0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/23/2010
As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Race on July 3 is fast approaching, three cable providers signed up to distribute the 3-D telecast which will be co-produced by Turner Sports and NASCAR Media Group. These three companies are added to DirecTV which originally announced it would offer the race to its subscribers. So we have the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/21/2010
This coming in while I was away this morning speaking at a sports journalism class at Boston University. Turner Sports announces that the NASCAR Sprint Cup race on July 3 at Daytona will be produced in 3-D. Not only will the telecast be available for those watching 3-D TV sets, but also online. Now that’s […]
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 4/25/2010
Time for some Sunday linkage. Good stuff too. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News recaps the conference call that announced the partnership between CBS and Turner Broadcasting to air the NCAA Tournament over a 14 year peirod. Staci D. Kramer of paidContent talks with Turner Sports President David Levy regarding the streaming rights for the NCAA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/23/2010
Let’s do your Friday megalinks while I have some time. Your Weekend Viewing Picks give you everything you need to know on sports and entertainment. Now to your links. National Steve Wieberg of USA Today looks at how the new deal between CBS/Turner and the NCAA came to fruition for an expanded NCAA Tournament. Michael […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/22/2010
I’m monitoring the conference call being held by the NCAA which announces the long-term agreement between CBS/Turner Sports and the NCAA for the NCAA Tournament. Jim Isch, interim President of the NCAA; Sean McManus, President of CBS News and Sports and David Levy, President of Turner Sports are in attendance. Isch begins by saying the […]
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This just coming in now, it’s been confirmed that CBS Sports and Turner will combine to air the NCAA Tournament starting in 2011. It’s a 14 year contract, but terms have not been announced. I received an e-mail from both CBS Sports and Turner Sports announcing a conference call at 12:30 today which will unveil […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2010
Let’s do some Saturday links today. Trying to bring as much content to you as possible. Starting with R. Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News who writes that ESPN and TNT are hoping to use the postseason to build upon their NBA regular season ratings. Milton Kent from Fanhouse says NBC has announced that it lost […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/16/2010
Let’s do the Friday megalinks. Lots of stuff to get to so let’s not delay. Of course, you can check out your weekend sports and entertainment programming by heading to the Weekend Viewing Picks. National We begin with John Ourand and Michael Smith from the Sports Business Journal who report that ESPN is dropping out […]
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Happening now, Sports Business Daily is reporting that ESPN has decided not to increase its bid for an expanded NCAA Tournament. This means that a combined bid by CBS/Turner Sports will likely win the rights for the men’s basketball tourney over a 14 year period. SBD’s John Ourand and Michael Smith report that the rights […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/31/2010
I have three NBA-related releases for you. Plenty of good stuff and all from the Turner Sports family of networks. Let’s start with TNT’s NBA Thursday night doubleheader. TNT NBA Thursday Continues with a Doubleheader Featuring Four Teams Vying for Playoff Position Magic @ Mavericks followed by Trail Blazers @ Nuggets TNT NBA Thursday continues […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/24/2010
This video comes from the fine people at Turner Sports. With Ernie Johnson, Jr. out of his familiar Atlanta confines and in Chicago to call the Heat-Bulls game on Thursday, NBA TV host Matt Winer will step in into the Inside the NBA studios. Here’s a video showing Matt moving into EJ’s office. Thanks to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/11/2010
Let’s give you some links on this Thursday. ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer discusses the suspension of Tony Kornheiser and the coverage of the Tiger Woods story. R. Thomas Umstead of Multichannel News says Turner Sports has launched a new iPhone app. Katy Bachman of Mediaweek says the Chicago Bears had the biggest radio audience of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/24/2010
Ok, doing some linkage today. Lots of stuff to get to. Starting with USA Today’s Michael Hiestand who says one has to take NBC’s Olympic primetime ratings with a grain of salt. Michael also writes about Tony Kornheiser’s two week suspension for his comments about Hannah Storm’s attire. From Slate, Jack Shafer says Mr. Tony […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/1/2010
In the midst of finishing a proposal at work. Also at the home office so it’s tough for me to blog today. I will give you some links of note today. I’ll add more if I can. John Ourand and Michael Smith of Sports Business Journal break news that CBS and Turner are planning a […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/10/2009
I have some releases to post. Some of these came in last week, but were not necessarily time sensitive, so let’s get these up now as I’ve finished my work for the day. I’ll start with ESPN which says the ratings for college football this season were significantly higher than years past. ESPN & ESPN2 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/6/2009
We continue to clear the Fang’s Bites inbox of press releases from yesterday and actually, I have one today that will fit this theme. This is from Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia which says the Phillies helped to set another ratings record for the network. PHILLIES’ RECORD RATINGS STREAK CONTINUES ON COMCAST SPORTSNET Seven Consecutive Years of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/15/2009
Two press releases from TNT/Turner Sports regarding the PGA Championship. First, we have quotage from the 3rd round. Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the PGA Championship from Hazeltine National Golf Club – Round Three – Friday, August 15, 2009 TNT’s coverage of the PGA Championship will continue with final round coverage on Sunday from 11 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/11/2009
Here are some links for you today. Time to give you linkage. I was busy earlier compiling the list of NFL flagship TV stations for exhibition season. I’ll do a list of NFL radio networks as we get closer to the regular season. Right now, it’s the links so let’s get to them. Bob Kimball […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/28/2009
It sucks when your day is planned for you and you find that you keep getting interrupted for silly little things. I’m at work again, stuck in the home office and trying to actually get work done and hoping to get a link or two in, but I’m finding it extremely difficult today. As I […]
