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02/03/22: Ranking the leagues with the most viewership in 2021

Thursday February 3, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Who were the top leagues and circuits in 2021? Esports Charts revealed it viewership statistics for the period, leveraging numbers from the regular seasons of each respective league worldwide (not including China). With a commanding presence atop the charts, […]

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02/02/22: FOX and CBS saw their biggest audiences in years for Championship weekend

Wednesday February 2, 2022 Another monster week for NFL action as Championship Sunday saw the AFC and NFC Conference Championship games average 49.6 million viewers (TV+Digital) while nearly 100 million unique viewers tuned in, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. The 49.6 million average ranks as the second most-watched Championship Sunday since 2016, and is […]

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01/31/22: FOX Sports breaks down its plans for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum

Monday January 31, 2022 This week sees FOX Sports rev up for the new NASCAR season, offering fans a taste of the year ahead with the inaugural Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Feb. 6, with coverage that begins today at 6p with NASCAR Race Hub, and programming throughout the week from the LA […]

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01/28/22: NBC Olympics is making history with its 4K programming

Friday January 28, 2022 For the first time ever for a Winter Olympics, NBC Sports will serve up its broadcast network’s Olympics primetime and Prime Plus shows in certain markets in the 4K Ultra High Definition format with High Dynamic Range and ATMOS sound. NBC’s primetime coverage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will also […]

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01/27/22: Monumental Sports & Entertainment revealed plans for District E

Thursday January 27, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. DC is on the clock. Monumental Sports & Entertainment revealed plans for “District E Powered by Ticketmaster,” described as a “premier, nearly 14,000-square-foot live-event theater offering a 365-day-a-year, series of immersive experiences in esports, music, event programming, and community […]

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01/26/22: PFL locked in another deal to be carried on ESPN

Wednesday January 26, 2022 The Professional Fighters League is tapping ESPN with a new, multi-year media rights agreement that will see expanded coverage on ESPN linear networks and ESPN+. The deal sees the entire 2022 PFL Playoffs and majority of Regular Season events set to be carried on ESPN, with additional event coverage broadcast on […]

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OTA Is About to Have Its Moment

The deluge of streaming services continues to be a hot topic, but OTT sibling OTA deserves more attention, says Scripps Chief Research Officer Jon Marks. Here, he tells why OTA is reaching a tipping point. Why the continued success of OTA shouldn’t be overlooked… Several trends argue for the continued success of OTA. First, while […]

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01/24/22: The Premier Hockey Federation breaks down its recent investments

Monday January 24, 2022 A $25 million investment into the Premier Hockey Federation, the home of women’s professional hockey in North America, last week drew headlines as the league received one of the largest cash infusions ever into professional women’s sports. The PHF, which rebranded from the NWHL last fall, is led by Commissioner Tyler […]

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01/21/22: The NCAA ratified a new constitution to make rule changes easier

Friday January 21, 2022 Members of the NCAA members ratified a new streamlined version of the association’s constitution on Thursday, with balloting showing an 80.4% approval for the move as part of a two-step process designed to decrease responsibility of the association’s national office and allow changes to rules at all levels of college sports. […]

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01/20/22: Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard makes a content powerhouse

Thursday January 20, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. The competitive esports scene continued to react to Tuesday’s announcement that Microsoft would acquire Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind franchises as Call of Duty, Overwatch, League of Legends, along with mobile titles such as Candy Crush, and more. Potentially […]

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