| A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE | | “ The future of AI is similar to the future of most every new technology, which in short is improvement, commoditization, and democratization. How do we make it better, cheaper and get it into the hands of more people?” --David K, Sr. Product Mngr, Watson Video Analytics – IBM Watson Media (Featured speaker at That Big TV Conference on Sept. 9 - 10 in NYC) DON’T MISS OUT Sponsored by: Sinclair - NY Interconnect - Friend MTS - iSpot.tv - NCC Media - Simpli.fi - TV Time - Tubi |
SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION
Following the U.S. Women’s National Team winning the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, U.S. Soccer and Allstate locked in a multi-year partnership headlined by Allstate’s presenting sponsorship of the five-game Victory Tour. The tour begins Aug 3 when the USA hosts the Republic of Ireland at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, carried on ESPN2. The next four matches of the Victory Tour will be on August 29, September 3, October 3 and October 6 at venues around the country. As part of its new multi-year sponsorship, Allstate becomes an official sponsor of the U.S. Men’s, Women’s and Youth National Teams, as well as presenting sponsor of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy and designates Allstate exclusively as the Official Insurance Sponsor of U.S. Soccer, running through 2022. DIGITAL, DATA & TECH
NBC Sports Gold launched its upgraded Premier League Pass, as well as its new Premier League MatchDay Pass for the 2019-20 season with both offerings featuring 140 exclusive live matches and at least four matches per club. For the first time, Premier League Pass”will also include full-event replay for all 380 matches on demand, new Sky Sports content, and more than 1,400 hours of Premier League shoulder programming. ESPORTS
Activision’s Call of Duty World League made the appointment of Johanna Faries to Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports official. Faries had previously served as Head of Call of Duty Esports. In announcing the appointment online in the Activision Games Blog, Faries noted that “During my initial phase on the job, my team’s focus was really on setting a new product vision for Call of Duty as a city-based franchised league and to design an experience that we believe can grow to become one of the biggest sports leagues on the planet. Now that we have begun to sell franchises to ownership groups all over the world, it’s less about going from a white sheet of paper to what we have shaped now, and more about operating and managing this competitive ecosystem in a best-in-class way.” GIANTS Software signed Corteva Agriscience to serve as the lead sponsor for the 2019/2020 season of Farming Simulator League. Europe teams will face off in the Farming Simulator League to compete for the title of Farming Simulator Champion, competing in the 3 vs 3 competitive game mode. “Inclusion of Corteva Agriscience products marks the first time in-game seeds, and herbicide are represented by real brands,” said Christian Ammann, Chief Executive Officer, GIANTS Software. “As we continue to make the Farming Simulator experience more realistic, inclusion of Corteva herbicide, and iconic Pioneer seeds, will enhance the experience and excitement for players.” INDUSTRY/ROSTER MOVES
Global marketing and representation agency Wasserman promoted Elizabeth Lindsey to President, Brands and Properties. Lindsey, who previously served as Managing Partner based in the agency’s Raleigh, North Carolina and New York City offices, and will now oversee all of Wasserman’s brands and properties business, including the agency’s wholly owned subsidiaries: creative and digital agency Laundry Service and production and influencer marketing company Cycle. NFL International Combine is headed to Germany for the first time, where up to 50 athletes will be selected to go through a series of tests in front of NFL evaluators at Sportschule Hennef, a sports training facility outside of Cologne on Oct. 19. Following the Combine, a select number of athletes who meet specific performance standards and display the potential to play in the NFL, will be invited to train in the US for 3 months. The National Basketball Association, the International Basketball Federation and the Senegalese Basketball Federation announced that Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa 2019 will take place July 28-31 in Senegal. BWB Africa 2019 will bring together the top male and female players ages 17 and under from throughout Africa to learn directly from current and former NBA and FIBA players, coaches and legends and to compete against the best young players from the continent. BWB Africa will also include NBA Cares and Jr. NBA outreach efforts in partnership with local community organizations. THE MAIN EVENT
The ESPYS at 8p on ABC. ON THIS DAY in 1914: The Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from the Orioles. In the Know: Which NASCAR driver was known as The Onion? (Email cpursell@cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your company and city). Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: The Philadelphia Eagles entered the NFL following the demise of which other team? Answer: The Yellow Jackets. Kudos: John Ferlazzo/London; Mike Seidel-CSI Sports/Jersey City; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank; Joe Keaney-The Switch/Burbank
Later--Chris
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