Friday July 30, 2021 Even with ratings down for the Olympics, NBCUniversal executives told investors that the company would still be profitable for the extravaganza. With CEO Jeff Shell noting that the broadcast “had some bad luck,” and that linear ratings for the Olympics “are probably less than we expected.” Meanwhile, NBC Olympics’ […]
Thursday July 29, 2021 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Evil Geniuses announced a partnership and investment with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, a founding member of the English Football League. In conjunction with the partnership, Fosun, which acquired Wolves in 2016, agreed to a minority investment in Evil Geniuses, valuing the team […]
Wednesday July 28, 2021 The Play-In is back in for the 2021-22 NBA season. The NBA Board of Governors approved a proposal to continue the Play-In Tournament concept next year, with the event, which was also agreed to by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association, following the same format as this […]
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Friday July 23, 2021 The NHL’s two new television partners revealed their opening night plans for the league’s upcoming season. When the NHL regular season begins Tuesday, Oct. 12, live coverage of Opening Night will be highlighted by a doubleheader on ESPN, starting with the Lightning raising their 2020-21 Stanley Cup banner before […]
Thursday July 22, 2021 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. Atlantic Records is plugging in to a new competition gaming initiative, teaming with Xbox to launch The Green Room, described as an “innovative music and gaming crossover event series presented in partnership with VaynerSports and eFuse. The series debuts on July […]
Wednesday July 21, 2021 INDYCAR and NBC Sports locked in a multi-year extension of their media rights agreement that will see NBC Sports continue to be the exclusive home of the Indianapolis 500 and provide coverage of all NTT INDYCAR SERIES races, qualifying, practices, and Indy Lights races across its linear, digital, and […]
Monday July 19, 2021 It only took a year longer than expected but the Summer Games finally kick off this week, and NBC Olympics presents the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday on NBC and actual competition starting tomorrow as Team USA women’s soccer and softball teams highlight the first competition. […]
Friday July 16, 2021 Game 4 of the NBA finals on ABC scored a 35% rise in viewership of last year’s Game 4, per Nielsen, with the broadcast averaging 10,254,000 viewers. The Milwaukee Bucks victory over the Phoenix Suns in the matchup, making the series 2-2, pushed ABC to win the night across […]
Thursday July 15, 2021 Good morning! This is your weekly Esports Brief. DreamHack finalized experiential plans for the upcoming all-digital, at-home, interactive experience DreamHack Beyond, which runs July 24-31 and offering fans feature themed worlds, 20+ festival halls, game demos, hourly tournaments (including Hearthstone and Rocket League), the first DreamHack Battle of the […]
