0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/10/2014
The NFL Draft is a phenomenon that keeps growing to the point that it’s Godzilla stomping on Tokyo buildings and breathing fire on fully gassed-up cars for fun. On Thursday, the first round of the NFL Draft on ESPN and NFL Network absolutely crushed the NBA Playoffs on ESPN2 and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/8/2014
I don’t pay attention to mock drafts and neither should you, but if there’s one to pay attention, it’s usually Mike Mayock’s. He did his Mock Draft on NFL Network Wednesday night. The fine people at the National Football League public relations office sent over the Mayock Mock and we have it for you in […]
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 […]
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This is what it looks like, the new Thursday Night Football logo with both CBS and NFL Network on the shield. You’ll be seeing this leading up to the kickoff of the new season and beyond. Here’s the logo without it being cut off as it is above.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2014
Ok, the NFL schedules are out. Let’s post them one at a time. Let’s begin with the CBS/NFL Network Thursday Night Football schedule. CBS will air Weeks 2-8 and a game in Week 16 on Saturday, December 20. In the first seven weeks, CBS will have four AFC rivalry games including Steelers-Ravens which opens the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/22/2014
Finally, the white smoke bellowed out from the National Football League’s Park Avenue offices in New York and the 2014 regular season schedule will be released on Wednesday. The official release will be made on NFL.com and NFL Network at 8 p.m. ET. And while the games will instantaneously appear on the NFL’s website, NFL […]
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 […]
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This being reported by John Ourand at Sports Business Journal. He writes that as the National Football League schedule is about to be released (most likely within a week), media executives expect the first year of Thursday Night Football to be filled with very good matchups, even surpassing the Monday Night Football slate on ESPN. […]
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 2/5/2014
Ok, here’s the joint press release from CBS and National Football League announcing the new Thursday Night Football package for 2014. CBS and NFL Network will split the package with CBS airing the first half with an NFLN simulcast. All of CBS’ games will air on Thursday nights. NFL Network takes the second half with […]
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I thought NBC would take the package. Instead, CBS wins the bid for Thursday Night Football and will split the games with NFL Network. The Tiffany Network will produce the games. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will call all of the Thursday games. CBS will air the first half of the 16 game package, all […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/2/2014
Ok, we end the quotage for the 2013-14 NFL season with NFL Network’s quotage for its 10½ pregame coverage of Super Bowl XLVIII. Here it is. You’re going to scroll for a while. News & Sound Bites From Super Bowl Sunday Editions of NFL Network’s NFL GameDay First & NFL GameDay Morning Quick Quotes from […]
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Starting at 7 a.m., NFL Network begins 10½ hours of pregame coverage for Super Bowl XLVIII. It starts with NFL GameDay First hosted by Sterling Sharpe, Shaun O’Hara and Brian Billick live at Super Bowl Boulevard in New York. Then it will be the massive 8½ hour NFL GameDay Morning which will originate from several […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2014
All Times Eastern Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 a.m. NFL GameDay First — NFL Network, 7 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning live from New Jersey — NFL Network, 9 a.m. Sunday NFL Countdown live from New York — ESPN, 10 a.m.Fox Super Bowl Kick-Off […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2014
Continuing its tradition to air just about everything about the Super Bowl except for the game, NFL Network plans to carpetbomb viewers with shows and programs surrounding the Big Game during the week and hours leading up to kickoff. NFL Network says it will provide over 140 hours of programming, a record 86 of them […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/21/2014
You may not be familiar with the name of Jerry Smith if you’re a new school NFL fan. But old school fans remember he was a very good tight end for the DC NFL Team from the 1960’s into the 1970’s. When he retired after the 1977 season, Smith held the record for receptions by […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/18/2014
We’re now down to four teams in the NFL postseason tournament. Only two will go to the Super Bowl in New Jersey. Denver or New England will represent the AFC and either San Francisco or Seattle will play for the NFC. NFL Network will be on the case with a whopping eight hours of pregame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/17/2014
In one of the shortest blurbs ever, NFL Network lets us know that it will air the 2014 East-West Shrine Game on Saturday. It’s a chance for outgoing college talent to showcase their skills to NFL scouts. NFL Network has the game live on Saturday starting at 4 p.m. ET. Now that I’ve written thus […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/16/2014
This is so weird. New details keep leaking about the Thursday Night Football package currently up for bid among the current NFL TV partners and Turner Sports. John Ourand at Sports Business Daily dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, stating that no matter who wins a package of Thursday night games, they will be simulcast on […]
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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 — […]
