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Honda and the NHL are taking another lap, courtesy of a multiyear renewal of their partnership, which keeps Honda as the NHL’s Official Automotive Partner in the United States and Canada through the 2021-22 season. As Official Automotive Partner, Honda will continue its presence at NHL tentpole events throughout each season, including title sponsorship of Honda NHL All-Star Weekend and as one of the League’s in-ice presenting partners of the NHL Winter Classic, NHL Stadium Series and NHL Heritage Classic. As sponsor of the NHL All-Star Weekend, Honda will again be featured in the NHL All-Star Game event logo, including integration in the center ice emblem of the host venue, and included in NHL promotional materials leading up to NHL All-Star Game across linear TV, and digital and social media.
“The National Hockey League has been a valuable partner with the Honda brand for the past 12 years. Our partnership with the NHL has helped Honda reach new audiences as we work together to create engaging experiences for fans who share our love for hockey,” said Jay Joseph, Vice President of Marketing for Honda. “We look forward to creating truly memorable moments for hockey fans for years to come.”
ABC officially picked up the new competition series Ultimate Surfer with the eight-episode series set to feature up-and-coming surfers to train and live together as they battle it out at the World Surf League’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California, powered by Kelly Slater’s man-made wave technology, in the hope of competing amongst the best athletes in the world’s fastest-growing sport. Production will begin in 2020 and an airdate will be announced later this season. Slater will serve as on-air talent and special correspondent for the show.
NBC Sports is on deck to showcase over 150 hours of 2019-20 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup programming across its platforms this season with coverage starting Nov. 23 at 7a on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, which will televise nearly 100 hours of FIS Alpine coverage this season. NBC Sports’ 2019-20 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup schedule spans three continents and is highlighted by events in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada (Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, Dec. 6 – Dec. 8); Killington, Vermont (Nov. 30 – Dec. 1); Beaver Creek, Colorado (Dec. 6 – Dec. 8); Wengen, Switzerland (Jan. 17 – 19); and the Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (March 18 – 22), which will also host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Meanwhile, Stadium announced a lineup of over 65 college basketball games from five conference partners that will span across Stadium’s over-the-air network, WatchStadium.com, and dedicated channels on Roku and Fubo TV. Additionally, 20 games will be featured as a Facebook Watch exclusive. The Stadium lineup features a collection of games from Conference USA, Mountain West, Patriot League, West Coast Conference and the Atlantic 10 Conference. Additionally, Stadium will showcase 12 conference tournament games beginning in March with talent that includes Chris Hassel, Doug Gottlieb, Ari Wolfe, Jeff Goodman and Kristen Balboni.
CM Punk is returning to WWE to join the roster of FS1’s WWE Backstage starting Tuesday at 11p. He will appear as a special contributor and analyst and make select appearances in studio alongside host Renee Young and analyst Booker T, joining fellow regular contributors Christian and Paige, as well as news correspondent Ryan Satin on the rotation.
For the third straight month, ESPN Podcasts set a new record with a verified unique audience in October of 8.1 million, marking an uptick of 27% over October 2018 and the 10th consecutive month of year-over-year growth. The leading driver behind the growth was Fantasy Focus Football which enjoyed a 25% increase, adding 319,000 uniques and growing to 1.6 million, its second most uniques ever.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment announced that its Game+ network launched on Videotron, the largest cable operator in the province of Quebec, in addition to extending its carriage deal with GameTV, which will now become available in high-definition. Game+ launched an HD feed on Nov. 13 on Videotron platforms with a freeview in effect until Feb. 3, 2020.
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NASCAR tied up a deal with Dixie Vodka , designating the spirit brand as the “Official Vodka of NASCAR.” Activation will see Dixie Vodka sponsor the NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway next season, commemorating the track’s 25th anniversary. Dixie Vodka will join NASCAR Champion’s Week celebrations at the Fan Fest in Nashville, serving cocktails in Music City’s Riverfront Park alongside all 16 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race cars and other fan displays Dec. 3-5.
Speaking of NASCAR, as the 2019 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series crowns a champ this weekend, Busch beer is backing Kevin Harvick fans with a special promotion. Whenever Harvick takes or holds the lead at Homestead, any fan who Tweets using #Busch4Harvick will be entered for a chance to win beer for a year from Busch as well as a signed, limited-edition Harvick Busch can. Busch will match the number of winners to the final number of laps Kevin leads in the race.
Yahoo flips the switch on Yahoo Sportsbook powered by BetMGM today , allowing fans around the country to view betting odds across a variety of sports. Users of legal age in the state of New Jersey can also click through the odds to place bets on BetMGM. Yahoo Sportsbook powered by BetMGM will soon become available to fans in other states where sports betting is legal. Users not in the state of New Jersey can check out all the free and paid games on the Yahoo Fantasy platform with sports betting integrations on Yahoo Sports touching a wide variety of sports including NBA, NHL, college sports and more.
The International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Channel is now available to Hindi-speaking fans around the world in their native language. Fans and users now have the option to experience the Olympic Channel in Hindi as one of the 12 languages offered on the global digital platform at olympicchannel.com and its mobile apps.
The 2019 PBR World Finals boosted social stats for the organization, which reports total Impressions of 60,927,538 (3x YOY Growth); video views: 12,160,532 (4x YOY Growth); and collective growth: 41,619 (1.5X YOY Growth).
- Artist Capital Management’s $100 million maneuver
- League of Legends’ big weekend
- Overwatch League’s new digs
- Visa and FACEIT couple up
- theScore hits 1 million
- Twitch Studio goes wide
- FaZe Clan’s pop hit
- Boston Uprising land Helix
- Checking in with the NBA 2K League
Bleacher Report named Rachel Brill as Senior Vice President and General Manager of B/R Studio. Brill, who is exiting her current role as Senior Vice President, Head of Unscripted Original Programming for EPIX, will focus on partnering with elite storytellers, producers, and filmmakers to “help unlock the potential of the B/R portfolio and voice, which currently reaches 200 million millennial and Gen Z fans each month.”
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The Redskins’ Sammy Baugh passes for four touchdowns in addition to intercepting four passes in a win over the Lions.
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Which basketball team had cameos on both Scooby-Doo and Futurama? Answer: The Harlem Globetrotters. Kudos: Rob Casalaina-ITN/NY; Scott Jenkins-Gracenote/NY; L ori Paterson-Spectrum Reach/NY; Sean Walker-Omnicom/NY; Larry Kahn-GOLF Channel/Orlando; C.J. Bottitta-Big Picture Productions/Durham; Allison Weiner-MMSI/Warwick; Michael Narracci -New England Sports Network/Watertown; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Robert Teinowitz-Live Action Media/Chicago; Rich Wolfe-Lone Wolfe Press/Scottsdale; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank; Andy Babb-Super League Gaming/Santa Monica
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