0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2012
With the proverbial Fiscal Cliff approaching in just a few days, Fox Sports and its owner, News Corp., was in a rush to get this deal done. It appears that Fox Sports will purchase Sports Time Ohio, owned by the Dolan family in the range of $200-250 million as reported this morning by Sports Business […]
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All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — ESPN2, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/25/2012
Merry Christmas! Happy to provide you with the nominees for this year’s NFL TV Awards. Last year’s nominees ended up this way. And later, this was the result for the 2011 season. Let’s take a look at the nominees in each category. Best Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/23/2012
We finally have the NFL Week 17 schedule. I was expecting to have it by halftime of the San Francisco-Washington game, but it did not come until a few minutes before 11 p.m. ET. As Week 16’s games were decided and the playoff implications for next week were being hashed out, it was becoming clear […]
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Let’s move to Fox NFL Sunday and its quotage today. Wanted to apologize to Jay Glazer incorrectly quoting him earlier today. It was on Twitter. He correctly laid the smackdown on me. Anyway, here’s the quotage. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 12/23/12 Johnson: Sanchez Stays in New York & Tebow Out of the League Entirely […]
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Busy day today. Yes, without a Thursday night game and the Monday night game played on Saturday, we’re left with just Sunday games today and next week. We have 11 games in the 1 p.m. ET window, three games in the late windows and one primetime game. Why so many early games? Luck of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/22/2012
Fridays are becoming way too busy for me. I need to find a way to stop it. Anyway, I have some links and thoughts for you in this latest edition of the notebook. ESPN’s Sean McDonough hopes to return to the broadcast booth after undergoing surgery to correct a rare inner ear condition that caused […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/21/2012
All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) Saturday, December 22 Studio & Pregame Shows Monday Night Countdown — ESPN, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access — NFL Network, 7 p.m. NFL Total Access: Postgame — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. ESPN Atlanta at Detroit — Mike Tirico/Jon Gruden/Lisa Salters Sunday, December 23 Studio & Pregame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2012
As the linkage has been lacking, I’m going to try a new feature. In addition to an occasional sports media thoughts post, I’m going to attempt to make this a regular feature. This will incorporate some linkage and some thoughts. Think of it like Peter Gammons’ baseball notes column, but not as extensive. As I […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/18/2012
For the first time, the prestigious FA Cup will have games on US Broadcast Television. On two separate dates, Fox will air the FA Cup. On January 5, Fox will air a third round match between Manchester United and West Ham United live at noon ET. Then in May, the network will air the FA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2012
Let’s see what the Fox NFL Sunday crew said about this week’s action. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 12/16/12 Johnson: Sean Payton’s Value is Skyrocketing Bradshaw: Niners Need to Refocus Strahan, Johnson, Bradshaw & Long Debate: Eli or Peyton? ————————————————————————————————— Analyst Howie Long on where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands in light of former Commissioner […]
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Another heavy Sunday, isn’t it? Yes, our hearts go out to Newtown, CT. On this NFL Sunday, there will be moments of silence at all stadia today. The New York Giants will have a decal with the Newtown logo on their helmets tonight. So blackouts? Are there any? San Diego. Chargers fans won’t see their […]
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Let’s bring you what Fox is saying about Week 15 in The League Where They Play for Pay. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES Pivotal Week 15 Contests Take Center Stage as Falcons/Giants & Bears/Packers Battle for Playoff Position Aikman: “Bears Offense Needs to Be More Than Brandon Marshall” Pereira: Don’t Lose Sleep Over Potential […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/14/2012
All Times Eastern NFL Viewing Maps (the 506.com) Pregame & Studio Shows First on the Field — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — ESPN, 10 a.m. Fantasy Football Today — CBS Sports Network, 11 a.m. Fantasy Football Now — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/9/2012
We have this from Fox Sports that its latest broadcast of the UFC did well in the overnights as compared to its previous card in the summer. According to Fox, last night’s UFC received a 2.8 overnight rating with a 5 share. That’s up 65% from August’s broadcast. Here’s the blurb from Fox. UFC on […]
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Now to Fox NFL Sunday and its quotage for Week 14. Laura Okmin interviewed Dallas Cowboys General Manager and owner Jerry Jones on the Josh Brent incident and there’s more. FOX NFL SUNDAY NOTES – 12/9/12 Johnson: Anything Short of Super Bowl Appearance by Niners Would be a Failure Strahan on NFL Potentially Eliminating Kickoffs: […]
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Last week, CBS was vilified for its failure to properly report on the Javon Belcher-Kasandra Perkins murder-suicide. In the wake of Josh Brent’s incident that led to the death of Dallas Cowboys teammate Jerry Brown, Jr., The NFL Today stepped up and went all in on the story. For the other pregame shows, ESPN once […]
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So we have tragedy in the NFL again. Unfortunately yes. This time, it’s struck the Dallas Cowboys as tackle Josh Brent was arrested on intoxicated manslaughter charges in the death of teammate Jerry Brown, Jr. The Sunday NFL pregame shows are adjusting once again. For the second week in a row, @fangsbites), I usually tweet […]
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Now to Fox Sports which has the doubleheader for Week 14. The showcase game will be New Orleans at the New York Giants at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Fox NFL Sunday will have coverage of the tragedy in Dallas that occurred on Saturday. Here’s the press release from Fox Sports. FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/8/2012
With another college football regular season over and another bowl season about to begin, it’s time to go hand out the college football TV awards once again. As Fox increases its presence in college football thanks to its new contracts with the Big 12 and Pac-12, we have a bigger pool to choose from. And […]
