0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2016
On Tuesday, May 10 at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, the Sports Emmy Awards were handed out to the national sports networks nominated in a number of categories. FS1 was the network that received the most with 8 awards. NBC was next with 7 followed by FoxSports.com with 6 then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/23/2014
This is a nice present to DirecTV subscribers which includes your humble blogger. The satellite provider and the Walt Disney Company have signed a comprehensive, multi-year deal that includes ESPN and its vast family of networks. Not only does it keep ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews, ESPN Deportes and SEC Network on the system’s lineup, it […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2014
It’s hard to believe that ESPN and Major League Baseball go back 25 years, but it’s true. Their relationship began in 1990 and has gone non-stop ever since. It first began with Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Night Baseball, then expanded to postseason coverage in 1996 followed by getting shut out of the postseason by […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/27/2014
Finally, after what has seemed to be an endless two months of unwatchable Spring Training games, the season is ready to start for real. Not counting those two games in Australia, the 2014 Major League Baseball season begins in earnest on Sunday when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres. ESPN will air […]
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 1/24/2014
Using New York City’s Herald Square and Times Square as backdrops, ESPN will provide some 115 hours of TV and radio programming involving Super Bowl XLVIII next week. ESPN’s main set will be at Herald Square in front of the famous Macy’s department store. Another set will be at ABC’s Times Square Studios were ESPN’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2013
Coming up this week, the golf calendar really comes into focus as The Masters® takes place this week in Augusta, GA. ESPN will carry the first two rounds of the tournament on Thursday and Friday. The network also carries the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday as players get to have fun before the real thing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2013
I keep getting bogged down with family stuff. I’m going to try and provide some linkage now. Deadspin’s Timothy Burke and Jack Dickey have the story of the day exposing the inspirational Manti Te’o’s girlfriend story as one huge hoax. Matt Yoder at Awful Announcing has Twitter reaction to the Te’o girlfriend hoax. Michael Hiestand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/9/2012
Let’s do some Sunday linkage on this first NFL regular season Sunday of 2012. We’ll begin with Pat Eaton-Robb of the Associated Press with an interesting story on how Connecticut is fast becoming home of major sports media companies. Candace Jackson of the Wall Street talks about her visit to Rich Eisen and his wife, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/18/2012
Starting tonight, the ESPN Family of Networks will air a total of nine exhibition soccer games featuring European and MLS teams. The series starts tonight in Seattle as the MLS’ Sounders host the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup Champions Chelsea from the English Premier League. In addition, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur from the EPL, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2012
Time for Friday linkage. The Weekend Viewing Picks have your sports and entertainment suggestions. Let’s get cracking. National Michael Hiestand from USA Today looks at TNT’s plans to go mostly split-screen during breaks for Saturday’s NASCAR race. Tom Perrotta of the Wall Street Journal reports that the one Wimbledon souvenir the players want is the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/6/2012
The press release speaks for itself. Take a look as you scroll and see what announcing teams will call the games in one of the most exciting soccer tournaments in the world. ESPN and ESPN Deportes Commentator Assignments for UEFA EURO 2012 ESPN’s comprehensive coverage of the UEFA European Football Championship (June 8-July 1) will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2012
Some familiar names from ESPN’s soccer coverage will be coming over to call the EURO 2012 soccer tournament starting next month in Poland and the Ukraine. Combined with the play-by-play men already unveiled, the announcing teams will be quite strong for EURO 2012. Lead analyst for ESPN2’s English Premier League coverage, Steve McManaman will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2012
Combined with ESPN2, Fox Sports English and Spanish-language platforms, a total of 1.3 million people watched the final day of the English Premier League on Sunday. According to Fox Sports, ESPN2 had the most viewers with 600,000 for the dramatic Manchester City-Queens Park Rangers game which saw ManCity eke out a win with two goals […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2012
ESPN has tapped popular announcer Ian Darke to be its lead play-by-play man for the Euro 2012™ soccer tournament this summer. Also calling games will be Adrian Healey and Derek Rae. All three called matches for ESPN during the World Cup in South Africa two years ago. From what I understand from the press release, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/29/2012
Starting next Wednesday, the annual rite of Spring, The Masters® takes place at the scenic Augusta National Country Club in Augusta, GA. For five days starting with the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, April 4 through to the Final Round on Sunday, April 8, we’ll hear the familiar “Augusta” theme that has accompanied CBS’ as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2012
Let’s do some megalinks on this Friday. My apologies for the lack of posts yesterday. The site was swamped with people linking to my post on How to Avoid Paying the $3.99 Fee For March Madness Live and it was down for most of the day. We seem to be ok today, although the site […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/5/2012
Four years ago, ESPN laid the groundwork for its highly praised international soccer coverage by doing a bang-up job with Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. While the games were called off a monitor in Bristol, CT, ESPN provided understated coverage that was widely praised. There was only one huge case of technical difficulty that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2012
ESPN wraps up its Super Bowl coverage this weekend from Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis and from the World Headquarters in Bristol, CT. As usual, multiple networks on TV and radio are involved. We have your schedule for Saturday and Sunday. ESPN and ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLVI Weekend Programs Originating Live from Pan Am […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
We have the ESPN Family of Networks schedule for Friday live from Indianapolis. You have the live shows on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes. Check it all out. ESPN and ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLVI Programs Originating Live from Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis – Friday, Feb. 3 ESPN’s multimedia coverage of Super […]
