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I think Buck showed some more excitement on air after going on twitter and hearing every single insult ever said about him. Also, the format of Fox Sports One's news show reminds me of NBC's NFL pregame a few years ago when they let Keith and Dan do the highlights and had a player's lounge for analysis.
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The Prisoner posted:We were talking about this in the other Sports Journalism thread a few weeks ago and someone (sorry, I can't remember who) brought up that in the ESPN oral history book people in the Post newsroom couldn't tell the difference between early PTI and actual lunchroom arguments Wilbon and Kornheiser were having. Well, except for the lack of swearing. Yeah, that was me. I don't blame Tony for thinking the show wouldn't work, but then again, that's his gimmick. chunkles posted:Is this the thread where we bitch about CSN Houston cause I'm gonna make myself right at home. This probably all boils down to carriage fees. Channel wants x amount per subscriber, provider thinks it's too high. Ever since channels like YES and the Big 10 Network came around it's just gotten ridiculous. For example, take a look at how the Dodgers can pay for all that talent because of their upcoming channel. e: I mentioned in the other thread Fox Sports 1 might have gotten trouble being on DirecTv/Dish/Time Warner because of the difference in proposed carriage fees. For once, Fox actually caved in. That never happens. Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Aug 19, 2013 |
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Aug 19, 2013 15:45
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With the proliferation of youtube and such I don't think a classic sports network can work anymore. It didn't help that a while back ESPN successfully offered to make ESPNU more available to subscribers at ESPN Classic's expense. Also, to put in perspective how Sportscenter operates in comparison to Fox Sports 1's show, here's a rundown of what was covered on each show last night in order: http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2013/08/22/Media/FS1-ESPN.aspx
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Aug 22, 2013 18:03
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Speaking of breaking ground, ESPN released this video of what their new Sportscenter set is going to look like. It's big https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MVidglMLk And for those racing people who complained about the end of Speed, this is for you http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/august/speed-fans-are-angry-about-fox-sports-1.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Aug 22, 2013 19:12
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I checked the listings and they also have an Aussie game 2:30 Sunday morning. But from the sound of things, they are both meaningless late season games. Also, there's a couple of NRL Rugby games on that channel, if that means anything.
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Aug 23, 2013 05:21
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I get it on FIOS, and I have the middle package.CBJSprague24 posted:Ever wondered how The Worldwide Leader creates and manipulates your favorite NCAA football team's schedule in an attempt to generate money, ratings, hype, and drama? It's hard to believe that decades ago tv was only allowed to show a couple of college games a week. This Supreme Court ruling set the stage for all the realignment/contracts we have now: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_v._Board_of_Regents_of_Univ._of_Oklahoma
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Aug 25, 2013 16:07
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warheadr posted:I don't know a whole huge ton about overnights ratings/calculations, even after working in TV for a few years. But I DO know you really don't want a 0.0. This proves that Fox has a long way to go, if for anything else, the typical person is used to putting on ESPN (and related networks) by default.
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Aug 27, 2013 16:05
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It seems like every tv program now has some sort of twitter reminder. They're just going with the flow. As for what constituted a 0.0 for the time in question: Steve Lepore posted:Last night at 11 ET: SportsCenter - 633,000 viewers, Olbermann - 319,000, FS Live - 44,000. 147,000 of Keith's viewers were in 18-49s.
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Aug 27, 2013 22:54
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Wolfy posted:They have some really big college football games this year, so I assume that's what they're banking on drawing people to the channel. Right now, it's mostly whatever is left of their racing and soccer rights(they still have the Champion's League). I think they get a UFC event every so often, as that is what they opened with. I would think their big draw right now is UFC programming. They got 1.7 million to watch a card opening night. Next year they split the baseball regular season rights with regular Fox (and will also probably air some playoff games). And starting in 2015 they get the rights to golf's US Open. There's something Gus can do
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Aug 28, 2013 22:01
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FlamingLiberal posted:Dan LeBetard's local Miami area radio show is officially going national through ESPN on Oct. 1st I saw in the press release he still gets a local Miami hour. I see Jonathan Coachman is out of a daily gig, come back to WWE Coach 
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Sep 6, 2013 17:06
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DJExile posted:Everyone click this right now He's been doing that a lot lately. He did wrestling and Seinfeld ones: http://deadspin.com/anchor-inserts-pro-wrestlers-into-sportscast-can-you-ca-1244605570 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs-kSY-DfJw In more serious fare, here's Olbermann going after MLB for not allowing the Nationals to wear Navy caps during the game for the Navy Yard shooting victims. For perspective, the shooting took place blocks from the ballpark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVU5Y5h5WB0 Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Sep 18, 2013 |
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Sep 18, 2013 17:10
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Benne posted:So NBCSN has cancelled Michelle Beadle's show The Crossover. That makes me think about how ESPN at this point is bigger than the personalities. For example, I don't think Erin has been talked about as much either ever since she left them for Fox. And since you brought up sailing, ESPN used to make it a big deal when they had the America's Cup years ago. Some things never change. e: Here's an article from 1992 about that: http://articles.latimes.com/1992-05-06/sports/sp-1211_1_world-series Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 19:11 on Sep 25, 2013 |
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Sep 25, 2013 19:08
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Also, Beadle is on far from gracious terms with her former NBCSN co-host. I don't blame her for going back at this point. As for what I said about Erin: John Ourand@Ourand_SBJ Source: FS1's Fox College Saturday drew just 50,000 viewers last week -- a number that is on par with a 1am "Macgyver" rerun on Cloo Monday.
