0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/17/2013
Let’s take a look where Keith Olbermann has worked over the years. It’s a very interesting timeline. 1976 — Reporter for United Press International. 1979 — Joins UPI Radio. 1980 — Joins the RKO Radio Network. 1981 — Joins CNN Sports 1984 — Works at WCVB in Boston as the 11 p.m. sportscaster. 1985 — […]
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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 7/15/2013
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 7/11/2013
This coming from the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network. Through its new minority owner Fox Sports, YES Network will pick up a package of ACC and Big East games. The deal will allow YES to air as many as 10 ACC football games and 23 conference basketball games. In addition, the Fox syndication contract gives […]
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 6/18/2013
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 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2013
Now with Fox Sports 1 set to premiere in August, Fox Sports has a lot of platforms to air college football. So combined with Fox Sports, Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Net and Fox College Sports, the Fox Sports Media Group will carry nearly 100 games across its platforms. Fox Sports 1 will kick off […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/8/2013
At the time that this post published, it was way past my bedtime. I promised some more sports media thoughts and I’ll do as I said in Friday’s post, but I’ll do them in quick hit style. Bullets, of course. With the Boston Bruins having punched their tickets to the Stanley Cup Final and Chicago […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2013
As it continues to gobble up soccer rights, Fox Sports has signed a multimedia agreement to air European qualifying matches for two soccer tournaments, UEFA Euro 2016 and the FIFA 2018 World Cup. In addition, the rights agreement will allow Fox to sublicense games to ESPN in a complete 50/50 split. Between 2014 and 2018, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/3/2013
Let’s do some linkage on this rainy Monday in Southern New England. It may not be raining where you are, but where I am, it’s Ark Building Time. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch, we learn that ESPN’s NBA Countdown crew is expanding its reach when the NBA Finals get underway. Richard also breaks news […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/31/2013
Ok, lots of things to get to. Let’s do some Friday links. From Anthony CrupiCrupiCrupi of Adweek, a Disney executive downplays any threat from Fox Sports 1 to ESPN. From Variety, Rick Kissell says NBC Sports Network saw stellar ratings for the NHL Conference Semifinals. R. Thomas Umstead from Multichannel News says the next Floyd […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/30/2013
Trying to provide two consecutive days of linkage, something I haven’t done in quite some time. Here we go. Pete Iacobelli of the Associated Press writes that Fox is still investigating the incident that caused a rope supporting its overhead camera to snap at the Coca-Cola 600. Tim Baysinger of Multichannel News writes that Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2013
This coming directly from the Pac-12 Conference. This is an aggregate TV schedule of the football games that will be carried on the CBS Sports Network, ESPN Family of Networks, Fox/Fox Sports 1, NBC and the Pac-12 Networks. NBC will air the USC at Notre Dame game live from South Bend, IN. ESPN and Fox […]
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I’ve been neglecting a couple of things that have been staples of this site, linkage and sports media thoughts. I’m taking care of linkage today. I hope to have a sports media thoughts post this week. It’s all about managing time. Let’s go. Richard Deitsch of Sports lllustrated has his usual weekly media column. He […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/27/2013
During last night’s NASCAR race in Charlotte, the rope supporting Fox’s CableCam fell over Charlotte Motor Speedway injuring 10 fans and causing damage to several cars on the track. The collapse occurred during Lap 121 of the Coca-Cola 600. The camera itself did not fall to the track, however, the snap from the rope caused […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/22/2013
As part of a busy Memorial Day Weekend, Fox has soccer, primetime baseball and NASCAR on Saturday and Sunday. The UEFA Champions League Final will kick things off as an all-German and Bundesliga contest between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund takes place at the venerable Wembley Stadium in London. Gus Johnson and Warren Barton will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2013
Last year, Fox Soccer gave soccer fans a true smorgasbord of English Premier League coverage on the final Sunday of the regular season. Utilizing Fox Soccer, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports Net, Speed, FX, FoxSoccer.com, FoxSoccer2Go as well as ESPN2, fans had access to all of the games as teams positioned for European honors, cash […]
