Sports Business
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Cynopsis: Esports
Cynopsis Esports 6/27/24: Elden Ring’s stunning DLC debut; FIFA partners with Rocket League; GameStop’s freefall
Cynopsis Best of the Best & Rising Star Awards Surprise! Entry deadline extension Didn’t get your entry in on time? Not to worry – we’ve extended our deadline just for you until July 10th! Whether you’re just starting a submission or looking to get the last few in, don’t wait a moment longer… ENTER NOW […]
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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 06/25/24: LA Kings go back to the ’90s
Tuesday June 25, 2024 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 25, and this is your monthly Cynopsis sports newsletter. BIG 12 HAS BIG HOPES We’ve seen naming rights deals for bowl games, events and tournaments, but what about conferences? Yahoo Sports writes that the Big 12 is looking at a naming-rights partnership that’d be worth […]
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Cynsiders
Monumental Ideas for D.C.
Ted Leonsis, Founder, Chairman, Managing Partner and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, has become quite the mainstay in the Washington, D.C. sports scene. He’s the principal owner of the Washington Capitals, the Washington Wizards and its G League affiliate Capital City Go-Go, the Washington Mystics and the NBA 2K League Wizards District Gaming. Leonsis also […]
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A Milestone Year for ONCE Mexico
This year, ONCE Mexico International is celebrating its 20th anniversary in US. General Manager Carlos Brito Lavalle talks about changes over the years at the network, and beyond. How does reaction to programming differ in the US from Mexico? Content is the king so what keeps us relevant is our original programming either for the […]
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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 05/28/24: The WBNA is on a roll
Tuesday May 28, 2024 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is the new, monthly Cynopsis sports newsletter. THE W IS ROLLING This summer, all eyes are on the WNBA as it gets fully underway in what many are calling the league’s most transformative season. While there’s plenty of hype around Caitlin Clark and the […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
Cynopsis Esports 5/23/24: Larian Studios expands; MSI breaks records; Chipotle keeps fighting
Thursday May 23, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Esports and Gaming Brief. Larian Studios is doing something few people expect of any game studio in 2024: expanding. Following the commercial and critical acclaim Baldur’s Gate 3 received throughout the past year, Larian has become an example of how talented right-sized […]
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Cynsiders
Pint-Sized Podcasts at Nick
Creating podcasts for children requires more than just presenting age-appropriate fare. Alex Reeds, SVP, Growth & Operations, Nickelodeon Digital and Unscripted Studio, shares Nick’s secrets for success in a pint-sized world. What is Nick’s approach to podcasting, and how does it differ from others? Our approach for Nickelodeon’s preschool podcasts focuses on the intersection of […]
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Cynsiders
Early Days of ESPN
The Early Days of ESPN: 300 Daydreams and Nightmares is “surely is one of the great sports stories and arguably one of the great business stories, too,” says the book’s author, and ESPN’s founding executive producer, Peter Fox, who soldiered on despite critics’ insistence that an all-sports network could never work. Here, Fox shares five […]
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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 04/30/24: Your new Cynopsis Sports newsletter is here!
Tuesday April 30, 2024 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is the new, monthly Cynopsis sports newsletter. MEDIA RIGHTS NBCUniversal is planning to make a bid in the neighborhood of $2.5 billion per year for a package of NBA games that had been held by TNT, reports The Wall Street Journal. The exclusive negotiating […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
Cynopsis Esports 4/25/24: Embracer plans to split; Fortnite feature courts controversy; Alliane rebrands
Thursday April 25, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Esports and Gaming Brief. Gaming conglomerate Embracer Group plans to split into three entities as part of its ongoing course-correction, the company announced this week. Embracer, which noted the plan is still not set in stone, plans to spin off both tabletop […]