0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2012
The ESPN Family of Nets are out in force once again with TV and radio shows from Indianapolis tomorrow. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio will be represented. Here’s what will be aired on the ESPN Family on Wednesday. ESPN and ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLV Programs Originating Live from Pan Am Plaza in […]
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Since late last night, I’ve been culling linkage for today. Let’s get to them. Terry Lefton and Daniel Kaplan at Sports Business Journal discuss how Indianapolis hotels are gouging customers for Super Bowl Week. Anick Jesdanun of the Associated Press reviews NBC’s online presentation of the Super Bowl for this Sunday. Sergio Non of USA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2012
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Radio will be back at it at Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis from its indoor studio. We have the details of its programming for tomorrow. Check it out. ESPN and ESPN Radio Super Bowl XLV Programs Originating Live from Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis – Tuesday, Jan. 31 ESPN’s multimedia coverage […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/27/2012
ESPN’s week long coverage of Super Bowl XLVI from Indianapolis begins in earnest on Monday. There will be live ESPN Radio shows all day starting with Mike and Mike (also simulcast on ESPN2), live studio programs like SportsNation, NFL32 and SportsCenter. We have the programming schedule for ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes. […]
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Well, not really, but after reading this long press release from ESPN, you think that’s what the network is staging for its programming from Indianapolis all next week for the Super Bowl. Not only do you have the Mothership sending Chris Berman to cover his 30th Big Game plus a whole slew of analysts, but […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2012
I haven’t provided links on schedule so let me try to do it now. We begin with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who talks about NBCUniversal’s big plans to blanket Super Bowl XLVI next week. Wow. The secret organization Anonymous plans to attack ESPN.com over its support of SOPA and PIPA. In case anyone from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2012
Let’s do some linkage on this MLK Day, a holiday for some of you. We’ll begin with a story from an unusual source, Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Nick Summers of Newsweek writes about how ESPN’s subscriber fees could force cable providers to place the network on pay tiers. Michael Hiestand at USA Today reports that CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2012
Let’s do some links on this Tuesday. Michael Hiestand from USA Today writes that a tepid LSU-Alabama rematch drew the BCS National Championship Game’s lowest overnight rating ever on ESPN. Mike McCarthy of USA Today reports that former ESPN analyst Sean Salisbury has either quit or been fired from his MTV2 Lingerie Football League gig. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/27/2011
Let’s do some linkage while I can. Again, I’ve been away from the computer for most of the morning. Too busy. Right after the end of the final Monday Night Football game of 2012 featuring Jon Gruden at the mic, reports surfaced that this ESPN analyst was a candidate for several potential coaching jobs including […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/12/2011
The NBA is preparing for Christmas Day where five games will open the 2011-12 season. TNT will have the opening game at noon Eastern between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Then ESPN/ABC gets into high gear with four games, an afternoon doubleheader on the American Broadcasting Company starting at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/7/2011
In the truncated 66 game schedule in this weird NBA season, the Disney networks will combine for 90, count ’em 90 games. Overall, ESPN will carry 75 games. ABC will air 15. And ESPN Radio will take 24 games. ESPN and ABC begin the season with four games on Christmas Day with the American Broadcasting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/28/2011
This Saturday for all intents and purposes ends college football before we head to the inexorable bowl season leading to the BCS and the debates whether it’s a viable system. But before we get to all that, there’s the Conference Championship Games. The ESPN Fam will air the MAC, Conference USA and ACC Championships. ABC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2011
Just down to the next to last weekend of games in college football and plenty of blood rivalries on tap. You have Ohio State-Michigan on Saturday on ABC, Georgia-Georgia Tech on ESPN, Virginia Tech-Virginia on ABC/ESPN2, Oregon State-Oregon on ABC/ESPN2, Pittsburgh-West Virginia on ESPN, Penn State-Wisconsin on ESPN and Clemson-South Carolina on ESPN. So many […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/16/2011
It’s Wednesday. It’s mid-week and it’s time for some sports media links. Let’s get to them without further delay. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with NBC’s Bob Costas about the “get” of accused child molester Jerry Sandusky for “Rock Center with Brian Williams”. While NBC and Bob Costas are being praised for the Sandusky interview, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2011
We’re getting close to the end of the college football regular season. After this weekend, there’s the traditional Thanksgiving rivalry games, then the conference championship games and finally, the Army-Navy game before heading into the inexorable Bowl season in December. Anyway, Saturday Night Football on ABC will have a split national broadcast between Oklahoma and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/4/2011
Ok, let’s get this done. Lots of linkage from yesterday and today. I need to catch up. Let’s go. Check out your Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertainment programming for Saturday and Sunday. National Mike McCarthy of USA Today wonders if there’s a glass ceiling for women in sports television. Former Comcast SportsNet […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2011
Let’s provide some mid-week linkage for you. Sports Business Daily recaps how ESPN’s SportsCenter handled NBA highlights on what should have been the Opening Night of the regular season. SBD also looks at Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s agreement to sell the team at auction. Paul Thomasch with Reuters says MLB is looking to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/31/2011
It’s already Week 10 of the college football season. Just four more weeks of games after Saturday. Kind of sad when you think of it. Games will be played from Tuesday through Saturday on the various ESPN platforms. With this weekend being the Breeders’ Cup, the focus for the Alleged Worldwide Leader is more on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/28/2011
We interrupt the NFL Week 8 previews for a baseball respite. While many sports media observers have praised Joe Buck’s call of David Freese’s walk-off home run to force a Game 7 in the World Series (not me, however), you may have wondered how other broadcasters called the moment. And I believe both of these […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/24/2011
Games are being played from Tuesday and the way through early Sunday morning on the ESPN family of networks. ESPN2 has a game on Tuesday, ESPN airs one game each from Wednesday through Friday. And of course, Saturday has a whole plethora of games. Among the highlights on Saturday, Michigan State taking on Nebraska on […]