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Sep 27, 2013 19:17
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MourningView posted:To be fair is anything on that channel aside from football and live UFC a draw? Just like how NBC Sportsnet only has hockey, Olympic stuff when it's on and maybe EPL as draws. That's what happens when only the ESPN channels gets any ratings for non-event stuff.
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Sep 28, 2013 00:12
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Crazy Ted posted:Likely because that filler would have a small, but dedicated, audience. I've heard of reports saying on certain days those are the highest-rated shows on the network. More obviously, they're holdovers from OLN.
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Sep 28, 2013 19:48
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Benne posted:Kornheiser wore a turkey suit on PTI today I think he wears one every Thanksgiving Eve For that matter, I enjoyed this year's turkeys more than the typical c'mon man these days
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Nov 28, 2013 01:25
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So we're less than 2 months away from the Winter Olympics. And with it comes the usual complaints about not showing stuff live in America. However, this time, NBC says NBCSN is going to show live figure skating every day: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/december/nbcsn-to-present-unprecedented-live-figure-skating-team-usa-hockey-during-the-olympics.html Considering that's usually the biggest ratings draw in the Winter Olympics, it's quite the move.
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Dec 18, 2013 19:18
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Benne posted:Randy Moss is a reporter for Nordic and ski jumping It's not that Randy Moss Ted Robinson should be fortunate the Super Bowl is in Jersey if the Niners make it that far.
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Jan 6, 2014 23:13
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This is from one of the authors of the ESPN book. How cryptic James Andrew Miller @ESPNBook 30m "There's a battle outside And it is ragin' It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'." #ESPN
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Jan 14, 2014 02:48
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That thing I alluded to was merely some management changes at ESPN. Nobody got fired. Here's the official list of NBC Olympic commentators: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2014/01/14/nbc-olympics-announces-talent-roster-for-sochi-olympic-winter-games-record-84-commentators/ Probably not brought up before is that Nancy Kerrigan is going to contribute. She's not that easy to get for obvious reasons.
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Jan 14, 2014 23:15
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Let's start the NBC Olympic-bashing early. This is a great article on how they're sucking up to Lolo Jones, especially with Lindsey Vonn pulling out. And apparently she was favored to make the bobsled team over someone more qualified: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/66954036/lolo-jones-is-new-olympics-face-for-nbc
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Jan 23, 2014 15:22
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leokitty posted:That's not how Fox's contract with MLB works and there are a lot of teams on FSN regional channels already. I think he ripped off this joke https://twitter.com/stevelepore/status/426864605478932480 quote:Fox's acquisition of a majority stake in YES means there will be approximately 400 Yankee games on FS1 this season. Also, I know Fox hasn't renamed some regional channels into Fox Sports whatever, so who knows.
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Jan 25, 2014 15:33
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Yeah, soon after the news broke, this came from a reliable source: Neil Best @sportswatch 20h Per Fox source: Company does not expect to re-brand @YESNetwork.
