NBCSN’s coverage of the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series this season wrapped up with 3% growth over 2016 to rank as the network’s second most-watched IndyCar season ever. Coverage produced a Total Audience Delivery of 507,000 viewers across 12 races, according to data from Nielsen and Adobe. More than half of this season’s races on NBCSN […]
In Olympics news, Nabisco is making preparations as the Official Cookie and Cracker Sponsor of Team USA ahead of as the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. Launching a theme of “Can’t Miss Moments,” the brand is teaming up with two 2018 Team USA hopefuls, veteran alpine skier and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Ted […]
A year before the World Cup, Coca-Cola has signed a new athlete from FIFA to serve as an ambassador for the brand. The star? Alex Hunter, the centerpiece of EA Sports’ FIFA franchise, a virtual athlete who returns to anchor FIFA 18 as part of “The Journey: Hunter Returns” mode in the upcoming game (out […]
Golf Channel is revving up for the 2017 Presidents Cup (running Sept. 25-Oct. 1 from Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City) with the launch of a social media-integrated scavenger hunt around Manhattan on Sept. 26. The activation will see fans challenged through video clues presented by on-air talent from across NBCUniversal shared via Golf […]
College sports’ top two multimedia and sponsorship holders – IMG College and Learfield – are on the cusp of a merger that would see the two entities lock in a 50/50 partnership that combines IMG College’s roster of nearly 90 universities and conferences with Learfield’s 130+ collegiate partners, according to Forbes and SBJ. IMG College […]
FOX Sports will deliver the matchup between Notre Dame/Michigan State in social virtual reality on Saturday at 8p. Broadcast coverage will run on FOX at 8p but will also be available through the free FOX Sports VR app. The VR presentation comes through a partnership with LiveLike, with presenting sponsorship from Wendy’s. Viewers can watch […]
Camping World Holdings is setting up stakes at MLB, announcing a new multi-year partnership that launched with the 2017 Postseason and marked Camping World the presenting partner of the 2017 League Championship Series. That marks that the first time that the American League Championship Series and National League Championship Series will feature a presenting partner. […]
The PGA TOUR and Intel inked an exclusive relationship to produce and globally distribute live VR) and live 360 video at six PGA TOUR events in 2017 and 2018, beginning with the TOUR Championship in Atlanta from Sept. 21-24. The live VR experience can be viewed on Samsung Gear VR headsets on a global basis […]
College football continued to drive ESPN properties, as ABC’s Saturday Night Football pitting Clemson/Louisville drummed up a 3.3 overnight Nielsen score with an additional streaming audience of 140,000 in the average minute, for markups of 57% and 337% respectively over last year’s SNF week 3. So far this season, the SNF franchise is averaging a […]
NIKE and the NBA are teaming up for three new innovations: the Nike NBA Connected Jersey, the first NBA jersey that gives the wearer an all-access pass into the world of their favorite team and players; Statement Edition uniforms; and the Nike Therma Flex Showtime Warm-up Jacket, the first hooded jacket to be worn on […]
