0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/22/2011
Friday’s have become maddening. I was out of the office earlier today and expect to be out again later, but I’m doing the Megalinks early so I can be done with them and be free for other stuff tonight. As always, check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for the sports and entertaining programming. National We’ll […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/22/2011
On this rainy Wednesday in Southern New England, let me do some links. I hope the weather where you are is dry and sunny. I’ll start today off with John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal who says Comcast may have appeared to have overbid for the Olympics, but it may pay off in the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/16/2011
Even though I didn’t links on Wednesday, it feels I haven’t done them in ages. You’re owed a chunk of them. Here goes. Nathan Vardi of Forbes reports that ESPN basketball writer Chris Sheridan is suing New York Post basketball chameleon Peter Vecsey for libel. Interesting. Thanks to The Big Lead for the link. David […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/9/2011
Ok, now that the Olympics bidding is over until the next round sometime later this decade, I can focus on other sports media stories and there are quite a few of them now. The Hollywood Reporter notes that embattled cyclist Lance Armstrong has taken down his anti-60 Minutes website stating its report on his alleged […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/4/2011
The WNBA returns to the networks of ESPN today with one of two games on ABC. In addition to today’s Phoenix at Seattle, ABC will air the WNBA All-Star Game in July. ESPN2 will take the rest of the 13 game regular season schedule. We have your press release. ESPN Tips Off 15th Season of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/12/2011
Time for the linkage here on this Thursday getting a late charge out of the gate as I’ve had to visit a jobsite and then had to run a couple of office errands, but we’re back inside ready to give you some linkage. Lots of stuff to get to now. We begin with some sad […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/11/2011
I admit I am not a follower of the WNBA and have rarely posted information here, but I am going to make a concerted effort to post their games in the Primetime and Late Night Viewing Picks. It will start with this press release from ESPN on today’s airing of the WNBA Draft live from […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/9/2010
Doing my best to continue to provide linkage while I’m still locked in a nightmarish work schedule. And for some reason, I can’t access the Fang’s Bites at Boston Sports Media Watch page so if you access my links there, I can’t provide new ones for now. Trying to get that resolved and once we […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/19/2010
As we get into another week of regular season play for the NFL, let’s give you some linkage. Mike Reynolds from Multichannel News writes about the New York Giants returning its programming to MSG Network for the first time since 2003. It had been on YES Network previously. Mike says ESPN2 saw increased ratings for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/18/2010
I’ll give you some links on this college football Saturday. Some decent games and you can see the menu for today in the College Football Viewing Picks. To the links. A.J. Perez of Fanhouse says NFL Commish Roger Goodell is disappointed in the Jets behavior towards Ines Sainz, but won’t hand down any punishment. You […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/6/2010
Let’s do some linkage on this Labor Day holiday. There aren’t too many links today, but I’ll give you what’s out there. Starting with Multichannel News, Mike Reynolds reviews the US Open in 3-D. Also at Multichannel, Mike, Todd Spangler and John Eggerton look at CBS and DirecTV teaming up for 3-D at the Open. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/2/2010
NBA TV will end its offseason coverage with the WNBA Conference Finals and the FIBA World Championships. It’ll lead to NBA TV gearing up for the 2010-11 season. Your press release is below. NBA TV Caps Off Exciting NBA Off-Season with 2010 WNBA Conference Finals Action & 2010 FIBA World Championship Coverage Network Delivers Over […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/31/2010
We have plenty of stuff to warrant another set of links this evening. Lots of good stuff. Let’s begin with the main topic of the sports media day and that is the Mike Wise suspension by the Washington Post. WaPo Ombudsman Andrew Alexander weighed in on why Wise was given a month off by the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/25/2010
I have this press release from the fine people at NBA TV. This involves its live coverage of the WNBA playoffs and the FIBA World Championships. Check it out. NBA TV Tips Off Coverage of the WNBA Playoffs and the Men’s 2010 FIBA Championships NBA TV will provide first round coverage of the WNBA Playoffs […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/24/2010
Let’s get some linkage done while I can. Starting with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch who looks at the arrest of Jay “The Rat” Mariotti over the weekend and ESPN’s Jenn Brown endorsing Icehouse Beer. Rich Rovito of the Business Journal of Milwaukee reports that ESPN has apparently put the kybosh on Brown’s endorsement contract. Richard […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/20/2010
Comcast SportsNet New England which is sorely lacking for live game programming during the summer has some to add to the MLS New England Revolution. Starting this week, CSNNE will air 7 Connecticut Sun games sprinkled through August. Here’s your schedule. COMCAST SPORTSNET TO TELECAST CONNECTICUT SUN BASKETBALL IN HIGH DEFINITION THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND Mike […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/19/2010
Let’s do some links on this rainy Wednesday in the Northeast. By the way, last night I went to a great Japanese restaurant in Providence, Haruki East on Wayland Avenue. Highly recommend it. And on a rainy Tuesday night, there was a wait so that tells you it’s quite popular. Ate there with my parents […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/11/2010
Starting this Saturday, the WNBA returns to the ESPN family of networks and ESPN2 will air 18 regular season games. WNBA Season on ESPN2 Begins With the Defending Champion Phoenix Mercury vs. L.A. Sparks May 15 Every Telecast in HD; All Games on ESPN3.com ESPN2 will televise 18 regular season WNBA games, starting with the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/27/2009
Some links on a Monday. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch talks with several members of the Baseball Writers Association of America who are in favor of making their votes public. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News says NBC Universal pans to make its rarely seen mun2 channel available on August 12 for free just in time for […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/24/2009
There are quite a few press releases to give you on the waning minutes of Thursday. Let’s give them to you. First, the Big Ten Network prepares to hit the road in August to visit all of the schools in advance of football season. ‘Big Ten Football Tour’ Hits the Road Starting August 11 Revsine, […]