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The guy who made First Take what it is might move to the Today Show http://deadspin.com/sources-espn-first-take-boss-in-talks-with-nbc-to-prod-1509995051
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CBS, if for the Big Bang Theory alone, did not need it. NBCSN/Fox Sports 1 needed this to establish more credibility. I guess TNT declined because it came close to basketball season, plus they were needed for whatever conflicts in October. ABC has some established programming, Fox probably still had to air the X-Factor, and NBC could use anything on Thursdays. Seriously, the least likely network won
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Crazy Ted posted:Much like CBS now. It's been about 6 months since Fox Sports 1 debuted, and I think they could use the boost from the Pope Those people who rely on Francesa-related memes must be thrilled
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Ace Jameson posted:I am pretty sure their EPL ratings are exceeding expectations, and obviously right now they have the Olympics which can't hurt either. Their first two days of Olympic coverage has set network ratings records. Doesn't hurt that it included high-profile events that in the past they wouldn't show on tv until much later. Plus they're gonna get rights to the back half of NASCAR season starting next year.
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And late last night he tried to drink the pain away http://deadspin.com/lets-watch-mary-carillo-and-bob-costas-drink-vodka-tog-1520423650 
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They just announced on Today that Matt Lauer is filling in tonight It's that bad
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FuzzySkinner posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCS3dZG05gc You bring up Bob Costas and wrestling, you have to show this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qexcFvsPetY Oh, the last time someone other than Costas hosted nighttime Olympic coverage in America Hello friends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inF9t1IhNEs
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DJExile posted:Let the record also show that Al Michaels owns and doesn't even care about being subtle in his references to the point spread of games. And that extends to curling http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2014/february/video-al-michaels-places-a-curling-bet-with-rebecca-lowe.html
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I say a big reason is for the same reason we loathe promos for CBS shows during CBS NFL games. They try to appeal to a demographic that doesn't match ours. And why do they have to try to go after that demographic? It's gotten to the point where NBC money is a huge source of IOC revenue: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/10/nbc-single-handedly-pays-for-a-fifth-of-all-olympic-games/  And how do you try to recoup that kind of spending? You go after as many people as you can. I'll throw in that this style started when ABC, under Roone Arledge's watch, mainly had them in the 70's/80's. And when CBS had the Winter Olympics in the 90's they also did it the same way, so historically it's not just been an NBC thing. Sure, ESPN can afford to show them live because they virtually print money. But I think the presentation would be even worse. And if you think NBC fluff is bad, look at ABC at any given moment. e: Yes ice skating is the NFC East, and the women's program right now is Cowboys-Giants Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Deathlove posted:My guess is that since NBCSN didn't exist when they secured the rights for these Olympics, there are limits to what they can show? I don't know. Spitballin'. It appears that they also have rights for Colonial League and other mid-major basketball games they have to honor One thing I will question is why they won't show as much live curling as they did in 2010. The women's gold medal game is going on right now but it won't be on US tv until later. Awful Announcing summed it up well: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2014...ve-curling.html
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Declan MacManus posted:I thought that went really well. Did it not (ratings wise)? I have some numbers here. Nobody really viewed the alternate feeds: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2014/january/bcs-championship-megacast-viewership-numbers.html quote:ESPN: 25.57 million average viewers
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And Russo's former on-air partner is officially on Fox Sports 1/2 Neil Best @sportswatch Mike Francesa announces that his simulcast will be on @FOXSports1 and FoxSports2 starting March 24. Francesa will be seen on @FoxSports1 from 1 to 4 p.m., then on FoxSports2 from 4 to 6 p.m. Francesa said he had more than one offer "but clearly the Fox Sports people were the most aggressive. They made the biggest offer." One motivation for @FOXSports1 was to increase its presence and visibility in New York market. Francesa said the deal with Fox is for four years, which matches his @WFAN660 contract.
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We were talking about if Gus still does soccer the other day. Well Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing Gus Johnson returns to soccer April 1st for Manchester United-Bayern Munich Champions League QF. Will work alongside Eric Wynalda.
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This is going to come out as a big deal in the tv world. Some think he can replace Costas one day Richard Sandomir @RichSandomir Josh Elliott leaving GMA for variety of assignments at NBC Sports
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So Tony Reali is joining Good Morning America as a contributor on top of staying as Around the Horn host. Given the fact he's probably replacing Josh Elliott I think he'll do fine there. e: Not that it really matters, but also Around the Horn's main studios will also be moving to the same building where GMA's and Olbermann's studios are. Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Apr 10, 2014 |
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NBC announced today they're extending their Olympic deal through 2032. Also yesterday in Canada TSN announced they're creating a TSN 3, 4 and 5. Canada is 3 channels away from beating America to the Ocho
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In what's an inevitable end of an era, the national WGN feed is dropping all sports after this season: http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/get..._medium=twitter
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