0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/1/2014
After an amazing three Games 7 in the first round on Wednesday night, we jump right into the NHL Stanley Cup 2nd Round with the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens series. With CBC a lame duck with the NHL, it won’t get B’s-Montreal in its traditional Hockey Night in Canada time slot this Saturday and NBC gets […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2014
In a rare case of harmonic convergence, the NHL has three series-ending Games 7 tonight. The NBC Sports Group will air all of the games, two on NBCSN and one on CNBC. NBCSN has the natural East-West doubleheader with Game 7 of the Philadelphia-New York Rangers series at 7 p.m. ET then the deciding game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2014
With one game tonight and a New York team involved, it means that the NHL on NBC “A” team will be on Game 6 of the Rangers at Philadelphia tonight. Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Pierre “Tootsie” McGuire are on the call. And if there’s a Game 7 in this series, the same three will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2014
Let’s take a look at tonight’s three NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games, all of which are potential series clinchers. Only one game is an original NBC production, New York Rangers at Philadelphia on NBCSN which has Kenny Albert and America’s Nightmare Pierre McGuire will be on the call. Colorado at Minnesota on CNBC will be […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2014
Let’s list the NHL on NBC announcements for the weekend. NBC airs the potential series clinching Game 5 between Detroit and Boston today. And it will have a doubleheader tomorrow. Here’s what NBC is saying about its assignments this weekend. NHL on NBC ANNOUNCING ASSIGNMENTS FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 26 & SUNDAY, APRIL 27 (All times […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/24/2014
Tonight, the NBC Sports Group will air three NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games, two of which will be original productions, Game 4 of Boston at Detroit on NBCSN at 8 p.m. ET and Game 4 of Colorado at Minnesota at CNBC at 9:30 p.m. ET. The third game, Game 4 of San Jose at Los […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2014
We have the assignments for the NHL on NBC not just for tonight but through Friday. In addition, NBC has released its broadcast schedule for Saturday as well. As expected, Boston-Detroit will go into NBC’s spot at 3 p.m. ET and other games go to NBCSN in primetime. Tonight, CNBC and NBCSN will divide three […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/21/2014
MONDAY, APRIL 21 (All times ET) Time Coverage Network Commentators 6:30 p.m. NHL Live NBCSN Kathryn Tappen, Mike Milbury, Keith Jones 7 p.m. Game 3 – (1) Pittsburgh at (4) Columbus NBCSN Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire 7 p.m. Game 3 – (1) Colorado at (4) Minnesota NHL Network (TSN Simulcast) Gord Miller, Ray Ferraro, Farhan […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/18/2014
In keeping with a tradition started by Fox Sports two years ago, the networks of NBCUniversal will be all over the final day of the English Premier League season on Sunday, May 11. Utilizing 12 networks to 10 games plus streaming online, NBCU will give fans access to all of the games which will determine […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2014
Tonight, four games in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, all Games 1 and three of them in the Western Conference. As with last night when NBC relied on a simulcast, it will do so again for one game. Both CNBC and NBCSN will have doubleheaders. CNBC starts it all with the New York Rangers at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2014
I’ll do my best to post these daily as they come in. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight starting one of the best postseasons in sports. CNBC and NBCSN will be involved with three games tonight. It begins with Montreal at Tampa Bay on CNBC at 7 p.m. ET. This will be a CBC simulcast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2014
As it did last year, NBC is partnering with a bakery to do a promotion for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last May, NBC announced a partnership with Crumbs Bakery and the “Stanley Cupcakes” which looked absolutely heavenly and delicious. This year, the partnership is with Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bakery. Instead of the “Stanley Cupcakes,” […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2014
For the third straight year, every NHL Stanley Cup postseason game will be aired nationally across the platforms of the NBC Sports Group. Utilizing NBC, NBCSN, CNBC and NHL Network as well as streaming on the NBC Sports Live Extra app, fans will be able to watch every single playoff game from the first round […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2014
This was originally reported back in January when NBC and ESPN were talking about trading the rights to the first day of the 2014 Ryder Cup in exchange for Michelle Beadle. That’s right. As reported by Geoff Shackelford, Beadle was the final piece of the puzzle. So NBC got the first day of this year’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/27/2014
Also announced this week, NBC Sports has signed a new 10 year agreement with Churchill Downs Group to keep the Kentucky Derby and its affiliated race, the Kentucky Oaks in the fold through 2025. NBC has been the home of the Kentucky Derby since 2001. It guarantees that NBC will be the home of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/13/2014
In a move that Americans are trying to wrap their proverbial heads arounds, news broke Wednesday night that the largest U.S. cable provider, Comcast, has entered into an agreement to purchase the second largest, Time Warner Cable. According to CNBC (owned by Comcast), this megadeal is worth $159 per share or somewhere in the neighborhood […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2014
NBC will air the last Pro Bowl on broadcast television until 2022 at least. Starting in 2015, ESPN will get the Pro Bowl every year like it used to from 1989 until 2006. Since the 2007 game, the Pro Bowl has been on broadcast TV except for 2010 when CBS relinquished the rights to ESPN. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2014
Just announced by NBC Sports Group, crew chief Steve Letarte will join the network’s NASCAR broadcast team when NBC/NBCSN begins airing the sport in 2015. He’ll join lap-by-lap announcer Rick Allen and fellow analyst Jeff Burton in the broadcast booth for the second half of the Sprint Cup season. Letarte was the crew chief for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2013
It’s time to look back at the Year in Sports Media. Once again, it was a rather busy year in covering sports media. Since beginning this site in 2007, covering sports media has grown to a 24/7 beat. It’s never enough to cull stories to 10. That’s why I have “The Big Dozen.” Why is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/19/2013
Starting Saturday, December 21 and running through Wednesday, January 1, NBCSN and its Premier League Extra Time channels will air a whole host of EPL matches. Overall, NBC Sports Group will air a total of 40 live matches over its platforms. This includes a slew of games from Saturday through Monday highlighted by first-place Arsenal […]
