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Monday February 14, 2022 A slate of first-time advertisers – bolstered by companies representing the financial technology and cryptocurrency industries – made their debuts at yesterday’s Super Bowl, with over a dozen rookie brands buying in. NBC Sports stated that some brands bought in at $7 million for a 30-second spot. Debuts included Rakuten Rewards, […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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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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 […]

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 […]

Wednesday January 26, 2022 The Professional Fighters League is tapping ESPN with a new, multi-year media rights agreement that will see expanded coverage on ESPN linear networks and ESPN+. The deal sees the entire 2022 PFL Playoffs and majority of Regular Season events set to be carried on ESPN, with additional event coverage broadcast on […]