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Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 90- Media at Super Bowl XLVI
Welcome to show XC.
Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I are devoting the entire program to the media at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. We have no news segment, but two guests…
We start off the show joined by Neil Best, sports business and media columnist with Newsday. Neil is covering the Giants for the paper and shares with us his experiences in Indianapolis and how the New York media is covering the team.
We are then joined by Dial Global Sports‘ (formerly Westwood One) Kevin Haraln, who will be calling the game with Boomer Esiason for the nationwide radio network. Kevin fills us in on his busy schedule prior to the game, and how preparing to call a Super Bowl is similar in some ways, and different in others, than calling the action during the regular season. As many of you know Kevin handles play-by-play for NFL and College Basketball on CBS and the NBA on TNT.
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Sports Media Digest- January 30, 2012
NFL Fimls Road to the Super Bowl Airs This Weekend on NBC- For the 42nd year NFL Films has produced a film exploring how the two teams in the Super Bowl got to where they are in the Road to the Super Bowl. This year’s edition featuring the Giants and Patriots will sir Sunday at 12:00p.m. on NBC.
NASCAR and Turner Sports Restructure and Extend Digital Rights Agreement- NASCAR and Turner Sports have extended its digital rights partnership though 2016. NASCAR will manage business and editorial operations for NASCAR.com beginning in 2013 while Turner Sports will continue to oversee advertising sales and sponsorships.
Polian Joins SiriusXM Radio- Former Colts Vice Chairman Bill Polian has joined SiriusXM NFL Radio. Polian will make his debut on tonight on Late Hits at 8:00pm ET. He’ll host the show again on Wednesday, February 1, and Friday, February 3, and will be heard regularly on the channel throughout the year.
Nuggets/Grizzlies NBA TV Fan Night Selection- Fans have voted tomorrow night’s Denver Nuggets at Memphis Grizzlies match-up as the NBA TV Fan Nightpresentation of the week. Tip-off is at 8:00p.m. ET. Fans have until this Thursday to vote on the following games for Fan Night next week: Jazz/Pacers, Bobcats/Celtics, Kings/Timberwolves, Suns/Bucks, or Thunder/Warriors.
Big Ten Network has Coverage of National Signing Day- The Big Ten Network will be examining how the conference college football teams fared on National Signing Day with a special Wednesday afternoon. Host Mike Hall, analysts Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith and Chris Martin will take to the air for the 90-minute special beginning Wednesday at 4:30p.m. ET.
SiriusXM Has Super Bowl XLVI Covered in 10 Languages
SiriusXM Radio will provide play-by-play coverage of Super Bowl XLVI in 10 languages via 13 different broadcasts.
Here is where you can find the varied broadcasts beginning at 6:00p.m. ET Sunday:
- New England Patriots broadcast – Sirius 86 / XM 226 / Online 879
- New York Giants broadcast – Sirius 92 / XM 225 / Online 881
- National radio broadcast – Sirius 88 / XM 88 / Online 88
- Spanish broadcast – Sirius 149 / XM 234 / Online 870 **
- BBC Radio broadcast – Sirius 93 / XM 227 / Online 861
- Chinese broadcast – Sirius 139 / XM 231 / Online 866
- Japanese broadcast – Sirius 94 / XM 228 / Online 862
- German broadcast – Sirius 138 / XM 233 / Online 865
- Hungarian broadcast – Sirius 113 / XM 235 / Online 869
- Portuguese broadcast – Sirius 137 / XM 230 / Online 864
- Russian broadcast – Sirius 117 / XM 236 / Online 868
- Dutch broadcast – Sirius 134 / XM 229 / Online 863
- French broadcast – Sirius 136 / XM 232 / Online 867
SiriusXM will also provide live programming from Indianapolis all week, primarily on SiriusXm NFL Radio on channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier.
ESPN Has Blanket Coverage of Super Bowl XLVI
ESPN plans on providing over 110 hours of television and radio programming from Super Bowl XLVI.
More than 25 on-air commentators will be on hand in Indianapolis with content airing across 18 ESPN platforms. From the ESPN press release, here is what’s new this year on ESPN’s Super Bowl coverage:
Themed SportsCenter Specials (M-F, 3-4 p.m., ESPN): Host Steve Levy and NFL Insiders John Clayton,Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter discuss the latest league news Monday and Tuesday; Mike Tirico, Trent Dilfer andMerril Hoge discuss safety and head injuries Wednesday; the Monday Night Football team of Tirico, Jon Gruden andRon Jaworski preview the Super Bowl matchup Thursday; and, on Friday, ESPN’s Super Bowl champion analysts –Tedy Bruschi, Dilfer, Mike Ditka, Gruden, Keyshawn Johnson, Jerry Rice, Mark Schlereth and Steve Young – talk with Tirico about playing in the NFL’s title game.
- · SC Special: NFL Face to Face with Hannah Storm (Tues., Jan. 31 at 9 p.m., ESPN2): ESPN’s Hannah Stormconducts one-on-one interviews in this one-hour special with some of the NFL season’s biggest newsmakers: Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers, Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton, Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, and Colts owner Jim Irsay. Full release.
