The venerable Hockey Night in Canada drew over the magic 2 million viewer mark on Saturday with its season opener. And for its nightcap, the late night game also drew over a million viewers. This is the press release from...
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Category: Hockey Night in Canada
04Oct
I didn’t do links all weekend. It’s rare when that happens, but as I went to a Tweet Up of Red Sox fans at Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill in Boston on Saturday and then did a long day...
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This just in, CBC is jumping on the 3-D bandwagon in a big way. Two Hockey Night in Canada games will be produced in the format, one the traditional Montreal Canadiens-Toronto Maple Leafs rivalry on December 11 and the outdoor...
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Who knew that in the midst of all of the NFL news, the NHL would take over Thursday? You have the new HBO 24/7 series announced today. And CBC has announced that Hockey Night in Canada will be returning this...
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This is going to be a wide ranging post. Unlike the last post on Best Announcers of All-Time, I will explain my reasons for choosing them. It’s quite an interesting list.10. The American Sportsman – ABC Sports (1965-1986) Hosted by...
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26Jul
Back to work for most of us today. Let me provide links for you. Starting with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who breaks news in his Monday column. He says Joe Theismann who refused to work college football games for...
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24Jul
I have a couple of CBC press releases for you. We start with an announcement which states that Canada’s public broadcaster has a new five year agreement with the Calgary Stampede. CBC AND THE CALGARY STAMPEDE ANNOUNCE FIVE-YEAR BROADCAST AGREEMENT...
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CBC has made its choice for the NHL Conference Finals and you know it’s going to pick Philadelphia-Montreal for its main series. It will also carry the final four games of the San Jose-Chicago series provided it goes the full...
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This week, I’m bringing back Videos of the Week and I’m doing sports TV themes. Some themes like TSN’s Hockey Song or NBC’s Roundball Rock are as identifiable with the sports they represent. Some such as ESPN’s old Sunday Night...
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I had to wait for the last seconds of Game 7 between Washington and Montreal to tick off before I could do this post. Man, Jaroslav Halak has stood on his head since Game 5 of the series and closed...
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01Feb
I’ll do some more links as I get ready for another episode of 24. Tom Jones of the St. Petersburg Times looks at the weekend in televised sports. The Dallas Morning News’ Barry Horn is amazed at the Pro Bowl’s...
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25Jan
Let’s do the Monday links. Pretty eventful weekend. Conan O’Brien’s last Tonight Show on Friday night, Upset Saturday in college basketball and then NFL Championship Sunday which leaves Vikings fans with a very bitter aftertaste. A couple of reactions before...
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CBC has released its schedule for one of my favorite days in the hockey season and for me, it’s better than the NHL Winter Classic because instead of having one game, you get three games in one day and all...
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08Dec
I’m seeing a few stories I can link to tonight. My new TV is acting up and the audio keeps cutting in and out. I’m going to have to call Vizio about this. Not happy. I shouldn’t have to keep...
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Got a couple of press releases to post before I do the regular Friday features. First, Hockey Night in Canada has a special Friday edition as it airs the Montreal Canadiens’ 100th Anniversary Game at the Bell Centre against its...
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02Dec
We have some links to provide this evening. And since I’m in the final days of not having a TV, I can concentrate on them without distractions. Starting with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, he looks at what...
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12Nov
I don’t think I’ve ever had two CBC press releases in one day so I’m going to post them here for you. First, CBC has released a new Hockey Night in Canada app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. CBC’S...
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08Nov
Doing a Sunday linkage thing for you today. Let’s get to the links now. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that the Versus-DirecTV dispute remains at an impasse, but talks could get jump started soon. Mike reports that Setanta Sports...
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19Oct
After not watching any sports on Sunday (visiting the three week old niece in NYC), I’m catching up with what I missed today. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who looks over what the NFL pregame studio analysts had to...
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For NHL fans, opening weekend is almost here. Plenty of games to watch Thursday, Friday and Saturday which is good for hockey fans like me. Unfortunately, DirecTV and Versus have not resolved their dispute and I still don’t have a...
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Here are some more press releases that came into the Fang’s Bites inbox on Friday. We’ll get these posted and go to bed. Busy day on Saturday. I won’t be near a computer as I’ll be in New York to...
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19Sep
Let’s do some linkage today. Quite a few things to get to so let’s get cracking. Newsday’s Neil Best looks at why Fox Sports decided to slice and dice the first webisode of its “Cubed” series. Alan Pergament of the...
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I can’t believe that I have not done an NHL TV Awards since I started this blog. I’ve done this for the NFL and College Football. An NHL TV Awards is long overdue. I’ll do this in the same format...
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These are the two finalists for the new Hockey Night in Canada Theme as voted by Canadians. I have been following the contest, but I haven’t said anything about it until now. Having spent an hour listening to the five...
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Since the NHL is about to begin on Thursday, I will provide the schedules for the NHL TV partners in both Canada and the US. First, CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada. Don’t forget the NHL Network will be simulcasting CBC’s...
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07Oct
I have a lot of stuff to catch up on so I’ll try to do the linkage quickly and then do work. Last night, I was hoping to do an update, but with the Red Sox-Angels game so compelling, I...
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Well, this is certainly welcome news. Maury Brown’s Biz of Hockey breaks news that CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada will now be available through the NHL Network. That means those of us who purchased the NHL Center Ice package no...
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With it raining heavily here in the Northeast, nothing much is going on, so it’s time to give you your regular Friday megalinks. As usual, we go over your Weekend Viewing Picks. Baseball’s last weekend of the regular season is...
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17Sep
I’m about to start the links, however, I’m listening to the Howard Stern and Miss Howard TV for September is so annoying and is such a plugwhore that I’ve been trying to call in to tell him to get her...
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I have a free moment before I leave for home. Let’s give you some linkage. I’ve been meaning to link to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who’s been doing an Olympics daily preview of what you’ll see on NBC. Richard writes...
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