| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | Registration is Open The Cynopsis Sports Media Awards April 12 at the New York Athletic Club in NYC We’re ready to celebrate the work of the most talented producers, hosts, sponsors and executives in the sports industry, saluting the initiatives that drove audiences and turned sports viewers into fans. Category finalists will be announced this week and - In addition to our phenomenal category finalists, we’ll be awarding these sports media leaders with the annual Luminary Awards. See you in April! Register your team |
SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION This year’s NCAA March Madness Music Festival – presented by the NCAA, Turner Live Events and official NCAA Corporate Champions AT&T, Coca-Cola and Capital One – will take place at Hemisfair in San Antonio as part of this year’s NCAA Final Four celebration. The three-day free music festival –features the return of Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons with additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks. The festival opens on March 30 with the AT&T Block Party, while Imagine Dragons take the stage on March 31 as the Coca-Cola Music headliner. Maroon 5 then headlines the Capital One JamFest on April 1. United Airlines and Special Olympics International unlocked an expansion of their relationship globally, with United launching plans to implement new employee training scenarios to make traveling “a positive experience for individuals with intellectual disabilities.” United will also support Special Olympics 50th Anniversary celebrations in Chicago and the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle. Revolution Golf and Golf Channel Am Tour named True Spec Golf as their “Official Custom Fitter,” providing members with benefits for custom golf club fitting. The Golf Channel Am Tour will promote True Spec to its more than 6,500 members, including exposure at select regional majors and national championships. DIGITAL & STREAMING
fuboTV is expanding to include new agreements to carry Lucas Oil Products’ MAVTV Motorsports Network; Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks – Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network; and Outside TV – America’s Premier Adventure Sports Network. These channels are now available as part of fuboTV’s new “Adventure Plus” package for an additional $4.99 per month. FloSports and USA Wrestling announced that Lincoln, Neb. has been selected as one of three cities to host a Final X event, taking plance on June 9. The two other Final X events will be held on June 16 in State College, Pa. and June 23 in Bethlehem, Pa. FanDuel opens the doors to its NCAA tourney plans, announcing “a simpler contest with a better chance at winning,” titled Bracket Pick’em. Fans will need to pick five teams at the start of the tournament, and the sum of the seeds of their selected teams must add up to at least 20 i.e. one #16 seed and four #1 seeds. ESPORTS
The H1Z1 Pro League is off and running, announcing its lineup of franchises, a venue and a media outlet. At launch, 15 teams will take part with the season featuring two 10-week splits, including: Alliance, Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, Echo Fox, Epsilon Esports, Gankstars, Impact Gaming, Luminosity Gaming, Noble Esports, Obey Alliance, Rogue Gaming, SetToDestroyX, Team SoloMid, Tempo Storm and Team Vitality. The league partnered with Caesars Entertainment Group to produce the first battle royale league live from Las Vegas at H1PL Arena, with matches carried on Facebook. Super League Gaming CEO Ann Hand has joined the Board of Advisors for the upcoming Esports Business Summit, produced by Cynopsis, Event Marketer and Chief Marketer from Oct. 1-3 out of Las Vegas. Overwatch Contenders begins play in North America on Sunday at 7p with a battle pitting Last Night’s Leftovers/Grizzlys. Blizzard announced that casters for NA action would include Gina Theresa Williamson, Andrew “ZP” Rush, and James “Jamerson” Lee. THE MAIN EVENT
Early risers should watch the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games on NBCSN today at 6a. Of course, don’t miss the NCAA March Madness Selection Show on TBS this Sunday at 6p. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | The Cynopsis Top Women in Digital Breakfast | March 14th | Espace, NYC Sponsored by Horizon Media Now is the time to recognize women and the amazing work that they are doing in digital content, marketing, advertising, social media and on-line content. Guest presenters include: Alden Budill, SVP/Head of Distribution & Partner Marketing for Pac-12 Networks, Tiffanie Darke, Editor-in-Chief of A+E Networks and Puja Vohra, EVP of marketing and digital for TruTV. [REGISTER] [ VIEW HONOREES ] |
ON THIS DAY in 1995: Major League Baseball awards the city of Tampa Bay and the state of Arizona with expansion MLB franchises. In the Know: For which brand did Larry Johnson portray Grandmama? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.) Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Bob Uecker was once a spokesman for what beer brand? Answer: Miller Lite. Kudos: Tim Gardner-Endeavor/NY; Bruce Jackson-Disney and ESPN Media Networks/NY; Chris Long-DraftKings/NY; Deborah Kapetanakis-Universal McCann/NY; Brianne Maciejowski-Miles/Sarasota; Jon Miller-NBC Sports/Stamford; Sonia Durr-Carat/Atlanta; Kevin McIntyre-Amayse Inc./Boston; Dan Langert-MillerCoors/Chicago; Travis Wacker-Good Karma Brands/Milwaukee; Mark Stulberger-Stully’s Broadcasting School/Houston; Dory Petsrillo-CoxReps/Dallas; Greg Moloznik-GLM Media/Scottsdale; Don Surath-CBS/San Francisco; Jeff Mirkin-Atari Studios/Santa Monica; Jack Simmons-US Army Reserve/LA; Bruce Trotter-CoxReps/LA
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