Monthly Archives: November 2008
NFL Week 12, With Local Media Links
Here is your week 12 NFL schedule, complete with links to the local media covering the teams…
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 8:15 PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD
Tampa Bay at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX
NY Jets at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS
Buffalo at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS
Chicago at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX
New England at Miami 1:00 PM CBS
Minnesota at Jacksonville 1:00 PM FOX
Philadelphia at Baltimore 1:00 PM FOX
Houston at Cleveland 1:00 PM CBS
San Francisco at Dallas 1:00 PM FOX
Oakland at Denver 4:05 PM CBS
Washington at Seattle 4:15 PM FOX
NY Giants at Arizona 4:15 PM FOX
Carolina at Atlanta 4:15 PM FOX
Indianapolis at San Diego 8:15 PM NBC
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH
Green Bay at New Orleans 8:30 PM ESPN
It’s Official…BCS to ESPN
From the WWL:
ESPN has reached an extensive agreement with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), granting exclusive TV, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for 15 BCS games from January 2011 through January 2014. It includes the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls each season and the BCS National Championship Game in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
The announcement was made by George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports, and John Swofford, BCS Coordinator and ACC Commissioner.
“The BCS will thrive on ESPN,” Bodenheimer said. “Our slogan is ‘College Football Lives Here’ and the BCS will now top college football’s best regular-season and studio coverage, the sport’s top awards shows, Bowl Week and other national championships all carried on our family of networks. This is a proud day for ESPN and an exceptional day for this great sport and its passionate fans.”
Swofford added, “We are tremendously pleased to reach an agreement with ESPN and feel that the BCS games from 2011-14 will be in good hands. With the continued growth of technology and the depth of coverage that ESPN gives to the college football fan on all its platforms during the regular-season, this post-season partnership is a natural fit.”
A conference call is set for noon. I hope someone asks the question as to whether any of these games will be on ABC. When I find out the answer, I will pass it along.
ESPN a Lock to Secure the BCS
It looks like the BCS telecasts will be in the hands of ESPN. This from the current rights holder, Fox:
FOX Sports has elected not to match an offer the BCS Group has received from ESPN to televise BCS games from 2011-2014, and plans to notify the organization by phone today.
Even with today’s vast economic uncertainties, FOX Sports made a very competitive bid to keep broadcasting BCS games free to every home in America, one that included a substantial rights fee increase, and certainly as much as any over-the-air network could responsibly risk. Unfortunately, the University presidents and BCS commissioners were not satisfied and they’ve decided to take their jewel events to pay television. We wish everyone well.
Ouch! Another victim falls to the WWL.
NFL Network…Keep Still!
This has stuck in my craw for quite sometime and today I’ve finally found the time to write about it.
Why is it that the NFL Network finds the need to incorporate so much camera movement in the production of its studo programs, particularly Total Access?
Take a look at this clip, and notice how often the cameras are in motion during the discussion in the studio…
I work in television. I also teach TV production classes. I tell students to do exactly the opposite of what’s being done by NFLN. That constant camera movement invariably takes one’s attention away from the conversation.
For heaven’s sake NFLN…keep those cameras still! Am I the only one bothered by this?
What They’re Saying, November 14th, 2008
OK folks here is our Friday look at what some of the sports media columnists are writing…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today gives us his review of the NFL studio talent thus far this season…
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News continues the rant in support of those blacked out of last night Jets-Patriots game for not subscribing to the NFL Network…
Neil Best over at Newsday has the the weird juxtaposition of Giants play-by-play man Bob Papa calling last night’s Jets game…
Phil Mushnick at the NY Post writes on how TV viewers can see the impact the bad economy is having on pro sports by the existence of empty seats at games…
Also at the Post, 5 Questions for CBS’ Clark Kellog…
David Barron at the Houston Chronicle looks at the radio flagship station for the Astros next season staying put…
Dave Darling at the Orlando Sentinel reviews ESPN.com’s Mayne Street.
Ray Frager at the Baltimore Sun says the Baltimore Ravens are not feeling much love from the national media…
Dave Pucin at the LA Times writes that the Angels are using the power of their locally owned media to promote the possible acquisition of Manny Ramirez…
Tom Hoffarth at the LA Times examines the sometimes unpleasant camera angles at local NHL games.
Nancy Marapese-Burrell at the Boston Globe sits down with ESPN’s Doris Burke…
Mel Bracht at the Oklahoman has the story of Bob Knight’s expanded role at ESPN. He also has his weekly local media notebook..
Jay Posner at the San Diego Union Tribune writes on the impact the move of the British Open to ESPN will have on viewers…
John Maffei at the North County Times talks with CBS’ Dan Fouts…
Scott D. Pearce at the Salt Lake City Desert News reports on the TV limits of this weekend’s Uta/BYU match-up…
Doug Nye at the State looks at the early local South Carolina college basketball TV coverage…
Michael Zuidema at the Grand Rapids Press has Fox personalities making the case for a 0-16 season for the Lions…
Dan Caesar at the St. Louis Post Dispatch looks at the competition to be the radio home of the University of St. Louis…
Gary Washburn at the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on the demise of the local TV sports anchor…
