CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.06.15 Good morning. It’s Friday November 6, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. “Paid patriotism” made headlines yesterday following a government oversight report released by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake detailing how the Department of Defense paid professional sports teams/leagues a total of $6.8 million to serve up patriotic […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.05.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday November 5, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Verizon and the NBA are thinking big with a multiyear content and marketing partnership that makes Verizon the Official Wireless Service Provider of the league, as well as the WNBA, NBA Development League (NBA D-League) and USA […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.04.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday November 4, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The NFL locked in a partnership with the Rugby Football Union in a move that will see the league play a minimum of three regular-season games at Twickenham Stadium in London over a three-year span, in addition […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.03.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday November 3, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The Royals victory in the 2015 World Series once again handed FOX with a winner, as Game 5 drew a 10.0/17 household rating/share with 17.2 million viewers to rank as the most-watched Game 5 since 2003. The […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 11.02.15 Good morning. It’s Monday November 2, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Amy Poehler once stated that athletes made the best hosts of Saturday Night Live, due to their ability to take directions, and the NBC franchise has delivered the sports/comedy one-two punch in spades over the years spotlighting […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.30.15 Good morning. It’s Friday October 30, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The NBA is busting through the jersey barrier, and is planning to add a sponsor’s logo to its jerseys. The league will allow Kia to place its logo on a 3.25-inch-by-1.6-inch patch that will be displayed on […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.29.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday October 29, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. From power outages to game-tying homers to an extra innings marathon, FOX Sports’ coverage of Game 1 of the 2015 World Series made plenty of memories as the contest drew 14.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.28.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday October 28, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Amid rough headlines for the daily fantasy sports industry, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association announced that it will launch the Fantasy Sports Control Agency and appoint Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris to chair […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.27.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday October 27, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. After reportedly promising advertisers 3.5 million streams (per Fortune) for Sunday’s first global stream of an NFL game, Yahoo opened the day proclaiming that the London game served up 15.2 million viewers with 33.6 million video streams. […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 10.26.15 Good morning. It’s Monday October 26, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. With the MLB Postseason on a viewership tear this year, the Royals/Mets battle royale in the World Series takes the mound tomorrow night at 8p in Kansas City, with all broadcasts set to be carried by FOX […]