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01.10.17 Good morning. It’s Tuesday January 10, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
NBC and Turner are joining forces to create a digital behemoth, with Playmaker Media, owned by NBC Sports Group and operated by NBC Sports Digital, partnering with Turner’s iStreamPlanet to serve up OTT live streaming and video-on-demand solutions “for major sports leagues, professional team franchises, emerging leagues, regional and national sports broadcasting networks, the Olympics organization and other premium rights holders of live-event content.” The two companies most recently worked together to stream the 2016 Rio Olympics, which saw over 100 million unique users consume 3.5 billion minutes of video, including a record 2.7 billion live minutes.
“We have a long history of working with iStreamPlanet and have collaborated with them to successfully stream some of the biggest events in sports, including multiple Olympics and Super Bowls, to massive audiences,” said Eric Black, CTO, NBC Sports Group Digital. “This is a natural fit as the assets of each company complement the other, providing the most robust offering for customers. We look forward to better serving the growing marketplace through this partnership.”
“This partnership announcement represents another step in Turner’s strategy for iStreamPlanet to commercialize solutions and bring them to market in ways that are valuable for consumers and customers,” said Jeremy Legg, CTO of Turner. “We’re excited iStreamPlanet’s industry-leading cloud video streaming platform joined with NBC Sports Digital’s capabilities and success in digital sports streaming business this will bring a new level of excellence to the market.”
CBS reports that its NFL on CBS telecast of the Dolphins/Steelers AFC Wild Card Playoff game on Sunday scored its highest overnight household rating/share in the metered markets since 2014 for the AFC Wild Card game. The game drew an average overnight HH rating/share of 19.2/38, up 4% from the comparable early Sunday window in 2015 for the Wild Card game.
WrestleMania 34 is returning to New Orleans in 2018. With WWE.com confirming a report by The Times-Picuyane that the company’s heavyweight event will take place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on April 8, 2018. The venue last hosted the vent on 2014 for WrestleMania 30. WWE will hold a press event today to make the WrestleMania 34 announcement official.
FOX Sports is touting that – for the first time ever – FS1’s Skip and Shannon: Undisputed topped ESPN2’s SportsCenter by 1% on viewership from 10a-noon on Jan. 5, according to Nielsen. The airing also delivered 76,000 viewers in the Adult 18-49 demographic.
The United Soccer League locked in its new structure for the 2017 season, which will feature 30 teams playing an expanded 32-game schedule in a two-conference alignment. League newcomers the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury FC will play in the USL’s Eastern Conference while expansion Reno 1868 FC will play in the Western Conference. Saint Louis FC will rejoin the Eastern Conference, and both the Eastern and Western Conferences will each have 15 teams.
SHOWTIME Sports unveiled a new documentary, titled Prison Fighters: 5 Round to Freedom set to debut on Feb. 24 at 8:30p. The 90-minute film is narrated by Ron Perlman and examines the practice in Thailand’s criminal justice system whereby inmates can earn their freedom by winning a series of Muay Thai fights. “This story is unlike anything we’ve ever encountered,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. “Redemption is a common metaphor in sports stories, but this is a story about actual redemption and rehabilitation, with prisoners literally fighting for their release from prison. This film brings viewers inside a personal story of crime and punishment, set against a societal debate about the meaning of justice, rehabilitation and the opportunity for a second chance.”
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7-Eleven will partner with Jim Dunn Racing and associate sponsor Oberto Beef Jerky for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season with the brand’s primary colors of green and orange showcased at more than half of the 24 NHRA national events.
Telemundo Deportes is launching what is described as “the first-ever sports podcast offered by a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast network” with Dia de Gallos featuring former Mexican soccer star and commentator Carlos Hermosillo and asports presenter and analyst Miguel Gurwitz. The program launched yesterday and covers the world of soccer, with an emphasis on the Liga MX, Premier League, and top international tournaments. New episodes will be available for download every Monday on the Telemundo Deportes website and platforms, as well as the reVolver podcast platform.
Courtside Ventures unveiled its portfolio of inaugural investments with funding set to include leading the $2.3 million seed financing for subscription sports media company The Athletic as well as an early investment in the interactive live-streaming platform Beam, which was acquired by Microsoft in August. The $35 million fund is run by partners Vasu Kulkarni, founder and CEO of the leading sports analytics software company Krossover, and Deepen Parikh, former partner at Interplay Ventures and co-founder of NYVC Sports. Other investments include StockX, GameCo, The Drone Racing League, LiveLike VR, Tappp, Kite & Lightning, Rebel Mail, ENSO, LISNR, Percepto, Unmute and VSporto.
Adidas became the latest non-endemic sponsor to jump into esports, according t DOT eSports, locking in a deal with France’s Team Vitality. The deal sees Adidas branding appearing on the team’s merchandise and jerseys along with collaboration on events and other social activities.
Blizzard Esports locked in the location for the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour Winter Championship, hitting the Bahamas and feature the top four players from each region’s Winter Playoffs for a sixteen player group stage from March 23-26. Open Division Games begin for Europe on January 16 and will be played on alternate weeks with North America, where competition gets underway on January 23.
Competitive gaming network ESports Entertainment Association became the victim of a hack that compromised a database that included 1.5 million user accounts, according to multiple reports. The hack took place on Dec. 30, with the company stating that “We have been working around the clock to further fortify security and will bring our website online shortly when that next round is complete. This possible user data leak is not connected to the current service outage.”
Reunited’s team is ceasing operations and allowing its players to pursue other opportunities. In a statement, the organization stated that “the main reason, however, is the timing of the Overwatch League conflicting with our internal financial model, as we are running out of money. Earlier this fall, the news surfaced that we were in talks with several large sports entities, however, none of these were successful due to the uncertainty surrounding the acquisition of league spots.”
The New York Festivals Television & Film Awards are set to honor Tony Petitti, Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball with the 2017 New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award on April 25 at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes prominent industry leaders whose accomplishments and contributions have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry.
Baylor/West Virginia on ESPN2 at 7p.
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ON THIS DAY in 1996: Jimmy Johnson named new coach of the Miami Dolphins.
In The Know: What number did Michael Jordan wear when he came out of retirement for the end of the 1994-1995 season? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.)
Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Who was Judge Smails’ (thanks autocorrect!) playing partner against Webb/Czervik in Caddyshack? Answer: Dr. Beeper. Kudos: Kyle Helm-CBS Sports/NY; Halter Cunningham-WME/IMG/NY; Michael Wooters-Eagle TV Sales/NY; Carl W. Schellenberger-VCA/NY; John Pence-Televisionary Consulting/Silver Spring; Tom Lopez-UPS PR/Atlanta; Scott Leslie-UPS/Atlanta; Dave Lucas-NewsChannel 8/Arlington; Jason Brist-Outdoor Sportsman Group/Chicago; Matt Fumagalli-NBC Sports/Chicago; John Ward-Tennis Channel/Chicago; Kevin Micklo-Pinnacle Advertising/Chicago; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Jim Himmel-TCB Media/San Clemente; Nick Monroe-Monroe Photography/San Diego.
Later — Chris
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