Cynopsis: Esports

02/10/22: NBA 2K League is moving to Indianapolis

NBA2K League's new Indy game

  Thursday February 10, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. New digs for the NBA 2K League, which announced that Indianapolis has been selected as the host city for the upcoming season (the league’s fifth), which will blend remote and in-person games. Play begins March 23 with the […]

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02/07/22: B/R Betting is going big for the Super Bowl

B/R Props up Super Bowl plans

Monday February 7, 2022 America’s biggest betting event of them all is about to get even bigger as more states give the greenlight on sports wagering. With access at an all-time high, programming continues to evolve to feed new appetites as oddsmakers get into the content business and vice versa. Among the offerings this week […]

02/04/22: The WNBA got a major investment as the league plots the future

Big bets on WNBA

Friday February 4, 2022 The WNBA landed the largest-ever capital raise for a women’s sports property as part of a multi-faceted financial growth strategy “designed to generate new revenue through increased investment in priority areas as part of the league’s long-term business transformation.” Proceeds are expected to be used for brand elevation and marketing; globalization […]

02/03/22: Ranking the leagues with the most viewership in 2021

2021's top leagues

Thursday February 3, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Who were the top leagues and circuits in 2021? Esports Charts revealed it viewership statistics for the period, leveraging numbers from the regular seasons of each respective league worldwide (not including China). With a commanding presence atop the charts, […]

02/02/22: FOX and CBS saw their biggest audiences in years for Championship weekend

Networks run up their NFL scores

Wednesday February 2, 2022 Another monster week for NFL action as Championship Sunday saw the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games average 49.6 million viewers (TV+Digital) while nearly 100 million unique viewers tuned in, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The 49.6 million average ranks as the second most-watched Championship Sunday since 2016, and is […]

01/27/22: Monumental Sports & Entertainment revealed plans for District E

Team Liquid's DC digs

Thursday January 27, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. DC is on the clock. Monumental Sports & Entertainment revealed plans for “District E Powered by Ticketmaster,” described as a “premier, nearly 14,000-square-foot live-event theater offering a 365-day-a-year, series of immersive experiences in esports, music, event programming, and community […]

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