0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/10/2012
The networks of NBC will be ready to wind down as we approach the final weekend of the Olympics. On Friday, there will be the women’s 4×100 meters relay and men’s 4×400 meters relay. The USA men’s basketball team will be in the semifinals on Friday taking on Argentina, a team it already defeated earlier […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/8/2012
Ok, lots of stuff on the agenda for Thursday. There’s the women’s soccer gold medal match between the USA and Japan which as we know is the rematch from the 2011 Women’s World Cup Final. It airs live on NBC Sports Network at 2:45 p.m. with a special pregame show at 2 p.m. The USA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/7/2012
For Wednesday, there’s going to be a lot of events. There’s the women’s 200 meters final with favorite Allyson Felix, 400 meters gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross and 100 meters gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce; the all-American women’s beach volleyball between two-time defending gold medalists Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings and Jen Kessy and April Ross; men’s basketball; […]
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Let’s do some linkage for you on this Tuesday. Earlier today, actually very early today, I wrote Some Tuesday Olympic Sports Media Thoughts. I hope it makes sense. Austin Karp of the Sports Business Daily says NBC saw its second drop in the overnight ratings for the 2012 Olympics. Michael Hiestand of USA Today says […]
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As we’re in the home stretch of the Olympics, I’ll provide some thoughts on some of the coverage through the first 10 days of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad. They’ll be in bullet form, of course. Monday’s women’s soccer quarterfinal game between the USA and Canada was an instant classic. Alex Morgan’s goal […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/6/2012
After a day’s absence, let’s provide the programming for the networks of NBCUniversal as the 2012 London Games are in the home stretch. Plenty of track & field including the women’s 100 meter hurdles featuring Lolo Jones. The final day of gymnastics provides more individual event finals. The US women’s water polo team hopes for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2012
Day 9 means that we head into the last week of the Olympics and the home stretch. All daytime coverage on NBC will be live in all time zones and that includes the men’s tennis final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray. Daytime coverage on NBC begins at 6 a.m. ET/3 a.m. PT. In addition […]
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This from NBC. The other day, the network held a media conference call which I monitored. Besides the fact that the ratings increased was a top subject for NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus, online viewing was also discussed. Needless to say, online viewing on NBCOlympics.com and through the mobile/tablet apps have increased big time from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/3/2012
Let’s provide the programming for NBC for Day 8 of the 2012 Olympics. Changes for this weekend. Daytime coverage on NBC will be live IN ALL TIME ZONES starting at 9 a.m. East/6 a.m West on Saturday and 6 a.m. East/3 a.m. West on Sunday. I believe this is due to the tennis finals on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/2/2012
Can you believe we’ve reached Day 7 of the London Games? Doesn’t it seem it’s been going on for years? But to be honest, I can’t get enough of the Olympics. I’m a big fan. So we start transitioning from swimming and gymnastics to track & field and volleyball in primetime on NBC. On NBC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/1/2012
NBC is shooting for even more good numbers for Thursday with more women’s gymnastics featuring the USA’s Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas in the All-Around competition. In addition, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte go head-to-head in the pool and Missy Franklin will go for her third gold medal. On the other NBCUniversal networks, Bravo airs […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/31/2012
Once again, the networks of NBCUniversal will be all over the Olympics on Day 5. As ususal, Bravo will have tennis, CNBC will be the home of boxing, MSNBC, NBC Sports Network and NBC will be hopscotching around the Olympics. Take a look at what’s in store for the networks of NBCUniversal for the first […]
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I owe you some linkage and I gathered so many over the last few days that I’m slowing down by browser with so many tabs. I have to clear them so my browser can run properly. So many things to go over. Let’s do this. First at SportsGrid, Jordan Rabinowitz at SportsGrid notes that NBC […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/30/2012
Well, we move onto Day 4 of the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad. Some favorites that NBC has been depending on have fallen through like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Jordyn Wieber for one reason or another. On Tuesday in primetime, Phelps will be in the pool swimming in the men’s 200 meter butterfly final. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2012
Let’s do the programming posts for the Olympics now. NBC has provided the Olympic programming schedule for Monday on the networks of NBCUniversal. Lots of stuff to go over as once again, it’s a full day of events from Badminton to Basketball to Beach Volleyball to Equestrian to… to… you get the idea. NBC Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2012
Soccer action continues at the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad in London. This time, it’s the men’s turn to take the pitch. NBC Sports Network will hit the air first at 7 a.m. and will air four matches live including Great Britain’s first contest against Senegal around 2 p.m. ET. MSNBC goes on the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2012
NBC has sent this 1,905-word press release on its digital and social media coverage for the London Olympics. We know about the 3,500 hours of coverage that will be streamed online at NBCOlympics.com and through the mobile and tablet apps. NBC also has announced this week that there will be a Red Zone-like channel online. […]
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With the Games of the XXX Summer Olympiad in London starting this week, it’s time to provide you with a breakdown of coverage that you’ll see on the networks of NBCUniversal. While the Opening Ceremony will officially start the Games on Friday, soccer action will begin on Wednesday. MSNBC starts the coverage Wednesday morning with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2012
It used to be that I would be able to provide linkage all seven days of the week, but my schedule has been crazy lately especially on the weekends. My apologies for not being able to provide more weekend content. But as I’m free right now, let’s not dilly-dally any longer and here are some […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/13/2012
The last two days have been crazy for me as I’ve been dealing with family. Nothing major, but it’s taking up a lot of my time. My apologies for not posting as much as you’ve become accustomed. Let’s get to this without further delay. NBC announced this week that it’s released two new Olympic mobile […]
