CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.24.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday August 24, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Major League Baseball’s 2016 postseason schedule is officially in play, as the league unveiled its lineup and dates, beginning with the American League Wild Card Game presented by Budweiser on TBS on Oct. 4 while the National League […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.23.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 23, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Silver Chalice Ventures unveiled a digital media rights, technology and investment partnership with BAMTech that will include a new suite of live streaming products and experiences coming to college sports fans across mobile and connected platforms later this […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.22.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 22, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. With the Rio Games in the books, the IOC now moves forward with its next project, the launch of the Olympic Channel, which will see its first full day of programming today. Designed to serve as a digital-first, […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.19.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 19, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. NBC Olympics announced that Carolyn Manno will host the company’s 70+ hours of 2016 Paralympic Games across NBC, NBCSN, and the NBC Sports app. Other talent will include Todd Harris, Jason Knapp and Steve Schlanger, who will call […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM BIG TEN NETWORK Countdown to Kickoff on BTN 2016 BTN Football Schedule Weeks 1-3 will feature: Five Power 5 Matchups Five Top 15 Appearances (final 2015 AP Poll) Competitive College Sports Networks combined will feature: Three Power 5 Matchups Two Top 15 Appearances Be a part of BTN’s premiere football programming […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.17.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday August 17, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Monday’s Olympic coverage across the NBC family saw the networks notch an average of 25.5 million viewers with a 14.9 household rating in its Total Audience Delivery measurement in primetime. NBC-only coverage averaged 24.3 million viewers with a14.1/24 […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.16.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday August 16, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. ESPN locked in an agreement with UEFA that will give the company rights to UEFA Euro 2020 and all UEFA national team matches between 2018 and 2022. The deal also included rights to a package of UEFA national […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.15.16 Good morning. It’s Monday August 15, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. NBC Olympics saw Saturday’s primetime coverage of the Rio Games notch a Total Audience Delivery of 26.8 million viewers for a markup of 14% over the Total Audience Delivery on the opening Saturday of the Games, and drew […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.12.16 Good morning. It’s Friday August 12, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. NBC Olympics saw live streaming for Rio 2016 break the one billion minute threshold, the first time the benchmark has been crossed for the Games. The tally of 1.05 billion minutes of live streaming via NBCOlympics.com and the […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 08.11.16 Good morning. It’s Thursday August 11, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. RIP to John Saunders, who originally joined ESPN in 1986 and served as one of the longest-tenured commentators at the company, most recently working as host of ABC’s Saturday studio coverage of college football and The Sports Reporters. […]