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Expected top NBA Draft pick Zion Williamson selected talent and sports agency Creative Artists Agency to be his representative with Austin Brown and Lisa Joseph-Metelus repping the former Duke player, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Golden State Warriors, Chase Center and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. announced a partnership for Williams-Sonoma to be the Official Furniture and Home Design Partner of the NBA team. Under the partnership, Williams-Sonoma will furnish multiple areas at Chase Center, including courtside lounges, multiple bar spaces, the club suites and the Warriors Corporate Offices. The Williams-Sonoma Inc. Family Lounge, designed for the family and friends of Warriors’ players, will feature a curated collection of furniture and décor from Williams-Sonoma’s family of brands, with exclusively designed pieces that showcase the company’s leadership in product innovation and sustainability. The NHL announced that indie pop band Echosmith will headline the 2019 Stanley Cup Final concert and viewing party on Market Street in St. Louis before Game 3 on Saturday. The sibling trio will take the outdoor stage in the 2019 Stanley Cup Final Party before the Blues face the Boston Bruins at Enterprise Center at 7p. DIGITAL, DATA & TECH
With the NBA Finals officially underway, Facebook and Instagram announced fan engagements that will run throughout the series, include Facebook Stories contribution stickers, Fan stickers and Polling on Facebook, while Instagram will serve up Instagram Shopping, and an Instagram Story takeover, that will see the NBA partner with the official @Instagram account to help generate Instagram Stories content from Game 2 of the NBA Finals, which will be shared with the account's more than 302 million followers. Meanwhile, NBA Finals official sponsor YouTubeTV is offering its own twists on the series for streamers, including the availability ofthe "Hide all scores for this team/league" feature in YouTube TV to hide the score and prevent spoilers. In addition, audiences can access team and player stats linked to the exact moment they are watching. ESPORTS
ReKTGlobal added another voice to its lineup of investors, announcing the addition ofLatin music producer Tainy and music executive Lex Borrero as investors. Fresh off the esports entity’s Series A announcement that raised $10.8 million in funding, Tainy and Borrero will now join EDM staple Steve Aoki and Billboard Award-winning Imagine Dragons as co-owners of the organization, the parent company of professional global esports organization Rogue. As co-owners, Tainy and Borrero will support the growth of ReKTGlobal and Rogue in Latin America through strategic partnerships. They will also create and deliver creative streaming content alongside Rogue players and strengthen awareness around the team’s Junior Rogue program for amateur gamers and enthusiasts. ELEAGUE is set to showcase the Grand Final of its inaugural EA SPORTS FIFA 19 Major – where the world’s top-ranked FIFA player Donovan “F2Tekkz” Hunt faces emerging star Diogo Eurico Fidalgo ‘tuga810’ Pombo on Sunday at 2p on TBS. The show will look back on the high-stakes showdown, which saw the winner earn a majority of the event’s $100,000 prize pool to go with the 1,500 EA SPORTS FIFA 19 Global Series Points awarded to both finalists. INDUSTRY/ROSTER MOVES
XFL announced a slate of new hires at the XFL HQ, XFL Los Angeles, XFL Seattle and XFL New York. At the league headquarters, Paul White has joined the XFL as Director of CPG, Licensing & Partnerships and will oversee the XFL’s consumer products business including setting strategy for both league and team e-commerce and stadium merchandising operations. In Los Angeles, the company announced the hire of Steven Graciano as the Head of Marketing for the LA team. In NY, the team sees Anthony Zucconi join as Head of Marketing. Finally, XFL Seattle named Chris Savio as Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships, and Jim Christman as Team Director, Communications and Media Relations. THE MAIN EVENT
Bruins/Blues in Game 3 on NBCSN at 8p.
ON THIS DAY in 1983: The Sixers sweep the Lakers in the NBA Finals. In the Know: Who is the only member of the 76ers to win what is now known as the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award? (Email chris-sports@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.) Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: What number did the Yankees retire to honor Whitey Ford? Answer: #16. Kudos: Rob Casalaina-ITN/NY; Denis Barry-CBS/NY Danny Turk-Tough Mudder/NY; Barry Katz-NEP Studios/NY; Joe Brucia-AMC Networks/NY; Peter Lasser-Lasser Productions/Atlanta; Greg Moloznik-GLM Media/Scottsdale; David Hauptman/Denver; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA |
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AD SALES – ACCOUNT SERVICE REP/Crown Media Family Networks/NY: This position is responsible for maintaining and growing business on the assigned agency list, training and mentoring Sales Planners and Sales Assistants in the company and acting as liaison for the Sales team in key areas of sales development, marketing and research. BA/BS req & Min 2 yrs exp. Apply HERE (6/13)
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WRITER/E! People’s Choice Awards (E!)/Universal City: Write daily articles for PCA’s website on E! Online. Voting preparation in coord w/mktg on categories, celebs selection, voting tool entry & updating nominee’s lists. Min 1yr prior writing and/or editing exp pref an online ent news org. Strong knwldg pop culter ent news. Full info HERE (6/7)
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PROJECT MANAGER/WideOrbit/NYC: Partner closely w/clients, overseeing large, complex implementation projects. 5+ yrs exp managing/delivering enterprise software or IT projects, Media indstry exp, Knwldg of proposal & inv mngmnt systems used by nat’l cable networks is highly desirable. Full info HERE (6/6)
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