SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION DICK’S Sporting Goods locked in its official roster of US Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes being supported by the company’s Contenders Program, with names that include Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner and Team USA Women’s Hockey goalie Alex Rigsby, who will serve as ambassadors to the program. Overall, the program will provide 41 Winter Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls with flexible work schedules, competitive compensation and the necessary time to train for the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea. In total, the Contenders Program employs 111 total Olympic hopefuls across summer and winter sports. Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Sport Global CEO Mary Wittenberg detailed programming plans for the first-ever US-based, red-hot Festival of Fitness, Virgin Sport San Francisco, running Oct. 14-15. Headlined by the SF Bay Half marathon, Twin Peaks Mile hill climb and the Go Fit Yourself Lineup of fitness classes at Civic Center, the event will curate “unique workouts combined with local culture” and include local healthy food and beverage vendors from Off the Grid trucks, a Lagunitas beer garden, live music and art installations. “We are so excited to work with the City of San Francisco and our event partners to promote health, movement and community,” said Mary Wittenberg, Global CEO of Virgin Sport. “Our Festival of Fitness offers a weekend of fun and unique challenges for everyone, from workout warriors to first timers to fans. We hope you will join us in celebrating both sport and San Francisco.” Reebok announced an experimental creative endeavor that blends the worlds of sport, fitness, fashion and innovation through a unique partnership with Savile Row tailor Huntsman & Sons. The two brands will collaborate on Reebok x Huntsman, launching a prototype suit that uses Reebok’s new Flexweave material; a versatile new textile that can be produced using an unlimited array of fabrics. “This a unique, creative and exciting proposition from Reebok. After closely examining Flexweave, we were both surprised and inspired by the challenge of using this non-traditional material to create a bespoke garment. The perfect suit is a fusion between fit, comfort and style – working with Flexweave to hit each of these essentials is an experiment we’ll relish,” said Campbell Carey, Head Cutter and Creative Director, Huntsman. DIGITAL & STREAMING FOX Sports will deliver the matchup between Notre Dame/Michigan State in social virtual reality on Saturday at 8p. Broadcast coverage will run on FOX at 8p but will also be available through the free FOX Sports VR app. The VR presentation comes through a partnership with LiveLike, with presenting sponsorship from Wendy’s. Viewers can watch pre-game festivities, team warm-ups, halftime band performances and post-game celebrations live via the c360 Skycam stream on social platforms, with multi-view, live game action available through the FOX Sports VR app. In addition, c360 footage is available for use in the FOX game broadcast. The National Football League and 15 Seconds of Fame announced an exclusive multiyear partnership to deliver fans their on-camera appearances from all NFL game broadcasts this year. Fans at NFL stadiums who appear on TV during a game can receive that video moment on their phone through the 15SOF app. “We are thrilled to partner with 15SOF,” said Blake Stuchin, Vice President, Digital Media Business Development at the NFL. “This partnership will give our fans an exciting new way to capture gameday memories and share them with their friends across social and digital media.” Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios announced the launch of its new, direct-to-consumer global streaming OTT subscription platform, titled SPORTS.TV. Entertainment Studios is projecting 50 million worldwide subscribers over the next five years on the platform, which will aggregate “high-profile and independent sports networks on one convenient platform, connecting real sports fans to their favorite regional, national, and global sports channels, teams, games, players, highlights, and scores on every device worldwide.” ESPORTS The Gfinity Elite Series announced that it will return for a second season starting on Oct. 6 and running through Dec. 9 with the series’ second champion crowned at the Gfinity Esports Arena at Fulham Broadway. Play will see Rocket League matchups shift to Saturday mornings, with CS:GO play running in the afternoon and evenings. Blizzard announced that the Hearthstone stage at BlizzCon 2017 will play host to the Hearthstone Inn-vitational, described as a “unique team-based competition between three player groups of your favorite Hearthstone personalities, pros, and prodigies” Over the course of a series of round-robin matches in Standard, Wild, and other formats, teams will accrue relics that will afford them benefits in the final, yet-to-be-revealed portion of the competition. THE MAIN EVENT Indians/Angels on ESPN at 10p. |
ON THIS DAY in 1953: Ernie Banks hits his first major league HR. In the Know: Ernie Banks joined Johnny Bench and Joe Namath for a cameo in an episode of one of FOX’s early sitcom hits (not The Simpsons). What is the name of that show? (Email Chris-Sports@Cynopsis.com with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.) Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Who is the all-time career rushing leader for the Georgia Bulldogs? Answer: Herschel Walker. Kudos: Aymon DeMauro-Discovery Communications/NY; Denis Barry/CBS; Scott Jenkins-Gracenote/NY; Michael Ritz-BucStar Consulting/NY; Tim Overmyer-20th TV/Atlanta; Robert Twilley-Jupiter Entertainment/Knoxville; Brianne Maciejowski-Miles/Sarasota; Mark Lehman-Atlanta Braves/Atlanta; Joe Lyons-SOS Global/Dallas; John Kukla-KDFW/KDFI/Dallas; John Tingue-CBS/Chicago; Tom Doherty-Starcom Media/Chicago; Matthew Shapiro/Denver; Judie Henninger-Valentine Productions/Santa Monica; Greg Dudsic/Venice; Steve Morrow-Eclipse TV/Mill Valley; Anne Wettig-Fox Cable Networks/LA Later -- Chris |
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