Cynopsis: Esports
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Cynopsis: Esports
06/15/22: Apple and Major League Soccer are aligning for a new deal
Wednesday June 15, 2022 Apple is taking a bite of Major League Soccer, locking in a deal that will see the Apple TV app become “the exclusive destination to watch every single live MLS match beginning in 2023,” allowing fans around the world to watch all MLS, Leagues Cup,1as well as select MLS NEXT Pro […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
06/13/22: BIG3 preps for the Big 5
Monday June 13, 2022 Saturday will see BIG3 tip off season five with a trio of games running at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago. Content will be carried by CBS and Paramount+ with the league sporting new and extended partnerships, events and offerings (such as NFTs) this year. Running 12 weeks, the regular season […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
06/09/22: Overwatch League’s Miller talks future
Thursday June 9, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Bolstered with the upcoming launch of Overwatch 2, Overwatch League hit Texas once again this season, this time for the live Dallas Fuel Kickoff Clash, with the event generating 7.3 million hours watched across 146 hours of airtime, […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
06/01/22: FOX completes its NFL A team
Wednesday June 1, 2022 FOX Sports named three-time NFL Pro Bowler Greg Olsen as this season’s lead NFL analyst, joining play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt in the booth. Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi, along with rules expert Mike Pereira, round out the team as they prepare for the network’s top regular and postseason games – culminating […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
05/27/22: Major League Soccer added Caterpillar as a partner
Friday May 27, 2022 Caterpillar locked in a multi-year sponsorship with Major League Soccer with an eye to “amplify the Caterpillar brand to a broader, more diverse audience in the United States and Canada and to engage with the League’s passionate fans more deeply.” As a part of the sponsorship, MLS will work with Caterpillar […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
05/26/22: Oakley forged its first org deal with Envy Gaming
Thursday May 26, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Note: Cynopsis Esports will be dark next week and return on June 9. After testing the waters of esports via a deal with Scump, Oakley is now going deeper, locking in its first-ever sponsorship with an esports organization […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
05/25/22: Pepsi renewed its deal with the NFL but will no longer sponsor the halftime show
Wednesday May 25, 2022 Pepsi is bowing out of sponsoring the NFL’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, but renewed sponsorship rights with the league, allowing the company to use NFL premium rights for its brands, including Frito Lay and Tostitos. As part of the deal, Pepsi gets pouring rights at top NFL events, including the NFL […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
05/23/22: The Famous Group talks about its marketing innovations
Monday May 23, 2022 Last week saw Chipotle make a big entrance during the Colorado Avalanche’s second round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Blues at Ball Arena in Denver. Teaming up with The Famous Group, the award-winning fan experience technology company, the brand debuted a new mixed-reality ad that made history as […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
05/20/22: DAZN and Golden Boy locked in another carriage deal
Friday May 20, 2022 DAZN and Golden Boy sealed a multi-year, multi-fight partnership designed to “deliver championship boxing and unearth the next generation of boxing talent.” The venture expands on the relationship first inked in 2018 with a five-year deal. The partnership will include championship fight nights alongside a new prospect development series titled Golden […]
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Cynopsis: Esports
05/19/22: 100 Thieves’ new play
Thursday May 19, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. 100 Thieves revealed its newest endeavor, developing its own video game, known at the moment as Project X. Company CEO Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag and 100T President & COO John Robinson announced the new vertical, citing a list of […]