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  • 02/11/22: The Rock and Halle Berry will take center stage to help open the Super Bowl

    Friday February 11, 2022 NBC Sports is leveraging star power for Super Gold Sunday, featuring Super Bowl LVI and the 2022 Winter Olympics this weekend, leveraging Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Halle Berry for the festivities. Johnson will star in NBC Sports’ opening tease for “Super Gold Sunday,” narrating the open for the 5p hour […]

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  • 02/10/22: NBA 2K League is moving to Indianapolis

      Thursday February 10, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. New digs for the NBA 2K League, which announced that Indianapolis has been selected as the host city for the upcoming season (the league’s fifth), which will blend remote and in-person games. Play begins March 23 with the […]

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  • 02/09/22: The Clash at the Coliseum gave recent highs to FOX Sports

    Wednesday February 9, 2022 NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum packed a punch for FOX, which was 4,283 million viewers tune in for the race on Sunday, marking the most viewers for the event since 2016, according to Nielsen. In addition, the event was up 168% over last year’s race on FS1, with top […]

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  • 02/07/22: B/R Betting is going big for the Super Bowl

    Monday February 7, 2022 America’s biggest betting event of them all is about to get even bigger as more states give the greenlight on sports wagering. With access at an all-time high, programming continues to evolve to feed new appetites as oddsmakers get into the content business and vice versa. Among the offerings this week […]

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  • 02/04/22: The WNBA got a major investment as the league plots the future

    Friday February 4, 2022 The WNBA landed the largest-ever capital raise for a women’s sports property as part of a multi-faceted financial growth strategy “designed to generate new revenue through increased investment in priority areas as part of the league’s long-term business transformation.” Proceeds are expected to be used for brand elevation and marketing; globalization […]

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  • 02/03/22: Ranking the leagues with the most viewership in 2021

    Thursday February 3, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Who were the top leagues and circuits in 2021? Esports Charts revealed it viewership statistics for the period, leveraging numbers from the regular seasons of each respective league worldwide (not including China). With a commanding presence atop the charts, […]

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  • 02/02/22: FOX and CBS saw their biggest audiences in years for Championship weekend

    Wednesday February 2, 2022 Another monster week for NFL action as Championship Sunday saw the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games average 49.6 million viewers (TV+Digital) while nearly 100 million unique viewers tuned in, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The 49.6 million average ranks as the second most-watched Championship Sunday since 2016, and is […]

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  • 01/31/22: FOX Sports breaks down its plans for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum

    Monday January 31, 2022 This week sees FOX Sports rev up for the new NASCAR season, offering fans a taste of the year ahead with the inaugural Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Feb. 6, with coverage that begins today at 6p with NASCAR Race Hub, and programming throughout the week from the LA […]

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  • 01/28/22: NBC Olympics is making history with its 4K programming

    Friday January 28, 2022 For the first time ever for a Winter Olympics, NBC Sports will serve up its broadcast network’s Olympics primetime and Prime Plus shows in certain markets in the 4K Ultra High Definition format with High Dynamic Range and ATMOS sound. NBC’s primetime coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will also […]

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  • 01/27/22: Monumental Sports & Entertainment revealed plans for District E

    Thursday January 27, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. DC is on the clock. Monumental Sports & Entertainment revealed plans for “District E Powered by Ticketmaster,” described as a “premier, nearly 14,000-square-foot live-event theater offering a 365-day-a-year, series of immersive experiences in esports, music, event programming, and community […]

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