| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | CALL FOR ENTRIES The 2nd Annual Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival The Cynopsis Short Form Video Festival is searching for the most cutting-edge creatives from individuals and teams worldwide, including: production companies/studios, producers, networks, composers, lyricists, animators, video game developers/producers, website developers, mobile & app developers/producers, marketing companies, PR firms and more . Submissions will be judged by a panel of industry experts and finalists will be announced in mid-November. SUBMIT VIDEOS |
SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION
US Open winner Naomi Osaka is reportedly poised to land the biggest deal Adidas has ever made with a female athlete, following her win over Serena Williams. According to a report from The Times, the 20-year-old is expected to sign the deal on Thursday that is worth an estimated $8.5 million annually. JBL expanded its footprint among NBA players and teams. In addition to welcoming back three-time NBA Champion and two-time MVP, Stephen Curry, two-time NBA All Star Andre Drummond and Kristaps Porzingis, JBL is also adding Giannis Antetokounmpo as an ambassador. Meanwhile, in addition to adding to current team deals with the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics, the brand is announcing partnerships with the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat starting during the 2018-2019 season. Stewart-Haas Racing partnered with Autodesk, to serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 00 Ford Mustang driven by Cole Custer and fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the Nov. 3 race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. DIGITAL & STREAMING
The Western Collegiate Hockey Association gave its website a makeover, revealing the new-look version yesterday. The modernized look highlights top stories around the WCHA, optimizes video content, provides real-time social media feeds, streamlines historical archives and features upgraded team and statistical data, while offering access to the Association’s live streaming and e-commerce platforms. Puerto Rico's premiere men’s professional basketball league BSN partnered with WSC Sports, for automated creation and distribution of video highlights. “We are excited to have the opportunity to use this platform to greatly improve our digital coverage and get our product out to our fans instantly,” said Fernando Quinones, President of BSN. “We thank WSC for reaching out to us during this difficult time, their impact has been overwhelmingly positive to our efforts as we continue to recover. This gives us an opportunity to effectively display our product, catch up with current technological needs and get noticed around the world.” ESPORTS
In this week’s edition of Cynopsis Esports… Twitch and FACEIT play London duos Announcing this year’s Hall of Fame honorees ESL unveils plans for season eight of Pro League Breaking down NA LCS numbers PUBG’s seven-figure year August’s most viewed esports events
ROSTER MOVES
The Professional Fighters League hired Peter Vesey to serve as SVP, Global Brand Partnerships and Media Sales. Vesey joins the league after a career in the sports industry that includes NASCAR, UFC and most notably FOX Networks where he headed up ad sales for the UFC. THE MAIN EVENT
TNF kicks off with Ravens/Bengals on NFL Network at 8:20p.
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| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | Cheers to the Tempest Finalists & “The Watch List” Honorees! Winners to be announced at the Tempest Esports Business Awards Gala: OCT 2 | 7PM – 9:45PM | The Luxor Esports Arena, Las Vegas In addition to our talented category finalists, the event will spotlight “The Watch List” honorees. These are the esports executives whose creativity and innovation have put them at the forefront of the industry. Don’t take your eyes off these esports game-changers (click here to view “The Watch List”). VIEW FINALISTS AWARDS EVENT REGISTER TODAY |
ON THIS DAY in 1965: Willie Mays knocks 500th home run. In the Know: Which network was the NBA’s first national broadcast partner? (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: In which movie did Brett Favre portray Cameron Diaz’ ex-boyfriend? Answer: There’s Something About Mary. Kudos: Dev Sethi-Instagram/NY; Brian Schweibert-Publicis Media/NY; Jamie Euster-Endeavor/NY; Traci Liner-Endeavor/NY; C.J. Bottitta- BPPC, LLC/Apex; Lino Garcia-Amistad Entertainment/Miami; Peter Lasser-Lasser Productions/Atlanta; Jonny Codalata-CSM Sport & Entertainment/Zionsville; Randy Ingram-WISH/WNDY-TV/Indianapolis; Joe Lyons-ESPN/Dallas; Matt Fumagalli-NBC/Chicago; Kevin Micklo-Pinnacle Advertising/Chicago; Latrise Deruise-KDAF/Dallas; Wendy Holmes-KCNC-TV/Denver; Rich Wolfe-RichKraft/Scottsdale; Tom Tyrer-Circle Change Media/LA; Jeff Mirkin-Atari Studios/Santa Monica; Brian McAloon-The Jim Jeffries Show/LA; Tara Aviel-Access Media Services/LA
Later - Chris
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