Via The Guardian comes this highlight reel of Saturday’s USA vs. England World Cup match reenacted with LEGO. For more soccer videos done in LEGO, including matches from this and other past World Cups, check out legofussball.eu.
By Ryan Berenz ESPN details its studio programming schedule for the World Cup, including a few technological elements in its production. From ESPN: 85 Hours of 2010 FIFA World Cup Studio Programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to present more than 85 hours of studio programming during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa beginning Thursday, June 10. World Cup Live, the daily news, highlights and analysis program, and World Cup PrimeTime, the new nightly program featuring condensed versions of the day’s matches, will anchor the schedule. ESPN is covering its seventh FIFA […]
By Ryan Berenz ESPN surveyed its World Cup broadcasters to get their predictions for the tournament. As you’d imagine, there’s lot of Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Argentina … you know, the favorites. The only one of them to really go out on a limb is Tommy Smyth, who picks Germany over England in the final. Me? I have Paraguay, Honduras, Cameroon and the USA in our World Cup office pool, which means I am pretty much a loser before the tournament even starts. Aside from those four, I am throwing my support behind Slovakia. I’ll take Netherlands over Portugal in the […]
While interviewing actor Ian McShane for the upcoming Starz miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, Channel Guide Magazine‘s Karl Paloucek had a chance to pick McShane’s brain about the World Cup, particularly his native England’s chances of winning (or choking away) this tournament. McShane knows a little about football — his father, Harry McShane, played for Manchester United from 1951-54. Here’s what McShane had to say about the Three Lions’ hopes in South Africa: I’m surprised they haven’t come out with another song again, about, “Football’s coming home!” or one of those pathetic songs they bring out every four years, […]
Via Gizmodo, check out these amazing Google Earth 3-D tours of the 10 World Cup stadiums in South Africa.
By Ryan Berenz The first live match of the World Cup hasn’t aired yet, and we’re already talking about reruns! Since a lot of the matches air live in the mornings and afternoons, ESPN2 and ESPN Classic will reair matches in the evenings. And ESPN3.com will archive matches available for viewing on demand. Here’s the complete release from ESPN: 166 Hours of 2010 FIFA World Cup Match Re-airs on ESPN Classic and ESPN2 All 64 Matches to be Archived on ESPN3.com and Available for Replay Through End of Year ESPN Classic and ESPN2 will combine to re-air all 64 matches […]
By Ryan Berenz ESPN2 is devoting all of its programming to the World Cup on June 10-11, gearing up for the kickoff match on June 11. Here’s the complete info from ESPN: ESPN2’s 24-Hour Countdown to Kickoff for 2010 FIFA World Cup June 10-11 Preview Show Featuring Former World Cup Stars Shaun Bartlett, Ruud Gullit, Jürgen Klinsmann and Alexi Lalas; Celebration Concert; MLS Match; and More ESPN will kick off its month long coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a 24-hour soccer-themed “Countdown to Kickoff” programming block on ESPN2 beginning Thursday, June 10 at 10 a.m. ET, and […]
By Ryan Berenz ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup doesn’t stop at the TV. The Worldwide Leader has everything from mobile apps, games, tweets, text alerts, podcasts and more on its various digital platforms. Here’s the complete release from ESPN: ESPN Digital Media to Bring Unprecedented Coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to Multiple Platforms ESPN is ramping up its biggest overhaul of multiplatform coverage ever with the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Across all digital platforms – online, mobile, social media, fantasy, games and digital audio – ESPN will dedicate a full month of 24/7 news, analysis, […]
By Lori Acken For two successful seasons, party planner to the stars David Tutera has been wowing brides with bum wedding plans — and TV viewers who can’t resist a Cinderella ending — on his WE tv sensation, My Fair Wedding With David Tutera. For the third season, premiering Sunday, June 6, at 10pm ET (following the Season 7 premiere of the network’s signature series Bridezillas), Tutera is leaving the metro New York area that he calls home and taking the show on the road. “I’m very excited that we’re traveling for this season — two weddings in Dallas and […]
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