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 2/11/2014
NBCSN is busy today and tomorrow not only with the Olympics, but with Premier League fixtures. Today, Chelsea will visit West Bromwich Albion on NBCSN and there will be three games on Premier League Extra Time and the NBC Sports Live Extra app. On Wednesday, Arsenal hosts Manchester United and that also will be aired […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2014
As with the MLB Trading Deadline and NHL Trade Deadline shows, one of the more compelling days in sports is the English Premier League Transfer Deadline. It’s today and NBCSN will have a one-hour wrap-up of the day’s transfers at 6:30 p.m. ET today. With Rebecca Lowe in Sochi, the program will be hosted by […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2014
NBCSN saw a record viewership for the Chelsea-Manchester United English Premier League match last Sunday. The game averaged 1.019 million viewers and became the second most-watched EPL game on cable, missing the record set by the Manchester Derby between Manchester United and Manchester City in 2012 on ESPN. NBCSN is definitely seeing some dividends in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2014
It’s going to be a great day of football on this New Year’s Day. And if you love the English football variety, then you’re in luck. Lots of games including a tripleheader on NBCSN. It begins at 7:45 a.m. with Swansea City vs. Manchester City, then Chelsea taking on Southampton and finally Manchester City hosting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2013
It’s time to look back at the Year in Sports Media. Once again, it was a rather busy year in covering sports media. Since beginning this site in 2007, covering sports media has grown to a 24/7 beat. It’s never enough to cull stories to 10. That’s why I have “The Big Dozen.” Why is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/24/2013
NBCSN’s “12 Days of Premier League” continues this week with a full slate of games on Thursday, Boxing Day in the UK and again this weekend. Thursday’s fixtures will be highlighted by a tripleheader which includes Hull City hosting Manchester United and Arsenal taking on West Ham United. Then on Saturday, NBCSN and NBC combine […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/19/2013
Starting Saturday, December 21 and running through Wednesday, January 1, NBCSN and its Premier League Extra Time channels will air a whole host of EPL matches. Overall, NBC Sports Group will air a total of 40 live matches over its platforms. This includes a slew of games from Saturday through Monday highlighted by first-place Arsenal […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/15/2013
This comes from veteran golf reporter Geoff Shackelford. I didn’t see the story when it originally came out on Friday, but a reader sent me a link via Twitter. It’s regarding ESPN’s rights to the Ryder Cup which NBC traded to Bristol, CT back in 2006. It appears the two networks are about to conduct […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2013
Once again, the English Premier League dominates NBCSN’s early weekend morning programming. There’s tripleheader today starting with Manchester City hosting Arsenal which is on top of the EPL table. The other games on NBCSN today are Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace and Hull City vs. Stoke City. NBCSN airs another two games on Sunday: Aston Villa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/3/2013
Starting today and through next Monday, NBCSN and its overflow Extra Time channels will cover a whole host of EPL games. Today, it’s Crystal Palace vs. West Ham United. On Wednesday, NBCSN airs Manchester United vs. Everton and then Extra Time will carry eight games as 18 of the EPL teams are in action. Then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/5/2013
Trying to catch up on some housekeeping that I didn’t get to on Monday as I was out all day. Let’s post what NBC Sports Group will air this weekend for the English Premier League. NBCSN carries one game on Saturday and a rare tripleheader on Sunday. Chelsea vs. West Brom will be its featured […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2013
After a week’s absence, it’s time for The Week Ahead to return. With the season turning to fall, baseball points towards the postseason, college football has some decent games in Week 5 after some horrible games this past weekend, the English Premier League speeds on with more good matches and the NFL heads to London. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/17/2013
NBC has unveiled the games and networks for the English Premier League this weekend. The big game is the Manchester Derby between in-city rivals Manchester City and Manchester United on Sunday from Etihad Stadium and that airs on NBCSN at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday. NBCSN airs a tripleheader on Saturday spearheaded by Chelsea vs. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2013
Well, let’s take a look at what’s ahead in the sports media for the upcoming week. It’s another busy week and we’ll preview it for you right now. TELEVISION NFL Premieres The NFL continues to dominate the week. Monday has the annual Week 1 doubleheader on ESPN with Philadelphia taking on the DC NFL Team […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2013
We’ve survived the first full week of Fox Sports One and the premiere of new shows. We have another premiere this week, but this one on ESPN2. In addition, we get the first full week of college football as the new season begins in earnest on Thursday. Not only that, the U.S. Open gets underway […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2013
Some quick numbers from NBC Sports on the debut of the English Premier League on Saturday. First, NBC received the highest overnight rating for an opening weekend match, 0.8 for Swansea City vs. Manchester United. Second, Washington, DC was the highest of all markets with a very good 2.2 for the contest. Third, the three […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Once again, it’s another busy week. Lots of premieres of various studio programs begin this week as Fox Sports 1’s launch continues. In addition, there are plenty of live games as we speed towards the beginning of college football next week and the NFL in September. Let’s get started. TELEVISION We have a lot of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/18/2013
After watching the debuts of Fox Sports 1’s and NBC Sports Group’s big day on Saturday, I have a few thoughts. They come in bullet form. NBC Sports Group could not have asked for a better debut with the English Premier League. NBCSN began with Premier League Live at 7 a.m. ET with host Rebecca […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2013
The other big launch on Saturday is the English Premier League on the NBC Sports Group. Two games tomorrow on NBCSN (Liverpool vs. Stoke City and Arsenal vs. Aston Villa) and another on NBC (Swansea City vs. Manchester United). NBCSN will carry pre and postgame programming hosted by Rebecca Lowe. And there will be two […]
