0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/26/2013
Ok, time for some linkage on a Friday. Let’s get to this. Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing reports that NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus, also known as OLN, and once the Outdoor Life Network, will undergo yet another rebranding. Douglas Alden Warshaw at Fortune/CNN Money says the ESPN hiring of Nate Silver could transform sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2013
Well, Fox Sports 1 has unveiled the five member cast which will present sports discussion and highlights. Charissa Thompson will host and moderate. The previously announced cast member, former tennis star Andy Roddick, will be joined by former NFL’ers Donovan McNabb and Ephraim Salaam and former NBA’er Gary Payton. Also previously announced were former TSN […]
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It’s Thursday already? My goodness, the time flies. Lots of links to get to, so little time. Let’s not delay any further. Jon Weisman at Variety recaps Keith Olbermann’s appearance at the TV Critics Association Tour and notes that his famous “Worst Person in the World” feature from Countdown will move to his new ESPN2 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/22/2013
In the continued battle between ESPN and Fox Sports 1, we learn that the Foxies will launch a new daily soccer show. The show airing on FS1 will be called “Fox Soccer Daily” and launches on Monday, August 19. It will air at 4 p.m. ET. This announcement comes after ESPN announced its own daily […]
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This just in and happening now. Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1 have unveiled the studio and game announcers for college football coverage this fall. Games will be seen on Fox Sports and Fox Sports 1. Fox will have a primetime game on Saturday nights. Fox Sports 1 will have games on Thursday and Saturday […]
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Ok, let’s break out some links for the beginning of the workweek. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch in his Monday column talks with outgoing, but not retiring Fox MLB analyst Tim McCarver and looks at ESPN tinkering with Outside the Lines’ timeslot. Peter King’s MMQB microsite has officially launched today. And Richard Deitsch has a column […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/18/2013
It’s Thursday already? Man, this week is flying by fast. Let’s do some linkage. We begin with Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated who says Keith Olbermann was contrite when his return to ESPN2 was announced. Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead breaks news that Olbermann may make some more buzz for ESPN by hosting a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/17/2013
Let’s do some linkage while I can. We’ll begin with Anthony CrupiCrupiCrupi who has some classic lines in his story on Keith Olbermann’s return to ESPN2. So funny. In the Sherman Report, Ed Sherman is amazed that the napalmed bridges at ESPN have been repaired for Olbermann to come back. I wrote two stories about […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/16/2013
Let me get these some links out to you. Won’t give out a full set, but this ties you over as I’m all over the place today. Nicole Auerbach at USA Today writes about the late Jessica Ghawi a.k.a. Jessica Redfield, the aspiring sports journalist who was killed in the Aurora, CO movie theater shootings […]
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This was officially unveiled yesterday by Fox. This is the show that will be hosted by Regis Philbin on Fox Sports 1 in front of a live studio audience in New York. It will be known as “Crowd Goes W!ld” and will have what Fox describes as “Eclectic Personalities” during the one-hour show. Not only […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2013
Last week, I gave you a behind-the-scenes video plus some background on Fox Sports’ 90 second promo that will air during the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday on Fox. Well, thanks to Fox Sports, we have the finished product. Here is the World Premiere of the video. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9aUGrlgzU0&rel=0&w=560&h=315] Rather impressive. Here’s the Fox Sports press […]
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Trying to get back into the swing of things after a bad couple of weeks for this site. Been quite busy on the personal front. I hope to provide more original content for you from this point on. Some links for you as a token of appreciation for your patience. Let’s begin with John Ourand […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/9/2013
Over the last month, Fox Sports has been filming scenes for a new image spot at various locations. This will last for 90 seconds and occupy valuable ad time during next week’s MLB All-Star Game, but when you’re launching a new network, you need the most eyeballs possible. And with the All-Star Game being one […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/27/2013
Ok, we have the official announcement from Fox Sports on the hiring of Bill Raftery to call Big East games with Gus Johnson. FOX SPORTS WELCOMES RENOWNED COLLEGE BASKETBALL ANALYST BILL RAFTERY TO FOLD Man Who Made “With a Kiss!” his Signature Paired with “Rise and Fire” Gus Johnson for BIG EAST Regular-Season and Tournament […]
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This coming from The Big Lead’s Jason McIntyre: long-time ESPN college basketball analyst Bill Raftery is leaving to join Fox Sports 1. Raftery has been associated with ESPN especially on the Big East and Big Monday games. He’s been teamed with Len Berman, Mike Gorman, Gary Thorne, Mike Tirico and most recently Sean McDonough and […]
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Time for some sports media thoughts on this Thursday. As usual, they come in bullet form. Well, the hires at Fox Sports 1 just continue to grow. Jason McIntyre of The Big Lead broke some news this week about one of the sports blogosphere’s most popular stars: Not a huge surprise, but the very pretty
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/23/2013
Time for another sports media thoughts post. As always, it’s in bullet form. We are under two months to go until the launch of Fox Sports 1. We know of a few official talent hires like Andy Roddick, Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, Regis Philbin and a few others. We now await the official word […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/18/2013
Let’s do some links today. Brian Steinberg of Variety reports that Fox Sports is bundling Fox Sports 1 to potential Super Bowl XLVIII advertisers. That’s one way to get ads on the new network. Brian Lowry of Variety says Tennis Channel is crying foul at Comcast in trying to gain carriage on the cable provider’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2013
Lots of stuff to get to and so little time. Here’s the linkage. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his regular Monday sports media column in which he discusses a new hire for NBC’s Football Night in America, ESPN’s World Cup plans and Bill Simmons’ future in the NBA studio. USA Today reports that former Kansas […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/15/2013
Ok, I wasn’t able to get to do linkage during the day so in lieu of a Friday post, I’ll make this a weekend post so you can go through these at your leisure. So while I watch some Australian Rules Football, I’ll do a nice links post for you. Let’s begin with John Ourand […]
