CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.27.15 Good morning. It’s Friday March 27, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. ESPN is adding a new twist ahead of the upfronts, announcing a proprietary data management platform that will reportedly launch within the next three weeks to allow sponsors and agencies to plan and buy its programming based […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.26.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday March 26, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Major League Soccer officially kicked off its ties with Minnesota, awarding an expansion team for the state that will begin play in 2018. The new club, as expected, will be owned by a Minnesota ownership group led […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.25.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday March 25, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The contenders are in place for the 36th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, with NATAS announcing this year’s nominees yesterday. Overall, more than 190 nominees were announced across 40 categories. The roster of nominees is led by ESPN, […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.24.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 24, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The NBA has a new teammate in Univision Deportes, striking a new multiyear deal designed to offer fans Spanish-language NBA content across Univision Deportes’ multimedia platforms, as well as offer activation around NBA signature events. The company […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.23.15 Good morning. It’s Monday March 23, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. In the midst of the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, and with the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup just around the corner, espnW continues to shore up its legacy as a staple voice for the […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.20.15 Good morning. It’s Friday March 20, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. FIFA made it official, announcing that the 2022 FIFA World Cup will shift to a cooler season in November/December with the Final set to take place on 18 December 2022, Qatar’s National Day. The organization added that […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.19.15 Good morning. It’s Thursday March 19, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. FOX Sports is hitting 20 years carrying MLB nationally and announced its coverage plans for the landmark 2015 season with a combined minimum of 65 games between the FOX broadcast network and FOX Sports 1. The cable […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.18.15 Good morning. It’s Wednesday March 18, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. With the NCAA Men’s Tournament officially underway, Facebook released its "Facebook Social Bracket," measuring the social conversation around the college basketball tournament. According to its tools, two No. 1 seeds are already at the top of the […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.17.15 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 17, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. adidas is bowing out of the NBA wars. The official apparel sponsor of the league released a statement to reporters saying that the brand will not renew with the NBA following the 2016-17 season. The news comes […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.16.15 Good morning. It’s Monday March 16, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Spike TV launched the latest piece the “Spike’s Friday Night Lights Out” moniker over the weekend, serving up two knockouts with the debut of Premier Boxing Champions on the network. The franchise joins Bellator MMA and Glory […]