entire first round of the college baseball tournament will be covered […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2012
Announced today by the Atlantic Coast Conference and will be made official at press conferences both at the league offices and at South Bend, Notre Dame will join the ACC in all sports except for football (naturally) and hockey (again, naturally). ACC Accepts Notre Dame @
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2012
Starting this weekend, the ESPN Family of Networks will begin airing the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. In total, 83 games will be aired over ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. It begins with the regionals this weekend, then the Super Regionals the following weekend and one of college sports’ greatest events, the College World Series […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2012
NCAA.com will stream some 400 hours of live coverage of its Spring Championships starting this weekend. Most of the championships will be in Division II and III, but unlike many Division I Championships which are granted to ESPN’s networks, NCAA.com is the only way to watch the live action. The Championships will range in sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2012
Let’s do some linkage on this MLK Day, a holiday for some of you. We’ll begin with a story from an unusual source, Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Nick Summers of Newsweek writes about how ESPN’s subscriber fees could force cable providers to place the network on pay tiers. Michael Hiestand at USA Today reports that CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/15/2011
The networks continue to lock in long-terms agreements and today, we receive this press release from ESPN regarding the NCAA Championships. With this agreement, the ESPN networks will air championships in sports including Football, Women’s Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Softball and Baseball. The championships will be aired on all ESPN […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/1/2011
This just in from the New England Sports Network a.k.a. NESN. It has signed a deal to air the ACC cable syndication package which means a total of 14 football games and over 30 men’s basketball games. It’s similar to what Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic announced last week. And NESN will air the weekly “ACC All-Access” […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/27/2011
This coming in the last few days, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic has obtained the rights to the Atlantic Coast Conference. This is a cable syndication contract that is part of ESPN’s rights to the conference. As a result, Comcast SportsNet will be able to air a weekly conference football game, 14 in all. It will also […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/1/2011
Received this blurb from Bristol, CT in regards to the increased viewership for both ESPN and ESPN2 during the College World Series. In addition, the two game Championship Series saw significant increases from the previous year. ESPN & ESPN2’s College World Series Presentation Posts Audience Growth ESPN’s Two-Game Finals Series Shows Significant Increase ESPN and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2011
The networks of ESPN will carry college baseball’s signature event, the College World Series in Omaha, NE. This year, the event takes place at a new venue, TD Ameritrade Park after retiring Rosenblatt Stadium in 2010. Mike Patrick, Orel Hershiser and Robin Ventura will be the main announcing team. The Wednesday Night Baseball team of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2011
Yup, for the first time, ESPN’s networks, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will be all over the Division I Super Regionals, a possible 24 games from eight sites this weekend. The best two out of three series will be aired starting this Friday. This will lead up to the eight teams that will play in the […]
