Cynopsis: Esports

07/27/16: Tom Jackson’s run ends; NBC adds muscle to Underwood’s might; Alibaba’s massive eSports investment

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.27.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday July 27, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  An end of an era is in store for ESPN’s NFL coverage this season with reports that stalwart Tom Jackson will leave the company. First broken by the New York Daily News and since confirmed by multiple […]

07/26/16: Twitter continues All-Star deals; FOX Sports RSNs get ice stream; NFL finds room with Vue

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.26.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday July 26, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Another day, another deal for Twitter, which announced that the platform will now live stream weekly out-of-market games from MLB and the NHL via a new partnership with MLBAM. Meanwhile, 120 Sports will also produce an exclusive, […]

07/26/16: Campus Insiders scores a birdie; IOC throws Russia a lifeline; ELeague adds Overwatch

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.25.16 Good morning. It’s Monday July 25, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Twitter continued its blaze of sports video partnerships, announcing a digital media rights partnership with Campus Insiders that will include live streaming of more than 300 college sports events. The deal follows other recent partnerships for Twitter […]

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07/22/16: ACC Network gets a go; The NBA’s ‘bathroom’ break; New toys for PGA Championship

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.22.16 Good morning. It’s Friday July 22, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  It’s official. ESPN and the ACC formally unveiled the launch of the ACC Network at the conference’s annual Football Kickoff media event in Charlotte. Backed by a 20-year partnership, the platform will run through at least 2036 […]

07/20/16: The NBA’s Tweetstorm; The ACC prepares for a national grandstand; USA Basketball powers activate

CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.20.16 Good morning. It’s Wednesday July 20, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The NBA is doubling down on Twitter, announcing plans for an expanded content partnership that will bring original live programming and more video to the platform as well as Vine and Periscope. Details will see the league, […]

07/18/16: Glenn Adamo plots post-NFL run; The Open’s big swing; NBC’s promotion on the Rise

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.18.16 Good morning. It’s Monday July 18, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Last month saw Glenn Adamo, VP NFL Media Operations, NFL Films & Broadcasting, end his long run with the league to launch Ivanhoe Media & Entertainment, dubbed as an independent consulting business focused on all aspects of […]

07/15/16: Pac-12 dives into Twitter streaming; All-Star Game slides; Valve’s gambling stance

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 07.15.16 Good morning. It’s Friday July 15, 2016, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  A big day for Pac-12 Networks, which announced an agreement with Twitter to serve as its premier streaming partner for Pac-12 Plus, a broadband network of live events produced by the conference’s 12 universities. At least 150 […]

07/14/16: NBC Sports’ Premier League plans; FOX Fosters new postseason gig; Coca-Cola goes gold for Rio

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM UNIVISION WHERE WERE YOU THE DAY THE SPORTS WORLD CHANGED? WE WERE BUSY MAKING HISTORY. In June, Univision Deportes Network beat every other sports cable network in the country. Source: Nielsen, NPM, NPM-H, 5/30/16-6/26/16, Mon-Sun 8-11pm, A18-49, Live data, UDN vs. 14 competitive sports cable networks including ESPN, ESPN2, FOX Sports […]

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