06/23/21: Combate Global struck a new deal with CBS Sports

 

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Wednesday June 23, 2021

Combate Global has a new US English-language home, locking in an agreement with Paramount+ and CBS Sports for its MMA action. CBS Sports’ live coverage of Combate Global debuts on CBS Sports Network on June 25, with action continuing on Paramount+ exclusively from July 9 through the remainder of the 2021 Combate Global schedule. Paramount+ will now offer 30 live events annually in 2022 and 2023. In addition, CBS Sports Network will complement Combate coverage with a weekly one-hour recap show with highlights of that week’s card.

“The addition of Combate Global’s exciting MMA action is a tremendous opportunity for Paramount+ to further expand its reach to a young and diverse fanbase,” said Jeffrey Gerttula, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Sports Digital. “We believe Combate events will complement the expansive live soccer programming that is now a cornerstone of our industry-leading sports coverage on the service and deliver even more unique sports content across CBS Sports platforms.”

PROGRAMMING

In ratings news, the NBA reports that the NBA Playoffs continue to surge this season, with 2021 viewership through the conference semis delivering an average of 3.5 million viewers across TNT, ESPN and ABC. That was up 39% over 2020 numbers, with two game 7s on TNT seeing the Bucks/Nets draw 6.9 million while the Hawks/76ers nab 6.2 million to rank as the most-viewed playoff games this season. In addition, global viewership of NBA League pass has grown 22% over 2020.

Around the dial, NBC Sports’ coverage of the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series’ return to Nashville and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at Road America delivered viewership milestones on Saturday and Sunday on NBCSN. NBC Sports opened its coverage of the 2021 NASCAR season with Sunday’s race at Nashville Superspeedway and averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 2.619 million viewers, up 8% vs. the last time NBC Sports’ season coverage opened in June. Viewership was also up 22% compared to last year’s weekend Cup Series average viewership on NBCSN. Sunday’s coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES REV Group Grand Prix at Road America produced a TAD of 807,000 viewers, making it the most-watched INDYCAR race on cable since Mid-Ohio in 2016. NBC Sports is off to its best-ever season of INDYCAR viewership on NBCSN, averaging a TAD of 530,000 viewers across the first three races, up 59% vs. 2020 and 38% vs. 2019.

In addition, NBC Sports reports that its coverage of the 121st U.S. Open Championship delivered the second most-watched U.S. Open in five years. Sunday’s final round coverage on NBC averaged a TAD of 5.7 million viewers, up 76% vs. 2020, marking the network’s most-watched golf telecast since the 2018 Tour Championship. Thursday-Sunday coverage across NBC and GOLF Channel averaged a TAD of 3.1 million viewers, up 43% vs. 2020 to rank as the second most-watched U.S. Open in five years only behind the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

ESPN serves up Wimbledon coverage once again with coverage from all 18 courts starting Monday and more than 150 hours of action on TV plus more than 500 matches from London available for fans between ESPN+ and ESPN3 on the ESPN app. The first five weekdays sees ESPN begin at 6a for daylong coverage (transitioning to ESPN2 at 11:30a on Monday, Tuesday and Friday).

Tennis Channel’s coverage of Wimbledon begins Monday at 4:30p as the 13th season of Tennis Channel’s Wimbledon Primetime will again feature daily matches, highlights, and special reports. The typical daily schedule offers two editions, one at 4:30p and a second at 8:30p. Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are back as Tennis Channel analysts with Jim Courier. Announcers Ted Robinson, Steve Weissman and Alex Faust will handle play-by-play responsibilities.

NBC Sports begins three weeks of wall-to-wall live and encore coverage of the 108th Tour de France on NBC, NBCSN and Peacock with daily live coverage of the race starting at 6a on Saturday on NBCSN with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show, followed by Stage 1 at 6:30a. Coverage continues throughout each day of the 21-stage event, beginning on weekdays with the Tour de France Pre-Race Show, followed by live race coverage. Coverage culminates with the final stage on Sunday, July 18, live at 10:30a on NBCSN and Peacock. The 2021 Tour de France will cover a total distance of 2,121 miles, beginning in Brest, France.

AXS TV throws down with IMPACT Wrestling for a special tag team event, as the “Wrestle Week” block returns on July 12. The lineup features classic movies, profiles, and IMPACT action, as the promotion prepares for the fan-favorite SLAMMIVERSARY PPV on July 17. Wrestle Week wraps up on Saturday, July 17 with the broadcast premiere of the Company’s spring pay-per-view event REBELLION at 3p.

Zora Stephenson, the sideline reporter for Milwaukee Bucks telecasts for the past two seasons, will join NBC Sports, beginning as the basketball reporter at the Tokyo Olympics. Following the Olympics, Stephenson will work across a wide range of NBC Sports properties.

fubo Sports Network takes on the 4th of July with a multi-marathon weekend starting July 1 with a re-airing of all of the South American Qatar World Cup 2022 qualifying matches from this past month. July 2 delivers a Banner Boxing Marathon, followed by a M-1 Global MMA Marathon on July 3, and capped on July 4 with a Professional Fighting League Marathon.

