0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/27/2009
If you’re a baseball fan like I am, then today is like Christmas Eve waiting to open the presents as we wait for the World Series to start. So I give you a couple of notices, both of which I forgot to post last night. Here’s one from MLB talking about the ratings for the […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/26/2009
Got this release from the fine people at Fox Sports outlining what they’re doing for the World Series starting on Wednesday. Game One Begins Wednesday Night from Yankee Stadium Charismatic & Entertaining 2005 World Champion Manager Ozzie Guillen Joins Coverage as Pre & Postgame Analyst Veteran Analyst Tim McCarver Calls an Unmatched 20th World Series; […]
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On this Monday which is extremely slim pickings for sports and primetime TV, we get ready for the World Series on Wednesday which will be big for this week. Also, I expect to do the 1st ever Fang’s Bites Baseball TV and Radio Awards sometime this week so expect to see that within the next […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/18/2009
Here’s the official joint announcement from Fox Sports and Major League Baseball on the earlier start times for the World Series. It begins this year. Actually, it begins when Fox airs the American League Championship Series. Here’s the announcement. FOX AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO MOVE UP START TIMES FOR WORLD SERIES AND AMERICAN LEAGUE […]
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Time to do some linkage on this back-to-work Monday. Sunday was a busy day, today is already shaping up to be a busy day so let’s give you the links as we have them. First, Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media breaks news that Fox Sports is shaking up its top NFL production […]
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One of the bigger pieces of news at the Fox upfronts today will be the announcement that weeknight World Series games will begin at 7:58 p.m. ET with a Saturday night game scheduled even earlier. This is good news for fans on the East Coast who complain that games go on too late and often […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/20/2008
I’m in the midst of heading to the home office which does not have wi-fi or high speed internet access so I won’t be giving you an update until later tonight. I can recommend this excellent article from Friend of Fang’s Bites Christopher Byrne of the Eye on Sports Media blog. He has Part II […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/4/2008
As you go to vote today, remember how lucky we are to live in a place where we have the freedom to select a President. No matter whom you’re voting for, just make sure you go out to your local polling place today. And around 8 p.m. ET, I’ll start blogging the election. There are […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/3/2008
Against my better judgment, I’m going to give you some more links on this Monday. Here are some more stories from the Sports Business Journal. First, Tripp Mickle and John Ourand team up on a story which focuses on the United States Olympic Committee’s attempts to launch a 24/7 all-Olympic sports channel and trying to […]
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I’m back at the office with high speed internet and dealing with my employee who doesn’t know how to shut up. First thing in the morning, he calls me and is yelling how things aren’t going right. I have to tell him to calm down and clam up so I can find out what exactly […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2008
After dropping off Dad at the airport at 5 a.m. today and doing some work at the office up until 11 a.m., I’m now home and I’m watching some NFL pregame action all as I get ready to bring you linkage on this Sunday. This is definitely an unexpected bonus. Newsday’s Neil Best talks with […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/1/2008
Wow, this work schedule is really killing me. I’m at the point when I’m in the home office without any internet access, I really feel like I’m in a vacuum not knowing what the hell is going on. Total news blackout and even though I can check e-mail thanks to my iPhone, I still feel […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/21/2008
Fox and ESPN Radio will be the national TV and radio outlets to air the World Series which begins on Wednesday. For Fox, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will be your announcers in the booth. On the field, Ken Rosenthal and Chris Myers will file reports and conduct interviews. Fox will also bring its pregame […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/20/2008
As I try to leave before I get caught in Patriots tailgating traffic, I have a couple of things to pass along. ESPN’s College Gameday makes its first trip to the Big Ten this season as it will be at the site of Penn State at Ohio State from the Big Horseshoe in Columbus, OH. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/16/2008
I don’t know why I’m so much into network logos, but I am. Here’s what the Fox Sports/World Series logo will look like when coverage begins next Wednesday, October 22. There you go. Nice touch with the leaf at home plate.
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I can’t do a full-fledged update, but I will give you a truncated version of the links right now. The LA Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth writes that ESPN will mark today’s 40 anniversary of the Black Power salute by John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Christopher Byrne in his Eye […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/5/2007
I’ll give you some more links this afternoon. From USA Today, Jorge Ortiz writes about the increased profits for Major League Baseball Advanced Media which has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception in 2001. The Biz of Baseball which was quoted in the article also has its reaction. MLBAM has led all of […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2007
As I check for sources to see The Amazing Race Asia 2: Racers Revealed, let me give you some links for this late Thursday night. First, CNBC’s Darren Rovell has a few news & notes in his latest entry, but first and foremost is his sentiment that Las Vegas cannot necessarily be ruled out to […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/31/2007
Let’s get to some links. We had a lot late last night so let’s see what we have now. Starting with USA Today, Michael Hiestand writes that CBS will not do any extra hype for Sunday’s New England-Indianapolis game which is good. If Fox or ESPN had the game, you would see hype up the […]
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Checking around the ‘net for links this evening, I came across a few things that I did not cover earlier today so I’ll give you some stuff before turning in for the evening. Before going into the links, watching the coverage of the Red Sox Rolling Rally from New England Cable News through MLB.com was […]
