0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2016
On Tuesday, May 10 at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, the Sports Emmy Awards were handed out to the national sports networks nominated in a number of categories. FS1 was the network that received the most with 8 awards. NBC was next with 7 followed by FoxSports.com with 6 then […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/7/2016
Jeep: 4x4ever — C Shick Hydro: Robot Razors — C Axe: Find Your Magic — D Jublia: Toenail Fungus — F Kia: Walken Closet — A T-Mobile: Restricted Bling — C Budweiser: Simply Put — A Universal: The Secret Lives of Pets — A Colgate: Save Water — C Suntrust: Hold Your Breath — C
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Pepsi: Joy of Pepsi — B Amazon Echo: Baldwin Bowl — A Jeep: — B No More: Text Talk — B- Doritos: Doritos Dogs — A Mini: Defy Labels — B TurboTax.com: Never a Sellout — A- Pokémon: Train On — B Xifaxan: Irritable Bowel Syndrome — F LG: The Man From the Future — […]
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Bud Light: The Bud Light Party — C Skittles: Portrait — D Paramount: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows — C T-Mobile: Drop the Balls — B Hyundai: Ryanville — B- Envy: OIC is Different — D Persil Proclean: The Professional — C- Coke: A Mini Marvel (Hulk vs. Ant-man) — B+ Weathertech: […]
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Michelob Ultra: Breathe — D Snickers: Marilyn — B SoFi.com: Great Loans for Great People — D Avocados From Mexico: Avocados From Space — B+ Hyundai: The Chase — C Apartments.com: Moving Day — B Mobile Strike — C Doritos: Ultrasound — C- PayPal: There’s a New Money in Town — C+ Walt Disney: The […]
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NFL Super Bowl 50, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers — CBS/ESPN Deportes, 6:30 p.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning — NFL Network, 9 a.m. NFL Insiders: Sunday Edition — ESPN, 10 a.m. Super Bowl 50: Before They Were Pros — CBS, 11 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/1/2016
2015 was not your ordinary sports media year. We did have some upheaval in sports properties, record viewership for a new event, record viewership once again for the Super Bowl and some upheaval at ESPN. Overall, it made for an interesting year in covering the sports media beat in 2015. As is our tradition at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/5/2015
The 36th Annual Sports Emmy Awards were handed out in New York on Tuesday, May 5. NBC’s coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games was a big winner, but in several technical categories. We can’t say the usual suspects won because Bob Costas did not pick up the Outstanding Studio Host Award. Ernie Johnson won […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/21/2015
So the NFL schedule has been announced. It’s a 256-game schedule spread over 17 weeks. A few new things from last year. CBS gets the Week 1 doubleheader for the first time since 2000. From 2001 until last year, CBS had conceded the Week 1 late game to Fox due to its coverage of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/3/2015
Back to do a sports media notebook for you. Let’s get to it. NEWS NASCAR beat reporter Jim Utter of the Charlotte Observer notes that Sunday’s Sprint Cup race in Atlanta did well for Fox and was up from last year’s second race which was held in Phoenix. That along with increased viewership for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/3/2015
Time for a sports media notebook. Plenty of stuff out there and I need to clear my browser tabs of all the links I have for you. First some news. NEWS As you’re aware by now, Super Bowl XLIX was declared the most-watched television program in U.S. history with an average of 114.4 million viewers. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/2/2015
Well, it’s official now. Super Bowl XLIX on NBC is the most-watched television program in U.S. history with 114.4 million viewers breaking the previous record of 112.3 set last year by Super Bowl XLVIII on Fox. The viewership peaked at over 120 million in the last ten minutes of the game. Thanks to a close […]
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In NBC’s third Super Bowl since returning to the NFL in 2006, the Peacock had the opportunity to showcase its production and broadcasting booth, both of which are the among the best in the business. Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth were both on top of trends and first-guessed on plays. And during the big play […]
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A Budweiser “Lost Dog” Clash of Clans “Angry Neeson” Dodge “Wisdom” esurance “Sorta Pharmacist” Mercedes-Benz “Fable” Nissan “With Dad” No More Toyota “How Great I Am” B Disney “Tomorrowland” Coca-Cola “Make It Happy” Dove for Men “Real Strength” Jeep “The World is a Gift” Kia “Getaway” Lexus “Let’s Play” Microsoft “Empowering” Microsoft “Empower” Mophie “Battery […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/1/2015
Universal “Ted 2” — C Mophie “Battery Dies” — B Loctite “Positive Feelings” — C Bud Light “Whatever” — C+ Mercedes-Benz “Fable” — A 50 Shades of Grey — F Doritos “Pigs Fly” — C Wix.com “It’s That Easy” — B Victoria’s Secret “Let The Real Games Begin” — B UCool “Heroes Charge” — C
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Clash of Clans “Liam” — A Sprint “Cut bill in half” — C Lexus “Let’s Play” — B Microsoft “Empower” — B Dodge “100” — A Kia “Getaway” — B Jublia “Toenail Fungus” — F T-Mobile “One-Upped” — C Budweiser “Brewed” — D Jeep “The World is a Gift” — B NFL “Super Bowl Rally” […]
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Budweiser “Best Buds” — A Nationwide “Invisible” — B Paramount “Terminator Genisys” — D Coca-Cola “Make it Happy” — B Mexican Avocados “First Draft Ever” — C “Furious 7” — F Dove “Real Strength” — B Doritos “Middle Seat” — D Nissan “With Dad” — A Nationwide “Make Safe Happen” — F Weight Watchers “Take […]
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Toyota “How Great I Am” — A TurboTax “Boston Tea Party” — C Game of War — C Disney “Tomorrowland” — B BMW “Newfangled Idea” — C- Minions – D Snickers “Very Brady” – B- Carnival Cruises “Come Back to the Sea” — C Skittles “Settle it” — C+ Lexus “NX Turbo” — C T-Mobile […]
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With today being Super Bowl Sunday and a new month to boot, let’s provide you with a new edition of the notebook. I have a lot of linkage to provide you plus a few pieces for News You Can Use. During the Super Bowl, I’ll do my annual grades of the ads during each quarter, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/30/2015
All Times Eastern Studio and Pregame Shows NFL Matchup — ESPN, 7 a.m. NFL GameDay First live from Glendale, AZ — NFL Network, 7 a.m. NFL GameDay Morning live from Glendale, AZ — NFL Network, 9 a.m. That Other Pregame Show — CBS Sports Network, 10 a.m. Postseason NFL Countdown live from Glendale and Phoenix, […]
