06/04/21: The USFL will return next spring on FOX

 

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Friday June 4, 2021

The United States Football League is back in business, announcing that the league will officially return in the spring of 2022 with FOX onboard as both the official broadcast partner as well as minority owner of the league. The USFL will target a minimum of eight teams and “deliver high-quality, innovative professional football to fans throughout the spring season,” according to the announcement.

“I’m extremely passionate about football and the opportunity to work with FOX Sports and to bring back the USFL in 2022 was an endeavor worth pursuing,” said Brian Woods, co-founder of the new USFL and founder and CEO of The Spring League (TSL). “We look forward to providing players a new opportunity to compete in a professional football league and giving fans everywhere the best football viewing product possible during what is typically a period devoid of professional football.”

PROGRAMMING

Continuing the deal blitz, DAZN tied up a deal with Matchroom, the international boxing promoter, for a five-year global partnership that designates DAZN as the global home of Matchroom and its worldwide stable of fighters. The deal kicks off on July 31 with three back-to-back weekends of the return of the exhilarating Matchroom Fight Camp series and includes an extension that ensures all Matchroom UK events will remain available to fight fans on DAZN in the U.S.

Triller signed on as an exclusive broadcast partner of the BIG3, and the platform will join CBS Sports as the official media partners for BIG3’s fourth season. Triller Live will air 30 hours of exclusive live games for free beginning with the June 14 BIG3 SuperDraft that leads up to the fourth season tip-off on July 10 in Las Vegas. The deal also includes the BIG3’s inaugural All-Star game with musical acts following the conclusion of the BIG3 season to be aired across Triller platforms. “BIG3 is back and bigger than ever for its fourth season. The Triller platform has massive reach, especially with our younger audiences and BIG3 is the perfect combination of sports and entertainment for that demographic. It made perfect sense to bring Triller on as an exclusive partner for this year and we can’t wait to give fans something they’ve never seen before,” said BIG3 co-founders, Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz.

CBS Sports and the Asian Football Confederation locked in details of a multi-platform agreement for Paramount+ to serve as the exclusive US home of AFC’s competitions including the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round, AFC Champions League, AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. Paramount+ will deliver more than 300 club and national team matches live through 2024. Coverage begins in September with the AFC Asian Qualifiers.

On the ratings front, Sunday’s 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 scored as the most-watched Indy 500 in five years averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 5.581 million viewers on NBC for a rise of 51% over last year, and up 2% from 2019. The race finished with a 3.15 household rating and emerged as NBC Sports’ most-watched IndyCar race to date. Through the first six races of the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES on NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app are averaging a TAD of 1.926 million viewers, the best six-race start to a season in four years and up 28% over last season’s comparable races.

Meanwhile, FOX’s presentation of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday handed FOX with a 2% gain over 2020 numbers, averaging 4.061 million viewers. In addition, Ty Gibbs won the NASCAR Xfinity Race from Charlotte that scored 999,000 viewers on FS1, up 15% from the 865,000 for the same race in 2019.

Univision’s TUDN’s telecast of the decisive second leg of the Liga MX finale generated big numbers on Sunday night with the match delivering the most-watched soccer match in nearly two years and the top-rated club soccer game on any network since December 2013, when America faced León in the Liga MX Apertura Final on Univision. The match averaged 3 million Total Viewers 2+ and 1.8 million Adults 18-49. The contest delivered double-digit increases among Total Viewers 2+ (+23%) and Adults 18-49 (+39%) compared to last year’s Apertura Final featuring Pumas vs. León, according to Nielsen.

CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final averaged 2.095 million viewers according to Nielsen national ratings, the most-watched UEFA Champions League Final in six years for English-language coverage in the U.S. It also marks the second-best English-language audience for the Final in the past 10 years. Paramount+ registered record viewership as the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final is its most live-streamed non-NFL sporting event ever.

Saturday’s Combate Global show that aired at 11p delivered 533,000 P2+ live Univision viewers, marking the program’s best audience yet, including 253,000 in the A18-49 demo.

