0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/7/2012
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 the semifinals an hour earlier at 11 a.m. ET. With CBS locked into its Saturday […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2012
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 face the #10 seed Sara Errani. CBS will air both matches. The women’s semis will […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/5/2012
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 TV partners this season. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal talks about the fierce bidding […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/4/2012
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 Fox and CBS/Turner are looking to combine packages to force the other out of the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/2/2012
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 outer courts while the CBS Mothership will air the action from Arthur Ashe and Louis […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/31/2012
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 at 10 a.m. with “Today at the U.S. Open” followed by live tennis at 11 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/27/2012
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. There will be four networks bringing this event to viewers. It’s to the point where […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/21/2012
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 a nice fast wifi router. Anyway, you don’t care about that. You want to get […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2012
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 high profile NFL assignments working with the Fox Sports “A” announcing team of Joe Buck, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2012
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 tomorrow and going through August 12, this site will be awash in Olympics sports media […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 2/26/2012
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 have become iconic. I thought about writing a post on which themes should be the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/20/2011
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 Viewing Picks and Weekend Viewing Picks tonight. I won’t be able to blog extensively on […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/14/2011
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 at the circuitous path NFL Network RedZone host Scott Hanson took to getting to getting […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/13/2011
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 ratings for the Monday Night Football doubleheader on ESPN. Eric Fisher of Sports Business Journal […]
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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 up being delayed and sent to ESPN2 after rain forced coverage from CBS. CBS’ coverage […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2011
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 for the Men’s Final which was filled with rain delay coverage. Comparing this year’s Women’s […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/11/2011
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 best baseball announcer of all-time, Vin Scully about his greatest calls. John Eggerton of Broadcasting […]
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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 p.m. ET. Now on Monday, some local CBS affiliates may not carry the match and […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/9/2011
We have this update from CBS Sports regarding their U.S. Open coverage on Saturday. The men’s semifinals will go as scheduled and be aired starting at noon Eastern. However with the rain delays this week, the men’s and women’s finals were pushed back a day. Women’s finals will air Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on […]
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Due to the craziness from the bad weather up and down the East Coast, the U.S. Open has experienced weather delays up the wazoo. The finals have been pushed back a day as a result. Today would have been the women’s Semifinals on CBS, but instead, it’s the men’s quarterfinals and two Americans, Andy Roddick […]
