0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/21/2012
Men’s schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, December 22 Gotham Classic, New York, NY Syracuse vs. Temple — ESPN2, noon Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, HI Quarterfinals Indiana State vs. Mississippi — ESPNU, 4 p.m. San Diego State vs. San Francisco — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m. Arizona vs. Tennessee State — ESPNU, 10:30 p.m. Miami (FL) […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/4/2012
Let’s do some Tuesday links. Lots of stuff to get to. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that Bob Costas is receiving his share of criticism for his anti-gun commentary during halftime of Sunday Night Football. Busted Coverage has video of Bob Costas telling Dan Patrick that he’s not backing off on his anti-gun comments. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/27/2012
Let’s bring you some linkage. Two days in a row! This is something! Shameless plug department: I wrote Some Long Overdue Tuesday Sports Media Thoughts earlier this morning and make sure you give it a gander. Many thanks. Sam Gustin of Time writes that News Corp.’s purchase of a minority stake in YES could help […]
0 comments by Ken Fang
I’ve been bottling up some sports media thoughts from the last time I wrote a similar post. You’re due for some more. Let’s provide you with some. They’re below in bullet form as always. We’re getting closer to seeing Fox Sports 1 coming to fruition. While Fox is not saying anything official, behind the scenes, […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/26/2012
It’s been a while since I’ve done linkage. I’ll provide some on this Cyber Monday. Michael Hiestand of USA Today says having Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game will bring in some monster ratings for ESPN. Chris Chase of USA Today’s Game On notes that the NFL had Rich Eisen and NFL Network […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/20/2012
Let’s do some linkage. I need to do this more than twice a week. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch looks at the potential replacements for Jon Gruden in the Monday Night Football booth should he decide to leave as rumored. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal has a plethora of subjects in his latest media column. […]
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Just made official by YES Network and News Corp., the owner of Fox Sports Media Group, YES is selling a 49% stake in its network to News Corp. In addition, YES will retain the media rights to the New York Yankees through 2042. The stories that have surfaced about this purchase have stated that News […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/16/2012
Let’s do some Friday megalinks. Haven’t done any in a couple of weeks. The Weekend Viewing Picks have all of your sports and entertainment TV needs. Time for the linkage. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today notes the rising rights fees for the college football postseason. Michael writes about Today show Executive Producer Jim Bell […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/9/2012
Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live on board the USS San Diego — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. BTN Football Pregame — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. ACC Blitz — ACC Network, noon BTN Football Postgame — Big Ten Network, 3 p.m. College Football Scoreboard — ESPN, 3 […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/2/2012
Just announced today, YES Network says former UNLV and New York Knicks guard Greg Anthony will join YES Network as a game analyst for the Brooklyn Nets. He’ll join Ian Eagle on Monday when they call the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony is also an analyst for NBA TV and CBS Sports. Anthony will not replace any […]
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Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Pregame & Studio Shows College GameDay live from Baton Rouge, LA — ESPNU, 9 a.m./ESPN, 10 a.m. BTN Football Pregame — Big Ten Network, 11 a.m. Inside College Football — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 a.m. ACC Blitz — ACC Network, noon Fox College Football Saturday — Fox, 2 p.m. […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/19/2012
It’s been too long since I’ve done a links post and why not do this with a Friday megalink post. Your Weekend Viewing Picks have all of my sports and entertainment suggestions. Now to your linkage. National Michael Hiestand of USA Today talks with Fox’s Erin Andrews about her being put under a bigger microscope […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/4/2012
Let’s do a few links for you. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the local MLB TV ratings. Mike Ozanian from Forbes explains what the new national MLB TV deals mean for the upcoming bids for the Los Angeles Dodgers TV rights. Georg Szalai of the Hollywood Reporter has an NBC Sports executive defending […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/12/2012
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 up with former ESPN Radio host Nanci Donnellan aka “The Fabulous Sports Babe”. Ed Sherman […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/15/2012
I’ve accumulated a lot of links. They’re slowing down my browser so let’s clear them so I can let my computer get back some memory. Lots of stuff going on. Let’s start with ESPN stuff as it dominated the news today with its network upfront presentation to advertisers and also confirmed personnel moves. First, Sports […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/17/2012
Been crazy with the schedules again, but I’m giving you some linkage today because you’re owed some. Let’s get busy. Sports Business Daily notes the dueling NFL regular season schedule release shows on ESPN and NFL Network today. Terry Lefton of Sports Business Journal says Comcast wants to replicate the success of its “Xfinity Live!” […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/5/2012
Before I start posting the NFL preseason TV schedules, we have some ratings news for ESPN’s Opening Night game between the defending World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins at the new Marlins Park in South Florida. ESPN2 received a 1.8 overnight rating which was flat with last year’s game which pitted […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 4/2/2012
Last night at the Marriot Marquis Hotel in New York City, the New York Emmy Awards were handed out. YES Network was a multiple award winner, receiving five Emmys including one for its Forbes SportsMoney show and two for its New York Yankees games, one for Live Sports Event: Series and the other for Live […]
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Last night, the New York Emmy Awards were handed out at the Marriott Marquis Hotel Ballroom in New York City. A star-studded gala featuring the best and brightest in New York City television were on hand. Among the big winners were MSG Network with 14 trophies, the most of any station; Steve Cangialosi of MSG […]
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/13/2012
I know not many of you will feel it necessary to watch tonight’s FIRST FOUR™ doubleheader of the NCAA Tournament, but I will. Yes, the Tournament doesn’t start in earnest until Thursday, but seeing some postseason college basketball one day after Selection Sunday is always welcome. Let’s do some links for you. Michael Hiestand of […]
