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Bridgestone Americas, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, announced its support for a group of seven Team USA Olympians and Paralympians on the road to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The lineup includes: Scout Bassett (Para track and field), Jordan Burroughs (wrestling), Allyson Felix (track and field), Missy Franklin (swimming), Will Groulx (Para-cycling), Jessica Long (Para swimming), and Ryan Murphy (swimming). They will serve as athlete ambassadors for next year’s upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, and join a global Team Bridgestone roster that includes more than 50 ambassadors across 14 different countries. International Speedway Corporation announced its Proud Partner status with the Veteran Tickets Foundation, an organization providing event tickets through its Tickets for Troops program to all branches of currently serving military and veterans. ISC’s Proud Partner designation spans across its 12 motorsports entertainment facilities throughout the U.S. that host NASCAR events. DIGITAL, DATA & STREAMING
The Maple Leaf’s Auston Matthews will be the cover athlete for EA Sports NHL ’20. The announcement was made at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas. Matthews became the third American-born player to appear on the cover, and the first since Patrick Kane was featured in NHL '10. The game will be releases on Sept. 13. NHL 20 will feature celebratory commentary, ranging from Snoop Dogg to Will Ferrell (as Ron Burgundy) in addition to including a new battle royale mode for player. ESPORTS
Riot Games announced that Berlin, Madrid and Paris will all play host in the leadup to this year’s League of Legends World Championship. The Play-In Stage will open n on Oct. 2 at LEC Studio in Berlin, with Group Stage Action beginning on Oct. 12 out of Verti Music Hall in the city. Starting Oct 26, Quarterfinal and Semifinal play will be held at Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid while the World Championship Finals take place at ccorHotels Arena in Paris on Nov. 10. The event will see 24 teams from 13 regional leagues compete for the Summoner’s Cup. PUBG Corporation unveiled plans for the PUBG Nations Cup, described as a global event taking place in Seoul at the Jangchung Arena from August 9-11 where top PUBG pro players will be selected to represent their respective countries for a $500,000 prize pool. Overall, a total of 16 teams spanning five continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania) will be represented in Seoul with participants from each country selected by their peers or through other country-specific methods. The selection process will produce four all-stars that will be part of a 16-team tournament across three days of competition, with each team playing a total of five matches a day. Electronic Arts and FIFA announced that the EA SPORTS FIFA 19 Global Series this year generated more than 680 million viewership minutes, for a markup of 60% over last year with 61 million total views, a 25% rise. Viewership growth was anchored by 17 official league partners, up over eight a year ago, the first-ever eChampions League and the introduction of the FIFA eNations Cup. FIFA 19 Global Series Playoffs starts first with the Xbox ladder on July 5-7 in Hamburg, Germany with the PlayStation 4®bracket occurring July 12-14 in Berlin, Germany. The top 120 EA SPORTS FIFA 19 players in the world will advance from the playoffs to the pinnacle – the FIFA eWorld Cup 2019. Dignitas announced the grand opening of a new content and media production facility in Newark that will be dedicated to producing original content dedicated to the “cross-section of gaming, entertainment, music and lifestyle media.” The 3,000 square-foot facility is adjacent to Prudential Center, the HBSE owned 19,000 seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena, and will feature a 500-square foot Content Studio presented by Caffeine TV, equipped with four 4K cameras capable of 4K-quality live broadcast workflow, two soundproof live-streaming and recording pods and fully-stocked café. The new East Coast training home for Dignitas’ seven teams, including League of