0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/22/2011
On Wednesday, embattled former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber gave an interview with WFAN’s Mike Francesa. The first 20 minutes of this interview were as contentious as you could get. It really got fiery when Francesa brought up Barber’s time at NBC which was less than stellar. Several times, Barber’s agent intervened. The […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/2/2011
Time for some linkage on this very warm Thursday. I hope you all take a moment and say a prayer for the people of Western Massachusetts who head to deal with tornadoes yesterday. Four people are confirmed dead. It was quite devastating to see last night. Let’s hope the area can recover quickly. To your […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/25/2011
Time for the mid-week links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings from some of the events held this past weekend. Michael says networks may have to scramble to fill holes if the NFL lockout extends into October and November. Brian Lowry at Fox Sports wonders if […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/19/2011
I need to get these up quickly as the NBC/NHL conference call will occur at 1 p.m. today. I won’t be able to monitor it, but I do hope to provide details as they become available. Lots of links to get to. The major news of the day thus far is NBC’s renewal of its […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/23/2011
Being surprised earlier today by a sudden trip to a jobsite threw me off today so I’m late getting to the linkage, but it’ll be here. Let’s go. First, Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute pens the first column as the ESPN Ombudsman. She and two other Poynter Institute faculty will write monthly columns, sometimes […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/22/2011
Let’s do some linkage while I still can on this Tuesday. Lots of stuff to get to provided I don’t get interrupted. Mike McCarthy of USA Today writes about Louisville coach Rick Pitino making the media rounds this week. I may have linked to this so if I have already, I apologize. Nate Davis of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/21/2011
Getting a late start on the Monday links. Part of it was due to the Masters thesis I wrote on the NCAA Tournament earlier today. Let’s do the links for you. From USA Today’s Michael Hiestand, we have him saying that having the NCAA’s National Director of Officiating on to explain controversial calls only added […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/14/2011
I have found a few more links today and instead of shoving them into the earlier edition, I’ll just a whole new set of links. First, Sports Business Daily says the overnight ratings for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show were down significantly from last year. Eric Fisher at Sports Business Daily says MLB Advanced Media […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/10/2011
Let’s do the Thursday links. Been up since 4 a.m. and I’m already dragging, but you don’t care. You want links so let’s provide them. USA Today’s Mike McCarthy has ESPN’s Mel Kiper really down on NFL quarterback prospect Cam Newton. Mike says ESPN and Sunday NFL Countdown analyst Cris Carter are negotiating a new […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/7/2011
Ok, time to get cracking on the linkage. Haven’t done any since Thursday and the weekend was busy for me as I was out of the house for most of Saturday and Sunday so it didn’t make for conducive blogging conditions. We have a lot of stuff to get to today and a couple of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 1/23/2011
Even with a visit from my sister, her husband and their dog, I still have some time to provide the Sunday linkage. I think this is the first time in quite some time that I’ve been able to provide linkage on both weekend days. Once again, I’m still in a holding pattern not knowing if […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2010
Well, it’s been a long ten days since I last did linkage. First, it was the Thanksgiving holidays, then work became crazy. I was able to do press releases as they came into the Fang’s Bites inbox, but you’ve been owed some so let’s get to it without further delay. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/25/2010
Now that I’ve returned to the regular office, it’s time to bring you the linkage as it’s a back to work day for most of us. Let’s go. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that the NFL’s TV partners took a close look at the hard hits on Sunday. Nat Worden of the Wall Street […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2010
Ok, work has been a bear and it’s time to give you some much missed linkage. I hate when I can’t get things done for you, but I hope you can understand when I’m not here. Let’s get cracking for you. Mike Farrell at Multichannel News talks about the breaking news from today, that Fox […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/26/2010
I had to go to work early and I’m still there now so I’m not in any capacity to see any NFL action at this time. I will try to sneak in some linkage this afternoon. Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News talks about five Telemundo stations banding together to air their first live NFL game […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/15/2010
Now back at 100%, it’s now time to give you some linkage. Glad to be over a 36 hour bug that was bothering me. A couple of things that I confirmed from being sick. One, ginger ale was amazing medicinal qualities in settling upset stomachs. Two, sleeping 13 hours can be very good. And three, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2010
With this being the first NFL Sunday of the season, let’s do some linkage. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News notes that with a new NFL season starting, NFL Network’s RedZone has quadrupled its affiliate base from last season. Mike writes that America is truly a football nation. The Associated Press reports that CBS NFL Today […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/2/2010
To help eat programming hours, some regional sports networks have signed deals to simulcast local sports radio programs. YES in New York picks up Mike Francesa’s WFAN show for five hours. MASN in the Baltimore-Washington, DC market picks up Scott Garceau and John Riggins for the afternoon drive block. Now MSG Network in New York […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/10/2010
Yesterday’s computer problems led to the omission of the Friday megalinks. I’ll try to throw in a few Friday media links into today’s linkage. But at least my computer is back online and I can work on my links. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch says ESPN’s production of “The Decision” was bad TV all around. USA […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/30/2010
I’ll do some Sunday links for you on this middle day of the three day weekend. Let’s get to them. First, Mike Reynolds at Multichannel News writes that Versus is getting an outdoor NHL game next season when the Heritage Classic returns to Canada. Mike also discusses Comcast SportsNet affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia placing […]
