0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/16/2009
By my clock, TNT signed off its live coverage from the Open Championship at 2:39 p.m. ET. And here is it is at 3:25 p.m. ET getting the quotage. This is very impressive. The people at Turner Sports are very efficient. I have to give them mad props for the timeliness of this release. Plus, […]
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Time for some linkage today. Since we burned up our server with yesterday’s picture of ESPN’s Erin Andrews in a hot dress (thank you, Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated), we have an entire gallery of Erin in hot dresses as she was in Los Angeles yesterday (again thank you, Jimmy). If you scroll down today’s […]
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I’ve noticed that people are looking to find places to watch this week’s Open Championship online as it starts early for the U.S. fans. I’m happy to tell you that there’s free online coverage at PGA.com. Today and Friday, it will webcast the world feed from 4 – 7 a.m. ET, then offer TNT’s coverage […]
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Let’s do some linkage this evening. Lazy night for sports, but never a lazy night for blogging. Let’s do the links then I have some housekeeping to do later. Blog housekeeping, not house housekeeping. That’s for later. I’ll start with Friend of Fang’s Bites and fellow puckhead Ken Schott of the Schenectady Gazette who is […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2009
This week, TNT will air its last Open Championship until at least 2014 when ESPN takes over for four round start-to-finish coverage next year. But until we get to July 2010, we have TNT for four round coverage this year. Here’s what you can expect for the next four days. TNT to Present 28 Hours […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/14/2009
After watching a completely boring Home Run Derby tonight in which I fell asleep in the easy chair, it’s time to post some press releases before I shut off the lights and go to bed. I’ll begin with this release from MLB which states Walking Talking Conflict of Interest Bud Selig holds a Town Hall […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/13/2009
In its final year sharing the Open Championship with TNT, ESPN on ABC will air the final two rounds of the 3rd major golf tournament of the year this weekend. Take a look at the release. ABC & ESPN to Present The Open Championship Commentating Team: 14 Major Championships, Including Open Champions Tom Watson and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/11/2009
Here are some releases that came into the Fang’s Bites inbox on Friday. If you scroll down to the Saturday links, you’ll know why I wasn’t linking much yesterday. Let’s go over some of the interesting releases that were e-mailed yesterday. This week is the 30th anniversary of one of the most infamous moments in […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/10/2009
Here are some press releases you should read. This is from ESPN touting the English Premier League games it will show in the UK. The start times are all UK time so subtract five hours for ET. LIVE ESPN COVERAGE OF BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE BROADCAST SCHEDULE UNTIL NOVEMBER – SEASON 2009/10 Debut season of coverage […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/9/2009
A whole bunch of releases are in the Fang’s Bites inbox. Let’s get started. The NFL Network has its programming set through next week. NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (7/8-7/14) LIONS QB MATTHEW STAFFORD IN-STUDIO ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS TUESDAY “Best in the Biz” Series Continues on NFL Total Access with Top 5 Wide Receivers, Offensive […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/7/2009
We have quite a few releases for you. Let’s give you stuff from CBS Sports first. It says ratings for the AT&T National won by Tiger Woods jumped by over 200% from last year when Tiger was out due to knee surgery. RATINGS ROAR AGAIN FOR CBS SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF PGA TOUR’S “AT&T NATIONAL” FINAL […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/6/2009
Some of you may have gone back to work today. Some of you might have extended your holiday weekend today. Whatever situation you’re in, linkage doesn’t stop so we get some today. I’m in a bit of withdrawal from having morning tennis over the last two weeks and with Howard Stern still on vacation at […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2008
On the heels of last month’s landmark agreement with the Royal & Ancient Golf Club to put the Open Championship on ESPN exclusively in 2010, we find that the network will provide live coverage of the Women’s Open Championship for first time on American television starting that year. ESPN Reaches Eight-Year Agreementfor Women’s British OpenAll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/13/2008
In what became the World’s Worst Secret, ESPN has signed an eight year agreement with the Royal & Ancient Golf Club for the American TV rights to the Open Championship. ESPN will have live four round coverage, giving ABC selected highlights on the weekends. Note what ABC gets. Selected highlights on the weekends. ESPN can […]
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As I’m charging my iPod, I figured I would give you a quick update. Another busy day as we find that there was a fake edition of the New York Times published complete with fake stories and ads and a convincing website. Let’s give you some links as I listen to Social Distortion‘s Ball and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/12/2008
As I’m sitting here at my desk listening to Sirius Octane and smiling that the channel was not cut from the newly merged Sirius XM lineup, it just hit me that ESPN may be taking ABC out of the sports business. In 2006, ABC Sports was officially disbanded when the ESPN brand became prevalent on […]
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This comes from John Ourand of Sports Business Daily/Journal via the Big Lead. This paves the way for ESPN to become the exclusive home of the Open Championship meaning the end of ABC’s 50 year association with the Royal & Ancient Golf Club. ESPN has been recently bidding for events and seeking to keep them […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/16/2008
It’s Wednesday. The All-Star Game is over, thank goodness. I stayed up to watch every single pitch and out until 1:30 a.m. ET. What could have been another embarrassing tie ended up with the American League winning 4-3. Now that the Mid-Summer Classic is over, we can now focus on the Open Championship which begins […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2008
As I was watching ESPN’s coverage of the Home Run Derby through MLB.com, two quick observations. Chris Berman is just plain awful. And during one commercial break, Chris asked his producer during a blimp shot, “Is that the Empire State Building?” Had that been me, I would have replied, “Um, what the hell do you […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/14/2008
As we get ready for the All-Star Game tomorrow, let’s give you some links. Newsday’s Neil Best, back from vacation, writes about Billy Packer’s departure from CBS. Roger Van Der Horst in the Charlotte News & Observer says Packer was prepared for this day. Reid Cherner and Tom Weir of the USA Today Game On! […]
