0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2014
We have the assignments for the NHL on NBC not just for tonight but through Friday. In addition, NBC has released its broadcast schedule for Saturday as well. As expected, Boston-Detroit will go into NBC’s spot at 3 p.m. ET and other games go to NBCSN in primetime. Tonight, CNBC and NBCSN will divide three […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/22/2014
Four games tonight across the NBC Sports Group and two of them are simulcasts. NHL Network is airing Game 4 of Tampa Bay at Montreal through CBC. NBCSN is taking Game 3 of San Jose-Los Angeles from Comcast SportsNet California. Boston-Detroit on NBCSN and New York Rangers at Philly on CNBC are NBC Sports productions. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2014
I’ll do my best to post these daily as they come in. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight starting one of the best postseasons in sports. CNBC and NBCSN will be involved with three games tonight. It begins with Montreal at Tampa Bay on CNBC at 7 p.m. ET. This will be a CBC simulcast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/14/2014
Ok, NBC Sports Group has released its coverage plans for the Conference Quarterfinals. NBCSN will air the bulk of the action. CNBC and NHL Network will also pick up games during the first round. First round games will be aired nationally on CNBC, NBCSN and NHL Network except in the home markets where the local […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2014
For the third straight year, every NHL Stanley Cup postseason game will be aired nationally across the platforms of the NBC Sports Group. Utilizing NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network as well as streaming on the NBC Sports Live Extra app, fans will be able to watch every single playoff game from the first round […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2014
The nominees are out. A few interesting developments for this year’s Emmys. In the play-by-play category, Al Michaels is noticeably absent. Marv Albert, Mike Breen, Joe Buck, Bob Costas (?) and Mike Emrick are nominees. I guess the Academy decided to put Bob in this category in addition to his customary Studio Host nomination. For […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2014
The NHL Stadium Series, games played in outdoor arenas, begins this weekend as games are played in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Yankee Stadium in New York. Both games will be aired nationally through the auspices of the NBC Sports Group. NBCSN will provide coverage of the game from Chavez Ravine on Saturday at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2014
Ok, NBC has finally set its lineup for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Sochi is a warm water city in Sochi which averages 50 degrees in February and cost over $51 billion to construct. This are a few revisions from the lineup I posted earlier this month from the NBC Sports Pressbox website. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/6/2014
We don’t have a press release yet, but based on the information from NBC Sports’ public relations website, we’re able to cull the announcers for each sport for the 2014 Winter Olympics which will be held in Sochi, a warm weather city in Russia that averages 50 degrees in February. I’ll list the on-air commentators […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/30/2013
The game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings was supposed to be played earlier this year, but due to the lockout, it was scrapped, however, the NHL did keep the event intact so it could be played this season. So on January 1 at 1 p.m. ET at the venerable Michigan […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2013
Ok, let’s post the quotage from tonight’s Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final which ended with a Boston Bruins win putting them halfway to the Championship. Still a long way to go, however, and of course, anything can happen. Here’s the quotage from the game as seen on NBC Sports Network. 2013 STANLEY […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2013
Time for another sports media post. All done in bullet form. Check it out The big sports media story on Friday was Bill Simmons whining on Twitter that a joke that he made about Dwayne Wade for a segment on SportsCenter got cut. He then tweeted that being in the studio for the NBA over […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/13/2013
Two Games 7 tonight. Toronto at Boston at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC. NBC will staff this game for the first time since Game 1. Dave Strader and Brian Engblom will call it. Then at 8 p.m. ET, it’ll be the New York Rangers at the Washington Caps with Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk and Pierre […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/12/2013
Just received the NHL on NBC announcing assignments for Mother’s Day. I’m posting them now. NBC Sports Group will staff the Washington Caps-New York Rangers and Detroit Anaheim games. NBC Sports Network will simulcast the CBC feed for Boston-Toronto. So two Games 6 and one Game 7. It’s a night where all three series could […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2013
NBC received a total of 58 nominations for the 34th annual Sports Emmy Awards. The NBC Sports Group consisting of NBC, NBC Sports Network, Golf Channel, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC and NBCOlympics.com received the most nominations of any sports media group over ESPN, Fox Sports Media Group, CBS and Turner Sports. Of course, NBC is coming […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2013
Time for some Monday links. Let’s get to them. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with CBS Evening News anchorman Scott Pelley about interviewing President Obama for the network’s Super Bowl coverage and also reviews the performances of the NFL “B” analysts during the weekend. Michael Smith and John Ourand at Sports Business Journal note that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/28/2012
Ok, NBC’s press release on its 2012 Olympics hosts and announcers has yet to arrive. Thanks to an alert reader, I was tipped off to NBC Sports Group’s press release website which has the talent bios of its announcers for London. I’m not sure if NBC wants to make that site public, so I won’t […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2012
Back to work for many of you after the Memorial Day holiday. Because of my crazy schedule, I didn’t get to enjoy it, but you don’t care about that. Let’s do links. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that Cox Communications has dropped the New Orleans Hornets allowing Fox Sports to swoop up the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/22/2012
Yes you do. It’s overdue. I thought being on unemployment would give me more time for doing the site. Instead, I have less. I don’t know how that’s happened. Anyway, here are some links for you. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has soon-to-be NBC’s Michelle Beadle saying even she’s sick of the coverage on where she’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2012
I’ve accumulated a lot of links. They’re slowing down my browser so let’s clear them so I can let my computer get back some memory. Lots of stuff going on. Let’s start with ESPN stuff as it dominated the news today with its network upfront presentation to advertisers and also confirmed personnel moves. First, Sports […]