Legends, World Champion Rocket League and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams, includes a professional gaming space, outfitted with high-end gaming computers, console systems and Dignitas-branded Raynor Gaming chairs. ESPN is bringing esports back to the X Games, announcing plans for the EXP Invitational – Apex Legends at X Games Minneapolis. Online qualifiers begin on June 29 for teams in North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. Two winners from North America, two winners from Europe, and one winner from Australia/New Zealand will be selected to compete in Minneapolis. Along with the five teams earning their spot via online qualification, ESPN will invite 15 of the best teams in the world to compete at the EXP Invitational – Apex Legends at X Games Minneapolis, from August 2-3 at U.S. Bank Stadium. INDUSTRY/ROSTER MOVES
MLB’s Rays have received permission from Major League Baseball's executive council to explore a plan that would see the team play home games in both the Tampa Bay area as well as in Montreal, according to ESPN. The club is now looking to a two-city solution as the “most feasible” option to save baseball in the Tampa Bay area, playing early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and the remainder of the year in Montreal, although multiple hurdles remain. NASCAR racing out of Sonoma this weekend will also see the launch of the first ever NASCAR Innovation Summit, hosted by Comcast Business and offering “thought leadership discussions from industry recognized executives and influencers, sharing insights on a rapidly changing world with limitless technology change” on Saturday. Panels include Creating New Pathways; Embracing the Opportunity of Sustainability and Impact of an Increasingly Connected World. THE MAIN EVENT
NHL Draft on NBCSN at 8p. ON THIS DAY in 1970: Brazil and star Pele become the first to win the World Cup three times. In the Know: Who was the last goaltender to be selected with the very first pick of the NHL Draft? (Email cpursell@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your company and city). Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Who is the only #1 pick of the NBA draft to come out of Ohio State? Answer: Greg Oden. Kudos: Keith Marder-Halstead Real Estate/NY; Paul Crevier-BBC America/NY; Jason Whitney-Tubular Labs/NY; Katie Cifarelli-Disney ad sales/NY; Tim Overmyer-20th TV/Atlanta; Matt Laramee-Southern New Hampshire University/Manchester; Andrew J. Masterson-First Tee/St. Augustine; Max Long-ESPN/Bristol; JT Ward-Spark Foundry/Chicago; John Tingue-hulu/Chicago; Travis Wacker-Good Karma Brands/Milwaukee; Greg Moloznik-GLM Media/Scottsdale; Rich Wolfe-Lone Wolfe Press/Scottsdale; David Hauptman/Denver; Dan Weiner- Condé Nast/LA; Jaymz Wooden-Bottelsen American Dart Lines/Santa Maria; Jim Himmel-TCB Media/San Clemente; Mike Adams-National Sports Forum/San Diego
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Responsible for directing multiple shows a day from camera positioning to assigning handheld operators in studio. Make sure all equipment is ready to go across multiple studios. 2 - 3 yrs of exp operating New Tek TC-1 (Tricaster) & as Adobe Premiere editor.
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DIRECT RESPONSE AD SALES ASSISTANT/FUSE MEDIA/NYC: Support Direct Response Ad Sales team by working with director and AE to service and maintain agencies and clients on a daily basis. Must be detail oriented w/good comm, interpersonal & organzt’l skills, and able to multitask in fast paced team envir. Wide Orbit & OnAir knowledge a +.” Full info HERE (7/12)
EVENT PRODUCER/BOOKER/A+E Networks/NY: Responsible for booking talent & experts, developing panel discussions, interviews & experiential exhibits for History-branded events. Full Info/Apply HERE (7/12)
AP RESEARCHER/BOOKER/A+E Networks/NY: Responsible for supporting the producing team in building individual events and exhibits for HistoryTalks and HistoryCon. Full Info/Apply HERE (7/12)
MANAGER, CONSUMER INSIGHTS/Nickelodeon/NYC: this position will be a part of Nickelodeon’s Brand & Consumer Insights Team, supporting all of Nickelodeon’s preschool content research with non-ratings based consumer insights. Job requires a bachelor's degree preferably in communications, business, market research, or child psychology, graduate research work. Plus 4+ yrs experience in primary research. Full info HERE (7/12)
