0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2016
On Tuesday, May 10 at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, the Sports Emmy Awards were handed out to the national sports networks nominated in a number of categories. FS1 was the network that received the most with 8 awards. NBC was next with 7 followed by FoxSports.com with 6 then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2015
The 36th Annual Sports Emmy Awards were handed out in New York on Tuesday, May 5. NBC’s coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games was a big winner, but in several technical categories. We can’t say the usual suspects won because Bob Costas did not pick up the Outstanding Studio Host Award. Ernie Johnson won […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2015
Back to do a sports media notebook for you. Let’s get to it. NEWS NASCAR beat reporter Jim Utter of the Charlotte Observer notes that Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta did well for Fox and was up from last year’s second race which was held in Phoenix. That along with increased viewership for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/9/2015
It all began with the NFL Championship in 1962 when Ed Sabol bought the rights to film the game for Blair Motion Pictures. Two years later, the NFL purchased Blair Motion Pictures and it became NFL Films with the task to preserve all games on film and it has done that diligently ever since. Sabol […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2015
Time for a sports media notebook. Plenty of stuff out there and I need to clear my browser tabs of all the links I have for you. First some news. NEWS As you’re aware by now, Super Bowl XLIX was declared the most-watched television program in U.S. history with an average of 114.4 million viewers. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/1/2015
With today being Super Bowl Sunday and a new month to boot, let’s provide you with a new edition of the notebook. I have a lot of linkage to provide you plus a few pieces for News You Can Use. During the Super Bowl, I’ll do my annual grades of the ads during each quarter, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2014
Time to post the nominees for the 8th Annual Fang’s Bites NFL TV Awards. There are some usual suspects here and a few newbies. We’ll hand the awards on Tuesday, December 30. The Pat Summerall Award for Best Play-by-Play: Kevin Burkhardt (Fox), Ian Eagle (CBS), Kevin Harlan (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Mike Tirico (ESPN) Best […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/12/2014
Announced by the National Football League today, HBO and NFL Films will co-produce the latest edition of Hard Knocks. It will feature the Atlanta Falcons and will premiere on Tuesday, August 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The season will air over a five week period and end on Tuesday, September 2. The NFL made the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/6/2014
Here’s the listing of the 35th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. They were handed out in New York tonight to an appreciative audience at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at the Time Warner Center. Overall, NBC led all networks with six Emmy Awards, Fox/HBO Sports/MLB Network won 5 and ESPN received four. In an upset, Bob […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2014
Starting this Wednesday and airing every Wednesday leading up to the 2014 NFL Draft, NFL Films and NFL Network take a look at five particular drafts that made history. Beginning with the 1964 Draft and then the 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004 Drafts, NFL Films looks at the moments that made the event what it […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/26/2014
The nominees are out. A few interesting developments for this year’s Emmys. In the play-by-play category, Al Michaels is noticeably absent. Marv Albert, Mike Breen, Joe Buck, Bob Costas (?) and Mike Emrick are nominees. I guess the Academy decided to put Bob in this category in addition to his customary Studio Host nomination. For […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/31/2014
I’m always interested in international feeds of major sporting events. For the World Series or the Super Bowl, the production changes than what we’re used to seeing from the American networks as producers program for a wider audience. For Super Bowl XLVIII, NFL Films is producing the game for the international audience and will use […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2014
All Times Eastern Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m./ESPN2, 7:30 a.m. NFL Films Presents: The Candlestick Makers — ESPN2, 7 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown — […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/14/2014
On Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2, Fox is going to air three NFL-related specials. The 3rd Annual NFL Honors will air on Saturday in a two-hour primetime special that will recognize the annual Associated Press honors for the best players and various performances. Alec Baldwin will host the show which will take place […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2014
Ok, I’ll write the Awards tonight, but in the interim, here are the nominees for the seventh annual incarnation of my NFL TV Awards. The Pat Summerall Award for Best Play-by-Play: Kenny Albert (Fox), Kevin Burkhardt (Fox), Ian Eagle (CBS), Al Michaels (NBC), Brad Nessler (NFL Network), Mike Tirico (ESPN) Best Game Analyst: Cris Collinsworth […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/17/2013
One of the men who was one of the more important voices in bringing the NFL into our living rooms will be profiled next Tuesday in NFL Network’s “A Football Life” documentary series. Pat Summerall who died earlier this year will be the subject of the next episode of “A Football Life.” NFL Films talks […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2013
Tonight on NFL Network, the continuation of NFL Films’ excellent documentary series, A Football Life, except this particular installment is personal for the men and women who produced tonight’s episode. Tonight’s episode focuses on the late Steve Sabol who passed away last year. The man who put his heart and soul into NFL Films right […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2013
Time for your look ahead in the week in sports media. It’s going to be a busy seven days. GOLF The final Major of the year in the PGA Tour takes place at the Oak Hill Country Hill East Course in Rochester, NY. TNT and CBS will team up for coverage. Here’s how it will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/18/2013
This from our friends from HBO and NFL Films, we’ve learned that the two parties have signed a long-term extension of their current agreement. This will continue the sports reality series which began in 2001 and has continued to see seven different editions involving the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/17/2013
After word leaked out Friday about the Cincinnati Bengals being this year’s subject for Hard Knocks, we now get the official word from HBO Sports and NFL Films. The new season of Hard Knocks will premiere on August 6. This marks the second time the Bengals will be featured on Hard Knocks. They were on […]
