0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/20/2014
NFL Now, the National Football League’s Over the Top service has debuted on Apple TV as of today. It means those who have Apple TV connected to their television sets can now see NFL content for free. Fans will have access to thousands of hours of content from NFL Films, live press conferences and for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2014
Monday night’s Cleveland at Washington NFL preseason game gave ESPN its highest ratings and biggest audience in five years. ESPN’s Monday Night Football garnered a 4.5 rating and an average 6.898 million viewers. It’s the highest-rated and biggest audience since a 2009 Houston Texans-Minnesota Vikings preseason game (5.2 rating and 7.918 million viewers). ESPN won […]
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Let’s provide you with the games and who will call them for CBS in Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2014 NFL season. Some of these assignments were leaked by the announcers themselves yesterday at the NFL on CBS Media Day in New York at CBS World Headquarters. The assignment of Jim Nantz, Phil Simms […]
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This was unveiled yesterday at the NFL on CBS Media Day in New York which your humble writer attended. With CBS and NFL Network combining to air Thursday Night Football, we note that Rich Eisen, Michael Irvin, Marshall Faulk and Steve Mariucci will be doing a pregame show from outside each game site. This show, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/14/2014
This in from Showtime, Inside the NFL will move from Wednesday nights to Tuesday nights at 9 ET starting September 2. And here’s the kicker, the show will air for the first time on basic cable when NFL Network re-airs the show on Wednesday nights. Greg Gumbel replaces James Brown as host. Phil Simms returns […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/7/2014
Fox has provided its announcing teams for the 2014 NFL season. A few changes that have been chronicled before this week’s announcement. Erin Andrews becomes the sideline reporter for the “A” team with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Pam Oliver is sent to the “B” team of Kevin Burkhardt and John Lynch. Former New York […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/5/2014
Yup, NFL Network will be all over the beginning of the Preseason with a live doubleheader on Thursday and single games Friday and Saturday. It begins on Thursday with San Francisco at Baltimore, a rematch of Super Bowl XLVII, live from the Charm City at 7:30 p.m. ET. NFL Network’s Ari Wolfe and Kurt Warner […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/4/2014
People keep picking on preseason football and say they won’t watch, but it keeps winning primetime. The Hall of Fame Game on NBC on Sunday between the Buffalo Bills and New York Football Giants pulled a 5.8/10 overnight rating. NBC Sports Public Relations tweeted the numbers this morning. Austin Karp at Sports Business Daily/Sports Business […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/29/2014
One of NFL Network’s longest on-air employees has moved to ESPN. Michelle Beisner who has been both an in-studio host and on-field reporter for NFL Network is joining ESPN for this season’s coverage of the National Football League. Starting in September, Beisner will be seen on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown doing features and conducting player […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/28/2014
One of ESPN’s signature events leading into the NFL season, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, will continue to be on the Alleged Worldwide Leader through 2020. A new seven year deal was announced today. For the first time, ESPN will pay a rights fee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2014
As CBS prepares to premiere Thursday Night Football on September 18, it will air a primetime special the week before on Wednesday, September 10 at 10 p.m. ET. Hosted by Jim Nantz, the special will look at some of the NFL’s best moments in primetime and look ahead to the Thursday Night Football schedule. CBS […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/14/2014
Now that the World Cup is over, it appears the networks have decided to make moves in anticipation of the NFL and other sports. A flood of sports media news is coming into the Fang’s Bites inbox and this is one of the bigger stories to happen over the last couple of months. Sports Illustrated’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/10/2014
In this podcast, we break some news. In this edition, the guest is Jeremy Louwerse, Executive Producer of NFL AM, NFL Network’s live four-hour morning show. In this podcast, Jeremy introduces us to the new cast of NFL AM. He introduces us to: Co-hosts Rhett Lewis and Erin Coscarelli; Co-analysts LaVar Arrington, Eric Davis and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/25/2014
This announced late Tuesday by CBS Sports. Former NFL referee Mike Carey will be part of the joint CBS/NFL Network Thursday Night Football telecasts and the NFL on CBS on Sundays. Carey who retired from the NFL after 24 years as an official and 19 as a referee, will make appearances from the Thursday Night […]
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 […]
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As I get back into sports media mode after spending five days in California for my cousin’s wedding, let’s provide some news that you may have missed over the last couple of days. I’m still a bit on West Coast time and I totally understand what Tony Bennett meant when he sang “I Left My […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/10/2014
After word leaked this week that Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts would receive a well-deserved promotion to become the “B” announcing team, CBS Sports has released its entire announcing lineup for the NFL on CBS in 2014. After the lead team, there are promotions and new teams to tell you about. Jim Nantz, Phil Simms […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/5/2014
While I’m in California attending a wedding, Fang’s Bites will present various guest columns from contributors all over the country. We begin with Nathan Brice of Birmingham, AL who presents the question, which sports work best being televised on cable and which work best on broadcast TV? It’s an interesting question and one Nathan tries […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2014
Yup. After Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona in February, the NFL will eschew the Roman numerals and use regular numbers starting with Super Bowl 50. The local Super Bowl organizing committee had sought to have “50” showcased instead of “L” so the NFL agreed and thus instead of the league ordaining the 50th Super Bowl […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/28/2014
Former New York Football Giants offensive lineman David Diehl makes the leap from the field to the broadcast booth and takes a coveted analyst position. He was hired and takes a spot that was left open when Fox chose not to renew Brian Billick after last season. Diehl played his entire career with the Giants […]
