On Tuesday, I did the links in the evening, but today, the linkage is coming out early. Let’s get to them. Michael Hiestand of USA Today writes that Fox plans to use its college football sideline reporter more as an...
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Category: Setanta Sports
I’m at work on this Saturday and won’t be able to watch the early part of the NFL Wild Card doubleheader today, unless I can find a backdoor website (I’m not encouraging you to send links to me nor am...
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05Jan
Let’s do some linkage for you on this Tuesday. Starting with USA Today, Edward C. Baig looks at ESPN’s planned launch of its 3-D network in June. Michael Hiestand has the ratings of various weekend events. EPL Talk reports that...
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I keep getting news or releases that I need to post, thus delaying my gathering of the links. Well, I think I have a window to get these done now. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand has the ratings of various sports...
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08Nov
Doing a Sunday linkage thing for you today. Let’s get to the links now. Mike Reynolds of Multichannel News writes that the Versus-DirecTV dispute remains at an impasse, but talks could get jump started soon. Mike reports that Setanta Sports...
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16Jul
Let’s do some linkage this evening. Lazy night for sports, but never a lazy night for blogging. Let’s do the links then I have some housekeeping to do later. Blog housekeeping, not house housekeeping. That’s for later. I’ll start with...
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Time for some links on this Sunday. I watched a fun South Africa-Spain match in the 3rd place game at the Confederations Cup on Univision this morning and kept up through Twitter with the coup in Honduras that CNN, Fox...
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25Jun
Time to do a Thursday link thing for you. There will be a major announcement about Fang’s Bites and its future coming in the next day or two. I’ll give you that when the time is right. In the meantime,...
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23Jun
Let’s do some linkage for you on this Tuesday. One sad piece of news for me at least, is the departure of David Scott of Boston Sports Media Watch. Lately, he’s been working on a book with Kentucky coach John...
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ESPN was disappointed earlier this year when it fell short in the bidding for the rights to televise the English Premier League. But what a difference a couple of months make. In the wake of Setanta Sports failing to meet...
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20Jun
Doing the links for you today. Just relaxing after having a late lunch. Starting with Newsday’s Neil Best who talks with a Golf Channel official about the Bethpage Black course. Neil writes that with Golf Channel unable to show go...
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Well, here we are doing the Friday megalinks well into the late night. As usual, we have the Weekend Viewing Picks for you. The U.S. Open has been pushed back a day and possibly more with some rainy weather expected...
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15Jun
After hemming and hawing over how to organize the links today, I’ve decided I’m going to do a post based on just sports media links, then one on reaction to Blogs With Balls. I know many of the readers are...
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As I have the Red Sox-Phils on NESN on my TV and Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 from CBC on my computer, I’m finishing up the Megalinks so I can go to bed early and head for NYC tomorrow for...
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11Jun
Now that I’ve finished my work for the day and walked five laps around my office building, I’ll do the links. I’ve found that I’m more productive in my new office than the last building. Perhaps it’s the setting, perhaps...
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10Jun
Let’s do some linkage today. Then I’ll do a massive press release post or two. Starting with Jon Show of the Sports Business Daily, he writes that DirecTV will have three dedicated channels to the U.S. Open complimenting the ESPN...
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09Jun
Let’s do links for you now. I may have to leave early so I’ll do what I can for now. Starting with Michael Smith of the Sports Business Journal, he writes that TNT made a little “dig” in its NASCAR...
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Well, I can provide some more links now that I put out that fire out. From David Bauder of the Associated Press, we find that CBS is now considering teaming up with Time Warner to bid for the 2014 and...
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20Nov
I wasn’t planning on an evening update, but I think I’ll give you some linkage as I stare at the very lovely Kate Walsh on “Private Practice”. I may no longer endorse “Grey’s Anatomy”, but I can support its spinoff....
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I have a few more press releases for you on this Thursday. First, ESPN’s Chris Berman will interview both Barack Obama and John McCain at halftime of the Steelers-Washington game on the eve of Election Day. John McCain and Barack...
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I’m actually doing some work tonight, but in between tasks, I’ll give you some linkage. Tripp Mickle of the Sports Business Journal has five off-the-ice issues to watch for the NHL this season. Neil Best of Newsday, through the LA...
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17Sep
Let’s give some more links on this Tuesday evening here on the East Coast of the States. First, Bruce Allen of the Boston Sports Media Watch transcribes a segment on WEEI’s The Big Show with the Big Fat Tub of...
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Well, I leave my office for several hours and then all hell breaks loose. We start off with Awful Announcing which goes off on Fox Sports’ Joe Buck. Buck was on the Colin Cowherd show on ESPN Radio this morning...
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I’ll give you an evening update here. I wasn’t planning on it as I was at an event in East Greenwich, RI, but I got back earlier than expected. One observation, Marv Albert’s toupee really looks unnatural tonight. If you’re...
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12Feb
Time to give you some more links today. Michael Hiestand of USA Today looks at the ratings of selected events from the weekend. Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News says not everyone will be riveted to ESPN’s coverage...
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10Feb
Let me give you some links from the Sunday papers. I’m a bit tired this morning, but you don’t want to hear that so let me get to the linkage. Neil Best of Newsday writes about the 40th Anniversary of...
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