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07.25.14 Good morning. It’s Friday, July 25, 2014, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
The SEC Network overcame another hurdle, with ESPN locking in a carriage agreement for the upcoming channel with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. The chnannel will be available to fans and followers of the Southeastern Conference in all Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks markets ahead of the first SEC 2014-15 college football season game. The addition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks now makes the SEC Network available to approximately 60 million households nationwide.
“By delivering the SEC Network across Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks’ nationwide footprint, including key markets within SEC territory, we are meeting the demands of fans while also adding value to customers’ video subscriptions in advance of the network’s launch next month,” said Sean Breen, Disney and ESPN Media Networks senior vice president, affiliate sales.
ESPN has recruited a pair of famed college football coaches into the fold with the additions of Mack Brown and Butch Davis as college football analysts. The former Texas and North Carolina coaches will primarily work on the network’s Saturday studio programming. In addition, both will contribute college football commentary across multiple ESPN platforms throughout the year. Brown will appear every Saturday on ABC on College Football Countdown and provide pre-game, halftime and post-game analysis. Davis, meanwhile, will work every Saturday on ESPN2’s day-long studio coverage.
NBC Sports announced that Race 2 of the IndyCar Honda Indy Toronto doubleheader on NBCSN on Sunday averaged 484,000 viewers, which makes it the channel’s most-watched IndyCar race since the 2011 Grand Prix of Baltimore. Through eight races, NBSCN’s coverage of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series has averaged 400,000 viewers, up 46% from the 2013 average viewership (274,000) through eight races.
CBS Sports is bringing this year’s Notre Dame/Navy game under the lights of primetime, announcing that the Nov. 1 game from FedEx Field will be shown at 8p. All three service academy teams will play on CBS on November 1 with Air Force taking on Army from Michie Stadium in West Point at 11:30a. In addition, the network will also carry Florida/Georgia at 3:30p on that day.
Meanwhile, this weekend will see CBS carry the RBC Canadian Open. CBS Sports covers all the action broadcasting the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday from 3-6p. Jim Nantz anchors with Ian Baker-Finch while Peter Oosterhuis calls the action at the 17th hole and Peter Kostis at the 16th.
It’s finally here! Join us on Aug. 19-20 for the Cynopsis Sports Business Summit, taking place at the NY Athletic Club. Highlights of our Summit include the session, “Leveraging the Power of the Local Fan,” with panelists that include Learfield Sports’ Andy Rawlings, Daytona International Speedway’s Joie Chitwood III, CBS Radio’s Chris Oliviero, Home Team Sports’ Craig Sloan and AEG’s Scott Carliss. espnW’s Laura Gentile will moderate. Don’t miss this event! For more information and a full schedule, click here.
NBC Sports Group offers the final three stages of the 2014 Tour de France beginning today at 9a with Stage 19. On Sunday, NBC presents a special Tour de France Review Show at 2p featuring highlights and analysis from the tour. So far, NBCSN’s live Tour de France coverage is averaging 283,000 viewers, up 12% from last year at this point.
FOX Sports delivers 23 hours of live, multi-platform coverage across three networks from the Second Annual Hot August Nights Auction presented by Barrett-Jackson. Bob Varsha leads the seven-member broadcast team starting Thursday, July 31 at 7p on FOX Sports 1. Varsha is joined by the experienced FOX Sports Barrett-Jackson television team of Mike Joy, Steve Magnante, Ralph Sheheen, April Rose, Justin Bell and Tom Jensen. The event, which spans July 31-Aug. 2, will be available on channels including FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and the National Geographic Channel.
NBA TV will offer NBA Real Training Camp: USA Basketball Presented by Jeep, a live behind-the-scenes look at a USA Basketball Men’s National Team’s practice on Tuesday, July 29, at 3p. Matt Winer will host the two-and-a-half hour special with NBA TV analysts and former Team USA members Grant Hill and Steve Smith, along with reporter Jared Greenberg. The show will feature mic’d up players and coaches, as well as exclusive interviews. The network will also air the USA Basketball/Dominican Republic game, presented by Nike, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 7p. Marv Albert will call the game with Hill and Smith as analysts and Winer as sideline reporter.
Universal Sports Network slated 15 hours of live coverage of the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 from Paris from Aug. 1-17. In addition, matches will also be streamed LIVE online at universalsports.com to authenticated users. Calling the action will be play-by-play announcer Bill Seward alongside analyst Brian Hightower, former USA Sevens captain.
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AUG. 14 | NYAC| Early Bird Ends: Aug. 5th! A sampling of the powerful line-up of speakers:
Ken Hershman, President – HBO Sports
Bill Hancock, Executive Director – College Football Playoff (CFP)
Sean McManus, Chairman – CBS Sports
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The USSA wrapped up a big week, meeting with sponsors as the USSA Partner Summit 2014 in Park City. The organization announced a one-year extension with Kellogg’s as well as four-year deals with Paul Mitchell, Putnam, and Tempur Pedic Mattresses. Over 200 partners gathered for the event, including Audi, Visa, GoPro, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s, Putnam Investments and more. “The Sochi Olympic season provided us with a remarkable opportunity to bring our sport to millions of fans across America through our broadcasts and activation from our partners,” said Michael Jaquet, Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. “Our innovative approach to events and television will continue that momentum we generated this past season.”
ESPN announced a grant of $25,000 to Habitat for Humanity to support construction of a three-bedroom home in Bristol, just over a mile from ESPN’s main campus. In addition to the financial commitment, ESPN volunteers will build the home throughout the summer and fall with a target completion date of November 2014. The home has been awarded to a U.S. veteran and his family.
Pac-12 Networks will now be distributed to international audiences through a new YouTube paid channel scheduled to launch in late August. The move marks the first live streaming 24×7 subscription sports channel on YouTube, which will distribute the feed as well as Video On Demand content to 27 countries at launch, expanding to additional countries over time. Pac-12 Networks will stream 850 live events this year, including 35 football games, 150 men’s basketball games and hundreds of Olympic sports events that are popular abroad.
Digital sports video agency SendtoNews entered a media partnership with CBC Sports for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. SendtoNews will now roll out its Commonwealth Games digital content package through its News Partnership Network.
Brickyard 400 on ESPN at 1p.
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Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Which NBA player won the most championships as a player without ever being a member of the Boston Celtics? Answer: Robert Horry. Kudos: Andrew Feingold-Nielsen Sports/NY; Brian Browne-BMG Rights Management/NY; Andrew Bogdan-Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment/NY; Greg Lopez-NCC Media/NY; John Miller-NBC Sports Group/Stamford; Jon Clateman-Frozen Ropes/Syosset; Tony Ferranti-MMSI/Warwick; Christine Ferrara-WBZ-TV/WSBK-TV/Boston; Charles Kundrat-The Band Inc./Denver; Jordan Cohen-Southport Marketing/Camarillo; Brian Robin-Brener Zwikel & Associates. Inc./Reseda; Warren Weideman-Producer/LA; Adam Deverell-Cox Reps/LA.
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