Cynopsis: Esports

03/24/17: MLB Network is feeling the glow; ESPN’s new NFL All-Stars; DIRECTV ups the 4K count

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.24.17 Good morning. It’s Friday March 24, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Team USA’s win over Puerto Rico at the 2017 World Baseball Classic championship game wrapped up a record run for MLB Network, as the channel drew 2.3 million viewers for the game on Wednesday night, marking MLB […]

03/23/17: NBC feathers west coast RSNs; Team USA fuels MLB Network surge; NFL addresses spot snips

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.23.17 Good morning. It’s Thursday March 23, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  CSN Bay Area and CSN California are getting a facelift, as NBC Sports Regional Networks announced plans to rename the two RSNs to NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California, respectively, on April 2. “The two […]

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03/20/17: Eleven Sports books US voyage; NCAA Tournament opens on a run; Team USA drives WBC score

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.20.17 Good morning. It’s Monday March 20, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The entry of Eleven Sports into the US television market a week ago marks the latest strategic acquisition for the growing sports media entity. Last week’s announcement that the global broadcaster picked up certain distribution assets stateside […]

03/17/17: USA Gymnastics loses a Penny; Standoff continues for women’s Hockey; IMG hears the Call

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.17.17 Good morning. It’s Friday March 17, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The USA Gymnastics Board of Directors accepted Steve Penny’s resignation as President and CEO of USA Gymnastics on Thursday. Penny informed the Board of his decision to resign during a Board conference call stemming from criticism over […]

03/16/17: ESPN’s Duke dominion; Mastercard orders another round; Twitter’s latest dig

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.16.17 Good morning. It’s Thursday March 16, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  The ACC Championship game between Duke/Notre Dame on Saturday handed ESPN with a total live audience (TV + streaming) average of of 3,695,000 viewers, to mark the most-watched ACC Tournament game in nearly 20 years and, overall, […]

03/14/17: Nets prepare for NCAA run; WTT has a new champion; El Rey’s Baja blast

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CYNOPSISSPORTS 03.14.17 Good morning. It’s Tuesday March 14, 2017 and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.  Turner Sports and CBS Sports have their announcer lineups in place for coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Brian Anderson, Clark Kellogg and Lewis Johnson will open play with the First Four tonight […]

03/13/17: Greg Gumbel’s March Odysseys; ONE World Sports has a new number; Facebook enters MLS field

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A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM RELEVANT SPORTS Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will play in International Champions Cup’s El Clásico Miami, presented by Heineken on July 29, 2017. The matchup, featuring soccer’s best players, is an old rivalry between the two teams brought to the new world. The full schedule will be announced on March 21, […]

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