To most of Chinese I know, American football is difficult and distant. At Shanghai Scrap, Adam Minter interviews Zhang Nan, Monday Night Football’s play-by-play man in China, who tries his best to engage more Chinese into the sport. Sure, the NFL has a small audience in China (roughly 20,000 viewers watch the weekly simulcast), but [...]
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Broadcasting Monday Night Football to Chinese Audience
October 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · American Football, Sports Media
Tags:broadcasting·Michael Stokes·Monday Night Football·NFL·Sina·Zhang Nan
Becoming China’s First NFL Kicker
August 4th, 2009 · 11 Comments · American Football, Sports
“I’d seen football in college, but I thought it was stupid,” says Wang. “Football is about tackling; soccer is about using your skills with your feet. I liked kicking better. And as an outsider, football seemed violent.”
Tags:All-TransSouth Conference·Bulldogs·China·Cumberland University·Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes·Football·Kentucky·Lindsey Wilson University·NAIA·National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics·NFL·People's Republic of China·Premier League·soccer·Tennessee·Tianjin
NFL Cancels China Bowl, Again
December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · American Football, Business
The New York Times noted early this week that NFL will cut 150 jobs after the superbowl. Below are some excerpts: The N.F.L., widely considered the most successful sports league in North America, will reduce its staff by about 150 employees after theSuper Bowl in response to the slumping economy, Commissioner Roger Goodell told staff [...]