SALES ACCOUNT EXEC/NBC/LA: Responsible for generating new Local/Regional business, Digital advertising, and growing existing advertisers. A minimum of 5+ years of Media, Digital and/or Broadcast Sales exp w/strong rec of success building new biz. Full info HERE (7/11)
DIRECTOR, DIGITAL PLATFORMS & STRATEGY/SNY/NYC: Work w/partners to help drive strategic, multiplatform dig. content initiatives. focus on expanding availability/consumption/monetization of SNY's content across a variety of platforms. Min 6 yrs exp content dist, platform dvlpmnt & partnerships within media ind. Full info HERE (7/10)
MOTION GRAPHIC ANIMATOR/Viewpoint Creative/Boston: Work w/a talented team of creative directors/producers/designers & editors explore different animation styles including 2D, 3D and practical while continually pushing your artistic and technical abilities. 3+ yrs exp req’d. Full info HERE (7/10)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/SiriusXM/NYC: Responsible for directing multiple shows a day from camera positioning to assigning handheld operators in studio. Make sure all equipment is ready to go across multiple studios. 2 - 3 yrs of exp operating New Tek TC-1 (Tricaster) & as Adobe Premiere editor. Full info HERE (7/2)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/SiriusXM/LA: Responsible for directing multiple shows a day from camera positioning to assigning handheld operators in studio. Make sure all equipment is ready to go across multiple studios. 2 - 3 yrs of exp operating New Tek TC-1 (Tricaster) & as Adobe Premiere editor. Full info HERE (7/2)
DIRECTOR, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS/Univision/Miami: Help company leaders engage/motivate their employees as part of a mission-driven company focused on informing/empowering the Hispanic community. Bi-lingual a must. 10+ yrs exp in corp comm, public affairs, employee comm or related areas, incl exp in a mngmnt/supervisory capacity. Full info HERE (7/2)
DIR, DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION/Science/NYC: Idea generator to create prog opps that suit, broaden & feed audience, & communicate w/production cos & multiple internal depts. 7+ yrs exp in cable industry & track record for ratings success req. Full info HERE (6/29)
DIRECT RESPONSE, VP/ION TV/NYC: Oversee/manage all aspects of the Direct Response (DR) business. Deep knowledge of DR marketplace. 8+ yrs of DR selling exp in media or a related field. 3+ yrs of exp managing people or leading a sales team. Full info HERE (6/28)
DIRECT RESPONSE SALES, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/ION TV/NYC: Responsible for selling direct response air time for ION TV, and achieving quarterly and annual revenue goals. Min 5 yrs of DR exp. Excellent oral presentation, oral & written comm skills. Full info HERE (6/28)
NETWORK SALES, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/ION TV/NYC:Dvlp/grow new and growing business among major agencies via strong relationships and superior client service. 5+ yrs sales exp w/national cable, brdcst ad sales or media buying background req’d. Full info HERE (6/28)
ACCOUNTANT/A+E/NY: Perform acctg functions (i.e. monthly accruals, prod royalty statements, compile audit info, ensure financial reporting is accurate) within the Licensing Revenue & Digital Media divisions. BS/BA in Acctg, advanced Excel skills, familiarity w/Acctg software, detailed oriented, strong comm skills. Full info HERE (6/27)
SR ACCOUNT EXEC/VideoAmp/NYC: Unlock insights & value for Fortune 500 marketers & their agencies about their entire mktg investment portfolio to improve campaign efficiency & increase sales. 3-5+ yrs exp. It is fundamental to have industry exposure w/in Video, Digital, and/or TV exp is ideal OR AdTech exposure. Full info HERE (6/27)
SALES DIRECTOR/VideoAmp/Chicago: Unlock insights and value for Fortune 500 marketers and their agencies about their entire mktg investment portfolio to improve campaign efficiency & increase sales. Previous exp in one or more of the following: digital video, OTT, or TV advertising is a must. Full info HERE (6/27)
