0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/2/2015
Time for the first Sports Media Notebook of 2015. Let’s see what news we can squeeze for this edition. NEWS First, ESPN saw some good news for the first half of its so-called “New Year’s Six.” The ratings were good for the Peach, Orange and Fiesta Bowls. College Football: First Half of “New Year’s Six” […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2015
Time for some predictions for 2015. Looking back through the archives, the last predictions post on this site was done in 2012 so it’s time to do one now. I’ll do it a little differently than in previous years. Here goes. January The first-ever College Football National Championship Game on ESPN draws a record cable […]
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Yesterday, we listed the bottom half of the Big Dozen Sports Media Stories of 2014. Now on this New Year’s Day 2015, we list the top half of the Big Dozen. If you need a reminder, Part I of the Big Dozen went as follows: 7. CBS Gets Thursday Night Football 8. ESPN, Fox and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2014
It’s that time of year once again to look back at the stories that made the Big Dozen list. If you’re new here and wonder why it’s called the Big Dozen? It’s a tribute to where I used to work, WPRI-TV on the border of East Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA. My good friend, John […]
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The last notebook of the year quite a bit of stuff. Not much linkage out there, but plenty of news out there and News You Can Use. BREAKING NEWS CBS has announced that it will once again stream all of its AFC Playoff games for desktop and laptop computers and tablets beginning with Sunday’s Wild […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/30/2014
Hard to believe that this is the 8th year of the awards. While some announcers and networks are constants in the NFL, other announcers just come and go. It’s here where we recognize the Best and Worst in NFL announcing and production. There are some new winners and here which is a good thing. Unlike […]
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It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these. You deserve better from me and I apologize for the lack of posts. Life has gotten in the way. I’ve become a caregiver for my parents as they’ve gotten older. If you follow me
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/28/2014
Ok, the National Football League has announced the schedules for the Wild Card and Divisional Playoff Weekends. On Saturday, January 3, ESPN kicks off the action with Arizona at Carolina at 4:30 p.m. Then NBC takes the nightcap at 8:15 p.m. ET with Pittsburgh hosting a Wild Card game as the AFC North Champ against […]
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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 12/24/2014
All Times Eastern Sunday, December 28 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington — Kevin Ray/Danny White Cleveland at Baltimore — Adam Amin/Doug Plank San Diego at Kansas City — Kevin Lee/Rod Woodson 4:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver — Greg Papa/Tom Flores//Lincoln Kennedy Carolina at Atlanta — Marc Kestecher/Bill Polian//Ian Fitzsimmons St. Louis at Seattle — Larry […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/23/2014
All Times Eastern Sunday, December 28 NFL Viewing Maps (the506.com) DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket Channel Assignments Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 6:30 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 […]
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Now that Cincinnati has defeated Denver and has made next Sunday night’s game against Pittsburgh an AFC North Division Championship Game, it has also made the New England Patriots the number one seed in the AFC. We do have a crossflex as the NFL has moved Carolina at Atlanta from 1 p.m. on Fox to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/21/2014
From the National Football League, the game between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh will be on Sunday Night Football on NBC at 8:30 p.m. on December 28. The final Week 17 schedule will be released after Monday Night Football on December 22, but we do know two games, San Diego at Kansas City will be remain at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/17/2014
All Times Eastern Thursday, December 18 8:25 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville — Bob Wischusen/Brady Quinn//Chris Doering Saturday, December 20 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington — Scott Graham/Mike Mayock//Derek Rackley 8:25 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco — Kevin Kugler/Rod Woodson//Scott Kaplan Sunday, December 21 1 p.m. Atlanta at New Orleans — Matt Smith/Brian Baldinger Kansas […]
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All Times Eastern Thursday, December 18 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff live from EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL — NFL Network, 6 p.m. Fantasy Football […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/16/2014
Announced last night at halftime of the New Orleans Saints-Chicago Bears game, ESPN has signed Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden through the end of its NFL rights contract in 2021. It means it squashes any speculation that Gruden will go back to coaching anytime soon. Since he signed with ESPN in 2009, Gruden has […]
0 comments by Joe Webb on 12/12/2014
The AFC West is on the line in Week 15 as the San Diego Chargers host Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Easily the biggest game of the year for the Bolts, a win keeps San Diego in the hunt for the division, while a loss gives Denver the crown. CBS selected this Week 15 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/11/2014
We have the assignments for Week 16 for the NFL on CBS which will also include the games it will produce for NFL Network on Thursday, December 18 and Saturday, December 20. NFL Network will air its usual Thursday Night Football game which is produced by CBS. Then the late-season Saturday doubleheader returns for the […]
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All Times Eastern Thursday, December 12 8:25 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis — Ian Eagle/Mike Mayock//Laura Okmin Sunday, December 14 1 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City — Greg Papa/Tom Flores//Lincoln Kennedy Miami Dolphins at New England — Marc Kestecher/Bill Polian//Ian Fitzsimmons Green Bay at Buffalo — Adam Amin/Doug Plank//Tom Speicher Pittsburgh at Atlanta — Kevin […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2014
All Times Eastern Thursday, December 11 Studio and Pregame Shows Around the NFL — NFL Network, 2 p.m. NFL Insiders — ESPN, 3 p.m. NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m. NFL Fantasy Live — NFL Network, 5 p.m. NFL Total Access Kickoff live from Soldier Field, Chicago, IL — NFL Network, 6 p.m. NFL Thursday […]
