CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Monday January 29, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. As Super Bowl week opens to showcase the pageantry of the intersection between sports, media and brands, NBCU is injecting new levels of promotion into what will almost certainly turn out to be two of […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Friday January 26, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The XFL is back, with WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announcing plans to bring back the defunct football league with plans to launch in 2020 with eight teams and 40-man active rosters playing across […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Thursday January 25, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. SHOWTIME Sports named Stephen Espinoza as President, Sports and Event Programming, where he will continue to develop and execute the overall strategy of the group. In addition, the org unveiled its television lineup for Showtime […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Wednesday January 24, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Alex Rodriguez is switch-hitting in the broadcast booth. ESPN announced that the former Yankee will join Sunday Night Baseball this season as an analyst in a new multi-year agreement where he will be joined by […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Tuesday January 23, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. A dramatic comeback by the Patriots pushed CBS Sports’ coverage of the AFC Championship to season highs, as the game ranked as the highest-rated game of the 2017 NFL season, drawing an average overnight household […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Monday January 22, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Amid a landmark year for CBS Sports Digital in 2017, where the outlet’s platforms ranked second in comScore’s sports category for the fifth consecutive month in December and saw 9% year-over-year growth in 2017, the […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Friday January 19, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The 67th NBA All-Star Game will once again pit LeBron James versus Stephen Curry, who have been named team captains after finishing as the All-Star starter from each conference who received the most fan votes […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Thursday January 18, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Coca-Cola is tapping International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR through an extension to each of its long-standing partnerships through 2023. Described as a “first-of-its kind integrated agreement,” the deal with ISC will continue Coca-Cola’s position s […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Wednesday January 17, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is making an early start for NBC Sports, with the company announcing that he will now make his NBC debut as a contributor for the network’s coverage of Super Bowl LII on […]
CynopsisSports Good morning. It’s Tuesday January 16, 2018 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Union workers handling video and audio production for Golf Channel events walked out Sunday following stalled contract negotiations and caused disrupted and limited coverage of three events including the final round at the Sony Open. […]