EIC @FOS. business of sports; media; crypto; books. Boston teams. priors: @decryptmedia @YahooFinance @FortuneMagazine. đŹ: dan.roberts@frontofficesports.com
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Google NYC employees who arrived at the office early this morning stood in a line to test their badges-- if light turned red, it meant you had been laid off. if green, you were safe. đ
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Laid-off Google employees were notified of their termination by email overnight. Those that didnât check their email before going in to work did not realize that they had been terminated until they tried to use their access badges.
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Derrick Rose's insane Adidas endorsement contract includes Adidas paying Rose's brother $250k to $350k per year and Rose's best friend $50k to $75k per year. si.com/nba/2018/02/06/derric⌠@jon_wertheim
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Sorry, Papa John. Pizza Hut owner Yum Brands: "We're not seeing any impact" of NFL player protests on pizza sales yhoo.it/2zsbDtJ
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!! Walmart EVP of corporate affairs Dan Bartlett tells @YahooFinance that amid #coronavirus: âWe are seeing increased sales in tops, but not bottomsâ because so many people are doing video conferences from home. and all that matters is the above the waist shot. $WMT
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today @melodyhahm explained @BTS_twt to me. now I know.
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sports media scoop: @AROD + @barstoolsports launching a new podcast series. 7 episodes, all dropping at once on Thursday, with guests including @kobebryant @MikeFrancesa @BarbaraCorcoran @garyvee and @MichaelGRubin. @YahooFinance story: yhoo.it/2RH5Ci8
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he will just tell his friends that he, like so many others, lost his job to the pandemic
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LeBron just congratulated his high school self on Instagram for the 30k career points milestone that he expects to hit tonight. lol
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This is not something people expected Trump to say re: Nike and Kaepernick. trib.al/yihMBZk
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60-year-old legacy media co goes crypto with âŚ@chainlink⊠node: decrypt.co/88226/accuweatherâŚ
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exclu: @BitPay tells @decryptmedia that $DOGE has ballooned to 12.6% of its crypto transaction volume. just 2 months ago it was only 3.3%. decrypt.co/72124/elon-musk-mâŚ
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there are Google people calling this "fake news" because layoff emails were sent around 7am. I didn't say otherwise. I described a scene that happened today: Googlers arrived at office and if they hadn't seen work email on their subway ride, surprise: badge red -- can't come in.
Google NYC employees who arrived at the office early this morning stood in a line to test their badges-- if light turned red, it meant you had been laid off. if green, you were safe. đ
Community note
Laid-off Google employees were notified of their termination by email overnight. Those that didnât check their email before going in to work did not realize that they had been terminated until they tried to use their access badges.
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inbox: @PremierLacrosse says its 2020 championship game had total audience of 340k viewers on NBC, up 23% from last year's championship. overall, the 2020 PLL tournament's 14 broadcasts on NBC/NBCSN averaged 153k viewers, up 33% from the 2019 season.
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Eric Schmidt goes crypto
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SEC chair Jay Clayton at #ConsensusInvest gets applause from the room after he says: "An asset like #bitcoin, weâve determined that doesnât have the attributes of security... itâs designed to be akin to the dollar, the yen, the euro. And it operates that way."
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Lindsay Lohan arriving on time to an appointment was such an achievement that her publicist asked @papermagazine to include it in the cover story papermag.com/lindsay-lohan-bâŚ
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NBA ratings down 3% on TNT, down 28% on ESPN, through Nov 14. wrote about this in my @FOS weekend column:
- Shaq says it's too much three pt shooting
- Adam Silver says it was the World Series and election
- I say not enough storylines so far this szn:
frontofficesports.com/nba-raâŚ
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"Musk admitted that he went ahead with the $44 billion acquisition because he believed he would lose his legal case to try and back out of it" nytimes.com/2023/04/12/businâŚ
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my favorite crypto moment of 2018 was when the Kik guy raised $100 million in an ICO, then said blockchain sucks
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Here's your evidence that yes, absolutely, every site would have written "ESPN announcer named Robert Lee is calling the UVA game" posts.
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"Barstool is about the voice of the fan. The [Big Noon] shows the first couple weeks have been tremendous. We're incorporating more than Dave. We think it's a really good start." --Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks onstage at @FOS Tuned In about pact w Barstool and @stoolpresidente
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Hey Dan! Long time no talk. You and I were barely acquainted in college 12 years ago, now I've decided I want to get into crypto, when can you carve out an hour in the middle of your workday to walk me through it and tell me how I can make money in this industry? đ
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scoop: I'm joining @variantfund as the firm's first editor in chief! The team there is insanely smart and plugged in, and I believe in the portfolio and the thesis. We are going to put out world-class writing, ideas, and thought leadership for builders in a crypto-native way.
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Seattle MLS team @SoundersFC just added a slew of new minority owners, including $MSFT CEO Satya Nadella, Russell Wilson and Ciara, and Macklemore
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Time to talk NFTs and play to earn and investing in the space -- next up at #Mainnet2021 -- don't miss it! @amytongwu @berylchavezli @Jihoz_Axie @decryptmedia
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NFL makes it official: press release announcing Pizza Hut as the new pizza sponsor. (note: Papa John's still has existing partnerships with 22 teams that it says it will continue.)
