0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/16/2013
In news that was broken by Richard Deitsch last night, CBS has officially announced that college basketball analysts Greg Anthony and Clark Kellogg have switched roles. Kellogg who has been the lead college basketball analyst since Billy Packer retired, will return to the studio this season. Greg Anthony who was the lead NCAA on CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2013
Catching up on a few things from earlier this week. This came as no surprise. After Fox signed a contract with the new Big East Conference earlier this year, one of the features of the deal was that the network could sublicense games to another network. That other network will be CBS which has had […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/22/2013
This from CBS Sports Network. It has picked up 13-15 American Athletic Conference football games and another 25-30 basketball games from ESPN. Back in March, ESPN signed a contract with the American Athletic Conference through the 2019-20 season. And this sublicense deal with CBS Sports Network lasts the entire length of the ESPN contract. So […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/8/2013
Fox Sports 1 continues to obtain content. For the week of Super Bowl XLVIII in New Jersey, Fox Sports 1 is putting together several events in the New York metro area to tie into the Big Game. On Saturday, February 1, Fox Sports 1 will air a college basketball doubleheader live from Madison Square Garden […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/7/2013
With Fox Sports 1 luring the New Big East conference to its fold and ESPN retaining the Old Big East, the American Athletic Conference, but its members not being as attractive as the New Big East, the Alleged Worldwide Leader has decided to bring the ACC into its Big Monday franchise. Starting on January 13, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2013
Ok, lots of linkage to get to. Let’s not waste any time. Ken Fuchs, the Vice President of Yahoo Global Media talks about two new programs being co-produced by Yahoo and NBC Sports. John Ourand and Tripp Mickle in Sports Business Journal recap how NBC was able to land a huge NASCAR contract which will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/11/2013
This coming from the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network. Through its new minority owner Fox Sports, YES Network will pick up a package of ACC and Big East games. The deal will allow YES to air as many as 10 ACC football games and 23 conference basketball games. In addition, the Fox syndication contract gives […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/27/2013
Ok, we have the official announcement from Fox Sports on the hiring of Bill Raftery to call Big East games with Gus Johnson. FOX SPORTS WELCOMES RENOWNED COLLEGE BASKETBALL ANALYST BILL RAFTERY TO FOLD Man Who Made “With a Kiss!” his Signature Paired with “Rise and Fire” Gus Johnson for BIG EAST Regular-Season and Tournament […]
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This coming from The Big Lead’s Jason McIntyre: long-time ESPN college basketball analyst Bill Raftery is leaving to join Fox Sports 1. Raftery has been associated with ESPN especially on the Big East and Big Monday games. He’s been teamed with Len Berman, Mike Gorman, Gary Thorne, Mike Tirico and most recently Sean McDonough and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2013
ESPN announces that college basketball inside Andy Katz has extended his contract with the alleged Worldwide Leader. In addition, the contract will expire in 2016 meaning he’ll be with ESPN for over 20 years. He’s happy. ESPN’s happy. Here’s the official announcement. ESPN Extends Andy Katz Contract ESPN has reached a contract extension with college […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2013
This coming from the CBS/Turner Sports NCAA Tournament consortium. Starting next year, TBS will get a bigger role in March Madness. It will split the Regional Finals with CBS and for the next two years, air the National Semifinal games while CBS airs the National Championship Game. Then in 2016, TBS will both the Final […]
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 4/10/2013
I haven’t done a sports media thoughts post in quite some time. You’re owed some, so lets not waste any time. Two thoughts today with a promise I’ll provide more with some regularity down the road. They’re in bullet form as always. Bizarre story that broke on Tuesday through Boston Sports Media Watch that Red […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2013
CBS/Turner Sports is certainly happy about this year’s NCAA Tournament. The average rating for the 67 games on CBS/TBS/TNT/tru TV was 6.7 with a 14 share. That’s up 10% from 2012’s 6.1/13. It’s the highest average rating for the tournament dating back to 2005 when the entire run was solely on CBS. The average viewership […]
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After three weeks of increased ratings for the NCAA Tournament and the Final Four, the Championship Game gave CBS/Turner a very nice cherry on top of the cake with a big overnight rating. Thanks to a game that was compelling, exciting and went down to the final minutes, Louisville-Michigan garnered a big 14.3 overnight number […]
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After a great game between Michigan and Louisville, won by the Cardinals, we always wait for CBS’ annual version of “One Shining Moment.” This year was no disappointment. Glad that it’s available early. Normally, I’ve waited in the neighborhood of an hour to post it. Take a look at it. And of course, Kevin Ware […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2013
CBS/Turner Sports has a reason to crow as this year’s NCAA Tournament has become a ratings bonanza. And thanks to two compelling games last night, the ratings for the Men’s Final Four® received an average rating of 9.4 with an 18 share, up four percent from last year’s 9.0/17. Average viewership for the game 15.7 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/6/2013
Saturday, April 6 Pregame & Studio Shows The Best of College Basketball 2013 — CBS, 1 p.m. NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m. NCAA March Madness Fandemonium — CBS, 3 p.m. CNN All Access at the Final Four — CNN, 3 p.m. College GameDay live from Atlanta, GA — ESPN, 3 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2013
CBS Sports continues its college basketball coverage on Sunday with live coverage of the NCAA Division II Men’s Championship live from Philips Arena in Atlanta. Metro State takes on Drury. Tim Brando and Dan Bonner will have the call with Lewis Johnson on the sidelines. In addition, Greg Gumbel, Doug Gottlieb and Seth Davis will […]
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Dial Global Radio is back as radio rightsholder for the NCAA Men’s Final Four®. The radio network will carry both National Semifinal games on Saturday and be back on Monday for the National Championship Game. Kevin Kugler will call the play-by-play. He’ll be joined by Bill Raftery and John Thompson. Jim Gray will report from […]
