Monday July 6, 2020 Last week saw NBC unveil the launch of NBC Sports Camp powered by Chelsea Piers, a free, virtual summer program for 7-to-12-year-old athletes to learn and play a variety of sports. The four-week online VOD program starts this week, offering immersive instruction across more than 10 sports and is hosted […]
Friday June 26, 2020 Please note that we will be dark next week for the holiday. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 punched its ticket for Australia and New Zealand, after a vote taken by the FIFA Council. According to FIFA, the joint bid submitted by Football Federation Australia and New Zealand Football received […]
Thursday June 25, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Please note that we will be dark next week for the holiday period. It is the end of the line for Mixer, with Microsoft closing the door on its streaming platform next month, which hosted personalities such as Ninja and Shroud. Instead, […]
Wednesday June 24, 2020 Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman is reportedly departing the company, with Turner Sports President Lenny Daniels set to take over business control of Bleacher Report, according to Front Office Sports, which stated that there are no current plans to replace Mittman as CEO. In addition, Bleacher Report COO Alex Vargas […]
Monday June 22, 2020 This week sees a new familiar new face hit the screen at FOX Sports as Emmanuel Acho joins the company as host of the network’s series Speak for Yourself. Acho joins from ESPN and drew massive audiences and acclaim for his YouTube series Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man and […]
A MESSAGE FROM CYNOPSIS Thursday June 18, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Big news from B Site, which named Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles as Commissioner of Flashpoint and Vice President of Brand of Flashpoint in an announcement yesterday in addition to acquiring the Insight on Esports content channels. […]
Wednesday June 17, 2020 After losing the NFL Draft this year due to the pandemic, Las Vegas picked up the 2021 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon which will take place at Allegiant Stadium on Jan.31 and run across ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes. The 2021 Pro Bowl will serve to be a weeklong celebration […]
Monday June 15, 2020 The recent protests have stirred a conversation about when and how brands, teams, and leagues should or shouldn’t speak up, as well as how to turn words into action. Many think the combination of COVID 19 and Black Lives Matter will further push cause marketing and social responsibility to the […]
Friday June 12, 2020 The Coca-Cola Co. has ended its sponsorship of Major League Baseball, which began in 2017. Coca-Cola replaced Pepsi, which had been the official MLB category partner from 1997-2016; Coke also had deals with 30 MLB clubs. “Following a review of all Coca-Cola North America marketing assets at the conclusion of […]
Thursday June 11, 2020 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Riot landed two more key sponsors with the LCS landing Samsung as its newest partner that will see a new segment this summer in the Samsung SSD Fast Five. Each week of competition has Samsung tracking how quickly LCS players reached key […]
