0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/25/2014
This was originally reported back in January when NBC and ESPN were talking about trading the rights to the first day of the 2014 Ryder Cup in exchange for Michelle Beadle. That’s right. As reported by Geoff Shackelford, Beadle was the final piece of the puzzle. So NBC got the first day of this year’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/15/2013
This comes from veteran golf reporter Geoff Shackelford. I didn’t see the story when it originally came out on Friday, but a reader sent me a link via Twitter. It’s regarding ESPN’s rights to the Ryder Cup which NBC traded to Bristol, CT back in 2006. It appears the two networks are about to conduct […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2013
In a long-term deal, NBC has retained the Cup, the Ryder Cup that in a contract that keeps at least the weekend portion of the event on the Peacock through 2030. ESPN currently holds the cable rights for the first day of competition through 2014. For this deal, NBC will continue to air Days 2 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2012
Let’s do a few links for you. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the local MLB TV ratings. Mike Ozanian from Forbes explains what the new national MLB TV deals mean for the upcoming bids for the Los Angeles Dodgers TV rights. Georg Szalai of the Hollywood Reporter has an NBC Sports executive defending […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2012
Time for some linkage in this mid-week and last day of the 2012 MLB regular season. Lots of things to get to. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand analyzes the new MLB TV deals with Fox and Turner. Nate Davis of USA Today’s Game On blog previews tonight’s NFL Network “A Football Life” documentary. John Ourand and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2012
This from NBC Sports. With a dramatic Ryder Cup that aired throughout Sunday afternoon, then a Sunday Night Football game that went down to the wire, NBC had quite a big viewership. Overnight ratings showed that NBC registered very good numbers for Sunday Night Football, a 15.6 for the New York Giants-Philadelphia Eagles contest. In […]
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I’m going to make a concerted effort to do linkage regularly again. It’s the reason why I started Fang’s Bites back in 2007 and I was able to do the links daily, even on weekends. But lately, my schedule has been so busy that the site has become a press release dump and I want […]
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Received the overnights for Sunday’s action from the final day of the Ryder Cup. With the United States collapsing underneath a European steamroller, NBC saw a 71% hike this year from the last Ryder Cup which took place in Europe two years ago. Overall, the rating was a 4.1 with a 9 share against NFL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/9/2012
Let’s do some Sunday linkage on this first NFL regular season Sunday of 2012. We’ll begin with Pat Eaton-Robb of the Associated Press with an interesting story on how Connecticut is fast becoming home of major sports media companies. Candace Jackson of the Wall Street talks about her visit to Rich Eisen and his wife, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2010
I didn’t do links all weekend. It’s rare when that happens, but as I went to a Tweet Up of Red Sox fans at Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill in Boston on Saturday and then did a long day of posting on Sunday. Twelve posts in all! Sunday is turning out to be a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2010
As the Ryder Cup continues on Monday, so does Golf Channel’s coverage of the event. While it doesn’t have rights to the Ryder Cup (that could change in two years), Golf Channel can cover it once it’s over. The play is expected to finish around 11:30 a.m. Eastern time and once all is said and […]
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With more rain in Wales and a delay on Sunday, the Ryder Cup will have its first ever Monday finish. This is what happens when you play golf into October, you have the chance for inclement weather. These are the plans for Monday with USA Network airing the full coverage starting at 4 a.m. East. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/1/2010
Ok, let’s do the Friday megalinks. Getting a late start as I’ve been all over the place today, but better late than never. Check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for information on the sports and entertainment programs for the first weekend in October. Now to the links. National USA Today’s Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN […]
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Due to the heavy rains in Wales today, the Ryder Cup has had to adjust its schedule. In addition, it means instead of ridiculous tape delays, it means we’ll have live golf all weekend, provided we don’t have more weather delays. ESPN will kick off coverage on Saturday, hand off to NBC which will go […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/30/2010
Another late start on the linkage today mostly due to shuffling between two offices and trying to catch up on press releases. Let’s get started. Mike McCarthy at USA Today has LeBron James blaming race for the negative reaction to his ESPN produced “The Decision” earlier this year. Mike notes that there won’t be a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/29/2010
Been a bit busy at work so the linkage is coming to you later than usual. I try to finish it late morning or early afternoon, but there have been a few issues that needed taking care of. They’re done now so let’s provide the links. Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes that Fox will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/28/2010
I give you some linkage on this Tuesday. Finished some paperwork and now it’s time for the links on this date. First, Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at NBC going with tape delayed coverage of the Ryder Cup all day Saturday. Ten hours of taped golf. That’s just great. I can see people looking […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/27/2010
We have a couple of Golf Channel press releases. One involving Ryder Cup coverage and the other focusing on the new season of Big Break which premieres on Wednesday. Let’s give you the Ryder Cup release first since coverage begins on Tuesday. Golf Channel has the Ryder Cup Covered Nearly 20 Hours of News Coverage […]
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Starting on Friday, golf teams from the US and Europe square off in match play at the Twenty Ten Course in Wales in the renewal of the Ryder Cup. Now the matches will be played mostly in the morning here in the United States. ESPN may no longer have live PGA Tour events, but it […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/23/2010
As I stayed up very late as news broke about the HBO 24/7 series on the NHL, I’m dragging, but I do it so you have fresh content when you wake up. And besides, the post has been getting quite a bit of mileage this morning with Puck Daddy, The Pensblog, and at NBC’s Pro […]
