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With the FIFA Women’s World Cup underway, Grey Argentina partnered with Telemundo on a campaign centered around the slogan: “If they fought so hard to get here, watch what they’ll do to win the Cup,” with an eye to shine a light on the inequalities female athletes face on a daily basis. Karen Barroeta, Senior Vice President for Marketing and Creativity at Telemundo Networks, commented: “We are extremely proud of the work we did for the joint campaign we developed with Grey. It has allowed us not only to promote the FIFA Women’s World Cup but also to show our audience the reality behind many of the players we see excel on the field.” Meanwhile, MLS’ partner SeatGeek launched its “We Fan” campaign, inspired by findings from a research study highlighting the power of female soccer fans. An initiative that celebrates the continued diversity of the sport and commitment to female fans, “WeFan” will run throughout the summer of soccer across digital, social and in-stadium assets. DIGITAL, DATA & TECH
Tunity Analytics Top 10 Out-of-Home Sports Programs for the week of June 3. Show/Network/Data/(000’s) NBA - Raptors/Warriors: ABC on June 5 (7233) NBA - Raptors/Warriors: ABC on June 7 (6939) NHL - Blues/Bruins: NBC on June 6 (2987) NHL - Bruins/Blues: NBC on June 9 (2831) NHL – Bruins/Blues: NBC on June 3 (2452) Source: Tunity Analytics. Viewing estimates are derived from Tunity mobile app usage for the week beginning June 3, 2019. OOH viewer impressions are calculated using Tunity Analytics proprietary estimation model. ESPORTS
The Esports Business Summit (www.esportsbizsummit.com) unveiled a lineup of 2019 keynote speakers that include: Ryan Wyatt, Global Head of Gaming Content, YouTube Gaming; Brad Hiranaga, Chief Brand Officer North America, General Mills; and Greg Via, Global Director-Head of Sports, Esports and Entertainment, P&G/Gillette. Themes and topics to be discussed at this year’s program include collegiate esports, women in esports, emerging markets, venues and communities, Team CEO roundtables, state-of-the-union addresses from the leading game publishers, fan engagement and metrics, best brand activations, and global perspectives. Super League Gaming acquired Framerate, an independent social video network in esports and gaming., that now boasts more than 100,000 followers and generating millions of video views and engagements per month across Instagram, InstagramTV, Facebook and Facebook Watch. “Framerate will be a major part of Super League’s drive to bring value to gamers through multiple forms of engagement,” said Ann Hand, CEO of Super League Gaming. “The company will be fully integrated into Super League, instantly expanding our audience reach, creating more awareness for our live and digital experiences, and becoming a foundational component of our content distribution network.”
The Golden State Warriors and announced a multi-year renewal of their longstanding partnership with Ticketmaster continuing to serve as the Official Ticketing Partner and a Founding Partner of Chase Center in addition to powering ticketing technology as partners of the Warriors Esports affiliates the Golden Guardians and Warriors Gaming Squad. INDUSTRY/ROSTER MOVES
The United States Golf Association named Charlie Pagnam as its new chief philanthropy officer and executive director of the USGA Foundation. Pagnam will be responsible for leading and strengthening all aspects of the USGA's philanthropic program as well as membership development. Mark Dyer announced plans to launch a new company named Taymar Sales U. providing more personal, senior-level counsel to college athletic departments looking to improve ticket sales and attendance. “I have spent most of my career creating revenue for college athletic departments and feel strongly that the ticket sales management market needs a new approach,” said Dyer. “The challenge of ticket sales and attendance in college sports is one of the biggest issues facing athletics departments and the reception to this new model is very positive.” THE MAIN EVENT
FIFA Women’s World Cup sees US/Thailand at noon on FOX. ON THIS DAY in 1950 Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open. In the Know: In 2015, this US player in the Women’s World Cup made history that included scoring the fastest goal from kickoff in a final, scoring in the third minute. Who is she? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city). Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Which country is the only back-to-back champion in the FIFA Women’s World Cup? Answer: Germany. Kudos: Marc Wollis-Cadent TV/NY; Brandon Morales-NYU/NYC; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Joe Lyons-ESPN/Dallas; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Anne Wettig-FOX/FOX Sports S&P/LA; Allison Stevens-Comcast Spotlight/San Francisco Later -- Chris |
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