NBC Olympics introduced more announcers who will make their NBC Olympics play-by-play debuts during this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, with events ranging from men’s and women’s basketball to the returning baseball and softball competitions to the new 3-on-3 basketball. Names include Shane Bacon will provide golf play-by-play commentary and will also host golf studio coverage; Jason Benetti will call baseball; Jack Benjamin and Krista Blunk will handle play-by-play for several events; Brendan Burke will handle play-by-play for rowing and canoe sprint; Lisa Byington, who will call soccer; Rupert Cox will handle play-by-play for rugby; Noah Eagle will call the action in the 3-on-3 basketball competition, among other names.

In addition, NBC Olympics named its golf announce team for the Tokyo Olympics. The golf competition begins July 28 on GOLF Channel with live coverage of the men’s tournament from Kasumigaseki Country Club. NBC Olympics will utilize nearly 15 play-by-play commentators, analysts, on-course reporters, and hosts to cover the Olympic golf tournaments, including six commentators who will make their NBC Olympics debuts. Leading coverage on-site in Tokyo are play-by-play commentator Rich Lerner, analysts Justin Leonard and Paige Mackenzie, tower announcer David Feherty, on-course reporters Jim “Bones” Mackay and Kay Cockerill, host/reporter Todd Lewis and reporter Steve Sands.

CBS Sports is celebrating Pride Month with LGBTQ+-focused storytelling, including a special Pride-themed episode of We Need to Talk airing on CBS Sports Network on June 9 at 7p. Additionally throughout the month of June, CBS Sports is featuring “Out in the Game,” a vignette series highlighting issues facing LGBTQ+ athletes across the professional sports world. The vignettes are airing across the CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network and ViacomCBS’ digital and social properties.

Telemundo Deportes serves up the most extensive Spanish-language coverage ever of the CONCACAF FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as the first round concludes this week as the top teams in each of the 6 groups seek a place in the Second Round. Universo, TelemundoDeportes.com and the Telemundo Deportes app will offer live coverage of nine matches, starting Friday with a triple-header highlighted by Guatemala/The Grenadines live on Universo at 6p.

LeagueFits is launching a podcast entitled ‘Survival of the Fitted’ on June 8 on the Tidal League Podcast Network. The podcast is hosted by LeagueFits creative producer Ian Pierno and super intern Joe Williams and is a co-production between SLAM and Tidal League. The show will highlight the collision/intersection of basketball, fashion and culture with guests.

Monster Jam will once again play to full capacity crowds when it returns to the New York area beginning with East Rutherford at MetLife Stadium on July 17 and at the Prudential Center August 13-15. “We’re excited that Monster Jam will be the first full capacity event at MetLife Stadium and Prudential Center since the shutdown, giving families the opportunity to make memories and experience live family entertainment, “said Kenneth Feld Chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment. “We were the first live touring family entertainment company to come back at a reduced capacity with over a million people attending our live events since October 2020. We’ve been learning and leading the way to return to full capacity in a responsible manner for our fans, staff and the industry.”

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The Rugby League World Cup announced deals that make Pepsi MAX the Official Soft Drink of RLWC2021, a 61-match tournament that kicks off at St James’ Park, Newcastle, on Oct. 23, while Gatorade becomes the Official Sports Drink. The brands will receive sales and marketing rights for the tournament, including tickets, experiential and social activation, as well as providing hydration for all players, officials, volunteers and staff at RLWC2021.

The Ryder Cup and Pegasystems Inc. unveiled a multiyear agreement establishing Pega as a worldwide supplier of the 43rd and 44th Ryder Cup. “Pega is known for problem solving and delivering the right solutions to the world’s most sophisticated enterprises,” said PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh. “At its core, the Ryder Cup is about turning challenge into opportunity which makes Pega a natural fit as a partner for our next two competitions.”

