0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2008
Let’s have a late night helping of links, shall we? From Justin Terranova of the New York Post, he says SNY’s Ron Darling will have another go with TBS on its Sunday afternoon MLB package. The Sports Media Watch blog notes that NBC will premiere a Mixed Martial Arts show of its own on April […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/19/2008
Because I was working late, I found a few more links for you. First, Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media blog has a really good entry on how the Southeastern Conference stepped up during the Atlanta tornado to accommodate its media partners during last week’s SEC Tournament. Consider the undertaking to move the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2008
Let’s give you a few more links this evening. My real-time review of Real Sports will come tomorrow. I will say the Lenny Dykstra story is just amazing. I’ll have the review on Tuesday. My first link is from the former Executive Producer of the Score, WSKO-AM/FM in Providence, John Crowe. From his Crowe’s Nest […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/26/2008
I’m finally finished with the proposal and now I can move on to other stuff including the links. There’s been quite a flurry of trades in the last two hours in the NHL. The biggest surprise, the Montreal Canadiens sending goaltender Cristobal Huet to the Washington Capitals for a second round draft pick. Earlier in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/19/2007
Let’s do some links. From zap2it.com, NBC’s Sunday Night Football won the overnight ratings in the 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. timeslots. The Amazing Race on CBS finished second in the 8 p.m. hour. Newsday’s Neil Best blogs that Dick Lynch was absent from the New York Football Giants radio broadcast yesterday because of a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2007
We have some links for you on this Tuesday. First, from Awful Announcing via Sports by Brooks, we get the call from Bob Lamey of the Colts Radio Network totally blowing the call of the missed FG attempt by Adam Vinitieri during Sunday night’s Colts-Chargers game. Oops. Thanks to Boston Sports Media Watch for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/10/2007
I’ve been out and about today so I’ve been away from a computer for much of the day. Time to give you some linkage now. From the Dallas Morning News, Barry Horn says Fox is not happy only having 8 Dallas Cowboys games to broadcast this season. CBS got the Pats-Cowboys game, plus the NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/8/2007
Some links to give you here tonight. Chris Pursell of TV Week updated his Pressbox blog and he talks with Fox Sports’ Joe Buck. Included in the blog entry is part of Buck’s Fox late night show pilot. The lovely Tina Cervasio of NESN has posted some pictures of her experiences during the ALCS and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/31/2007
A few links for you this afternoon. First, Phil Swann of the TV Predictions website reports that DirecTV has finally added the NHL Network in both High and Standard Definition as of today. It’s located at channel 215 if you’re wondering. Dish Network has added NBA TV in HD. Nice to have Jim Williams of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/27/2007
I was at a jobsite all day and didn’t get home until after 4:30 p.m. so you didn’t get them at your regular time, but better late than never. Starting off with a couple of posts from David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch. He first wrote Wednesday about dueling press releases from Comcast SportsNet […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/20/2007
Ok, I’ve seen enough news to warrant an update tonight. Let’s go. Starting out with Neil Best of Newsday who broke the news that Rick Reilly is leaving Sports Illustrated. This comes a day after SI announced Dan Patrick would join the magazine and host his website. In addition SI had said Reilly would be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2007
Two great ALDS games last night, both ended in dramatic fashion. TBS was on top of it all with its pictures and stats. Decent job and with all the early round games on TBS, there’s some nice harmony for the studio to make switches and show updates. Good job by Turner Sports. Let’s get to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2007
As I celebrate the Red Sox winning the American League East, Friday night was truly a great night of baseball. The Chicago Cubs clinched the National League Central, but they had to wait until Milwaukee lost to San Diego to celebrate. The Arizona Diamondbacks clinched a playoff spot, but didn’t find out until manager Bob […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/28/2007
Let’s give a few links tonight. First, if you’re a subscriber to XM Satellite Radio and an NHL fan, you’re in luck because it will carry every game of the season. This is the first year of a long term agreement. The NHL had been with Sirius up until last season. Orbitcast has that story. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2007
Hello, time for some links. Pretty busy morning at work so I’m trying to squeeze in some information for you in between tasks. First, ESPN Radio has made its announcer assignments for the MLB postseason. While ESPN TV no longer has the rights to the League Division Series as it once did, ESPN Radio will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2007
You might be wondering why I’m thanking Chris Pursell. He’s the Deputy Editor of TV Week and has just recently started a blog on the sports media. I’ve linked to him since he began his “Pressbox” blog and he has linked to this site in his latest entry defending the right of Tiki Barber to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/7/2007
It’s Friday and it’s the day when the contracts for WEEI’s John Dennis and Gerry Callahan expire. So what happens now? Today, it was Bob Halloran and Steve Burton co-hosting in D&C’s place. Will Dennis and Callahan return on Monday in time for the first regular season Patriots Monday? Or will we hear another rotation […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
As I recorded the Appalachian State-Michigan game off the Big Ten Network, listened to the Red Sox off the internet and kept tabs of the Indy-Saints game from NFL Gamecenter, plus occasionally surfing to US Open.org, this has turned into one of the busier nights in sports of the year. Let’s do some links for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2007
Thursday morning and if it’s WEEI, it must mean Day 4 of the D & C Lockout and we get more interesting developments with each passing day. Let’s give credit where credit is due. Boston Sports Media Watch has been following this story very closely. Website owner Bruce Allen and David Scott have both been […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2007
Well, I keep finding stuff and I need to pass them along to you, my loyal visitors. From Canada, there’s a shakeup for the venerable Hockey Night in Canada on CBC. The legendary Bob Cole has been signed to a two year contract, but will have a reduced role. He’ll no longer be the lead […]
