0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/30/2012
A few press releases I have to clear out of the inbox from last week. This comes from the NBC Sports Group regarding the Conference Quarterfinal round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. According to The Group, it averaged an audience of 929,000 thousand for the entire first round which is the highest average for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/29/2012
I need to clear my brower of links I was hoping to get to sometime over the last few days. Since I couldn’t do the Friday megalinks or any Saturday morning linkage, I’ll do some Sunday evening leftover links. Consider this the Sunday entrée to the beginning of the workweek. I honestly don’t know what […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/28/2012
Let’s provide a couple of press releases for you today. This is from NBC Sports Group regarding the NHL Postseason action this weekend. NBC takes the Eastern Conference Semifinala today and tomorrow while NBC Sports Network focuses on the Western Conference Semifinals tonight and tomorrow. Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk and Pierre McGuire will focus on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2012
Tonight will complete the Conference Quarterfinal round for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Two Games 7 will be played as the Ottawa Senators take on the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils play the Florida Panthers. NBC Sports Network airs the Sens-Rangers game at 7 p.m. ET. NHL Network airs the start of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/25/2012
I already wrote about the crazy programming schedule that NBC Sports Group will have for the two Games 7 on Thursday night. No need to rehash. Here are the announcing assignments for NBC Sports Group for both Games 7 on Thursday. Thursday, April 26 Game 7: Ottawa at New York Rangers, NBC Sports Network, 7 […]
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I like the staggered times of the Games 7 on Thursday, but I’m not a fan of how the NBC Sports Group will be handling the broadcasts. This is similar to how Versus handled games last year. Game 7 of Ottawa and the New York Rangers will be aired on NBC Sports Network in its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2012
As we steam towards the midpoint of four NHL series tonight, we have four Games 4, but none are elimination games. But each game is important to whether the teams leading 2-1 can take control or we get an extended series of least 6 games. All of the NBC Sports Group channels carrying NHL games […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2012
We’ve just about completed the first full week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and we’re turning into the second half of the NHL Conference Semifinals for some series. Tonight, there will be three games, all spread out on the networks of Sports Group. CNBC, NBC Sports Network and NHL Network will share the wealth and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/15/2012
I haven’t done a sports media thoughts post in a while and there has been so much that has transpired since the last time I wrote one. As always, they’re in bullet form. Let’s do this. Just four days into the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and I like how the networks of NBC are handling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/13/2012
We have the latest press release from The Group regarding the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. So far, the playoffs on NBC platforms have gone swimmingly well. Like the NCAA Tournament on CBS/Turner, we can switch to games on NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network. My only pet peeve is that NBC should keep us […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2012
Tonight, The Group has four NHL postseason games and all of NBC’s cable platforms assigned to carry the contests will be utilized. CNBC will carry San Jose at St. Louis, NHL Network has Ottawa at the New York Rangers while NBC Sports Network has a doubleheader with the defending Stanley Cup Champions Boston Bruins hosting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2012
This being Day 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Year 1 of the NBC Sports Group’s 10 year contract with the NHL, this concept of having all postseason games aired nationally is a new concept for US hockey fans. It’s a great thing and being able to switch between CNBC, NBC Sports Network and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2012
Ok, let’s take a look at what The Group will give us for the first round of the NHL Playoffs. Every game will be aired nationally on an NBC platform. NBC Sports Network, CNBC and NHL Network will air games on weeknights. NBC will have games on the weekend. And for the first time, we […]
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Ok, with the 2011-12 regular season finished, it’s now time to focus on one of the most exciting postseasons, the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the first time in the United States, every single postseason game will aired nationally through NBC, NBC Sports Network, CNBC or NHL Network. On most weeknights, NBC Sports Network will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2012
How about that? After being in the dark ages for years, the NHL finally came to its senses and will have all of its postseason games aired nationally in the United States. They do this in Canada through CBC and TSN. But for some reason, the NHL never maximized its television in the US to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/25/2012
One of the best days on the sports calendar, NHL Trade Deadline Day is coming on Monday. The Canadian sports networks, Rogers Sportsnet, The Score and TSN will be all over the big day as trades between teams can go fast and furious in the hours and minutes leading up to the 3 p.m. ET […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/11/2012
Been battling the stomach flu over the last 24 hours which is why you haven’t seen new posts since the Weekend Viewing Picks. My apologies for that. Still feeling a bit blue over the flu and running to the bathroom every 15 minutes, but I’m getting better now. Been a tough winter for me getting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/24/2012
Starting on Thursday, NHL Network will have 16½ hours of live coverage of All-Star Weekend in Ottawa. Hosts Kathryn Tappen and Brian Duff will be joined by analysts Barry Melrose, Kevin Weekes, Mike Johnson, insider EJ Hradek and reporter Heidi Androl. NHL Tonight will be live from the All-Star Fan Fair at the Ottawa Convention […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/19/2012
This from the National Hockey League, Commissioner Gary Bettman’s weekly one hour radio show will now be simulcast on the NHL Network starting tonight. Bettman’s show has been aired weekly on Sirius XM’s NHL Home Ice every Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Not only will it be shown on NHL Network, it will be streamed […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/22/2011
Just received this from NHL Network and it’s an announcement about the unveiling of a new logo which is pretty sharp, a new nightly 10 p.m. ET show hosted by former NESN Bruins studio host Kathryn Tappen, and a new ad campaign which gives viewers a sense that the NHL Network is no longer stuck […]