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Tongues were wagging after the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a ruling Monday that allows for a change in how college athletes can be compensated. Justice Neil Gorsuch penned the court’s opinion, which upheld a district court judge’s decision that the NCAA was violating antitrust law by placing limits on the education-related benefits that schools can provide to athletes. The decision allows schools to provide their athletes with unlimited compensation as long as it is some way connected to their education. “Even though the decision does not directly address name, image and likeness, the NCAA remains committed to supporting NIL benefits for student-athletes,” NCAA president Mark Emmert said in a statement, per ESPN. “Additionally, we remain committed to working with Congress to chart a path forward, which is a point the Supreme Court expressly stated in its ruling.”

The Olympics launched “Stronger Together” – a global campaign” showcasing humanizing athlete stories in their journey the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and how they kept preparing and training even when the world around them was full of challenges.” The debut film features top Olympians including: Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka, Andre Degrasse, Yusra Mardini and Nyjah Huston. In a nod to skateboarding’s first appearance at The Games, Tony Hawk is also featured.

Meanwhile, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games finds Citi launching a new global advertising campaign to celebrate the achievements of Paralympic athletes, as well as all individuals living with disabilities worldwide. Starting next month, the Team Citi roster will share what makes them “stareworthy” using #StareAtGreatness on Twitter and Instagram, amplified by Citi and other community ambassadors. Through this movement, Citi and Team Citi will call on people across the globe to share their own experiences tied to disability, to help change the perceptions around people with disabilities.

SNTV, a joint venture between IMG and The Associated Press, launched Story10, an audience engagement network designed to help brands, federations and sports organizations “place themselves and their messaging at the heart of the sports news agenda,” according to the announcement. Distributing video worldwide to over 1,200 broadcast, digital and social media outlets every day, Story10 is partnering with sports stakeholders to identify and amplify content.

DIGITAL, DATA & STREAMING

IBM detailed plans for a new immersive digital experience at Wimbledon this year, launching new innovations in partnership with AELTC and offering three new features – the IBM Power Rankings, the Pre-Match Insights, and the Personalized Recommendations and Highlights. “For over 3 decades, IBM has helped develop and deliver innovative & engaging digital fan experiences for Wimbledon,” said Kevin Farrar, UK Sports Partnership Lead, IBM UKI. “With reduced capacity on-site at Wimbledon this year that digital engagement is more important than ever, and by leveraging AI and hybrid cloud technologies, fans can get the experiences they are used to – no matter where they watch the tournament.”

Bleacher Report saw Friday’s House of Highlights Showdown: $250K Dodgeball Tournament presented by Pizza Hut rank as the #1 Global Trending Video on YouTube for more than 12 hours, garnering 2.2 million views in that span and serving as the most viewed live video HoH history. Social posts about the event reached nearly 70 million views, in addition to 6.4 million engagements.

ESPORTS

G2 Esports sewed up a global partnership with global luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren to serve as the exclusive fashion outfitter of the org. G2 and Ralph Lauren will collaborate across multiple campaigns and events while also launching a series of digital-first activations on platforms such as TikTok and Twitch, in addition to global campaigns and events. Ralph Lauren Chief Digital & Content Officer, Alice Delahunt, said: “Our partnership with G2 will further the progress we are making to bring our powerful heritage brand to life in authentic ways across new platforms. It also underlines our commitment to engage new consumers – including a generation of digital-natives who participate in gaming as a world-class sport and for entertainment”

The International is hunting for a home. The famed tournament told fans that TI10 would have to move out of Sweden this year after the Swedish Sports Federation voted not to accept esports into the sport federation and therefor travel visas for anyone trying to attend the event would be denied. As a result, organizers are hinting for alternatives elsewhere in Europe to host the event this year.

Meanwhile, VALORANT’s inaugural world championship, Champions, seems to have found a home. Upcomer reports that the event will take place in Los Angeles. The decision will mark the first VALORANT LAN event to take place in North America.

Esports tournament organizer BLAST Premier expanded its media rights deal with Douyu, China’s leading live streaming service. As part of the expansion, Douyu will retain exclusive broadcast rights for the rest of the BLAST Premier 2021 season and get the opportunity to deliver the first ever BLAST event in China by hosting a Fall Qualifier. Meanwhile, BLAST Premier will be streamed across Douyu and extended to Huya and Bilibili.

INDUSTRY & ROSTER MOVES

The National Lacrosse League announced that the city of Las Vegas was awarded an expansion franchise and will become the NLL’s 15th team, and will start play in the Fall of 2022. The new franchise will be co-owned by Wayne Gretzky, Dustin Johnson, Steve Nash, and Joe Tsai. Mark Fine has been named the Las Vegas team’s Chief Executive Officer.
The team will play at MGM Resorts International’s Michelob ULTRA Arena.

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