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04.24.15 Good morning. It’s Friday April 24, 2015, and this is your first early morning Sports briefing.
FOX Sports is giving management an overhaul. In a move to reorganize its U.S. exec structure, the company named Jamie Horowitz to the newly created position of President, FOX Sports National Networks where the former ESPN and NBC News executive will oversee all programming, marketing and scheduling for FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. Meanwhile, John Entz, FOX Sports’ Executive Vice President, Production and Executive Producer, has been promoted to President, Production of FOX Sports while David Nathanson, formerly General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, has been promoted to Head of Business Operations, FOX Sports, a newly created position. Nathanson will now manage business and league relationships, contribute to rights negotiations and identify untapped revenue generating opportunities having to do with all linear and digital channels and platforms under the FOX Sports umbrella.
The ESPYs are leaving ESPN. ABC and ESPN announced plans for the annual awards show to depart cable and hit the ABC this year, where it will be broadcast live on Wednesday, July 15 in Los Angeles. ESPN will now deliver SportsCenter at The ESPYS and The ESPYS Countdown Show Presented by Capital One airing at 6p and 7p respectively, on the channel before the honors. “The ESPYS attracts celebrities from the movie, television, sport and music industries. This is an opportunity to celebrate the playmakers and share in the emotional connection they have with their favorite sports on the network that is their home away from home,” said Robert Mills, Senior Vice President, Alternative Series, Specials & Late Night Programming, ABC Entertainment. “We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the show than to offer it a larger landscape for more people to participate in the celebration.”
BET Networks is getting into the boxing ring, announcing a deal with Roc Nation Sports to serve as their exclusive broadcast partner to carry live throne boxing events on the network. The deal includes up to nine live, two-hour telecasts of Roc Nation Sports throne boxing events over the next 18 months with the first main event fight set to feature WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward/Paul Smith on June 20, 2015. The fan experience will include a “live musical performance and a name DJ to keep the energy at a high level throughout the night.”
Speaking of boxing, with Mayweather/Pacquiao tickets gone in mere seconds for the May 2 bout, ESPN announced coverage plans for the event, reeling in the likes of SportsCenter, First Take, SportsNation, ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd, Sirius XM’s Stephen A. Smith Show, and more. Pre- and post-fight coverage across its platforms in English and Spanish begins with SportsCenter live from Las Vegas on Sunday at 11p. Talent is set to include Hannah Storm, Lindsay Czarniak, Stan Verrett, Neil Everett, Steve Levy, Jay Harris, Max Bretos, Robert Flores, and Joe Tessitore on the show. The company also offers a slate of All-Access Specials starting April 29 on ESPN2 with Mayweather: Behind the Scenes.
The UFC announced that, due to contractual issues, DISH Network will not be onboard for UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi on PPV tomorrow. In a statement, the MMA promotion said that “While all other providers in the U.S. have come to an agreement on renewal terms, DISH Network has elected not to renew its distribution agreement with UFC… We remain hopeful that an agreement can be reached with DISH in the near future, but remain committed to ensuring that all fans have continued access to UFC events through multiple distribution options.”
Golf Channel offers a Golf Central Special on Monday at noon showcasing the new player selection process determining the groupings that will complete the competition bracket for the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play. The 90-minute “Selection Monday” show will originate from Studio A at Golf Channel’s world headquarters in Orlando and be hosted by Ryan Burr.
ESPN unveiled plans for seven Big Ten primetime telecasts for its home games this season, including three games involving national champions Ohio State across ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 during the 2015. The lineup will feature seven Big Ten teams overall, with Ohio State hosting matchups against Penn State on Oct. 17 and Minnesota on Nov. 7 and visiting Rutgers on Oct. 24. The action begins Sept. 3 at 9p with TCU/Minnesota on ESPN, followed by Oregon/Michigan State on Sept. 12 at 8p.
FOX will see the winner of American Idol XIV get an added honor, announcing that the victor will record the official anthem for FOX Sports’ coverage of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015. Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team stars, made the announcement which will also see a music video in the works.