The United States SailGP Team launched ‘Foiling First,’ a development program created to become the first ever professional pathway to foiling in the U.S. and a “catalyst for monumental change in the sport of sailing.” In response to these challenges, Foiling First creates two solutions, according to the release, including a long-term partnership program between the U.S. SailGP Team and American community sailing organizations to develop foiling talent, equip coaches, and engage with diverse populations. In addition, “learn to foil” camps with U.S. SailGP Team athletes will feature a curriculum designed to expand the sport’s talent pool and also educate young athletes and coaches on advancing diversity and inclusion in the sport.

OOFOS, specializing in recovery footwear, announced a strategic brand partnership with recently-retired NFL Quarterback, Alex Smith. “At OOFOS, our number one goal is to make yOO feel better – whether you’re someone who is on their feet all day or an elite level athlete. We are thrilled to announce this partnership with Alex and showcase this brand ethos at the highest level,” said Steve Gallo, President of OOFOS. “Alex is an incredible athlete whose focus on recovery and self care are a perfect match for our brand”.

SiriusXM and Sawdust Podcast Network have entered into an agreement that makes SiriusXM the distributor and ad representative for five popular Sawdust fantasy sports and gaming podcasts. Fade the Noise with Brad Evans, Fantasy Fast Track, The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe, Fantasy Alarm Presents: Ante Up with Howard Bender & Adam Ronis and Sticks and Stacks will become part of the SiriusXM collection of podcasts.

FIFA announced the launch of the Fan Experience Panel, a group of 25 football fans from around the world that will be continuously consulted to help enhance the football experience on and off the pitch leading up to major tournaments and events. The group will work in partnership with FIFA’s Football Technology & Innovation team and in line with The Vision 2020-2023, which details FIFA’s commitment to harnessing technology to improve the game and the experience of football fans.

DIGITAL, DATA & TECH

Twitter and Opendorse announced a “first-of-its-kind” partnership that will provide student-athletes with a pathway to monetize video content on Twitter. The partnership makes Twitter the first social platform to share plans for NIL monetization opportunities and by pairing Opendorse’s endorsement marketplace with Twitter Video Sponsorships, the program aims to allow advertisers to sponsor and support brand safe student athlete content. “Over the years, we have developed content partnerships with networks, teams, and leagues to bring the biggest moments in college sports to life,” said David Herman, Senior Partner Manager, Twitter Sports. “Athlete-generated content is the final, and most impactful piece of that puzzle. We’re committed to empowering athletes to not only create content, but to earn meaningful compensation once rules changes allow. Our partnership with Opendorse will bring opportunities to athletes across the full spectrum of college athletics.”

The Professional Fighters League and Fanaply announced the first official digital collectibles partnership for an MMA organization in history. Fanaply will produce and sell the first officially licensed Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Collection for the PFL, consisting of “one-of-a-kind” moments in two separate NFT products: first, “debut moments” which represent the first time a PFL fighter competed for the PFL, and second, “championship moments” which present the winner of each weight class in the 2021 PFL Season.

90min revealed its plan to cover UEFA EURO 2020 from an editorial and brand perspective. In addition, 90min has been named as a UEFA national information operator for the competition. The brand will be launching “We Love the Euros,” a three-tiered program focused on the love of the game, the love of the players and the love of the fans. Each tier will feature unique editorial, video and social content that captures the love of football in 90min’s voice, represented by fans, current and former players, and influencers across five languages.

ESPORTS

Dignitas locked in a new partnership with QNTMPAY, a global digital bank, which will become the Official Digital Banking Partner of Dignitas, marking the challenger banking brand’s first entry into the professional video game industry. QNTMPAY will be the exclusive naming rights partner of Dignitas’ competitive League of Legends teams, renaming the organization’s League Championship Series (LCS) team as ‘Dignitas QNTMPAY’ and the organization’s LCS Academy team as ‘DIG QNTM Academy’. The move marks the first naming rights partner in the LCS since the league franchised in 2018. Both team jerseys will feature prominent front-facing QNTMPAY branding, and each team’s esports athletes will be featured in a variety of content and experiential activations.

