Lots of stuff to get to and so little time. Here’s the linkage. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his regular Monday sports media column in which he discusses a new hire for NBC’s Football Night in America, ESPN’s World Cup...
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Category: US Open Tennis
ESPN has made another sporting event into an all-cable affair. Starting in 2015, the U.S. Open which has been on ESPN2 since 2009 will now be seen on the Alleged Worldwide Leader from start to finish. CBS which has been...
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Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand reports that ESPN will announce a new 11 year deal to air the U.S. Open. Ourand reported about the potential of this deal earlier this week CBS has aired the event since 1968 and will...
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From Sports Business Daily’s John Ourand, we learn that ESPN is close to taking another Grand Slam tennis tournament away from network television. In 2011, ESPN wrested Wimbledon away from NBC after the network had broadcast the event dating back...
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With the sad news of the passing of former NFL player and broadcaster Pat Summerall, I’ll provide you with a timeline of his broadcasting career. Summerall was one of the best NFL play-by-play announcers of all time. One of the...
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As the linkage has been lacking, I’m going to try a new feature. In addition to an occasional sports media thoughts post, I’m going to attempt to make this a regular feature. This will incorporate some linkage and some thoughts....
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I’ll provide a few links on this Wednesday afternoon. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at CBS pushing its Sunday primetime lineup to 7:30 p.m. ET to accommodate the NFL. Michael Kruse of Grantland has a very good story catching...
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Starting tonight, ESPN Classic goes US Open heavy with replays of Sunday’s women’s final between Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams and Monday’s men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Both matches went the distance and were deemed as “Instant...
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Was out for a bit today so I’m behind in what I want to get done here. I’ll do some links for you to tie you over. I’ll start with a couple of stories from Sports Business Daily which looks at...
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I have the press releases from ESPN2 and CBS for Sunday’s U.S. Open action. As you’re aware by now, weather forced the suspension of the second men’s semifinal between David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic in the first set. ESPN2 which...
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For the 5th year in a row, weather has forced the US Open to a Monday for the men’s final. Again, I’ll lobby the USTA to push the Open back a week to finish the tournament on Labor Day. I’ve...
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Earlier today, I posted that the U.S. Open was scheduling the men’s Semifinals an hour earlier, at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday. CBS is putting that one hour of coverage on CBS Sports Network then picking up the first match...
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Originally, Super Saturday, the men’s semifinals at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadow was supposed to begin at noon ET on CBS. For many CBS affiliates, that is where the coverage will begin. However, the USTA has decided to begin...
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The women’s semifinals are set at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadow, NY. Number one seed Victoria Azarenka will face #3 seed Maria Sharapova in the first match. And the lone American in the singles, #4 seed Serena Williams will...
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05Sep
Can you believe it’s Wednesday already? Holiday on Monday makes the work week go faster. To the linkage which has been too scarce on the site. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at some of the changes on the NFL’s...
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I hope you enjoyed your Labor Day Weekend. Let’s do a few sports media thoughts for you on this back to work Tuesday. They’re in bullet form as always. In this week’s Sports Business Journal, John Ourand reports that both...
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For its third of three days of Labor Day weekend coverage, CBS Sports notes that it will have men’s #1 seed Roger Federer and women’s #4 seed Serena Williams on the docket. CBS Sports Network will continue carrying matches from...
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It’s a big day of sports on CBS. It begins at 9 a.m. ET with Notre Dame-Navy in Ireland, then the U.S. Open at noon ET. CBS Sports Network will air its first ever U.S. Open coverage on Saturday beginning...
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The Office Move From Hell set me back in posting over the last two weeks so I’m trying to catch up with a few things. On Monday, the final tennis Grand Slam begins with the U.S. Open in New York....
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21Aug
Again, my apologies for not updating the site as much as you are accustomed. The Office Move That Won’t End is continuing and there’s no internet access. Imagine trying to keep informed on a 3G platform. Not easy after having...
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Olympics start today with women’s soccer and there’s more soccer action tomorrow on the men’s side. Let’s bring you some linkage before I get distracted by the live streaming. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand reports that Erin Andrews will get some...
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24Jul
The Olympics get started tomorrow with women’s soccer action and while the Games don’t officially begin until Friday with the Opening Ceremony (live in most countries except the United States), today is really the calm before the Olympic storm. Starting...
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Since television began, theme songs have helped us to identify our favorite programs. This is certainly the case in sports where the theme for Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Wide World of Sports, the Olympics, The Masters and others...
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I’ll give you some linkage. Won’t be able to give you a whole set, but I’ll give you what I can as I have to do the Friday features, Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks, College Football Viewing Picks, NFL...
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14Sep
Let’s do some links on this Wednesday. It’s going to be busy for me later on and I’ll be away from internet access for a bit this afternoon so I’m going to the links now. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand looks...
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Because I was a jobsite for most of the morning and into the early afternoon, I wasn’t able to supply links today. I’ll get to them now. Austin Karp leads the Sports Business Daily team in looking at the overnight...
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The four set marathon men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal ended up with a 2.6 rating with a 6 share. That’s up from last year’s 2.2/6 when Djokovic and Nadal met as well. However, last year’s coverage ended...
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Good news for CBS regarding the U.S. Open Women’s Final. It literally doubled its audience from the year before, going to a 4.2 overnight rating with an 8 share, exactly 100% better than last year’s coverage on late Sunday afternoon...
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11Sep
I wasn’t able to link yesterday due to some personal commitments. I’ll be doing some today. Mike McCarthy of USA Today says ESPN yanked teams with anti-Semitic names from its fantasy football leagues. Daniel Riley of GQ speaks with the...
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CBS has the Women’s Finals between Samantha Stosur and Serena Williams today following its NFL regional coverage. And on Monday, CBS carries the Men’s Final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Both are schedule to hit the air at 4...
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