0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/5/2013
The Fox Sports press event and upfronts have ended at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square in the heart of New York City (New Yorkers will probably say it’s not the heart, but anyway). We have the press release officially announcing the launch of Fox Sports 1. I will provide a lengthy article recapping […]
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On my way to New York for the Fox Sports 1 unveiling and I’m going to try to do some links with the limited wifi that Amtrak has provided. It’s not the best, but it’ll do for what I need today. Let’s begin with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who along with Matt Yoder from Awful […]
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The worst kept secret in sports media finally gets pushed from behind the curtain and will be officially unveiled to advertisers and the media on Tuesday. Fox Sports officials will be at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York to tell the world what the average fan will see on the new Fox Sports 1 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/28/2013
From Brett McMurphy, Andy Katz and Dana O’Neil at ESPN.com, we learn that the all-basketball schools from the Big East will leave the conference next year to form their own league and will take the Big East name with it. Thanks to Fox Sports, the seven schools, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/26/2013
I’m talking ratings here. And the numbers for Fox Sports for Sunday’s running of The Great American Race are good. Thanks to a race that started and ended pretty much on time. Thanks to increased interest to Danica Patrick. Thanks to increased interest from the crash from the day before during the Nationwide race, Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2013
Without weather delays, having Danica Patrick be in contention for the top spot and remaining in the Top 10 plus having an exciting finish helped to attract eyeballs to the Great American Race on Fox. The Fox Sports officials leaving Florida today are doing cartwheels and handstands in the airport today. The overnight rating for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/24/2013
Erin Andrews left ESPN in July and signed with Fox. Since then, she’s been a studio host for college football, an on-field reporter during Fox’s MLB jewels and the NFL Postseason. This weekend, she was included in Fox’s Daytona 500 coverage with an interview with driver Brad Keselowski and an awkward instance where she walked […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/23/2013
When do you bury news? On the weekend! When do the networks put out terse statements on lost sports properties? Either late at night or on the weekends, like 3:19 p.m. ET on Saturday. NBC has conceded losing the Big East Conference to ESPN which matched the Peacock’s offer this week. There was a slight […]
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Let’s do a notebook tonight, shall we? If I can’t do linkage and it always seems something gets in the way these days, I might as well do a notebook. I’ll try to provide as many links and stories as possible here. Interesting story from The Big Lead. The daily 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ET SportsCenter […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2013
In lieu of linkage which has been sorely lacking, my sincere apologies, I give a sports media notebook which includes some links for you. Life has gotten in the way and you’ve responded by not visiting the site. It tells me you want fresh content so I’ll do my best to provide that to you […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/12/2013
We have the 2013 MLB on Fox schedule. This marks the final year under the current contract that the Fox Television Network will offer a full slate of games. Next year, Fox will carry just 12 games with the rest of its 52 games schedule on Fox Sports 1. This season, Fox carries 24 games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/10/2013
My apologies for not posting the Weekend Viewing Picks and other stuff. My power went out thanks to the Blizzard of 2013 and I also had to deal with two downed trees, one lying across my driveway, so you can imagine me going stir crazy over blocked access, no heat, no power, NO WIFI and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/7/2013
The 13th season of NASCAR on Fox is about to start its engines as it prepares to cover the Daytona 500. The race itself will go green on Sunday, February 24 at noon ET with a one hour prerace show. Then the coverage of the race will start at 1 p.m. Overall, Fox will air […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/6/2013
I’ll do some linkage here. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says Dick Vitale finally gets to call the NCAA Final Four, but for an international audience. John Ourand at Sports Business Daily reports that Fox is in talks with Regis Philbin to host a show on Fox Sports 1. Ed Sherman at The Sherman Report wonders […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/5/2013
This coming into the Fang’s Bites inbox and a little bit of a surprise. First, we began hearing that Gus Johnson was calling MLS games over the past couple of years. And Deadspin has video of one of his games from last year. Privately, I was thinking that Fox could utilize Gus on the World […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/4/2013
We have a lot of reviews, recaps and critiques of CBS’ production of Super Bowl XLVII. Phil Simms is a common theme here. Keep that in mind as you read the stories from across the country. If there’s one thing that unites sports media observers, it’s bad announcing. Here’s my review that was written very […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/28/2013
I haven’t done a thoughts post in ages. It’s fine time you’ve been provided one. Lets do this. As usual, they come in bullet form. How much is too much? When will the sports rights fee bubble burst? When will there be major blowback from a major cable or satellite provider against one of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/25/2013
I provide this table which has all of the Super Bowls to date including their networks and broadcasters. I thought you might get a kick out of it to see who has called which games. The CBS lines are in bold because this table was compiled by CBS. SUPER BOWL BROADCASTERS HISTORY (1967-2013) Super Bowl […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2013
Trying to post some more things today as Monday turned out to be a mess for no good reason. This came from the National Football League. The NFC and AFC Conference Championships averaged just under 45 million viewers on Sunday. The NFC Championship on Fox which turned out to be a San Francisco 49ers win […]
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Last November, it appeared that Fox Sports was the clear favorite to retain the media rights for the Los Angeles Dodgers. When the story surfaced, it seemed it was just a mere formality for Fox and its owner, News Corp. to sign the papers and make an announcement. That deal was for a reported $6-7 […]
