0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2009
We continue to clear the Fang’s Bites inbox of press releases from yesterday and actually, I have one today that will fit this theme. This is from Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia which says the Phillies helped to set another ratings record for the network. PHILLIES’ RECORD RATINGS STREAK CONTINUES ON COMCAST SPORTSNET Seven Consecutive Years of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/28/2009
It feels like last week since I last did linkage. And well, it’s true. The last time I did links for you was on Thursday. My apologies. Time to do some now. From the Nation’s Newspaper, Michael Hiestand of USA Today says Michael Vick’s return to the football field hardly generated controversy. In Sports Business […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/21/2009
As TBS gets ready to air the entire Division Championship Series and the National League Championship Series this year, we get this release that its analysts will be using Twitter throughout the postseason. Here is the release: MLB on TBS Announcers Including Cal Ripken Jr., David Wells and Dennis Eckersley to Tweet Throughout Network’s Postseason […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/2/2009
Time for some linkage today. Back after being away at a jobsite yesterday so let’s catch up on the linkage. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand writes about Versus’ disappearing act on DirecTV this week. John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable says Dish Network is hoping to capitalize on the Versus/DirecTV dispute. Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo’s Puck […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/3/2008
Against my better judgment, I’m going to give you some more links on this Monday. Here are some more stories from the Sports Business Journal. First, Tripp Mickle and John Ourand team up on a story which focuses on the United States Olympic Committee’s attempts to launch a 24/7 all-Olympic sports channel and trying to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/20/2008
As I try to leave before I get caught in Patriots tailgating traffic, I have a couple of things to pass along. ESPN’s College Gameday makes its first trip to the Big Ten this season as it will be at the site of Penn State at Ohio State from the Big Horseshoe in Columbus, OH. […]
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Some releases for you to read on this Monday. First, Turner Sports is sad to have its baseball season end judging from the ratings for ALCS Game 7 on Sunday. According to TBS, Game 7 between the Red Sox and the Rays was the most watched baseball game in cable history and it didn’t even […]
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I have several reports to get out today so I’ll do some quick links on this Monday. I was hoping to do a lot of things on the blog yesterday including my NFL Picks, but I had my day planned for me once again (they usually happen to me on Sundays) so I could not […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2008
I got to a sports bar in Seekonk, MA right before 8 p.m. and while I knew I was not going to get a seat to watch Game 6 of the ALCS between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay, I certainly was not expecting to see “Bloopers and Practical Jokes” with a pre-stroke Dick Clark. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/18/2008
Well, I’ve got a few minutes here to give you some links on this Saturday. I’m also trying to see if Chris Fowler leaves any clues to where College Gameday will be next week. Sometimes, he’ll say, “I can’t wait to see that game,” meaning that he’s been told where the next destination will be. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/17/2008
Now that we have the first part of the Friday megalinks out of the way, let’s give you the rest. First, I have some leftovers from the National links, then the East and Mid-Atlantic region and then I’ll do the Midwest, West and Canada from there. National (cont.) John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes […]
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I’m going to do this in two parts as I have several things to do at work. At least you can go through some links at first while I do some paperwork. As usual, it’s the Weekend Viewing Picks. Well, thanks to the miracle comeback by the Red Sox last night, Game 6 of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2008
Time to give you some links today. You got some mini posts from me earlier today. Time to give you what you have come to know Fang’s Bites for and that’s linkage. CNBC’s Darren Rovell is hopeful that Lance Armstrong will not return to the Tour de France. Darren says Nokia got a big bang […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/9/2008
Last night, I was so tired that I didn’t even bother to crack open the laptop and just watched “The American Experience” on my local PBS channel. Since there was no NHL or MLB and NFL Network was doing its usual “NFL Replay” programming, I decided that I would go to bed early and not […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/8/2008
Checking the links for you, I’ve found quite a few stories so let’s get to them. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, he says TBS’ Ron Darling has taken a nontraditional route to becoming a TV analyst. Tom Regan of the Christian Science Monitor says thanks to his cell phone and the internet, he’s watching […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/7/2008
I’ll give you a few quick links on this late Tuesday afternoon on the U.S. East Coast. Ken McMillan of the Hudson Valley Times Herald Record feels tonight is the Worst Sports Night of the Year. Not far off, I’m telling you. Newsday’s Neil Best wonders if Elite XC’s days on TV are numbered. Neil […]
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This goes out to my friends at Turner Sports who have been loyal readers of Fang’s Bites since last year. Bring back the TBS Hot Corner studio show for next postseason. Since TBS Hot Corner relaunched for this year’s League Division Series, I have visited the site three times. If you came here last season, […]
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Since I’m truly in baseball mode, let me give you two baseball-related press releases. The first is from TBS and its plans for the American League Championship Series. TBS Announces MLB ALCS Telecast Team and Schedule Exclusive coverage gets underway on Friday, October 10 TBS announced today the telecast schedule for its exclusive American League […]
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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 couldn’t take my eyes off my TV. And I’m behind on a couple of Amazing […]
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Now with the Red Sox and Rays winning their respective series on Monday, the entire League Championship Series is complete. Let’s take a look at the schedule and TV and radio network announcing assignments for each series. National League Championship Series (All Games on Fox)Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia PhilliesGame 1/Philadelphia wins, 3-2 – Thursday, […]
