0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/9/2011
This weekend was a very lost weekend for me and for you on the blog as I was unable to do anything either Saturday and Sunday. I attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday in Massachusetts and that took most of the day, then I went to a sports bar that night to see the Manny […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/3/2011
As a network, ESPN won five Sports Emmys, but as an organization combined with ESPN2 and ABC, it took home seven tying with NBC and HBO for most won. Anyway, its semantics. I’ve been meaning to post the Sports Emmy Award releases for a while, but work has been getting in the way. Here’s ESPN’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/2/2011
Ok, I’ve listed the winners in the Sports Emmy Awards. Now time to list the people who were part of the productions that won. First, the breakdown of the networks that won awards tonight. HBO and NBC won the most awards tied with 7 as 2010 was an Olympic year. Turner Sports was shut out. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
I’ll be posting the Sports Emmy Awards as they’re being handed out. I’m not there, but thanks to live tweets from ESPN public relations maven Josh Krulewitz and Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, I’ll be posting the awards as I get them. As I begin this post, some awards have already been handed out including […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2011
Let’s do the linkage on this Thursday morning. Some good stuff is already out. The Financial Times has a look at how European TV money is now either catching up or surpassing US TV dollars for the bidding for certain global sports events. Todd Spangler from Multichannel News reports that ESPN has released a new […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/6/2011
On Tuesday, April 12, ESPN’s news magazine E:60 returns with a host of new episodes. We have previews of what you’ll see. ESPN’s E:60 Returns April 12 with Five New Episodes Emmy-Award Winning Show Continues Hard-hitting TV Journalism, Innovative Storytelling ESPN’s prime-time newsmagazine E:60 begins its 2011 run with five new episodes starting April 12 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2011
When you combine the Sports Emmy Award nominations for ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN.com, the sports behemoth has a massive 52 nods. It doesn’t mean that they’ll win them all, but that’s a very big number. In case you’re wondering, ESPN has 22 nominations, ABC with 13, ESPN2 has 9, and both […]
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The Sports Emmy Nominations are out. Just released by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards will be handed on May 2 at Lincoln Center in New York. Our list of nominees is below. Best Play-by-play has the usual suspects, last year’s winner Jim Nantz, Al Michaels, Joe Buck, even Bob Costas, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/18/2011
I’m going to try to finish off the megalinks tonight while watching the NCAA Tournament. This is not guaranteed to work, but I’ll do my best. The Weekend Viewing Picks have everything you need for your TV planning. Let’s get to your links. National USA Today’s Dueling Mikes return, Michael Hiestand and Mike McCarthy argue […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/8/2010
Let’s do some Monday stuff before work overwhelms me today. Starting with John Ourand at Sports Business Journal, he writes that ESPN and the NFL have reopened their contract to renegotiate mobile rights for Monday Night Football and hash out a few other issues. Fred Dreier from SBJ says the National Hockey League is launching […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/7/2010
ESPN’s newsmagazine, E:60 finishes its season on Tuesday, then makes way for college basketball. We have the preview of stories you’ll see if you choose to watch ESPN. ESPN E:60 Concludes Fall 2010 Season Tuesday E:60, ESPN’s award winning newsmagazine, will conclude its Fall 2010 season with stories from India, Italy and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2010
Ok, I was trying to work out some e-mail issues at the home office and now I’m back at the Massachusetts office so it’s time to give you some linkage today. Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that the NFL continues to rule the ratings roost over baseball. CNBC’s Darren Rovell says with Monday Night […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/5/2010
I’m traveling between two offices, the big boss is here, but I’m trying to provide linkage while I can. This may be cut short. Let’s start with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who talks about TBS adding a batting cage to its MLB Postseason studio set. Michael also has a check on the weekend ratings. Andrea […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2010
ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning news magazine, E:60 returns to the lineup on Tuesday with three new stories. We have a rundown for you. E:60 Returns Tuesday, Oct. 5 for Six Weekly Episodes ESPN’s award-winning prime time newsmagazine program E:60 will return Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. ET, for six weekly episodes. The stories, interviews and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2010
Been busy once again today so I’m going to give you some linkage now and perhaps some linkage tonight. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from selected events from the weekend. Glen Dickson of Broadcasting & Cable writes that Verizon FIOS will pick up two Yankees games produced in 3-D that will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/27/2010
ESPN’s networks and platforms took home seven Sports Emmys including Studio Analyst (Kirk Herbstreit), Weekly Studio Show (College Gameday), Daily Studio Show (Pardon The Interruption) and in an upset over HBO’s Real Sports which had four nominees, Outstanding Journalism for an E:60 piece fronted by Jeremy Schaap. Again, I did not receive this press release. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2010
The award-winning E:60 returns to ESPN this month with five consecutive episodes and here’s what you can expect. ESPN’s E:60 Returns April 13 with Five New Episodes Emmy-Nominated Newsmagazine Continues Innovative TV Journalism, Storytelling ESPN’s prime-time newsmagazine E:60 begins its spring run with five new episodes airing on consecutive Tuesday nights starting April 13 at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/18/2010
ESPN is really happy over its Sports Emmy nominations including those for ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN.com and ESPN Deportes. Overall, the nods total over 50 which is quite impressive. Here’s the release. ESPN, Inc. – Industry-Leading 54 Sports Emmy Nominations E:60, Outside the Lines & Motorsports Lead the Way; First Nomination for ESPN Deportes […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2009
Here’s a clip of former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress speaking with Jeremy Schaap for tomorrow’s E:60. This clip has already aired on SportsCenter and Monday Night Countdown. In this clip, Plaxico explains how his gun went off on the night that changed his life. You can follow along with this transcription from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/24/2009
In a big get for ESPN, former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will speak to Jeremy Schaap for tomorrow’s edition of E:60. Excerpts of the interview begin airing on SportsCenter tonight. Former Giants Wide Receiver Plaxico Burress Speaks Exclusively to E:60 Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. ET; Excerpts to Debut on SportsCenter, […]
