0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/8/2012
Time for some sports media links for today. Let’s get to them without further delay. Let’s start with USA Today and Michael Hiestand who looks at the record online numbers for the first live legal stream of the Super Bowl. Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated lists the best and worst NFL announcing teams. Over to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2012
All Times Eastern NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Road to the Super Bowl — NBC, noon Super Bowl XLVI Pregame — NBC, 1 p.m. SportsNet Central Extra: Super Bowl Pregame — Comcast SportsNet New England, 3 p.m. Super Bowl Pre-Kick Show — NBC, 6 p.m. […]
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Men’s Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, February 4 College GameDay live from Columbia, MO — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m./ESPN, 8 p.m. 11 a.m. South Florida at Georgetown — ESPNU noon LaSalle at St. Joseph – A-10 Network: CSS/The Comcast Network Seton Hall at UConn — Big East Network: Bright House/MASN/SNY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/1/2012
It seems like last week we rang in the New Year. Now, we’re one month into 2012. Didn’t take long. Let’s do some linkage. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today, we learn that NBC has quite a bit in store for its six hour Super Bowl pregame show. Also in USA Today, Michael Coppinger […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2012
Since late last night, I’ve been culling linkage for today. Let’s get to them. Terry Lefton and Daniel Kaplan at Sports Business Journal discuss how Indianapolis hotels are gouging customers for Super Bowl Week. Anick Jesdanun of the Associated Press reviews NBC’s online presentation of the Super Bowl for this Sunday. Sergio Non of USA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2012
With the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, Comcast SportsNet New England announces it will air almost 65 hours of coverage from Indianapolis by sending the largest media contingent from the region. In addition, the network will have live programming from Indy, the site of Super Bowl XLVI. CSNNE says it will staff its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/27/2012
With a rainy day in Southern New England, it’s time to provide you with some media links. Lots of them on a Friday. You can check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertainment programming suggestions. Now to the links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with NBC’s Al Michaels about calling his […]
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Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, January 28 College GameDay live from Tucson, AZ — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. 11 a.m. Ball State at Ohio — ESPNU noon Wake Forest at Clemson — ACC Network Hofstra at Northeastern — Comcast SportsNet New England/MSG Plus/The Comcast Network St. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2012
On Tuesday, I gave you NBCUniversal’s programming for Super Bowl Week. Apparently, that was just the tip of the iceberg as we’ll get even more networks and more shows with a Super Bowl theme on the NBCUniversal family. But that’s later. Right now, I’m going to give you the overview of what the NBC Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2012
I’ll do some links that I’ve gathered over the day. You deserve some. Michael Hiestand of USA Today discusses the monster ratings for Championship Sunday in the NFL. Michael says with NBC reacquiring the rights to the Breeders Cup, ESPN has gotten out of the horse racing business. And Michael discusses Jim Rome’s CBS debut […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/20/2012
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, January 21 College GameDay live from Pittsburgh, PA — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m./ESPN, 8 p.m. 11 a.m. Maryland at Temple — ESPNU noon Fordham at St. Bonaventure — A-10 Network: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS/The Comcast Network Wake Forest at Boston College — ACC Network Rutgers […]
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 1/13/2012
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, January 14 College GameDay — ESPN2, 10 a.m./ESPNU, 11 a.m. 11 a.m. UConn at Notre Dame — ESPN2 noon Villanova at Cincinnati — Big East Network/Cox Sports Television/MASN/SNY Hofstra at Old Dominion — Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic/Comcast SportsNet New England/Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia/CSS/MSG Plus Kentucky at Tennessee […]
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As my computer churns away with another silly Windows Update, it’s time for a few thoughts on the sports media. They are in bullet form as always. The signing of Jim Rome by CBS Sports is a big one. As CBS Sports Network attempts to expand from its regular diet of college sports, it nabs […]
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 1/6/2012
Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, January 7 11 a.m. College GameDay — ESPNU Florida at Tennessee — ESPN2 noon Virginia Tech at Wake Forest — ACC Network Georgetown at West Virginia — Big East Network/Cox Sports Television/MASN/SNY Duke at Georgia Tech — ESPNU Xavier at Fordham — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports […]
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 12/30/2011
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, December 31, 2011 noon St. John’s at UConn — Big East Network (SNY/MASN) Louisville at Kentucky — CBS Virginia Tech at Oklahoma State — ESPN2 Austin Peay at Morehead State — ESPNU South Carolina Upstate at South Carolina — Fox College Sports Central/SportSouth Boston University at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/29/2011
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 12/28/2011
On New Year’s Eve, one of the fun features of the NHL Winter Classic is the alumni game featuring former players from the teams participating in the annual outdoor game. This year, with the New York Rangers taking on the Philadelphia Flyers, former players from both sides in this fierce rivalry will be back on […]
