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12/09/21: The Game Awards load up

Thursday December 9, 2021 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your weekly Esports Brief. The Game Awards are on deck to take place tonight, with the annual kudoscast and sneak peek into upcoming gaming titles set to take place at the Microsoft Theater, once again streaming live and free across more than […]

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12/08/21: MLB Network promotes Bill Morningstar to president

Wednesday December 8, 2021 Bill Morningstar was tapped to become the next president of MLB Network. In addition to his new MLBN post, Morningstar will continue his MLB – EVP/Sponsorship sales responsibilities, with the announcement made by MLB Chief Revenue Officer Noah Garden. Morningstar, who led the advertising sales team that helped launch […]

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12/06/21: Thirty Five Ventures CMO breaks down the company’s growth and vision

Monday December 6, 2021 Flush with content that ranges from TV shows to documentaries to podcasts, as well as boasting partnerships with companies such as NBA Top Shot, Coinbase, Postmates and other investments across multiple industries, Thirty Five Ventures, continues to push the envelope in sports and entertainment with its projects. Fronted by […]

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12/03/21: Major League Baseball ended labor peace with a lockout

Friday December 3, 2021 The lockout is underway for Major League Baseball, marking the first time in a quarter century that the league and the MLB Players Association were unable to lock in a new collective bargaining deal. Commissioner Manfred noted with the announcement that the decision to lock out the players in […]

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12/02/21: NFL player Kenny Viccaro is returing and will launch Gamers First

Thursday December 1, 2021 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your weekly Esports Brief. NFL safety and former first-round pick Kenny Vaccaro is retiring from the NFL and will now launch an esports organization named G1, i.e. Gamers First in partnership with entrepreneurs and professional gamers Hunter Swensson and Cody Hendrix. “This […]

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12/01/21: Thanksgiving Day gave Major League Soccer its best viewership in almost two decades

Wednesday December 1, 2021 Thanksgiving sports might be perpetually linked to the NFL, but FOX Sports reports that its carriage of the MLS game between Portland and Colorado during the holiday scored as the most-watched MLS match on English-language TV since 2004. The contest averaged 1.85 million viewers for the post-season playoff to […]

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11/29/21: Survivor’s Ethan Zohn breaks down his social good push

Monday November 29, 2021 There are survivors and then there are thrivers, and Ethan Zohn has proven capable of being both. Zohn, the winner of Survivor Season Three, has used his fame to dedicate his life to assisting causes, especially ones that he, as a former professional soccer player and cancer survivor can […]

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11/24/21: 2022’s PGA TOUR broadcast plans

Wednesday November 24, 2021 The PGA TOUR unveiled the 2022 portion of the network and cable schedule for the 2021-22 PGA TOUR slate, with CBS Sports (20 events) and NBC (12 events) maintaining weekend coverage for the majority of FedExCup tournaments. CBS Sports kicks off 2022 network coverage at the Farmers Insurance Open, […]

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11/22/21: MLS execs break down this year’s viewership upticks

Monday November 22, 2021 With the MLS Cup Playoffs kicking off this past weekend, the league hit the postseason boasting upticks from its regular season outing, touting spikes across its media partners and outlets including ESPN, FOX and Univision. The league also saw big surges on its owners’ sites, feeding fans a content […]

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11/19/21: NBCUniversal won a bidding fight to retain rights to the Premier League

Friday November 19, 2021 NBCUniversal picked up a win with the announcement that the company agreed to a six-year extension of its partnership with the Premier League and will exclusively present all 380 matches, along with studio programming, and a slate content across NBC, USA Network, Peacock, Telemundo, Universo, and other platforms. With […]

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