((HT: CBS News))
Norah O'Donnell got the chance to sit down with Commissioner Roger Goodell in his first interview since the Ray Rice fiasco has gone full blown-go boom. The HQ suspects that this is part of the "Thursday Night Football" NFL-CBS happy family package.
Make of this what you will...
Showing posts with label CBS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CBS. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
College Analyst Charles Barkley May Be More Fun Than NBA Version
((HT: Larry Brown Sports/CBS Sports))
Halftime of the Florida-UCLA game gave Charles the opportunity to reflect on 1984 and what has happened since according to a CBS graphic...
And, then, Round Two came after Shaq (who was not there in studio) Tweeted to Charles about his opening salvo...
Words of warning...
Do not...
Ever...
Give Charles any ammunition to come after you...
Never...
Ever...
Never...
Halftime of the Florida-UCLA game gave Charles the opportunity to reflect on 1984 and what has happened since according to a CBS graphic...
And, then, Round Two came after Shaq (who was not there in studio) Tweeted to Charles about his opening salvo...
Words of warning...
Do not...
Ever...
Give Charles any ammunition to come after you...
Never...
Ever...
Never...
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Heard on TV: Uncle Verne With Shot at ESPN and Musburger
((ht: guyism.com))
Bwahahahaha! This is epically funny.
Late Saturday evening during the tail end of the LSU/Alabama game, the CBS TV crew decided to take a sideline cutaway shot of AJ McCarron's semi-famous girlfriend Katherine Webb.
And briefly, analyst Gary Danielson and play-by-play guy Verne Lundquist talked about her. The conversation was based around whether or not McCarron would re-enter the game with less than 2 minutes to go.
The two discussed the highly attractive Webb for a minute when Danielson asked Uncle Verne (one of TV's nicest people) if "That is all you're going to say"
Listen at the :24 second mark--
For the handful of you who are blissfully unaware of what Verne and Gary are referring to, here's a refresher:
Bwahahahaha! This is epically funny.
Late Saturday evening during the tail end of the LSU/Alabama game, the CBS TV crew decided to take a sideline cutaway shot of AJ McCarron's semi-famous girlfriend Katherine Webb.
And briefly, analyst Gary Danielson and play-by-play guy Verne Lundquist talked about her. The conversation was based around whether or not McCarron would re-enter the game with less than 2 minutes to go.
The two discussed the highly attractive Webb for a minute when Danielson asked Uncle Verne (one of TV's nicest people) if "That is all you're going to say"
Listen at the :24 second mark--
For the handful of you who are blissfully unaware of what Verne and Gary are referring to, here's a refresher:
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Gronk Almost Walks On CBS Interview
((HT: CBS News))
It's a touchy subject...
Wes Welker hasn't answered it, but when he's asked, defers any thoughts to the victim's families...
Well played...
But when CBS News Dan Dahler went three in a row...
This happened...
It's a touchy subject...
Wes Welker hasn't answered it, but when he's asked, defers any thoughts to the victim's families...
Well played...
But when CBS News Dan Dahler went three in a row...
This happened...
Friday, May 17, 2013
Ken Venturi Passes At 82
For most of us, Venturi was the analyst for Pat Summerall and Jim Nantz in the booth for CBS and their golf coverage...
He won the 1964 US Open, fighting dehydration, over the final 18 holes. He had some other pro golf wins sprinkled in among his major title, but had to retire from the sport because of carpal tunnel syndrome. Venturi would then become the lead golf analyst for the CBS network for almost the next three decades...
His son, Matt, said his father died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and then an intestinal infection.
Venturi died 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
So, the HQ figured the best way to remember Venturi, other than highlights with Summerall is to show this wide-ranging interview that he gave last year to David Feherty...
((HT: Golf Channel))
His candor and on-air ability will be missed... and they hopefully will remain as a lesson for all of us... Here's Jim Nantz's tribute to Venturi.
He won the 1964 US Open, fighting dehydration, over the final 18 holes. He had some other pro golf wins sprinkled in among his major title, but had to retire from the sport because of carpal tunnel syndrome. Venturi would then become the lead golf analyst for the CBS network for almost the next three decades...
His son, Matt, said his father died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, California. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and then an intestinal infection.
Venturi died 12 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
So, the HQ figured the best way to remember Venturi, other than highlights with Summerall is to show this wide-ranging interview that he gave last year to David Feherty...
((HT: Golf Channel))
His candor and on-air ability will be missed... and they hopefully will remain as a lesson for all of us... Here's Jim Nantz's tribute to Venturi.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Next Year's NCAA Hoop Semi's Move to TBS
((ncaa.com))
So basketball fan, did you hear the one about the NCAA Basketball Semi's moving from CBS to TBS?
It's a move that's been in the works since the last NCAA/CBS TV deal that allowed Turner Sports the opportunity to broadcast all the tournament games CBS, the long-time rights holder, didn't.
The deal was to initially move the semi's to TBS, but not for a couple of years.
The timetable was moved up.
Beginning next year, the weekend's Final Four games will be broadcast on TBS. Should that be surprising. No. It's part of Sports move away from Network TV.
Read more on the move from the NCAA their ownselves RIGHT HERE
Beginning in 2016, the Finals will alternate between both networks.
What this means to you: Well, it depends on whether you have cable/satellite programming or not. If you do, it doesn't mean much, it just means you'll find more games on cable, where most NCAA sports have migrated (ESPN has the Football championships).
However, if you don't have cable/satellite, well, you probably weren't watching many Sports anyway.
But, just keep this in mind. The days of Network TV being the go-to are changing. Yes, the NFL is there, and will continue to be, but they are a huge drain on the Network bottom line (not very profitable). And unlike cable, they can't increase the subscriber fee the same way.
The morale of the story is this: TV is getting close to exponential change. The model will eventually eat the cable companies as well. Subscribers are currently footing the bill for Sports (all of them) whether they are watched, or not.
And that model includes major Sports moving away from the places you've always seen them while growing up. And into a place that will cost you a lot of money.
So basketball fan, did you hear the one about the NCAA Basketball Semi's moving from CBS to TBS?
It's a move that's been in the works since the last NCAA/CBS TV deal that allowed Turner Sports the opportunity to broadcast all the tournament games CBS, the long-time rights holder, didn't.
The deal was to initially move the semi's to TBS, but not for a couple of years.
The timetable was moved up.
Beginning next year, the weekend's Final Four games will be broadcast on TBS. Should that be surprising. No. It's part of Sports move away from Network TV.
Read more on the move from the NCAA their ownselves RIGHT HERE
Beginning in 2016, the Finals will alternate between both networks.
What this means to you: Well, it depends on whether you have cable/satellite programming or not. If you do, it doesn't mean much, it just means you'll find more games on cable, where most NCAA sports have migrated (ESPN has the Football championships).
However, if you don't have cable/satellite, well, you probably weren't watching many Sports anyway.
But, just keep this in mind. The days of Network TV being the go-to are changing. Yes, the NFL is there, and will continue to be, but they are a huge drain on the Network bottom line (not very profitable). And unlike cable, they can't increase the subscriber fee the same way.
The morale of the story is this: TV is getting close to exponential change. The model will eventually eat the cable companies as well. Subscribers are currently footing the bill for Sports (all of them) whether they are watched, or not.
And that model includes major Sports moving away from the places you've always seen them while growing up. And into a place that will cost you a lot of money.
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