ESPN is expanding coverage of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships Presented by Northwestern Mutual in tandem with the new format adopted by the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. The four-day championships will now see 12 hours of coverage across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU and an additional 25 hours on ESPN3, up over the previous format which included 11 total hours of coverage. Television coverage will be anchored by Dwight Stones, Larry Rawson and Jill Montgomery and begins on June 10 at 7p on ESPNU.
On the local front, FOX Sports Midwest is reporting that The Blues’ 6-1 win in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series ranked as the highest-rated Blues game ever on the channel. The contest averaged a 12.4 rating/152,000 households in the St. Louis market, according to Nielsen Media Research. Three of the five most-watched Blues games on FOX Sports Midwest have been played in this series.
Meanwhile, FOX Sports Arizona saw Wednesday night’s D-backs/Rangers game on the channel notch a 5.2 rating, making it the sixth consecutive game the D-backs have had a television rating of 5.0 or higher, according to the network. The last time the D-backs achieved a rating of 5.0 or better in six straight games was in 2008. During this run, an average of 96,739 Phoenix households are watching D-backs games on FOX Sports Arizona.
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truTV and Top Rank’s upcoming boxing series landed partners MetroPCS and Sony Playstation as sponsors for the series. The MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout will debut May 1 at 10p with two title bouts. While MetroPCS signed up for title sponsorship, Sony inked as an associate sponsor. “The boxing audience is coveted by brands looking to reach a diverse audience and the addition of a premium boxing series to our portfolio of championship sports opens up new, fully integrated, high-impact sponsorship opportunities,” said Will Funk, SVP of Sponsorship Integration and Business Development for Turner Sports Ad Sales. “Working closely with Top Rank and in collaboration with our colleagues at HBO Sports, we’re in a great position to effectively deliver compelling content for fans and a highly-engaged audience for our launch partners MetroPCS and Sony PlayStation.”
The Boston Marathon continued to serve up a healthy digital plate, with Universal Sports Network and the Boston Athletic Association’s live video streams of Monday’s race generating more than 555 thousand live video starts with an average length of 30 minutes. All in, that accounts for nearly 18.4 million minutes of live streaming with traffic from more than 510 thousand unique visitors. Mobile devices accounted for 36% of total page views which represents a dramatic increase in mobile viewing over 19% of total page views in 2014.
Yahoo appears set to dive into the Daily Fantasy business, with CEO Marissa Mayer stating that a new Daily Fantasy offering will launch over the summer during a company earnings call. Details about the platform and how it will compete against DraftKings and FanDuel, remain unknown.
EA Sports announced that Rory McIlroy PGA Tour will be made available on July 14. In a post on the game’s official website, the company states that the new release date "allows us to deliver a fully-featured online offering including online tournaments." Meanwhile, Masters champ Jordan Spieth was announced as the game’s second playable character earlier this week.
MLBAM unveiled R.B.I. Baseball 15, which will see Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo on the cover. The game launched yesterday for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch for a one-time price of $4.99 from the App Store. New features include regular roster updates based on Major League transactions, saving seasons, newly crafted ballparks and more.
Clippers/Spurs tonight on ESPN at 9:30p.
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ON THIS DAY in 1989: Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays the final NBA game his career.
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Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: In what Olympic sport could you “Catch a Crab” (not literally)? Answer: Rowing/Crew. Kudos: Karen Van Vleet-Insight Strategy Group/NY; Kate Erickson-NBCUniversal/NY; Joe Giovengo-Game Show Network/NY; Matt Meachem-Gracenote/NY; John Collins-Media Storm, LLC/South Norwalk; Larry Kahn-Golf Channel/Orlando; Gordon Beck-Beck Communications LLC/Northeast Harbor; Chris Faulds-Bell Media Digita/Toronto; Judie Henninger-Valentine Productions Inc/Santa Monica; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; Larry Hutchings/Nipomo; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles local/LA.
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