0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/7/2011
We’ve given you ESPN’s and Fox’s statements on the Olympic bidding for 2014 and beyond. It’s NBC’s turn. Here’s their statement as sent unedited. NBCUNIVERSAL ACQUIRES U.S. MEDIA RIGHTS TO UNPRECEDENTED FOUR FUTURE OLYMPIC GAMES LAUSANNE – June 7, 2011 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that it awarded the U.S. media rights […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2011
Ok starting the linkage off late again today, but I hope get a full set in before leaving work later. Sports Business Daily notes some shuffling of personnel with the NFL TV partners. Preston Bounds of Sports Business Daily talks about Brad Nessler saying his college football schedule with ESPN/ABC won’t be affected by his […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/4/2011
For the last few years, NBC Sports has taken a philosophy to promote certain events all over the NBCUniversal platform. The Olympics are a perfect example and the Kentucky Derby is another. If you or a significant other watches NBCUniversal’s vast cable empire including USA, Oxygen, Bravo, E!, G4, CNBC, MSNBC, The Weather Channel, Syfy […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/20/2011
Let’s do some links today. I hope to get some other things done today and some time down the road, I need to do some work. We begin Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who gives us his March Media Power List. Some good names on it. Some links from USA Today and lots of good ones […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/17/2011
Late last night or early this morning, whichever you prefer, Tiger Woods made a rare talk show appearance. It was to promote his new video game. But before talking about Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, he and Jimmy Fallon discussed how Woods gave him plenty of material over the last couple of years. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/29/2011
You’re linkage once again so let’s provide some now. I am putting together a Videos of Week for Sunday morning so look for that if you get up around 8 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow. ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer writes his last column in his role of overseer and apologizes for his lack of writing. Nellie […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2011
Even with a visit from my sister, her husband and their dog, I still have some time to provide the Sunday linkage. I think this is the first time in quite some time that I’ve been able to provide linkage on both weekend days. Once again, I’m still in a holding pattern not knowing if […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/22/2011
Let’s do some linkage for you. I haven’t done any since Wednesday, I believe. Still working on bringing archives here, but I’m not as stressed as I was last night. Thanks to my friends over at Radio Insight for giving me some great ideas on how to bring the archives over. I’d say about 90% […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2011
Just received this press release from NBC that Auburn quarterback Cam Newton will be making an appearance on the NBC late night program, Jay Leno’s Show of Hacks. We have the press release. BCS FOOTBALL CHAMPION AND HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER CAM NEWTON SET TO APPEAR ON ‘JAY LENO’S SHOW OF HACKS’ TUESDAY (JANUARY 11) BURBANK, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2011
On this New Year’s Day during it which seems college football is quite irrelevant. That’s what the BCS National Champion Game has done, made any New Year’s Day bowl games totally forgettable. And you have some weak matchups in the Rose and Fiesta Bowls tonight so I’m not all that excited about the games. And […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/22/2010
Ok, got interrupted today, but let’s finish up the linkage for this mid-week. Lots of good stuff out there. USA Today’s Mike McCarthy catches up with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to discuss the Winter Classic and the league’s TV rights. Sports Business Journal lists some of the best sports tweets from athletes and journalists. Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/19/2010
It’s been a while since I could give you the Friday megalinks. You’re owed them. Let’s give them to you now. There’s the Weekend Viewing Picks which has your sports and entertainment viewing choices. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reports that Fox rookie NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira will be in the broadcast booth for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/8/2010
For the NFL season opener in New Orleans on Thursday, NBC Universal is sending every network division except for its cleaning people to the Crescent City. NBC News is sending Today, NBC Nightly News and correspondents from Weather Channel and CNBC, Entertainment doing several NFL-themed shows and of course, NBC Sports will be there as […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/13/2010
Went out last night for my friend’s 40th birthday party and let me say it was a rather raucous caucus. Singing, dancing, drinking, yelling, screaming and fighting, a good time was had by all. Well, maybe no fighting, but the other parts did occur. Anyway, late start on the links today. Let’s get to them. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/13/2010
Last night, I got on Cardi’s Furniture and NBC Providence affiliate for running what was supposed to be a humorous ad during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The animation ad which showed the three owners of the furniture store chain crashing their bobsled and going over the track hit too close to home especially after a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/10/2010
US Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn whom NBC has been promoting as the face of its Winter Olympics gave the network some bad news on the Today show this morning during an interview with host Matt Lauer. LINDSEY VONN TELLS MATT LAUER SHE IS INJURED Vancouver – February 10, 2010 – – In an exclusive interview […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
Trying to catch up on press releases. I have a whole bunch piled up in my inbox and it’s time to release them into the wild, or at least post them here. First, the Today Show, that long-running morning show on NBC will be in Vancouver. Actually, if you saw Tuesday’s show, it marked the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/28/2010
When I saw my inbox and a press release from NBC Sports, I was hoping it would be the talent roster for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Instead, this is regarding the viewer research NBC Universal will conduct throughout the 17 day viewing period of the Olympics. The company did similar research during the Summer Olympics […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/21/2010
Just received this press release from MLB Network that states the channel will be the only sports TV network that will simulcast the George Clooney-led fundraiser for Haitian Earthquake relief. Hope For Haiti will be aired across the nation and around the world on Friday starting at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the networks listed below. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2009
I continue to clear out the press releases that need to be posted. Let’s do this. First, NBC News has started a segment called “The Science of the Winter Olympic Games” which will air on a bunch of platforms. NBC UNIVERSAL PRESENTS ‘THE SCIENCE OF THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES’ NBC Learn, NBC Olympics, and The […]
