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April 12 at the New York Athletic Club in NYC
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We’re ready to celebrate the work of the most talented producers, hosts, sponsors and executives in the sports industry, saluting the initiatives that drove audiences and turned sports viewers into fans. Click here to view our phenomenal category finalists, as well as recipients of our annual Luminary Awards.
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SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION
Sharpie announced the launch of a new content series and special edition packs and markers in partnership with The Players’ Tribune, the media company that provides athletes with a platform to connect directly with their fans by publishing their first-person stories. The series and each special edition pack showcases an elite athlete and the charity they support: Aaron Rodgers and the Wounded Warrior Project, Chris Paul and the Chris Paul Family Foundation, Alex Morgan and UNICEF Kid Power and Aaron Judge and #ICanHelp. Each pack features a picture of the athlete, their charity and includes a marker printed with the athlete’s signature.
Sox Lunch, a highly local, mobile-first, daily e-news on the Boston Red Sox that now has in excess of 50,000 dedicated followers, announced a partnership through Patreon to sponsor interns for the season. The partnership will expand throughout the year to have Red Sox Nation support other common work-based initiatives as well.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, the Mayor’s Commission for Persons with Disabilities, and the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics announced a partnership with remote assistive technology company Aira to provide free access to its smartphone app during One Boston Day and the Boston Marathon for people who are blind or have low vision. Using the camera on Aira’s smartglasses or any smartphone, a person who is blind or low vision can download the Aira app and use it to connect to a remote set of human eyes. Aira’s app will be available for free use during the Boston Marathon weekend, throughout the entire City of Boston.
The AFL announced partnerships with DraftKings, Sportradar and Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) as well as a deal to have 12 of its games carried on Facebook Watch.
MLB announced that the 2020 All-Star Game has been awarded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
DIGITAL AND STREAMING
FloSports and Shamrock Fighting Championships announced a multi-year partnership to live stream every Shamrock Fighting Championships event on FloCombat.com. The agreement enables FloCombat to exclusively air each event live and on-demand, and provide fans with in-depth coverage, as well as exclusive fighter interviews, stories, and more.
WWE-related content saw more than 640 million video views across WWE.com, WWE App and social media during WrestleMania Week, an increase of 5 percent year-over-year. WWE content on YouTube, WWE.com, WWE App and social media was viewed for more than 13.1 million hours during WrestleMania Week, an increase of 20 percent year-over-year. WWE generated $3.7 million in WrestleMania 34 merchandise revenue, making it WWE’s second-highest grossing WrestleMania, only behind WrestleMania 32 in Dallas. Revenue was also up 42% or $1.1 million, from the last time WrestleMania was in New Orleans (WrestleMania 30 in 2014).
Sports-first live streaming TV service fuboTV added Sports Illustrated TV to its growing lineup. Through a distribution agreement with SI TV, fuboTV becomes the first multichannel video programming distributor to carry Sports Illustrated’s OTT service. This also marks the official launch of SI TV as a 24/7 linear channel.
BBC America continues to put up surprising numbers for Premier League Darts. To date over 8.7 million unique viewers have tuned in to Premiere League Darts this season on BBC America with nearly 1 million non-linear views. Thursday Night Darts is averaging 93,000 Total Viewers and 41,000 Adults 25-54 through 10 weeks.
- WorldGaming gets Juiced
- WHAM talks content
- Red Bull conquest gets its faces
- ESL conquers European Masters
- Who connected at PAX East?
- DreamHack taps Komplett
- Grand Theft Auto V is crowned king
- Discord surveys the scene
ROSTER MOVES
McLaren promoted Exec Dir Zak Brown to CEO, giving him “overall responsibility” for the F1 team.
The Hawks and Philips Arena named AMB Sports & Entertainment Dir of Fan Experience David Garcia VP/Guest Experience
Tod Leiweke was formally named President & CEO of the Seattle NHL expansion bid.
THE MAIN EVENT
The WNBA Draft will be held live on ESPN 2 starting at 7:00 pm.
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ON THIS DAY in 1921: KDKA in Pittsburgh broadcast the 1st radio sporting event, the Ray-Dundee boxing match.
In the Know: Keeping with the defunct leagues theme. The WHA lasted seven seasons, who won their first championship? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.)
Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: The Kentucky Colonels played in which pro sports league? Answer: The ABA. Congrats: Terry Lyons, Digital Sports Desk, Aymon DeMauro ADM Media & Consulting, Art Salisch Hearst Television, Dave Lucas Newschannel 8, Bob Dudelson Leverage Agency, Matt Meachem, Gracenote, John Kukla KDFW FOX 4, Pete Gautieri A&E, Jonny Codalata CSM, Greg Molozunik, GLM MEDIA, Chris Schwartz, International Speedway Corporation, Michael Narracci, NESN, Mark Stulberger, Stully’s Broadcasting School, Joe Lyons SOS Global Dallas, Dave Sikula San Francisco State University, and Andy Pittman TAMU.
Later – Chris
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