Deputy General Counsel | Sports & Media | Rights Acquisition & Commercial Strategy | Content Consigliere | Backwoods Southern Lawyer
Raleigh, NC
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Great article about how even in the tragedy of COVID, God opened new doors of ministry for churches (featuring @SummitRDU and others!). Appreciate this good journalism from @WSJ
wsj.com/articles/church-pand…
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The battle between platforms and content is "the" topic of 2020 as we have been repeatedly talking about
Fortnite no longer on Apple iOS
HBO Max not available on Fire TV or Roku
The background is different, but the underlying question of who has leverage is the same
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Your periodic reminder that there's a lot we still don't know about COVID, including:
- "Unknown effects" on lung capacity & cardiac health,
- Cardiac damage that can increase if you continue to exercise with an active infection.
espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2944…
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College football's million-dollar cancellations could prove most costly for smaller schools--and could spark litigation over contract clauses that can be interpreted different ways. @novy_williams and I team-up to offer a scouting report on what to expect: sportico.com/2020/leagues/co…
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Peacock and HBO Max vs Amazon and Roku is setting up the business backbone for the next generation of television cnbc.com/2020/07/09/nbcunive…
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Hertz is bankrupt. People are buying Hertz stock because yolo. Hertz wants to let them double down on yolo'ing. It might work. It probably won't. @matt_levine explains the craziness as only he can.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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Warner Bros. TV Presidents Outline How Coronavirus Could Dramatically Change Production and Content (EXCLUSIVE) bit.ly/3bVoOCV
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Hollywood executives initially hoped that movie and TV production shutdown would lift in May or early summer. Now, they’re slowly beginning to accept a new, unpredictable and troubling reality bit.ly/2VMcqyx
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Wimbledon reportedly paid $2 million a year for pandemic insurance for the last 17 years
(Total: $34 Million)
For this year's cancellation as a result of the Coronavirus, Wimbledon will reportedly receive $141 million from the policy.
Adam Swift retweeted
This quote from NFL's chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, is pretty telling of the future for all pro sports (via NFL)
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If you’re an MMA fighter and your manager has failed to tell you about the various benefits you can apply for during this pandemic think really hard about whether they should still be your manager.
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"When it comes to video streaming, traffic is up across all of the third-party CDNs I spoke with, but it’s not up by that much, due to the loss of live sports streaming"
CDN Video Traffic Update: Higher Demand for VOD Content and Software Downloads, Offset By Loss Of Live Sports - Overall traffic growth specific to video was up between 12%-20% in March, when compared to February. bit.ly/3aEoOH5 -- $akam $llnw $fsly $amzn #streamingmedia
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🚨ATTN FIGHTERS or any INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS:🚨
The $2 trillion stimulus passed by Congress entitles you to financial relief in a way ICs have never had.
What are you entitled to & how do you get it?
I spoke to an unemployment expert to find out:
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This week, I'll be talking to the National Employment Law Project (@NelpNews).
UFC's priorities to its fighters now involve either a) offering a potential temporary stipend to those with postponed fights or b) corporate guidance on getting PUA benefits. nelp.org/publication/unemplo…
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Thanks for the shout out @blackishabc
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Half the Raiders team didn’t show up to their road game. Then there’s Philip Rivers. 9:55 to go in the 2nd quarter of pre season game #4, heading into his 16th season.
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Axios piece comparing HBO Blue Team hit "Succession" with Red Team hit "WWE Raw" puts some numbers to the thesis behind yesterday's Week In Review: axios.com/television-politic…
Week In Review: The Network Fall Schedules Are Out This Week, Tubi Goes To Oz - TV[R]EV tvrev.com/week-in-review-the…
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Disney, Charter talks could affect price of cable in the streaming era cnb.cx/32pyam5
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News of @AXSTV live coverage of #G1Climax this Saturday has made news in Japan. Thrilled to be a part of this history making event! @njpw1972
headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=2…