0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2012
I’ll do some links that I’ve gathered over the day. You deserve some. Michael Hiestand of USA Today discusses the monster ratings for Championship Sunday in the NFL. Michael says with NBC reacquiring the rights to the Breeders Cup, ESPN has gotten out of the horse racing business. And Michael discusses Jim Rome’s CBS debut […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2012
Let’s do some linkage on this MLK Day, a holiday for some of you. We’ll begin with a story from an unusual source, Newsweek/The Daily Beast. Nick Summers of Newsweek writes about how ESPN’s subscriber fees could force cable providers to place the network on pay tiers. Michael Hiestand at USA Today reports that CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/10/2012
I haven’t written a sports media thoughts post in quite some time. I owe you one do let’s do this without further delay. As always, they come in bullet form. Last night’s BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and LSU was another dull affair, just like their first game in the regular season. ESPN did […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/9/2012
Saturday’s Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins set another regular ratings record for NESN. The game on Saturday received an 8.9 rating with a 23 share, meaning almost one-quarter of all Boston television households was watching the Bruins. The previous record was a 8.4 for the Bruins shootout win […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2011
I’m not going to go too wild on this. Other sites are doing similar posts as well. I’ll provide what I feel are the best calls in Sports Broadcasting this year. The only way to do this is to post videos and that’s what I’ll do. I know I said Best and Worst earlier, but […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/30/2011
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV Saturday, December 31, 2011 noon St. John’s at UConn — Big East Network (SNY/MASN) Louisville at Kentucky — CBS Virginia Tech at Oklahoma State — ESPN2 Austin Peay at Morehead State — ESPNU South Carolina Upstate at South Carolina — Fox College Sports Central/SportSouth Boston University at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/22/2011
I’ve been all over the place. I think I’m busier on unemployment than when I was working. It’s cut into my blogging time. Thanks for your patience during this time. I’ll provide a few links for you. With the Bill Conlin story continuing to explode, let’s get some links there first. If you’re not familiar, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2011
Last night, NESN, a.k.a, the New England Sports Network, received the 2nd highest regular season ratings in its history for the Boston Bruins. On Monday, the Bruins faced long-time rival the Montreal Canadiens and won, 3-2. The game received a 7.7 rating. The Bruins 3-2 win over Montreal last night at TD Garden received a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2011
Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 17 Noon American at Georgetown — Big East Network Alabama A&M at Michigan — Big Ten Network Ohio State at South Carolina — ESPN Mississippi State at Detroit — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Detroit Florida Atlantic vs. Miami (FL) at Sunrise, FL — Fox Sports Net […]
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I’ll do a few thoughts on what’s transpired in sports media this week. As always, they come in bullet form. The NFL came out smelling like roses after the league’s owners approved the new 9 year agreements with CBS, Fox, and NBC. Not only does the league have stability with its players with a long-term […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/9/2011
Schedule courtesy Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 10 noon Bryant at Providence — Big East Network/Cox Sports RI Howard at Georgetown — Big East Network Duke vs. Washington at New York, NY — CBS 12:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Xavier — ESPN2 2 p.m. Chicago State at DePaul — Big East Network UNLV at Wisconsin — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2011
I’ll be away for most of the day as my Sunday has been planned behind my back once again. I’ll have the Sunday NFL pregame quotage later in the afternoon. Let’s provide some sports media thoughts. As always, they’ll go in bullet form. In its first college football conference championship weekend, Fox Sports had a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/2/2011
Let’s give you some linkage on this Friday. Been a busy day. You deserve some links The Weekend Viewing Picks provide your sports and entertainment TV watching. And now to your links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand and Mike McCarthy debate whether networks should hire ex-coaches knowing full well they could make news and leave […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/30/2011
Since the posts were sparse on Tuesday, I’ll give you some sports media thoughts here. All in bullet form as usual. I haven’t said much about ESPN’s handling of the Bernie Fine Syracuse story. I wanted to get some facts before commenting. I’m really distressed that ESPN held onto the tape of what was reportedly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/28/2011
While I’m away from a computer this morning, I provide these thoughts to you so you have some fresh material here. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving weekend. As usual, I’ll go in bullet form. We’re three games into NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football schedule and the duo of Brad Nessler and Mike Mayock […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/17/2011
After Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe broke the news yesterday on Twitter and it being followed by several New England outlets reporting the development, NESN finally made it official today with a press release announcing that Don Orsillo has signed a four year contract, remaining as Red Sox TV voice through the 2015 season. […]
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Let’s do some links. May not be a full set. Depends on how much I can get done here. We’ll start with Alexandra Bruell of Advertising Age who says Penn State University has hired a public relations firm to help with crisis management for the Jerry Sandusky story. John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable says […]
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I guess it’s official now. After reports surfaced this week that Heidi Watney was finished at NESN after four seasons as Red Sox field reporter, we get this official statement from the New England Sports Network. Statement from NESN President & CEO Sean McGrail: “Heidi Watney will not be returning to NESN next year. She […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
I haven’t done a thoughts column in quite some time. And to boot, I’m doing this on the iPad. Not that you should care, but this will cause me to pause and think which is dangerous. Anyway, I’ll do this in bullet form. Thanks for your indulgence. The Penn State media coverage has not been […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/16/2011
It’s Wednesday. It’s mid-week and it’s time for some sports media links. Let’s get to them without further delay. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks with NBC’s Bob Costas about the “get” of accused child molester Jerry Sandusky for “Rock Center with Brian Williams”. While NBC and Bob Costas are being praised for the Sandusky interview, […]
