The Saturday primetime ratings were no contest for NBC. The network with the Olympics slaughtered the other networks. And NBC is pleased with how things turned out despite not showing a lot of events live. 185 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED...
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Ok, I have some time to do some linkage on this Sunday as we get ready to watch USA-Canada men’s hockey for the gold medal. TVbytheNumbers says the Olympics took the Saturday primetime ratings rather easily. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel...
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We’ll have a couple of more CTV press releases to give you over the next couple of days, but this will wrap up the upcoming attractions for the Canada Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium until 2012 in London. So here go....
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We’ve reached the final day of the Winter Olympics. This means the last Olympic press releases are rolling into the Fang’s Bites inbox. We have Saturday’ daytime quotage which included an interview with Team USA men’s hockey General Manger Brian...
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I’m hearing that Universal Sports did a bang-up job during the Olympics with its studio programming for the Winter Olympics. I didn’t see it because DirecTV dropped the channel after having it for a month in September of last year....
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The new Fox Soccer Plus which launches Monday and will take the place of Setanta Sports, is going to be seen on four cable and satellite providers when it takes the air. Like Setanta, it will have English Premier League...
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Have a few press releases for you to read and these having nothing to do with one particular subject. Let’s give you what I have right now. First, Fox Sports will be covering the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Las...
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NBC just sent this press release regarding its ratings for Friday. The ratings were not only good, they were better than last Friday’s by 13%. Take a look. 183 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED THE OLYMPICS ON THE NETWORKS OF NBC...
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We have two press releases regarding the NBA and both are from Turner Sports. First is from NBA TV and its coverage for the coming week. Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons Selected by Fans for Tuesday’s Fan Night Match-Up on...
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Meant to post this earlier, but I’ve been caught up in the Chile earthquake coverage. This is what CBS is ariging this weekend. It’s mostly college basketball as the network ramps up for the NCAA Tournament, but it’s also showing...
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I have a lot of releases to post so here is what’s on tap in Canada for the next to last day of the Olympics. Day 16 Highlights: Saturday, Feb. 27 – Going for Gold: Undefeated Kevin Martin and Team...
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I don’t know how it’s been for you, but for me, it seems like the Winter Olympics have gone on longer than the 2008 Summer Games in Communist China. Perhaps it was the Winter and the longer hours of night...
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I’m watching curling as we get ready to close the Olympics and get back to watching college basketball and prepare for baseball. To be honest, I never thought I would enjoy curling, but I’ve really gotten into the sport this...
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During today’s men’s hockey semifinal game between the US and Finland, NBC announced that Sunday’s gold medal game will be live in all time zones. I was told this was going to happen by NBC’s people in Vancouver and I...
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NBC is crowing about its second ratings win over American Idol thanks to the Olympics last night. This press release came rather early for NBC. Usually, these come mid-afternoon rather than midday. Here’s the press release for your viewing. OLYMPICS...
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Saturday, February 27 College Basketball Viewing Picks English Premier LeagueChelsea vs. Manchester City – ESPN2, 7:30 a.m.Bolton vs. Wolverhampton – Setanta Sports, 9:30 a.m.Birmingham City vs. Wigan Athletic – Fox Soccer Channel, 10 a.m.Stoke City vs. Arsenal – Fox Soccer...
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men’s basketball schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports Saturday, February 27 College Gameday, live from Syracuse, NY – ESPN, 11 a.m. noonPittsburgh at St. John’s – Big East Network CBS Coverage MapKentucky at Tennessee – CBSNotre Dame at Georgetown –...
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College Basketballmen’sSiena at Rider – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Butler at Valparaiso – ESPNU, 9 p.m. College HockeyRPI at Colgate – NHL Network, 7 p.m.Boston University at Vermont – NESN, 7:30 p.m.Ohio State at Miami – CBS College Sports, 8 p.m. GolfLPGA...
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We have your highlights of what will be aired on the Canadian Olympics Broadcast Media Consortium. It’s never easy to type that easily. I wish there was a shorter name for the Consortium. Anyway, here’s what you’ll see in Canada....
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Just three more days for Olympic quotage. We have the stuff from NBC’s networks for the last Thursday of the 2010 Winter Olympics. As usual, we begin with Universal Sports. UNIVERSAL SPORTS AT THE VANCOUVER GAMES: NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES...
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I don’t know how NBC determines these statistics, but yesterday, the network claimed 35% of those watching cried while watching Joannie Rochette’s performance on Tuesday. Now, it says 34% of households with the Olympics on now procrastinate doing various chores...
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I have the nominations for this year’s New York Emmy Awards and you have some heavy hitting networks which have received nods. These are just for sports. Take a look. SPORTS COVERAGE: Single Story Dirt Dixie. December 2, 2008. (News...
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This just in to the Fang’s Bites e-mail inbox, we have the extensive Spring Training schedule for MLB Network. Almost 80 games will be aired, 45 live on the network. In addition, each team will be seen at least three...
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On March 1 when the NHL returns from its Olympic break, Versus brings back the game in a big way with a slew of games over a span of four nights. This is something I would watch if Versus was...
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Earlier this week, ESPN announced the hiring of former Yankees third baseman Aaron Boone as a analyst for Baseball Tonight. Today, another analyst was hired and it’s former Toronto Blue Jays General Manager J.P. Ricciardi. J.P. Ricciardi Joins ESPN as...
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College Basketballmen’sIowa at Northwestern – ESPN, 7 p.m.Tulsa at Duke – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Georgia at Vanderbilt – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Wisconsin at Indiana – Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.Arizona at Cal – ESPN, 9 p.m.South Carolina at Kentucky – ESPN2, 9...
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Let’s provide the notes and quotes from NBC’s networks from the last Wednesday of the Winter Olympics. Just glad to see this coming to an end. Here is Universal Sports’ quotage from yesterday. UNIVERSAL SPORTS AT THE VANCOUVER GAMES: NEWS,...
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Just a few more days and the 2010 Winter Olympics will be in the books. As we head towards the final days of the Vancouver Games, there is still major hardware to hand out. On Thursday, you have the women’s...
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Let’s give you some details on TNT’s NBA doubleheader on Thursday. NBA Action Continues on TNT with a Thursday Doubleheader Featuring Cavaliers @ Celtics and Nuggets @ Warriors Dallas Mavericks forward Caron Butler to visit the NBA on TNT studio...
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With the NFL Scouting Combine starting in Indianapolis on Thursday, you know that NFL Network will be all over it being the only cameras allowed into Lucas Oil Stadium to show the NFL hopefuls for the upcoming Draft. Here’s the...
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