0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/20/2012
This week is going to be busy for me. I was cleaning out an office for most of the day and it looks like that will be on the agenda for the rest of the month. I’ll do my best to post what I can here. But just know that I may be scarce. I’ll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/19/2012
ESPN has announced disciplinary action against the person responsible for the Asian slur on the network’s mobile site and ESPNews anchor Max Bretos who used the same phrase earlier in the week. ESPN won’t name the headline writer, but needless to say that person has been fired. Bretos has been suspended for a month. ESPN […]
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Looks like I’ll be out for most of the day today. Avoided my day being planned for me on Saturday, but not on Sunday. Multichannel News looks at NBC Sports Group’s Hockey Day in America coverage. Kent Gibbons of Multichannel writes that Fuse which was dropped by Time Warner Cable ahead of its dispute with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/18/2012
From the “What Were They Thinking?” Department, someone at ESPN put a “Chink in the Armor” headline at its mobile and tablet site for Jeremy Lin’s first loss. While it was not visible at its desktop site, many people saw it and quickly put screengrabs on Twitter. The headline was removed, but not after an […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/8/2012
Yesterday, Megan Soisson) that ESPN had a special comment section for anyone to criticize its female announcers. The Gawker-owned website Jezebel was tipped off and subsequently broke the story. Apparently the comment section was part of a viewer response form to deal with the complaints that ESPN received when it first assigned women to call […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/10/2011
With another day of wall-to-wall media coverage of the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky story, I’ll provide some links and at the end, some thoughts what has transpired through our computer, TV and mobile screens over the last few days. First some links. From the Poynter Institute, ESPN Ombudsmen Jason C. Fry and Kelly McBride are highly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/8/2011
It’s been an amazing day. Couldn’t provide links yesterday. There’s a lot of stuff out there today. I’d be remiss if I ignored the Penn State story involving the cover-up on former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and the failure of the administration to act properly on the alleged child molestations. We begin with a powerful […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/13/2011
Wednesday was a lost cause for me as I was away from the office all day and spending time with my week old nephew in Boston. I helped my sister out with a few things as she’s dealing with her first child. There will be days like that on the blog for the next few […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/11/2011
Let’s do some links for you now. First, Sports Business Journal’s editorial team talked with ESPN and NFL executives on the decision to remove Hank Williams, Jr.’s open from Monday Night Football. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from the weekend in sports television. Mike Lopresti of USA Today writes about Turner […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/10/2011
With this being Columbus Day, it’s a holiday for some of you. Not for me, but for some. I hope you’re able to enjoy the day. Let’s do some links. Sports Business Journal has a look at some of the important women in sports business. Michael Hiestand of USA Today says former Red Sox manager […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2011
I was hoping today would be quiet, but instead, the Hank Williams, Jr. story is released and all hell breaks loose. What can you do? Anyway, let’s do some links while I can. With Hank Williams, Jr. being the stop story, I’ll start with those links first. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch. USA Today’s Reid Cherner […]
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That was quick. After the ESPN announcement removing his open from Monday Night Football, Hank Williams, Jr. fired back. He’s not happy to say the least and he claims it was his decision to pull the song from MNF. Hank Jr. reacts to being pulled from ESPN from the Oct 3rd Monday Night game opener […]
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Just breaking now, ESPN has announced that it will no longer use Hank Williams, Jr.’s iconic “Are You Ready For Some Football” open in the wake of his controversial comments to Fox News earlier this week. Last Monday, ESPN made a statement about Williams’ analogy comparing a golf summit between President Obama and House Speaker […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/5/2011
It’s Wednesday already? Goodness. Seemed like I was at the Rhode Island Convention Center just this week for an all-day seminar. Oh wait! I was. Anyway, let’s get to your linkage. Michael Hiestand of USA Today feels that ESPN should pull Hank Williams, Jr. from Monday Night Football pronto. Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2011
A day after making the controversial comments to Fox News making an analogy of President Obama’s golf summit with House Speaker John Boehner to a golf match between Hitler and Israeli Leader Benjamin Netanyahu, Hank Williams, Jr. has apologized. Writing on his website, Williams called his comments on Fox & Friends, “a Dumb statement” and […]
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Having spent most of the day at the Providence Civic Center and the Rhode Island Convention Center for a seminar, I wasn’t able to provide linkage. I’ve collected quite a few links for you today so let’s get to them. Michael Hiestand of USA Today goes over the ratings from the weekend and notes that […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/3/2011
After an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” morning program comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, ESPN has announced it will pull Hank Williams, Jr.’s iconic “Are You Ready For Some Football?” opening from tonight’s Monday Night Football game. On Fox, Williams in an interview likened a golf “summit” between President Obama […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/1/2011
After a controversy that had Bruce Feldman banned from Twitter and suspended (allegedly) from all appearances on all ESPN platforms, suddenly came word this morning that the embattled college football writer had left the Alleged Worldwide Leader and signed with CBS Sports to write for its website and appear across its platforms. It took many […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/15/2011
In a terse statement that was released this hour by ESPN, the Alleged Worldwide Leader says college football writer Bruce Feldman was never suspended. If that was the case, why was his Twitter account dormant all this time? This is a person who practically tweets every ten minutes. And if that was the case, then […]
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In honor of ESPN’s Bruce Feldman and the #freebruce movement, Free Nelson Mandela by The Specials. #freebruce #freebrucefeldman
