0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2013
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 5/22/2013
Sunday is going to be a big motorsports day and three broadcast networks will air three of the biggest races of the year. NBC will start it all off with the Grand Prix of Monaco to be aired live for the first time on network television (but aired for the first time on network television […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/24/2013
Broken last night by USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and made official today, Lindsay Czarniak, a fast-rising star at ESPN, has been named as host of the Indianapolis 500. She replaces Brent Musburger. Czarniak is no stranger to motorsports. She was a pit reporter and host on NASCAR on TNT between 2007 and 2011. She’s also […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2013
The ESPN Family of Networks received 43 Sports Emmy nominations. Some of the major nods include Mike Breen for Play-by-Play, Jon Gruden for Event Sports Analyst, College GameDay for Weekly Studio Show, Pardon the Interruption in Daily Studio Show, the Indy 500 for Live Sports Special, Monday Night Football in Live Sports Series, 30 for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2012
Back to work for many of you after the Memorial Day holiday. Because of my crazy schedule, I didn’t get to enjoy it, but you don’t care about that. Let’s do links. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reports that Cox Communications has dropped the New Orleans Hornets allowing Fox Sports to swoop up the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2012
This Sunday, ESPN will produce the annual Indianapolis 500 race on ABC. It marks the 48th time the race will be on the network. Coverage will begin at 11 a.m. with a prerace show. Then at noon, the coverage starts. Brent Musburger will host. Marty Reid calls the race while Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2012
Before the day is through, let’s do some linkage for you. Steve Berkowitz from USA Today looks at the Pac-12’s TV contract which is the richest in college sports (for now). Speaking of USA Today, Ed Sherman of The Sherman Report says the newspaper is restructuring its sports department and about a dozen staffers have […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/21/2012
The Indianapolis 500 and the NASCAR Nationwide Race in Charlotte, NC headline ESPN/ABC’s motorsports coverage this week. Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC Indianapolis 500 Airing for 48th Year on ABC ABC will air the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 27, continuing one of the longest-running […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/17/2012
This weekend and next Friday, NBC Sports Network will offer 17½ hours of live coverage of the Indianapolis 500 Qualifying. Saturday and Sunday, racers will be vying to get the coveted pole position for the race which will be run Sunday, May 27 and aired on ABC. But this weekend, NBC Sports Network will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/16/2012
I’ll do some more linkage for you this evening. You’re owed it. Why not? Thomas O’Toole from USA Today reports that Laurie Fine, the wife of ex-Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, is suing ESPN for libel saying a report ruined her reputation. Barry Petchesky of Deadspin goes inside the lawsuit and notes that Fine […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2011
Any time I put “Quick” in the title, it appears I find more linkage than I set out to. Nothing wrong with that. Again, I ended up being outside of the office for an extended time and it looks like that will happen again tomorrow. Don’t know work is so crazy all of a sudden. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Inklings of ESPN’s extension to carry the Indianapolis 500 on ABC started this morning as Tripp Mickle of Sports Business Daily reported that a six year extension was agreed to between the network and IndyCar keeping five races on the network. As a result of the contract, ABC will be the exclusive broadcast partner of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2011
Didn’t have time to do megalinks during the day as I was trying to get some end of the month/beginning of the month stuff done at the office. Time to get linkage in while I can. The Weekend Viewing Picks are chockful of sports action and some primetime programming. Now to the linkage. National Jessica […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/2/2011
Time for some linkage on this very warm Thursday. I hope you all take a moment and say a prayer for the people of Western Massachusetts who head to deal with tornadoes yesterday. Four people are confirmed dead. It was quite devastating to see last night. Let’s hope the area can recover quickly. To your […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/1/2011
If you’ve been visiting the blog throughout the morning, you may have noticed a couple of theme changes and then the return of the current theme. I’ve been trying to make a few cosmetic changes, but I screwed them up so I had to delete the theme and then reinstall it. If you were visiting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2011
If you’re out and about today and want your Indy 500 fix plus you’re a Sirius XM subscriber, then you’re in luck as the race will be aired on the satellite radio provider today. Here are the details. Indianapolis 500 to Air Live on SiriusXM On the 100th Anniversary of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/28/2011
I have the opportunity to do some linkage on this Saturday so let’s take advantage of this. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says Fox has to be happy to have a dream matchup in today’s UEFA Champions League Final. Sofia M. Fernandez of the Hollywood Reporter writes that the Indianapolis 500 has plenty of celebrity […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/27/2011
Time for some megalink action. This is turning out to be a busy day, but let me try to give you as many as I can. This being Memorial Day weekend, there’s plenty of sports action. Primetime viewing is kind of slim, but you can check out my Weekend Viewing Picks for the action. Let’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/24/2011
Coming on Sunday, ESPN will produce the 100th Anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500 for ABC. It will mark the 47th consecutive year that the race will be seen on the network. Marty Reid, ESPN’s NASCAR voice will call the race along with Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever. Brent Musburger will host. Coverage will begin […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/23/2011
This weekend is a nice three day weekend. And on Sunday, we have the 100th Indianapolis 500 on ABC. In addition, ABC gets the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday so the network actually gets a double dose of live action. For the rest of the motorsports schedule on ESPN, here’s the press release. Motorsports […]
