0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2008
Taking a look at the SEC press release on its new 15 year contract with ESPN, it appears that the Alleged Worldwide Leader got the better of the deal than CBS. Some highlights, first football: ESPN gets the rights to all of the SEC home football games, except those aired by CBS. ESPN/ESPN2 will air […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/31/2008
Well, I was out of the office for most of the day and then I was in an office that had no wireless or high speed internet you got nothing today. I’ll do better tomorrow. Let’s do the links. Michael McCarthy of USA Today tells us that ESPN has shuffled its NFL analyst lineup for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/24/2008
After getting stuck trying to get some paperwork done (sometimes work gets in the way of blogging), I can provide you with some links. Once again, I’ve been enjoying Wimbledon online. Whether you watch from ESPN360 or Mediazone or various backdoor sites, it has been fun to watch. The big test will be in August […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2008
Ok, so this is way after 9 p.m., but at least I’m here doing the links on a Friday night for you. As usual, we preview the weekend viewing. Weekend Viewing Picks This is one of those lazy weekends where there are a lot of events, but not a lot of buzz as we have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2008
Today at the French Open, it’s going to be one of the more intriguing matchups. It may not be a close match as Maria Sharapova is expected to win, but it’s intriguing because of the fashion. You may remember back in September during the US Open where Bethanie Mattek was seen wearing some outrageous outfits […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/7/2008
Time for some links from the morning papers and blogs. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at CBS’ broadcast of the Bowling Clash of Champions, the first network TV broadcast of bowling in nine years. Richard Sandomir of the New York Times writes about the new Sports Museum that opened near the World Trade Center […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/10/2008
Let’s give some more links this afternoon. We’re beginning to hear that the Big Ten Network is close to a deal with Comcast. John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal is reporting a deal is imminent. Mike Snyder of the Detroit Free Press tries to find out more. Don Walker of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/9/2008
I’m going to give you some links now and do an update later. I’ll be out for most of the day. And I hope you turned your clocks forward last night! Neil Best of Newsday writes about a new ESPN documentary on the African American pioneers who coached and played college basketball. Former New York […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/8/2008
Time for some Saturday links. Once again, thanks to Bruce Allen of Boston Sports Media Watch for bringing me into his site to do the Friday media links. You’ll always see them first here, but it’s a chance to bring the megalinks to a wider readership. For those of you coming over from BSMW, I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2008
It’s been a busy Tuesday. People have been hired, fired and re-hired. I already talked about Sean Salisbury leaving ESPN. The blogosphere is abuzz about Salisbury. However, there were other personnel moves today. Before Sean Salisbury became the personnel move of the day, ESPN announced it had hired Cris Carter, formerly of HBO, as a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/12/2008
I’ll give you a few links tonight. First, ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber looks at Monday Night Football and feels the reduction of roles for sideline reporters Michelle Tafoya and Suzy Kolber are the least of its problems. Newsday’s Neil Best is back blogging after taking the weekend off. He writes about NBC adding Oxygen […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/4/2008
Time to give you some links on this day after the Super Bowl. For the first time, I really feel that the day after the Super Bowl should be a holiday so we can recover after being up late. First overnight ratings show that the Super Bowl had a 43.3 rating and a 63 share. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2007
Time for an update this afternoon. Starting with Barry Horn of the Dallas Morning News, we find that last Thursday’s Packers-Cowboys set a viewing record for the NFL Network. Mike Cassidy of Undertone Networks writes for Online Video Insider about his experiences watching the NFL.com Live webcast for last Thursday’s game. The Cumberland (MD) Times-News […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/3/2007
Let me give you some links before I go to bed and I get ready for Hurricane Noel to come up the East Coast and wreak havoc in Rhode Island. Before it comes, let’s get to the links. Newsday’s Neil Best blogs that Patrick McEnroe will be hosting a show for 1050 ESPN Radio in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/1/2007
I’ve been checking out the NHL Network on DirecTV (added today) and already I’m hooked. Canadians who it already know of its value, but I do enjoy NHL on the Fly, similar to ESPN’s Baseball Tonight with highlights and live look-ins, it’s a fast paced show. In addition, the channel shows some classic hockey games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2007
Time to give you some updated links. Richard Sandomir of the New York Times reports that the New York Yankees trust had to threaten the media on Wednesday after they requested reporters stay away from Joe Torre’s home. Jeff McAllister of The Other Paper in Columbus, OH says Time Warner Cable and the Big Ten […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2007
What a sporting weekend. Major League Baseball could not have asked for a better final weekend to the regular season You had the clinching of the American League East by the Red Sox. There was the complete collapse of the New York Mets and the charge by the Philadelphia Phillies to take the National League […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/4/2007
Let’s give you a few more links today. Joseph Whip blogs about HDTV and he criticizes NBC for taking bandwidth away from its picture and thus, causing pixelation. Whip blames the Weather Plus subchannel for this. The LA Times’ Larry Stewart talks with country star Faith Hill about recording “I’ve Been Waiting All Day for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/30/2007
Before the links, let me comment on a couple of things. First, the United States got another gold medal in the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan when Tyson Gay made history with the rare 100-200 double today. He won the 200 Meters today in a time of 19.76 seconds and really it was no […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/8/2007
Time for the afternoon session of links. Let’s go to Jim Williams in his Examiner Watch This! blog. Williams says the calls of Barry Bonds’ 756th home run were done respectifully by all involved and the night was capped off by Hank Aaron’s congratulatory video. Maury Brown in the Biz of Baseball blog points out […]
