The NBA is booking an advance trip to Salt Lake City, where the NBA All-Star 2023 will take place at Vivint Smart Home Arena, home of the Utah Jazz, on Feb. 19, 2023 and marking the 30th anniversary of the 1993 NBA All-Star Game played in city. NBA All-Star oncourt events will tip off on Friday, Feb. 17 with dditional programming taking place at venues throughout the city, including the Salt Palace Convention Center and Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus. “Along with a rich basketball tradition, Salt Lake City has proven to be a world-class destination for large-scale events and sports competitions,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. “I want to thank the Miller Family and the Utah Jazz organization for their commitment to hosting our All-Star festivities and to developing a program that will leave a lasting impact on the community.” PROGRAMMING
FOX took the night on Tuesday with World Series Game 1 ranking as the evening’s top telecast, scoring 12, 687,000 viewers across all FOX Sports platforms with FOX alone generating over 12 million with a 7.3 household rating. The content drew a 34.1/56 in Houston while DC nabbed a 23.1/42. China’s state broadcaster CCTV opted not to show any NBA games on the opening day of the new season, blacking out both the Pelicans/Raptors game as well as the Clippers/Lakers contest. Streaming partner Tencent also did not carry the early game, but did offer the west coast matchup, according to multiple reports. World TeamTennis detailed plans for the 2020 season, announcing a record amount of player prize money with play spanning July 12-Aug. 1, 2020. The prize money will be bumped to $5 million for the season, with the added $1 million awarded in WTT Playoffs compensation, including a $500,000 bonus to the team that hoists the King Trophy in 2020. The WTT Playoffs return to Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, for the second consecutive year with the WTT's semifinals set for July 31 and the WTT Final hitting the court on Aug. 1. In addition to the prize money increase, World TeamTennis will be announcing two new franchises in the months ahead, boosting the league to a total of 10 teams. The 2019 Rugby World Cup enters the Semi-Finals this weekend with the world’s top-four ranked teams slated to meet at International Stadium Yokohama live on NBCSN. In addition to NBCSN’s live coverage, both matches will be available live, commercial-free and on-demand through NBC Sports Gold’s “Rugby World Cup Pass.” Coverage includes 30-minute pre-match shows, and both matches will also be re-aired later in the day on NBC. Leigh Diffey will host Rugby World Cup programming across NBC Sports properties throughout the knock-out rounds along with Sky Sports’ Rupert Cox, who will also handle the play-by-play call for both Semi-Final matches and the Final. NBC Sports’ rugby analysts Alex Corbisiero and Brian Hightower will serve as game analysts alongside Cox. World Archery opened the books to date from the Hyundai Archery World Cup circuit in 2019 with the five World Cup events and world championships combining to reach over 120 million people. An independent study of key markets reports that over 900 hours of live, delayed and highlights coverage were broadcast from the Hyundai Archery World Cup circuit in 2019. The latest study, which was conducted by IRIS, focused on territories including the USA, Korea, China, Russia, India and Mexico, and Pan-European and Pan-Asian networks. The Hyundai Archery World Cup returns for its 15th season in 2020. Stages will be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala; Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany. |
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SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION
Hertz extended its sponsorship of 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports and the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team of driver William Byron. The two-year deal will see Hertz continue as a primary sponsor of Byron’s No. 24 team in four points-paying Cup Series races annually and as a full-season associate-level partner. In 2020, the company’s primary events will be Auto Club Speedway and ISM Raceway in March along with the October playoff races at Talladega Superspeedway and Kansas Speedway. DIGITAL, DATA & TECH
Formula 1 is tapping a new platform to broadcast the Mexican Grand Prix weekend announcing plans to try out Twitch in a move to draw new audiences. All sessions from this weekend's Mexico City event will be shown free of charge in six countries - Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden - on Twitch's main twitch.tv website and mobile app. ESPORTS
In this week’s edition of Cynopsis Esports… Echo Fox loses namesake
eNASCAR Heat Pro League completes year one
Checking in on League of Legends World Championships
TwitchCon numbers
Gears hits the campus
ReKTGlobal adds Fullcube
Nerd Street gets a pickup INDUSTRY & ROSTER MOVES
Sportradar announced the appointment of Werner Becher as its new Managing Director of U.S. Betting. Becher most recently served as CEO of Interwetten, and will now be focused on the growth, development and execution of the company’s betting strategy in the U.S. The Premier Lacrosse League announced the expansion of a seventh lacrosse club set to begin play during the 2020 season. The announcement was first made on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast by PLL Co-Founder and CSO, Paul Rabil. “Today is an exciting and historic moment for the PLL as we continue to build our business into the future,” says Co-Founder and CEO Mike Rabil. “Expanding to a seventh team in our 2020 season will provide greater opportunity for the best players in the world, more access for our fans, and additional windows to scale our product offerings.” The Premier Lacrosse League will hold an official Expansion Draft in February 2020 to decide the roster for the seventh club. THE MAIN EVENT
Clippers/Warriors on TNT at 10:30p. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1982
Steffi Graf plays her first pro tennis match. In the Know
In which Grand Slam tournament did Steffi Graf have the most singles championships? (Email cpursell@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your company and city). Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question
Who is the Packers’ all-time leading rusher? Answer: Ahman Green. Kudos: John Ferlazzo/London; Michael Ritz-Northwestern Mutual/NY; Mike Seidel-CSI Sports/Jersey City; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; John Tingue-hulu/Chicago; Matt Fumagalli-NBC/Chicago; Greg Moloznik-GLM Media/Scottsdale; John Raven-Amgen/LA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank
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EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
9 Story Media Group
NYC
Provide administrative support to two executives in a collaborative, creative, fast-paced environment working in production of current series and development of new properties. Candidate must be organized, detail oriented and self-directed, with strong verbal and written comm skills.
