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05/09/22: New PHF Commissioner Carey shared her vision for the league
Monday May 9, 2022 After the past week delivered new WNBA and NWSL seasons begin with great fanfare, Reagan Carey, with decades of experience at USA Hockey and with the NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers and NBA’s Atlanta hawks, assumed the helm as the new commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. The PHF has made some landmark […]
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05/06/22: Netflix and Formula 1 are planning two more seasons of Drive to Survive
Friday May 6, 2022 Netflix and Formula 1 locked in a double for popular series, Formula 1: Drive To Survive, renewing the series for a fifth and sixth season on the platform. Season 4 of the breakout hit, drew the show’s biggest audience to date and broke into the weekly Top 10 in 56 countries. […]
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05/05/22: BITKRAFT added the talents of Dennis Wong and Ryan Wyatt
Thursday May 5, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. BITKRAFT Ventures, an investment platform for gaming and interactive media, announced that Dennis Wong and Ryan Wyatt will be joining the firm as venture partners. In their new positions, Dennis and Ryan will support BITKRAFT with dealflow and […]
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05/04/22: ESPN saw its highest NBA first round numbers since 2014
Wednesday May 4, 2022 Round one of the 2022 NBA Playoffs became the most-watched on ESPN since 2014, according to Nielsen, with the eight games that ran on the network averaging 3,346,000 viewers, up 28% from 2021 and 69% from 2020. The slate now ranks as the third-most watched first-round of the NBA Playoffs on […]
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05/02/22: Sports broadcast pillar Lesley Visser discussed her Emmy honor
Monday May 2, 2022 With NATAS events back on the calendar and running live, this year’s Sports Emmy Awards will honor trailblazing sports journalist Lesley Visser when the industry gather for its annual kudos celebration later this month, paying tribute to the only sportscaster – male or female – to have taken part in the […]
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04/29/22: The NCAA will now allow partnerships with betting’s data companies
Friday April 29, 2022 Amid a slew of recent changes for the NCAA, the org is now opening the doors for individual schools and conferences to ink partnerships with data companies that sell that information on to sportsbooks. The Division I Interpretations Committee discussed the topic on Wednesday and determined that an individual, school or […]
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04/28/22: Twitch is reportedly considering making changes to how it monetizes off of creators
Thursday April 28, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Twitch is reportedly rethinking its approach to monetizing content creation, with Bloomberg reporting Wednesday that the platform is mulling changes to how it pays top talent. The article states that the potential updates under consideration would “offer incentives […]
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04/27/22: Emmert to step down
Wednesday April 27, 2022 Amid big changes to the NCAA, NCAA president Mark Emmert will step down from the role once his replacement is selected and in place or on June 30, 2023. The org announced the decision on Tuesday, noting that Emmert and the NCAA board of governors reached a mutual agreement for him […]
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04/25/22: NFL readies For A Busy Draft Week
Monday April 25, 2022 This week the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will begin its tenth season, with a new commissioner leading the way. Jessica Berman took the reins last week, joining the NWSL after serving as Associate Commissioner for the National Lacrosse League, and as Vice President at the NHL prior to that. We […]
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04/22/22: Major League Soccer revealed plans for this year’s All-Star Game
Friday April 22, 2022 Major League Soccer revealed its plans for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target, which will feature the MLS All-Stars taking on a team of All-Stars from Mexico’s LIGA MX. The event will be hosted in Allianz Field, home of Minnesota United, and is part of the partnership between MLS […]
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