| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TENNIS CHANNEL | While US Open Qualifying Tournament coverage on Tennis Channel is in full swing, Tennis Channel’s unrivaled broadcast team is also preparing to deliver viewers expert analysis and insights throughout the fortnight of the US Open during pregame and postgame coverage on Tennis Channel Live. Tennis Channel Live at the US Open :
8/27 – 9/5 (8:00am-11:00am) and 9/8 – 9/9 (Following Women’s and Men’s Finals) Contact [email protected]
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| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | SAVE THE DATE The Cynopsis Digital Model D & Digital “It List” Awards November 9th, 2018 | ThreeSixty, NYC Save the date for the 6th Annual Cynopsis Digital Model D & It List Awards. Join in on the action as digital’s best and brightest honor those who have excelled in digital content, marketing, advertising and social media.
**Finalists will be announced in mid-September** |
SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION
DAZN inked its first global ambassador, locking in a deal with Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo’s role will include promoting DAZN across current live markets, including Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan plus future territories. : “This is an incredibly exciting time for DAZN. As our business grows internationally and pushes new boundaries, it’s important that we align ourselves with sporting greats who do the same,” said James Rushton, CEO, DAZN. “Cristiano is undoubtedly a legend, fans love him and that’s why we wanted to work with him. He’s a big sports fan himself, so having him advocating the work we’re doing is perfect.” US Figure Skating and opendorse announced a strategic partnership that makes US Figure Skating the first Olympic national governing body to help its athletes build their brands and sport on social. The athlete marketing platform will provide nearly 60 U.S. figure skaters with access to share content from US Figure Skating. Ahead of the US Open, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and other world-renowned tennis players will be attending Citi Taste of Tennis in NYC tonight. Stephens will be part of a cooking demonstration with Iron Chef Morimoto. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to Wellness in the Schools, which inspires healthy eating, environmental awareness and fitness as a way of life for kids in public schools. Citi Taste of Tennis is sponsored by Citi, Karma Automotive, Zonin Prosecco, Oban Single Malt Wisky, Diplomatico Rum, Voss Water, Campari, Hampton Water Rose, Jamaica Tourism Board, The British Virgin Islands, Palladium Hotel Group, Tourism Authority of Thailand and Mexico Tourism Board. Sports nutrition company, BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. announced that 2018 MLB All-Star second baseman Gleyber Torres has been tapped to help lead the company’s marketing efforts in the US. Torres is the latest addition to a group of Team BioSteel athletes that include NHL star Connor McDavid, NFL All-Pro Ezekiel Elliott and former NBA Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins. DIGITAL & STREAMING
The NCAA is closing the door on the RPI. The org announced Wednesday that it has developed the NCAA Evaluation Tool, known as NET, that will replace the controversial ranking system as the primary sorting tool for teams under consideration for the NCAA tournament. NET will consider factors such as game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, offensive and defensive efficiency and the quality of wins and losses as part of its results. NET rankings will be publicly available later this year. Sunday night will now be Sneaker Night on Facebook Watch, as the platform will be the home for two new sneaker-related programs, titled Kickasso and Sneaker Hustle. The shows center on “influential members of sneaker culture and aim to bring the sneakerhead community together to enjoy and discuss some of the hottest kicks,” according to the announcement. Kickasso will be a six-episode series, following sneaker designer Tony Cole as he transforms sneakers into works of wearable art for clientele ranging from Olympian Gabby Douglas to NBA superstar Chris Bosh. Sneaker Hustle follows 20-year-old Chase Reed, the ultimate wheeler-dealer for sneakers, over the course of eight episodes. IMPACT Wrestling announced the company’s first live event in the UK in almost three years will stream live on Sept. 9 at noon on Twitch. IMPACT vs. The UK emanates from Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester. The International Tennis Hall of Fame announced the eight candidates on the ballot for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019: Sweden’s Jonas Björkman; Sergi Bruguera of Spain; Goran Ivanišević of Croatia; Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia; Conchita Martínez of Spain; Thomas Muster of Austria; China’s Li Na; and Mary Pierce of France. Fans will be able to vote for the nominees via vote.tennisfame.com Aug. 27-Oct 7. ESPORTS
In this week’s edition of Cynopsis Esports… ESL and Universal make music Tempest Award finalists announced NBC opens door to more Universal Open ELEAGUE schools the viewers Universal Open revs up for finale NBA 2K League by the numbers Exploring esports’ genres BlizzCon’s promo blitz Dota 2’s brand potential
THE MAIN EVENT
The Northern Trust tees off on Golf Channel starting at 2p. |
| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | Cheers to the Finalists of the Cynopsis Imagination Awards! Sponsored by pocket.watch Cynopsis Kids is gearing up to celebrate the year’s best in children’s, tween and teen content at the 7th Annual Cynopsis Imagination Awards during a breakfast and networking reception September 25 in NYC. In addition to our 2018 finalists (view finalists here ), Cynopsis is thrilled to honor kid’s media titans, Terri Minksy and Fred Seibert with Luminary Awards at the event in September. View Finalist & Register Your Team |
ON THIS DAY in 1982: The Mariners’ Gaylord Perry is ejected for throwing a doctored baseball during a game against the Red Sox. In the Know: Which school does Stanford play to capture the Stanford Axe? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.) Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: What is the yardage penalty for a tripping infraction in the NFL? Answer: 10 yards. Kudos: Phyllis McQuillan-MSG Networks/NY; Andrew Feingold-FOX News/NY; Traci Liner-Endeavor/NY; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Joe Lyons-ESPN/Dallas; David Hauptman/Denver; John Sutton-Charter Digital Media/LA; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Jaymz Wooden-Bottelsen American Dart Lines/Santa Maria
Later - Chris
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