0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2012
I haven’t provided links on schedule so let me try to do it now. We begin with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who talks about NBCUniversal’s big plans to blanket Super Bowl XLVI next week. Wow. The secret organization Anonymous plans to attack ESPN.com over its support of SOPA and PIPA. In case anyone from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2012
Starting tonight, Big Ten Network will begin two days of programming devoted to the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. With Paterno’s passing correctly reported this morning instead of last night, Big Ten Network will air a special on the coach’s life tonight at 8, then there will be rebroadcasts of various milestones in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/21/2012
NFL Network begins its coverage called “Path to Primetime” with the live airing of two college football All-Star Games in consecutive weeks. Today, the NFL Network will show the longest running All-Star Game, the East-West Shrine Game starting with a pregame show at 3:30 p.m. then the game itself at 4 p.m. from St. Petersburg, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2012
I haven’t written a sports media thoughts post in quite some time. I owe you one do let’s do this without further delay. As always, they come in bullet form. Last night’s BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and LSU was another dull affair, just like their first game in the regular season. ESPN did […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2012
Been busy again today, but I’ll try to post as many links here as possible. Don’t know if I can do a complete set, but I’ll see what I can do. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand hears from ESPN’s Brent Musburger who calls tonight’s BCS National Championship Game. Tom Weir of USA Today says Tim Tebow […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/8/2012
I’m going to provide a few links for you since they’ve been lacking here over the last few days. We begin with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deistch who talked with ESPN’s Brent Musburger who will call Monday’s BCS National Championship Game. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News talks with ESPN’s Chris Fowler about the BCS National Championship […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/4/2012
We get this press release from the Pac-12 Conference regarding this fall’s conference schedule. For the first time, all games will be nationally televised, either through ESPN, Fox, FX or the soon-to-be-created Pac-12 Networks. Overall, 44 games will be split among the ESPN Family of Networks, Fox and FX. The Pac-12 Networks will air 34 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/3/2012
On this day when many of you head back to work after the lazy holiday season, let’s provide some links as we get into the New Year. I’m still saddened today by the passing of Turner Sports and PGA.com essayist Jim Huber. Reading the tributes on Twitter from those who knew him and those who […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2012
I’ll provide a quick set of links for you on this New Year’s Day. Because 1/1/2012 falls on a Sunday, it doesn’t feel like a holiday. It’ll feel more like the holiday tomorrow with college football and the NHL Winter Classic. Let’s look at what we have for you. First, Rich Sands from TV Guide […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2011
I’m not going to go too wild on this. Other sites are doing similar posts as well. I’ll provide what I feel are the best calls in Sports Broadcasting this year. The only way to do this is to post videos and that’s what I’ll do. I know I said Best and Worst earlier, but […]
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Last night at the Insight Bowl between Iowa and Oklahoma, the overhead camera known as “SkyCam” or “CableCam” fell to the ground, narrowly missing a Hawkeye player. It also caused a delay. SkyCam has become standard on many football games and other sporting events. We have the video of the incident as called on ESPN […]
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Time to provide you some links to close out 2011. Thanks for visiting the blog this year. I moved from my old Blogger site to a new server, only to get kicked off the new place because it couldn’t handle the traffic from you. But then I was able to find HostMonster in a pinch […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/29/2011
As we approach the beginning of the Bowl Championship Series on Monday, ESPN will have three of its signature studio programs covering the five games. College GameDay, College Football Live and SportsCenter will all have a presence leading up to the BCS National Championship Game on January 9. The usual studio casts including Chris Fowler, […]
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Let’s give you some linkage on this Thursday. We begin with Fox NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira who doesn’t mince words on ESPN’s Jon Gruden. Bob’s Blitz reacts to Pereira’s strong post. Jill Goldsmith of Variety says the clock is ticking for MSG Network and Time Warner Cable to hash out a new carriage agreement. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/18/2011
As we get into the home stretch and the Christmas holiday is now just a week away, let me offer a few thoughts on sports media this morning. As usual, they’ll go in bullet form. So we have a couple of cable carriage disputes looming large as we end 2011. Looks like MSG Network and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2011
Let’s get to the megalinks today. Lots to get to including some interesting news that is breaking today. First, the Weekend Viewing Picks are back after a week’s absence. Check out what sports and entertainment viewing recommendations I’ve made. Now to the links. National Developing today is a story out of Boston that CBC and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/15/2011
Sirius XM Satellite Radio will air all of the college bowl games over a 23 day span starting on Saturday, December 17 and running through January 9 with the BCS National Championship Game. That’s correct, Sirius XM through ESPN Radio will also air the BCS games which are comprised of the Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, […]
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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 12/14/2011
I think it’s about a week and a half since I’ve been able to do links. Been crazy with me, but you’ve still been visiting and I appreciate that. Time to provide you with sports media news links which is what the site depends on to begin with. Thanks for your patience during this trying […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/13/2011
Let’s do an ESPN College Sports Update. Haven’t done one in a while. We have news on college basketball (men’s and women’s), college volleyball and college football. ESPN also provides some news on the football version of College GameDay. Plenty of stuff to go over. Everything is below including some videos. It’s all here. December 13, […]
