0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/3/2009
Let’s give you the links on this Thursday. We have some more details of Dick Enberg’s new job with the San Diego Padres. John Maffei of the North County Times reports that La Jolla, CA native Enberg will leave CBS at the end of this NFL season so he can work with the Padres. He’ll […]
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After getting a late start to blogging today and not being able to provide links during the day, I thought maybe I can take the night off from blogging. WRONG! Things are breaking tonight. It’s hard to decide where to begin, but let’s go with the New York Times. Andrew Ross Sorkin and Tim Arango […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2009
We have some links to provide this evening. And since I’m in the final days of not having a TV, I can concentrate on them without distractions. Starting with Richard Sandomir of the New York Times, he looks at what Versus would look like under NBC’s watch. Stuart Levine of Variety says ESPN has set […]
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According to CNBC’s David Faber, the deal for Comcast to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal is done. It moved quickly after General Electric came to an agreement Monday to buy Vivendi’s 20% share in the company. A full announcement is expected on Thursday. While Comcast would eventually gain most or all of NBC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/1/2009
Let’s provide the links on this Tuesday. Lots of stuff to get to. We begin with Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times who writes for the Indiana University National Sports Journalism Center about how the Tiger Woods story is growing legs for the mainstream media and celebrity news gossip. Bill Briggs of MSNBC.com says […]
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We have some late news for you. Let’s provide a few links. First, it appears that a Comcast purchase of NBC is getting closer. Tim Arango and Bill Carter of the New York Times report that General Electric has come to an agreement on a purchase price of the 20% of NBC Universal that is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/21/2009
Giving you some links while I’m working at the home office today. That’s no fun working on a Saturday, but we do what we gotta do to eat. We start with what broke last night out in Los Angeles, that the TV announcing team for the Clippers, Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith were suspended by […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/5/2009
As I’m doing some office paperwork that can’t be avoided, the links have to suffer for today, but I can post what I can to keep you informed what’s happening in the sports media. Here’s NBC promo for the Olympics that you might have already seen and will play on its various networks both on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2009
In a story that will be in tomorrow’s New York Times, we find that NBC is getting closer to being under Comcast’s fold. Michael J. de la Merced and Andrew Ross Sorkin write that a formal announcement of Comcast’s purchase to become a majority owner of NBC is expected as early as next week. It […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2009
Plenty of releases in the Fang’s Bites inbox and many deal with the NFL. With this being the opening weekend for the NFL, can’t say I blame the various networks and cable outlets to send these out. Let’s begin with NBC Sports with this release touting that the Thursday night game was the most viewed […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/14/2009
Let’s do some links before I do some work and finish what I have to do today. Newsday’s Neil Best is amazed at the Red Sox beating the Celtics and Bruins in the ratings last Sunday night. Neil says Mets and Yankees fans are finding bargains on tickets. Neil writes that former ESPN NFL analyst […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2009
NBC announces that the network has finally sold out its spot availabilities for Super Bowl XLIII. NBC SELLS OUT SUPER BOWL & SETS NEW RECORDAll-Time Super Bowl Record $206 Million in Advertising RevenueAlso Sets New Full-Day Super Bowl Revenue Mark of $261 MillionTAMPA – January 31, 2009 – Super Bowl XLIII on NBC is sold […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/8/2009
I have some links for you today. The Boston Herald’s Inside Track Girls report that NESN’s Heidi Watney is dating a former Fenway Park groundskeeper. Thanks to Sox & Dawgs for that link. So much for the rumors Heidi dating Jason Veritek. The lovely Jessica Heslam of the Herald reports that the New England Patriots […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/29/2008
I’ll provide some Saturday links on this holiday weekend. While I was at work yesterday, it didn’t feel like work. I tried to work, but doing the links and also looking for paperwork felt surreal. Anyway, time for linkage. This first link comes courtesy of Newsday’s Neil Best. Newsday hockey writer Mark Hermann says NHL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/26/2008
I’ll do some links as I watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Bruce Allen of the Boston Sports Media Watch conducts an interview with Albert Breer of the Sporting News, formerly a reporter in both Boston and Dallas and Bruce asks him about which team gets covered more, the Red Sox or the Cowboys. CNBC’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/5/2008
NBC says Colorado where the polls have now closed is too close to call, but Obama leads right now. We’ll see if that Red state flips sometime tonight.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/24/2008
Here are some links for you this evening. Tom Van Riper of Forbes looks at how the financial crunch will affect sports sponsorships. In an editorial, the Winston-Salem (NC) Journal says women sports journalists owe a debt of gratitude to the late Mary Garber. Barry Jacobs writes for WRAL.com that Mary Garber was definitely a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/13/2008
I’ve been working on my The Amazing Race Asia 3, Episode 1 recap so expect to see that here sometime during the weekend. In the meantime, Hurricane Ike has made landfall in Texas. If you have DirecTV, KHOU in Houston, the CBS affiliate has been placed on Channel 361 so you can watch the coverage […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2008
I’ll give you some more stuff tonight. First, a quick update on Broadview Networks. Well, the repairman showed up at my office at noon today and proceeded to fix the problem. It took 2.5 hours to get everything up and working again. Of course at the end, he handed a bill which totaled $375 when […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2008
Ok, time for the Friday megalinks. I had to eat dinner before doing these because they always take so long for me to compile. Let’s start as always with your Weekend Viewing Picks. Week 1 of the NFL really begins in earnest on Sunday with 13 games including NBC’s Chicago at Indianapolis in primetime. CBS […]
