0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/23/2011
Let’s do some linkage on this Sunday morning. Some good stuff to get to. TVbytheNumbers says World Series Game 3 easily won the primetime ratings last night over college football and repeats on NBC. The Associated Press has an in-depth story on how Fox and Telemundo won the rights to the 2015-22 World Cups. Marisa […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/22/2011
We have the official announcement from NBC Universal’s Telemundo obtaining the rights to the FIFA World Cups starting in 2015 and running through 2022. Under the agreement announced Friday by FIFA, the world governing body for soccer, Fox and Telemundo will air the Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019 and the Men’s World Cup […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2011
We have the official announcement from FIFA awarding the US media rights to the Men’s and Women’s World Cups ranging from 2015 through 2022. Fox gets the English language rights for TV and radio. Fox reportedly paid a total of $450-$500 million to wrest the rights from ESPN which had aired the event consecutively dating […]
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Fox won with a bid around $500 million. Telemundo took Spanish rights for $600 million. Both ESPN and Univision said they were outbid. More to follow.
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2010
I had to go to work early and I’m still there now so I’m not in any capacity to see any NFL action at this time. I will try to sneak in some linkage this afternoon. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News talks about five Telemundo stations banding together to air their first live NFL game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/22/2010
This Sunday, NBC-owned Telemundo will its first NFL game in five cities. It’s part of Hispanic Heritage Month and Telemundo gets to use its own announcers for the event. NBC Sports will produce the game. In addition, ESPN Deportes will team up with the Mothership for the Monday night game between Green Bay and Minnesota. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/22/2010
Work has been crazy and I haven’t been able to provide linkage as I would like. It also doesn’t help when I have to shuttle between two offices and I have to borrow a car as I’m still without my own transportation. Eventually this will get resolved, but for now, I’m still depending on others […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/11/2010
After helping Dad to meet the deadline, I’m now free to do some links for you. Let’s get to them. Starting with the Sports Business Daily, the publication takes a look at how the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the NFL v. American Needle case could have widespread effects on the league’s labor negotiations. Writing […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/23/2008
Here’s your final Olympic Viewing Guide. This covers the weekend. If you know where to look, there is plenty of live action to watch. You may have to stay up late to do it, but I’m sure you can find it. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 – DAY 15NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Women’s Basketball […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/22/2008
Here is your viewing guide for the 2nd to last day of the Olympics. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 – DAY 14NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Track & Field – Decathlon, Final DayMen’s Basketball – Semifinal USA vs. Argentina (LIVE)Gymnastics – Rhythmic CompetitionWomen’s Table Tennis – Gold Medal Final8:00 p.m. – MidnightTrack & Field – […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/21/2008
Time to give you another update tonight. Newsday’s Neil Best speculates that President George W. Bush may visit Monday Night Football on the eve of the election. Neil says Chris Russo’s voice is still heard on WFAN through various commercials, but that is nothing new. I’ve worked at radio stations where voices of those fired […]
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Here are your viewing highlights for Thursday on the networks of NBC Universal. Remember, the Olympics in Communist China end on Sunday so we’re in the home stretch and we’ll deal with the next Summer Games in four years. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 13NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Track & Field […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/20/2008
Here’s your viewing highlights for Wednesday on the networks of NBC Universal: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. all time zonesMen’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal (LIVE)Women’s Diving – Platform Competition8:00 p.m. – Midnight ET/PTTrack & Field – Gold Medal FinalsMen’s 200mWomen’s 400m HurdlesGymnastics – GalaWomen’s Beach Volleyball – Gold Medal Match (LIVE)Cycling […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/19/2008
The NBC public relations department is very good at finding ways to promote the ratings for the Olympics. It’s using the midway point of the Games to show how the Olympics have helped other programs. Even Access Hollywood is mentioned and this will be most likely be the last time you’ll ever see Access Hollywood […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/18/2008
With Michael Phelps gone, NBC latches onto gymnastics for one more night. And one of the extreme sports, BMX makes its Olympics debut. Here are the viewing highlights for the networks of NBC Universal. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 – DAY 11NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. all time zonesWomen’s Volleyball – Quarterfinal USA vs. […]
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Here are your viewing highlights for the second Monday of the Olympics. MONDAY, AUGUST 18 – DAY 10NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Men’s Volleyball – USA vs. Japan (LIVE)Track & FieldMen’s Diving – Springboard Competition8:00 p.m. – MidnightGymnastics – Individual Event Gold Medal FinalsMen’s Rings, VaultWomen’s Uneven BarsTrack & Field – Gold Medal […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/16/2008
Here is your Olympic Viewing Guide for this weekend on the networks of NBC. Get ready to scroll for a while. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 – DAY 8NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball – USA vs. Spain (LIVE)Track & FieldMen’s & Women’s Gymnastics – Trampoline CompetitionBeach Volleyball – Gibb/Rosenthal (USA) vs. Herrara/Mesa (ESP)Women’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/8/2008
This is from NBC Sports. The viewing highlights on the networks of NBC for this weekend. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 – DAY 1NBC and NBC HD10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Women’s Volleyball – USA vs. Japan (LIVE)SwimmingMen’s Beach Volleyball – Rogers/Dalhausser (USA) vs. Samoilovs/Plavins (LAT)Women’s Beach Volleyball – Branagh/Youngs (USA) vs. Kadijk/Mooren (NED)Men’s Cycling – Road RaceRowing8:00 […]