- · Bill Parcells’ Super Bowl Confidential (Wed., Feb. 1, 7 p.m., ESPN): Two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells discusses all facets of the Super Bowl with Tirico, drawing upon his more than 30 years of experience, including leading both the Giants (1986 and 1990) and Patriots (1996) to the Super Bowl, and his relationships with this year’s head coaches, Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick, both of whom he mentored when they served as assistant coaches on his teams.
- · NFL32 (M-F, 6 p.m., ESPN2), which debuted in September, is a social media-driven NFL discussion show featuring host Suzy Kolber, NFL Insider Mortensen and a rotating cast of ESPN analysts and guests while engaging with fans via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
- · NFL Kickoff (Friday, 7-9 p.m., ESPN2) with host Trey Wingo, and NFL analysts Bruschi and Schlereth. The show will cover team news, strategies, and injuries.
- · NFL Live expanded to one hour this year (previously 30 minutes) and will air daily from Indianapolis during Super Bowl week with host Wingo, and a rotating cast of ESPN NFL analysts (M-F, 4-5 p.m., ESPN).
- · SportsNation (M-F, 5-6 p.m., ESPN2) will originate from ESPN’s demo field with hosts Michelle Beadle and Colin Cowherd. Two acts that will be part of the show all week: the Blue Monkey Sideshow carnival act for SN’s ‘Halftime Show’ and Indy’s own “The Twin Cats” will be the show’s official house band.
Here is the entire ESPN Super Bowl coverage schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Show | Network |
| Mon, Jan. 30 – Thurs, Feb. 2 | 6-10 a.m. | Mike & Mike in the Morning | ESPN Radio/ESPN2 |
| 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | SportsCenter AM | ESPN | |
| 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Herd with Colin Cowherd | ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS | |
| 1-4 p.m. | Scott Van Pelt Show | ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS | |
| 3-4 p.m. | SportsCenter Special | ESPN | |
| 4-5 p.m. | NFL Live | ESPN | |
| 5-6 p.m. | SportsNation | ESPN2 | |
| 5-6 p.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN | |
| 6-7 p.m. | NFL 32 | ESPN2 | |
| 8-9 p.m. | ESPN International coverage | ||
| 9-10 p.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN | |
| Fri, Feb. 3 | 6-10 a.m. | Mike & Mike in the Morning | ESPN Radio/ESPN2 |
| 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | SportsCenter AM | ESPN | |
| 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Herd with Colin Cowherd | ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS | |
| 1-2 p.m. | NFL Semanal | ESPN Deportes | |
| 1-4 p.m. | Scott Van Pelt Show | ESPN Radio/ESPNEWS | |
| 3-4 p.m. | SportsCenter Special | ESPN | |
| 4-5 p.m. | NFL Live | ESPN | |
| 5-6 p.m. | SportsNation | ESPN2 | |
| 5-6 p.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN | |
| 6-7 p.m. | NFL 32 | ESPN2 | |
| 7-9 p.m. | NFL Kickoff | ESPN2 | |
| 10-11 p.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN | |
| Sat, Feb. 4 | 10-11 a.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN |
| 1-2:30 p.m. | ESPN International coverage | ||
| 6-7 p.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN | |
| Sun, Feb. 5 | 9-10 a.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN |
| 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Sunday NFL Countdown | ESPN | |
| 10:30-11:30 p.m. | NFL Primetime | ESPN | |
| 11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. | SportsCenter | ESPN |
Sports Media Digest- January 20, 2012
Here is a brief digest for Friday…
NBA Double Header Gives TNT Ratings Boost- TNT is reporting that last night’s NBA double header, led by the Lakers at the Heat, gave the network an average overnight rating of 2.2, 57% above the comparabe match-up last year at this time. The Lakers/Heat came in with a 3.0 rating while the nightcap between the Mavericks and the Jazz regsitered a 1.4 mark.
Fans Select Next NBA TV Fan Night Telecast- NBA TV has annlounced that fan voting this week has resulted in the selection of the Cleveland Caveliers at the Miami Heat as the network’s Fan Nightgame this Tuesday. Tip-off is at 7:30p.m. Here is the list of games fans will be voting on to air on January 31st…Celtics at Cavs, Nets at Pacers, Pistons at Knicks, Nuggets at Grizzlies or Kings at Warriors.
NBC Sports Plugs Its NHL Schedule- The NBC Sports Group will have four NHL games on its networks beginning Sunday. The broadcast network will have coverage of the Capitals and Peguins beginning at 12:30p.m. ET. NBC Sports Network (NBCSP) will carry the Blues at Red Wings Monday night at 7:3op.m. ET, followed by the Wild and Avalanche Tuesday ta 9:00p.m. ET and the Red Wings at the Canadiens Wednesday at 7:30p.m.
Sirius XM to Present the Senior Bowl- Sirius XM Radio will pr providing live coverage of this year’s Senior Bowl. The game will air Janaury 28th at 4:00p.m. ET on SiriusXM NFL Radio, channel 88 on Sirius and XM Premier.
