CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.24.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 24, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The US/Portugal game more than delivered for broadcasters ESPN and Univision, scoring as the most-watched US match ever for both channels. ESPN’s telecast of the dramatic game actually ranked as the most-viewed soccer match in the United […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.23.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 23, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. As the World Cup looks toward the next round of play, viewers continue to flock to on multiple screens to absorb the tournament. Univision Digital has had an especially good run, as the Univision Deportes App ranked […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.20.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 20, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Yesterday marked NCAA President Mark Emmert’s turn on the stand for the Ed O’Bannon class-action antitrust suit against the NCAA. He stated, according to reports, that amateurs served as the heart of college athletics, and said that […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.19.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 19, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Yesterday saw a big turnover at Bellator MMA with the departures of Bjorn Rebney, Founder, Chairman and CEO, and Tim Danaher, President and COO. Majority owner Viacom later announced the addition of sports promoter Scott Coker to […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.18.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 18, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. With nearly 16 million combined viewers tuning in, ESPN and Univision continued to roll as the US team took the stage for the first time at the FIFA World Cup. ESPN’s coverage marked the network’s highest-rated and […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.17.14 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 17, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. With the Spurs clinching the series in only five games, the 2014 NBA Finals on ABC wrapped up with an average of 15,524,000 viewers and a 9.3 U.S. household rating, according to Nielsen, with both figures up […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.16.14 Good morning. It’s Monday, June 16, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. With the launch of the World Cup last week delivering ratings highs, social is also setting records. To make the most of the opportunity, FIFA partner Univision partnered with SnappyTV to deliver instant highlights of every matchup […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.13.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, June 13, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. Despite the potential for a Kings sweep in the Stanley Cup Finals, NBCSN reports that Game 4 of the series became the third most-watched Stanley Cup Final in channel history, according to Nielsen. The matchup delivered 3.383 […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.12.14 Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 12, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. And so it begins. ESPN and Univision kick off the 2014 FIFA World Cup today, with both companies carrying the Brazil/Croatia matchup at 3:30p. ESPN drew headlines yesterday with the signing of Landon Donovan, who played with […]
CYNOPSISSPORTS 06.11.14 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, June 11, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing. The United States Golf Association is going long-term with Bell Media’s TSN and RDS in Canada. The organization locked in a new media rights agreement extending the networks’ partnership with the USGA through 2022, making TSN and […]