Full info HERE (11/2)
SALES PLANNER >>
The Weather Group/NYC: Dvlp sales plans/packages for clients that meet the needs of the network, clients & sales staff. 2-3 yrs of ad sales ind exp (agency and/or sales) Media math req’d. Potential growth into Sales position Full info HERE (11/7) DIRECTOR of DEVELOPMENT >>
Thriving NYC production company: Dvlp/generate internal ideas. Identify & Skype talent. Exp preparing and pitching ideas directly to the networks. Oversee shoots & sizzle reels. In-depth knwldg of unscripted prgring & exp in a similar, sr level development role. Full info HERE (11/7) SALES ASSISTANT >>
UP/NYC: Provide sales support to AEs, Sales Planners & Pricing & Inventory. Establish relationships w/agency buyers. Act as a liaison w/agencies & internal depts. Strong orgnztnl skills, att to detail, ability to work in a fast-paced envir. Prior internship exp in media a +. Full info HERE (11/5) INVENTORY MANAGER >>
UP/NYC: Support VP, Pricing & Planning. Mng all aspects of channel inventory, oversee flighting & shift requests. Mng day to day bus processes w/sales assistants & sales planners. Provide support for stewardship, deal approvals, and pricing. Strong analytical skills, quick learner and problem solver. Full info HERE (11/5)
DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL & DIGITAL OPERATIONS >>
NBC Sports/Stamford CT: Oversee the design, development, deployment, and support of state-of-the-art sports content management systems, web services and API’s. Full info HERE (11/2)
Jr PUBLICIST >>
NBC SPORTS/Stamford CT: Publicize and promote NBC Sports Group programming in accordance with the overall strategy and brand positioning. BA degree. Min 2yrs exp working in PR and/or Sports industry. Full info HERE (11/2)
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT >>
9 Story Media Group/NYC: Provide administrative support to two executives in a collaborative, creative, fast-paced environment working in production of current series and development of new properties. Candidate must be organized, detail oriented and self-directed, with strong verbal and written comm skills. Full info HERE (11/2)
MULTI-PLATFORM MARKETING MGR >>
SNY/NYC: Reinforce/solidify SNY's positioning as the Home for NY sports in a breakout way. Using proper creative and marketing strategies, this position will leverage best practices in marketing, social media, digital promotions, mobile marketing, and technology. Min 5yrs mktg/advertising exp sports/media. Full info HERE (11/2) MGR, DIGITAL CONTENT (NIGHT SIDE) >>
NBC SPORTS/Philadelphia: Mng a team of NBC Sports Philadelphia’s content producers, ensuring that timely, relevant content is properly published to the website, app and social media accts. Min 7yrs working in digital content prod, incl 2-3yrs managing a team or unit. Full info HERE (11/2)
FREELANCE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR >>
Nickelodeon/NYC: Resp for project mngmt/coordinating social media creative for Nickelodeon’s fan-first, adult-targeted social accounts. Understanding of production methodologies across video, graphics/design & social media platforms. 1-2yrs managerial exp. Full info HERE (11/2)
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE >>
NYC-based television production: Work closely with the VP and SVP of Finance in all aspects of production accounting/finance Overseeing production accountants & mngng show cash flows to ensure staying on budget. Min 5 yrs exp cost reporting as a production accountant. Full info HERE (10/29) PROMOTION PRODUCER >>
WTTG/WDCA TV Fox 5 TV/Washington DC: seasoned creative services producer to conceptualize, write and produce dynamic promotional spots that promote our programming while reinforcing and expanding the stations brand and image. 4 yr degree & min 3 yrs brdcst exp in a top 50 market. Full info HERE (10/29)
SR ANALYST, RESEARCH & STRATEGIC INSIGHTS >>
BRAVO/OXYGEN/NBCU/NYC: Support in the creation of presentations designed to educate senior members of the network on consumers’ changing ent & tech. profiles. 2+ yrs Media research experience at a broadcast or cable network, agency or vendor. Full info HERE (10/26)
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE DIRECT RESPONSE >>
OPPORTUNITY MEDIA/LI/NY: Seeking an energetic achiever with excellent written & organizational skills for role to assist in growing revenue for dynamic Direct Response Team: BA Degree, Min 2 yrs DR Planning Experience req. Wide Orbit Exp a +. Full info HERE (10/26)
VP, RESEARCH & INSIGHTS (6 month contract) >> Fremantle/Burbank: Serve as the head of all domestic research. Mng all qualitative/quantitative rsrch across all key depts. Proficient in survey programming/scripting apps. Detail oriented/great orgnztnal skills. Full info HERE (10/25)
ANALYST, GLOBAL RIGHTS >> A+E/NY: Perform legal review & rights interpretation of content sales agreements & manage the process of capturing the rights & terms into a rights mgmt database. 3-5 yrs exp in legal analysis of prgmg & distribution agreements w/complex media rights & terms. JD a +. Excellent Excel skills. Full info HERE (10/25)
DIR, COMMERCIAL CLEARANCE >>
A+E/NY: Ensure ads are in compliance w/both A+E policies & Fed guidelines. Perform S&P and Legal Privacy reviews & decision making for live programming. BA/BS, 10+ yrs exp at a network (cable or brdcst), or agency working in Standards & Practices, Commercial Clearance w/focus on ad review. Full info HERE (10/25)
DIGITAL BRAND MANAGER >>
VENN/NYC: Lead brand manager to run VENN brand social channels, driving comms strategy and brand growth. Prior experience leading brand launch and growth via social required. Deep knowledge of all social platforms. Full info HERE (10/25) |
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