Big Ten’s TV savvy makes Maryland’s move look like a winner, analysts say
What makes the University of Maryland's move to the Big Ten look like such a winner is the school's participation in the Big Ten Network, one of collegiate sports' most...
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Some final TV thoughts on TBS, Orioles, Yankees, Ripken, Johnson, Smoltz
Here are some final thoughts from a very tired TV/media critic who didn't miss an inning of Orioles playoff baseball while covering the rest of a huge and sprawling beat....
Billick, Brennaman, Fox deliver smooth, smart Ravens-Cowboys telecast
Analyst Brian Billick and play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman delivered smart, smooth and informative coverage of the Ravens' victory over the Dallas Cowboys Sunday on Fox. The entire production — from...
Brewing the perfect Yuengling TV beer ads in Canton
It's 1:15 on a warm and sunny fall afternoon in Canton, and the downstairs bar and lounge area of the Fork & Wrench is packed with about 30 people. No,...
CBS, Ian Eagle almost made the Ravens-Chiefs game watchable – almost
Let's be frank, life is too short to waste much time on a sports telecast as boring as Sunday's football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs....
TBS Ripken gaffe casts pall over otherwise strong telecast of Orioles victory
This is the kind of thing they used to teach in journalism school and I wish they still did: The way one careless mistake can diminish an otherwise strong performance...
Dutch Ruppersberger on ’60 Minutes’ Sunday talking about Chinese firm as threat
U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger will be included in a "60 Minutes" piece Sunday looking at Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications equipment maker, that members of the House Permanent Select Committee...
Cal Ripken will be in TBS booth for Orioles wild-card game Friday
Cable channel TBS Thursday announced that Cal Ripken will be in the booth Friday night as an analyst when the Baltimore Orioles take on the Texas Rangers in a one-game...
Baltimore Orioles home finale on MASN up 94 percent over last year
The TV audience for the Baltimore Orioles' game Sunday was almost twice as large as the one for last year's home finale, according to Nielsen Media data supplied by the...
‘Homeland’ targets, hits jittery part of national psyche in season two opener
Talk about a TV series keeping current with the news. Thirty seconds into the Season 2 opener of Showtime's "Homeland," viewers see the first image of an American embassy under...