0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/18/2010
We have a press release from Fox Sports touting ratings gains for the first two games of the National League Championship Series, but nothing in regards to the Sunday Night Football ratings which almost doubled Game 2’s numbers. That’s to be expected. So let’s take a look at the Fox Sports release which also highlights […]
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Let’s do your links on this Monday. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says MLB’s League Championship Series are in a position to do well in the ratings although last night, Sunday Night Football on NBC beat NLCS Game 2 on Fox quite handily. Here’s big news. Nat Worden of Dow Jones Newswires reports that next Monday’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/17/2010
Let’s do some linkage for you on this busy Sports Sunday. NFL Week 6 and Game 2 of the NLCS. We also have the Cablevision/Fox talks that affects 3 million households in the nation’s largest media market. And there’s the Mad Men season finale tonight so I may have to hire a blimp to fly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2010
Ah, this is how we like it from Turner Sports. Quotage from a sporting event on the same night is very much appreciated. So you can relive what was said from this afternoon’s American League Championship Series Game 2 between the Yankees and Rangers. Notes from MLB Postseason on TBS – October 16, 2010 TBS’ […]
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We have the quotes from TBS from a very eventful Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Check it out. Notes from MLB Postseason on TBS – October 15, 2010 TBS’ exclusive coverage of the ALCS continues on Sat., October 16 beginning at 3:30 p.m. (ET) with TBS MLB on Deck followed by the […]
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Just received this press release from my friends at Turner Sports. This is regarding the viewership for Friday night’s Game 1 of the American League Championship Series which saw the New York Yankees come back from a 5-0 deficit and defeat the Texas Rangers, 6-5. TBS says over 8 million viewers watched Game 1 surpassing […]
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Ok, work has been a bear and it’s time to give you some much missed linkage. I hate when I can’t get things done for you, but I hope you can understand when I’m not here. Let’s get cracking for you. Mike Farrell at Multichannel News talks about the breaking news from today, that Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2010
Fox now enters the MLB Postseason game by taking the National League Championship Series this year. As you know by now, it alternates the LCS with TBS. Next year, Fox will air the ALCS. But for this year, it’s Giants-Phillies and a few things added to Fox’s coverage. MLB Network’s Mitch Williams joins Fox for […]
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Let’s now look at the MLB TV partners’ coverage of the League Championship Series. Turner Sports will have coverage of the American League while Fox Sports has the National League. In this release, TBS outlines its coverage of the ALCS as it’ll provide a few features that we did not see in the League Division […]
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On Friday, the League Championship Series begin with Game 1 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers. The National League between the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies starts on Saturday. TBS will carry the American League while Fox takes the National League. As usual, ESPN Radio will air both […]
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The last day of the LDS brought some history with the Texas Rangers winning their first postseason series in franchise history and doing it with pitching savant Cliff Lee. The man is a beast. And the Rangers now take on the Yankees starting on Friday. Coming up, I’ll have the League Championship Series schedule plus […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/12/2010
I have my own list and perhaps one of these days, I’ll list my favorite baseball movies, but for now, this one will suffice. In conjunction with sister network TBS airing the MLB League Division Series and the American League Championship Series, Turner Classic Movies unveiled its Top Ten Favorite Baseball Movies. I do like […]
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One more day of quotage coming for the League Division Series, then we’ll receive TBS’ notes and quotes from the American League Championship Series which begins Friday. Looking forward to it. So we have the quotes from last night’s Game 4 of Giants-Braves which finished the National League Division Series for this year. Notes from […]
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Already, I’ve been all over Kent County in Rhode Island for no good particular reason so I’m hoping I can stay in one place for a bit to give you linkage. Let’s begin with Michael Hiestand of USA Today who looks at the TV ratings from the weekend. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his Media […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2010
With a tripleheader Sunday, there was plenty of notes and quotes from TBS’ coverage of the League Division Series. It will marks the last tripleheader of the LDS as two series have ended in sweeps. Here’s the quotage from yesterday. Notes from MLB Postseason on TBS – October 10, 2010 The MLB Postseason on TBS […]
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Columbus Day is a holiday for some of you. If I’m in Massachusetts, my office has it as a holiday as the work we do is dependent on unions and they take the day off. If I’m in Rhode Island, we don’t have it off and since this is where I am today, I’m working. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2010
Ok, I don’t have to go anywhere today so I can provide you with a full set of links without being interrupted. Let’s get to the sports media stories today. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News says Versus’ NHL season opener became the most watched regular season hockey game on cable since the ESPN days. Mike […]
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This is the quotage from yesterday’s coverage of the League Division Series on TBS. Notes from MLB Postseason on TBS – October 9, 2010 The MLB Postseason continues on TBS on Sun., October 10 beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET with TBS MLB on Deck followed by a tripleheader featuring the Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay […]
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One series has ended in a sweep (Yankees-Twins) and one more (Phillies-Reds) could tonight. With that in mind, we have the League Division Series schedule for today and for tomorrow. Exclusive Coverage of the League Division Series Continues on TBS Two potential scheduling scenarios for Monday, October 11 MLB Postseason coverage on TBS continues on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/9/2010
Last night was National League night for the LDS. A very exciting game in the Atlanta-San Francisco game as we’re assured of going four games, the only series that is definitely going more than the minimum. Here’s your quotage from last night. Notes from MLB Postseason on TBS – October 8, 2010 The MLB Postseason […]
