0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/3/2011
Coming up on Wednesday, ESPN will present a documentary on the 1986 Masters where Jack Nicklaus at age 46 becoming the oldest golfer to win the Green Jacket at Augusta. Of course, the ESPN Films presentation will air on the eve of the first round of The Masters® which begins the following day and it […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2011
Been doing some work and also keeping an eye on the Detroit-Yankees game online. It’s been a joy watching games online. It has been a lifesaver when I’ve been at work bogged down with stuff in the office. And MLB.TV is free for Apple iOS users via the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Anyway, let’s […]
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The Masters® is a real sign that Spring is here. It means the weather should get warmer and the leaves should be coming out soon, depending on where you live. In its fourth year of coverage from Augusta National, ESPN will take over the 3-D coverage which began last year as a collaboration between Comcast […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/30/2011
Ok, let’s do the Wednesday linkage. Quite a few things to get to. We begin with Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal who when we last saw him during the World Series last October, was wearing a bowtie despite his protests to management. Well, we find that Ken will continue wearing a bowtie this season, but rather […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/27/2011
Just before CBS’ Final Round coverage of The Masters®, two weeks from today, we have another edition of Jim Nantz Remembers, where he looks into a memorable tournament from years past. This year, Jim looks back at the 1975 Masters where Jack Nicklaus had to fend off the charging Tom Weiskopf and Johnny Miller to […]
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This is the first of what I hope will be weekly Sunday posts. I’ll provide three or four thoughts into one post and I hope you enjoy them. Consider this to be a throwback to when sports media writers would write a lengthy column in the Sunday newspapers. As I mentioned, I hope to make […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/24/2011
Let’s provide the sports media links this morning. Lots of things to do today so I hope I can get this done and finish up the work I have to do later. John Czarnecki at Fox Sports is amazed at how the NFL Scouting Combine has become a made-for-TV event. George Winslow at Broadcasting & […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/23/2011
This Spring, ESPN 3D will show all four rounds of The Masters and the Par 3 Contest, meaning some 10 hours of the Tradition Unlike Any Other in 3-D. Unfortunately, about 86 people across the country have a 3-D TV, so a minority of people will appreciate the coverage. Last year, Comcast and Sony banded […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/5/2011
We learned just before the end of 2011, Sirius XM came to an agreement with the PGA Tour to keep PGA Tour Radio and coverage of golf on the satellite radio provider. From all accounts, this was pretty close to not happening and having all golf events removed from Sirius XM. But things came out […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2010
This just announced. Westwood One Radio has signed a renewal of its annual one year agreement with the Augusta National Country Club to air radio coverage of The Masters. In conjunction with former parent, CBS, Westwood One will carry full four round coverage to affiliates across the country in addition to Sirius XM which is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/22/2010
Let’s do some linkage while I can. Some sad news from MSNBC. Columnist Mike Celizic who has been with the network writing for both MSNBC and NBCSports.com died today at the age of 61. George Malone of MSNBC writes an appreciation of Celizic. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk says in a very strange move, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/26/2010
Back to work after a weekend that was much too short. I’ll do some linkage for you now. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who says ESPN’s Jon Gruden has adjusted to being a TV personality. John Ourand and Michael Smith of the Sports Business Journal give us the anatomy of the CBS/Turner deal for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/12/2010
CBS continued to ride a big ratings wave of momentum for the final round of The Masters on Sunday. With plenty of attention on Tiger Woods, we saw that the story went from Tiger to Phil Mickelson as Lefty put his stamp on this year’s tournament. Saturday saw the largest audience for The Masters in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2010
Having Tiger Woods in contention in a major golf tournament is one thing. Having him return from his long layoff due to scandal is another. On Thursday, interest in Tiger brought ESPN almost five million viewers, the most viewed golf tournament in cable TV history. On Saturday, CBS received monster ratings. How big you ask? […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/10/2010
After being at a jobsite early this morning, I can now give you some linkage. Trying to warm up after being cut in half by the winds off Narragansett Bay. Let’s do this. Starting with Eriq Gardner of the Hollywood Reporter, he mentions that ESPN is being sued over its GameCast online feature. According to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/9/2010
I’m away from my computer, but I want to get this up right away. I’ve been waiting for this press release since this morning and its finally come in. I believe ESPN was waiting for the final numbers and they are indeed in. The numbers for the 1st round of The Masters are astounding and […]
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As you well know by now, CBS is airing The Masters this weekend and I’ll have complete times in the Weekend Viewing Picks coming up later today. But in the meantime, CBS is showing other stuff. On Sunday before the final round of The Masters, there’s another Jim Nantz Remembers special looking back at the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/8/2010
On Thursday, I had the opportunity to view The Masters in 3-D. Invited to a viewing party in Boston by Comcast, I was able to watch live action from selected holes from the back nine at Augusta National Golf Club. The TV sets are of course in 3-D. I had to wear rather bulky 3-D […]
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I’ll give you some linkage. Later today, I’ll be heading to Boston to see the 3-D presentation of The Masters. It will be quite interesting. Looking forward to it. I’ll give you a review sometime during the weekend. To your links. Speaking of 3-D, David Tanklefsky of Broadcasting & Cable says Sony and the World […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/7/2010
Let’s do some links on this Wednesday. Turning out to be a crazy day for me, but you want linkage so here goes. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand instructs us on how to keep track of Tiger Woods at The Masters on Thursday. Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times writing for the Indiana University National […]
