Cynopsis: Esports

Cynopsis: Sports12.09.13 Good morning. It’s Monday, December 9, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  As the first sport ever to hold a world championship and with nearly 22 million Americans who played last year, billiards/pool continues to carry the unfortunate label of fringe sport. Last week saw Kelly Fisher winning […]

Cynopsis: Sports12.06.13 Good morning. It’s Friday, December 6, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  SiriusXM and the NBA are launching an exclusive league channel that will tip off on Monday, December 9, and is designed to cover the league “24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and bring fans […]

Cynopsis: Sports12.05.13 Good morning. It’s Thursday, December 5, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  At $4 million a pop, FOX Sports announced that the commercial inventory for its broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII is officially off the market. The company announced that remaining inventory for the network’s first-ever live stream […]

Cynopsis: Sports12.04.13 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 4, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  INDYCAR revealed its broadcast schedule for the 2014 season, which will include ABC’s 50th consecutive telecast of the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. Overall, ABC will carry five races while NBCSN delivers 13. NBCSN coverage launches […]

Cynopsis: Sports12.03.13 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, December 3, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  After alluding to it over the weekend, UFC officials confirmed plans to launch a new online distribution platform for the promotion. Executives told USA Today that the new subscription-based digital network would be formally unveiled later […]

Cynopsis: Sports12.02.13 Good morning. It’s Monday, December 2, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  With the Olympics dead ahead and ski/snowboard athletes in the spotlight, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced a deal with Eurovision to acquire the media rights to the 2015 and 2017 FIS Alpine and Nordic […]

Cynopsis: Sports11.27.13 Good morning. It’s Wednesday, November 27, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The NHL hit a $4.9 billion payday, locking in a 12-year deal with Rogers Communications to be the exclusive television rights holder in Canada starting in 2014-15. With TSN on the outside, the deal marks the […]

Cynopsis: Sports11.26.13 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, November 26, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Major League Soccer and NBC Sports Group laid out plans for the 2014 season, with 41 regular-season games on deck across NBC and NBCSN. Next year will see NBC present three regular-season games, with 38 on […]

Cynopsis: Sports11.25.13 Good morning. It’s Monday, November 25, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  This Friday will see the 2013 NHL Thanksgiving Showdown on NBC’s docket, with the Original Six match-up of the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins on Friday, November 29 at 1p. With a multi-platform push in […]

Cynopsis: Sports11.22.13 Good morning. It’s Friday, November 22, 2013, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  adidas booked itself a ticket to the World Cup through 2030. The sportswear company locked in a renewal with FIFA that will see it take on four more tournaments beginning in 2018. The relationship between the […]