0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/27/2010
Shuffling between offices again today and I could be called back to the home office so I’m trying to squeeze linkage in right now. Last night, I appealed for sports media questions and comments and I still would more queries before doing a mailbag post. As I said in the original post, if you have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/1/2010
For soccer fans, this is a flashback to the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. It’s not necessarily a good flashback either, but we’ll get to that in a minute. First, the Red Sox announced in June that it would bring soccer to Fenway Park with an exhibition game between Celtic of the […]
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O.k. working from home, but the point is working. Here are some links for you. The Nielsen Wire blog 1/3rd of all American viewers are watching the World Cup. Anthony Crupi at Mediaweek says people watching at sports bars and restaurants boost the viewership numbers for World Cup games on ESPN/ABC. Milton Kent from Fanhouse […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2010
Went out last night for my friend’s 40th birthday party and let me say it was a rather raucous caucus. Singing, dancing, drinking, yelling, screaming and fighting, a good time was had by all. Well, maybe no fighting, but the other parts did occur. Anyway, late start on the links today. Let’s get to them. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/9/2010
After a week’s absence, Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal are back with an all-new edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast. Our guest is Dermot McQuarrie of Fox Sports International. But before we spoke to Dermot, Keith and I had our usual news segment. During the news segment, Keith and I talked about the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/1/2010
Two press releases here regarding the World Cup which begins very soon, June 11 to be exact. Looking forward to the coverage. For subscribers of Sirius XM, the satellite radio provider has announced that it will air the games in multiple languages and in addition, the English language broadcasts from ESPN Radio will be available […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2010
I’ve been actually busy doing some errands at home as I don’t have a car due to the accident last Friday, but lazy to blog. Time to give you some linkage now. Stuart Levine from Variety asks if the Super Bowl will ever appear on cable. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says Fox Soccer Channel […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/19/2010
With Fox Soccer Channel dependent on English soccer packages, it finds its ratings going up. Thanks to carrying games from the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup, FSC saw a ratings gain from the previous year which was the first in which the channel was measured by Nielsen. We have a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2010
To get ready for the UEFA Champions League Final on May 22, Fox Soccer Channel will give viewers Champions Week starting on Monday, May 17. Fox Soccer Channel will air plenty of programming such as highlights, previous matches and other shows leading up to the final between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich next Saturday, May […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2010
This week, the UEFA Champions League heads to the semifinal round. This week and next, you’ll see the four teams hoping to get to the finals in May in Madrid. And that final will be aired live on Fox on May 22. Here are the coverage plans for the Champions League Final Four. UEFA CHAMPIONS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/29/2010
As the UEFA Champions League heads towards the Quarterfinals and eventually, the final in May, Fox Sports’ networks will bring you the next stage of the knockouts come in. Some good games too. Some will be on Fox Sports Net, others will air on Fox Soccer Channel with a few going to Fox Soccer Plus. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2010
After a day in which I dealt with a flooded basement and buying filters for my wet vac, it’s time to bring back the linkage. USA Today’s Game On blog looks at a new PBS documentary on legendary New Jersey high school basketball coach Bob Hurley. Bob Velin of USA Today profiles an announcer who […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/16/2010
I don’t think I have ever had a Major League Soccer-centric post on this blog. Well, there’s a first time for everything. First, Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its MLS schedule with a preview show this Friday. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL KICK-STARTS 2010 COVERAGE OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 2010 MLS Season Preview from Red Bull Arena […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/13/2010
As Championship Weekend continues in college basketball, time to do some linkage while I can. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says while the eyes of March will be focused on CBS and CBS College Sports for the NCAA Tournament, several networks are looking towards the summer when negotiations on a new TV contract could begin. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/18/2010
Received this press release this morning from Fox Soccer Channel about the programming that the new Fox Soccer Plus will air when it launches on March 1. This will take the place of Setanta Sports which has had financial troubles and will sign off for good on February 28. Some of the programming you’ll see […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/16/2010
The UEFA Champions League returns to Fox Soccer Channel today and in a big way as the Round of 16 begins today. Let’s look at the next few matches on Fox Soccer Channel. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RETURNS TO FOX SOCCER CHANNEL WITH ROUND OF 16 MATCHES BEGINNING FEBRUARY 16 Los Angeles, CA – Fox Soccer […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/13/2010
I have three more releases and they’re all going in one post. This will end the press releases for this morning. I’m sure many of you will watch the World Series of Poker when it returns at the end of this month. World Series of Poker Europe Returns to ESPN2 on January 31 with Caesars […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/12/2010
Late last night, reports surfaced that Fox was going to launch a new premium channel after obtaining the rights to English Premier League and other soccer matches from Setanta Sports. This will either be a pay channel or be placed on sports tiers. It will supplement the programming on Fox Soccer Channel by airing English […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2010
Let’s do some press release action tonight before I sleep. Worked all weekend and need to sleep, but in my commitment to you, I post some press releases. To show that Hot Stove baseball coverage isn’t just solely for MLB Network, ESPN premieres Baseball Tonight on Monday afternoon. Baseball Tonight to Debut Weekday Shows January […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2010
I’m at work on this Saturday and won’t be able to watch the early part of the NFL Wild Card doubleheader today, unless I can find a backdoor website (I’m not encouraging you to send links to me nor am I going to discuss them any further, I have a very good relationship with the […]