DIRECTOR, ENTERPRISE CLIENT SUCCESS/VideoAmp/NY: Client Success leader w/technical expertise in ad tech & TV to support the success of our clients on the platform to lead a team of Enterprise Client Success Mgrs. 6+ years of client services exp (3 yrs mng team of relevant tech acct support). Full info HERE(6/27)
CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZATION MGR/VideoAmp/NY: Mng portfolio of campaigns to ensure a timely launch, successful performance & full delivery. Strong knwldg programmatic industry & 2+ yrs working in Ad Tech. Video specific background pref’d. Expertise mngng campaigns of different sizes & goals in major DSPs, or working w/SSPs on publisher's side. Full info HERE (6/27)
MARKETING DATA ANALYST/VideoAmp/Chicago/NY/LA: Analyze critical data from both linear & digital sources to help our customers plan, execute, and measure highly effective campaigns. 3+ yrs of analyst/scientist looking at Linear or Digital Ad Data. Full info HERE (6/27) ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/VideoAmp/NY/Boston/Dallas/Chicago:Dedication to value-based solution selling and delivering value for clients. 3+ yrs exp. fundamental to have industry exposure within Video, Digital, and/or TV exp is ideal OR AdTech exposure. Full info HERE (6/27) SR DIRECTOR, GLOBAL CONSUMER INSIGHTS/Viacom International/NYC: Resp for dvlpng a deep understanding of Viacom audiences around the world, then disseminating those findings within the company & beyond. 10+ yrs primary rsrch exp, pref in the media field. Exp w/working in an international envir. BA deg. Full info HERE (6/27)
TALENT COORDINATOR (FREELANCE)/Paramount Network, TV Land, Comedy Central/NYC: Resp for booking, mngng, updating & maintaining travel & itineraries for on-air network talent across the three channels. 2 yrs+ providing team support for prod, talent, events, publicity or mktg. Full info HERE (6/27)
SR ANALYST, SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYTICS/Viacom/NYC: Monitor/report/analyze performance of content across VIMN properties on digital media platforms, primarily social. Provide regular reporting & analysis of short-form/social media content. 3-5 yrs of exp providing digital/social rsrch analytics & data to Sr partners. Full info HERE (6/27) SENIOR ANALYST RESEARCH/Sony Pictures Entertainment TV/Culver City CA: Create and maintain regular reports, from start to end. 3 to 5 yrs of exp working in media research and analysis. Fluency in Spanish is pref’d. Exp w/Nielsen NNTV, MediaView, NPower. Full info/apply HERE (6/26)
ANALYST/Sony Pictures Entertainment TV /Culver City CA: Operate within a cross-functional research team in LA, as part of the greater US and Worldwide Research team, as it supports of all lines of SPT Businesses. 1+ yr professional exp in media & ent. Strong comm skills w/ability to and work well with others; flexing between lead and support roles as necessary. Full info HERE (6/26)
MGR, PRODUCTION RESEARCH & STRATEGY/Sony Pictures Entertainment TV/Culver City: Provide support to the research team, primarily in its efforts to conduct test screenings, in addition to commissioning/distributing brand positioning and creative testing studies. 4+ yrs exp ent mkt research and/or prod. Full info HERE (6/26)
PRODUCER/EDITOR/NBC Sports/Stamford CT: Resp to collaborate on the creation of promotional content. Candidate to bring an exciting, vibrant approach to the content creation team. Min 5 yrs broadcast or cable network editing exp. Firm technical grasp on the editing process a plus. Full info HERE (6/26) EDITORIAL DIRECTOR/Nickelodeon/NYC: Review most scripted brand creative content. Provide copywriting direction to writer/producers. 5+ yrs of exp editing/writing on-air promotional/brand content. Able to handle a large volume of different projects at one time. Full info HERE(6/26)
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS COORDINATOR/Tennis Channel/Culver City CA: Freelance position. Serve as liaison between Prod, Master Control, Traffic and Ad Sales to ensure Airtime and Separation compliance. 5-7 yrs operations or traffic exp. Exp w/broadway or sintec exp pref’d. Full info HERE (6/22)
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