ESL Gaming announced a strategic partnership with 433 that will focus on increasing the global visibility and experience of the bevestor Virtual Bundesliga. The partnership begins today and will feature premium short form video-on-demand formats and further innovative social content stories on the 433 esports channel. In addition, the entire next season of the bevestor Virtual Bundesliga will be accompanied by 433 with English-language highlight content.

OneTeam Partners acquired Theorycraft, a “creative and strategic advisory firm specialized in helping brands, teams and leagues navigate the gaming and esports landscape.” OneTeam will fully integrate Theorycraft co-founders Lauren Gaba Flanagan and Nathen McVittie into the OneTeam games group.

T1 Entertainment & Sports signed Matrix Keyboards as the official keyboard of the global esports organization. The partnership will span all of T1’s rosters competing in League of Legends, VALORANT, Dota 2, Fortnite, PUBG, Apex Legends and more. In addition, the brand has been named the official keyboard of League of Legends superstar Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok.

Team Liquid will host a new Liquid Hacks event next week starting June 11 with PrideMakers, is Liquid’s first makeathon event, a platform designed to encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies to collaborate through projects that promote diversity, equity, and inclusivity within the industry. Aerial Powers will deliver the opening keynote, sharing personal insights and words of encouragement for all participants.

BITKRAFT Ventures announced the recent hiring of Carlos Pereira as Principal, Piers Kicks and Faye Maidment as Associates, and Sebastian Park as Venture Partner. “BIKTRAFT Ventures is continuously expanding our support and offerings to portfolio companies and there is a need for our in-house talent to grow alongside our strategic business goals,’ said Jens Hilgers, Founding General Partner of BITKRAFT Ventures. “Bringing on these four crucial hires will accelerate our growth as we leverage their unique perspectives and experiences to continue to provide profound expertise, network access, and capital sources to entrepreneurs in the esports, gaming, and digital entertainment space.”

INDUSTRY & ROSTER MOVES

ESPN promoted Burke Magnus to the new title of President, Programming and Original Content. “Burke is a talented leader and collaborative colleague who has been instrumental in guiding ESPN through what has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging and critical periods in our history,” said Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content. “He is an industry-leading programming strategist who continues to take on new challenges with his signature combination of relationship building and creativity.” Magnus is responsible for all programming and rights acquisition and scheduling, and, as of November 2020, added oversight of ESPN and ESPN+ original content development and scheduling.

Turner Sports announced the hire of Charles Eklund as the Vice President of Product, to lead development of the Bleacher Report app. Charles will lead the B/R app team in its future development of live video functionality and enhancing tools to build community within the platform, further fueling engagement and user interaction.

Legends announced that Chris Foy has joined as Executive Vice President, Legends Global Partnerships. In this newly created role, Foy will be a key leader within Legends Global Partnerships and will focus on venue & facility naming rights, global partnerships sales, collegiate partnerships, and other platforms in the evolving global partnerships space.

For the third straight year, the National Hockey League will accept applications for NHL Power Players, a youth advisory board which brings together young hockey fans, ages 13-17, to help advise the NHL on hockey-related topics. The NHL will select 25 young hockey fans from across the U.S. and Canada for the program, based on creative ideas they want to share with the NHL as it relates to their local communities, the sport as a whole, social media and fan-driven content.

Playmaker announced the appointment of Jake Cassaday as Chief Operating Officer. Cassaday was previously a Partner at Relay Ventures.

Louisiana State University’s Tiger Athletic Foundation and Taymar Sales U. have signed a multi-year contract to extend the company’s responsibility for outbound ticket sales and expand the team managed by Taymar inside the LSU athletics ticket operation.

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Design technology, content, customer service and marketing teams to deliver a best-in-class streaming experience across multiple device platforms. Own the user experience, feature set and AB testing for engagement campaigns. 2-4+ years’ experience designing, launching, and maintaining digital D2C products required. Full info HERE (6/16)

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