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this is low-key fascinating / says a lot: look at the numbers on @SInowâs tweet of its own esports cover (1.7m followers) vs @NICKMERCS tweet of it (1.9m followers).
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This part of big @nytimes story on @barstoolsports is a little misleading. Barstool has 10 female employees.
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personal news! very pumped to return to the sports business beat. the energy from the @FOS team has already been tremendousâand we'll be growing the team. game on. frontofficesports.com/companâŚ
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personal news! Iâm joining @decryptmedia as EIC. Iâve been a fan of the team there since its launch in 2018, canât wait to help take it to the next level as the go-to place for clear explanatory coverage of this red hot industry. AND @jeffjohnroberts is joining as exec editor! đ
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Tron founder @justinsuntron got his charity dinner with Buffett. Sun brought along 4 crypto friends including @SatoshiLite. finance.yahoo.com/news/tron-âŚ
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NEWS: Ripple announces full commercial launch of xRapid, the product that uses $XRP for liquidity. 8 companies were pilot-testing, 3 have now fully implemented: yhoo.it/2Rffvns @YahooFinance
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"When Jamie Dimon came out and blasted #bitcoin as vociferously as a person can, the price fell but then it came back stronger because the world doesn't care what somebody from a 19th century institution thinks anymore." --@ReformedBroker playing to the crypto crowd
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Trevor Lawrence has signed a multi-year, multi-million-dollar endorsement deal with FTX-owned Blockfolio, and will receive a "significant signing bonus" fully paid in crypto: decrypt.co/69064/nfl-trevor-âŚ
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NYC shooter intended to target the NFL offices; went to the wrong floor. Played high school football; had a note in his pocket about CTE.
What we know this morning @FOS:
frontofficesports.com/activeâŚ
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Text from a bond trader friend at a major bank: âThis strikes me as monumentally important. The bond market is antique in many ways and blockchain is basically a perfect model for how bonds should be created/settled/traded.â decrypt.co/69380/european-inâŚ
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WeWork: Not only are we hemorrhaging money, we don't plan to be profitable in this lifetime
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âI feel absolutely terrible that these three employees were subjected to Matt Lauerâs horrific behavior, BUTâ
4. NBC News President Noah Oppenheim just sent this long email to NBC News staffers in advance of @RonanFarrowâs book which comes out tomorrow
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We loved learning about @lightning with @starkness on The Final Round yesterday. she says #bitcoin is "a marathon, not a sprint; people wanted it to be a sprint." yhoo.it/2JnhUZE @JenSaidIt @YahooFinance
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A good day to revisit: US Women's soccer wins more than the Men's team; gets paid less. yhoo.it/2y9YtAK @YahooFinance @katedeines
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On our @YahooFinance crypto heat map today, almost every coin is seeing red except ripple.
$XRP is up 20,000% in 2017. twenty thousand percent.
What is ripple, you ask? A company, a protocol, and a coin. explainer: yhoo.it/2lmUoR0
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BUFFETT on U.S. economy after #coronavirus: "I remain convinced, as I was after WWII, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 9/11, the financial crisis, that nothing can basically stop America. We have faced great problems in the past. And the American miracle has always prevailed."
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correct take from @NickBromberg on Baker Mayfield celebration planting Oklahoma flag on Ohio State logo sports.yahoo.com/baker-mayfiâŚ
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lol @ this exchange with the coauthor of American Prometheus, the 2005 book on which Oppenheimer is based (via @TheAtlantic books newsletter)
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How many paying subscribers?
Netflix: 125 million
Amazon Prime: 100 million
Spotify: 71 million
Apple Music: 40 million
Hulu Plus: 17 million
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Tribune-Sinclair merger is off, and Tribune is suing Sinclair for breach of contract. reminder: Trump really wanted this merger. finance.yahoo.com/news/tribuâŚ
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đ DraftKings CEO @JasonDRobins is wearing a CryptoPunk t-shirt to ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq this morning. heâs with board member Shalom Meckenzie, who bought the âCovid Alienâ CryptoPunk for $11.7m in Sothebyâs auction this week.
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"#DropGold is our Got Milk" says @barrysilbert about @GrayscaleInvest's new national ad campaign: yhoo.it/2XYahPE @YahooFinance $gbtc #bitcoin
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$DKNG up 6%, $PENN up 7% after sports betting props get the votes in Louisiana, Maryland, and South Dakota. @YahooFinance
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No reason for movie theaters to reopen without Tenet or Mulan... variety.com/2020/film/news/tâŚ
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The incredible efficient fast and frictionless Ethereum blockchain will require... $150 in gas fees to accept an offer of 0.001 ETH ($3.95) for an NFT of my dog. lolololol
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"I think a lot of people were wrongly expecting that the merge would significantly increase network throughput or make the tech a lot more scalable. But the Ethereum Foundation repeatedly said no, the purpose is to remove proof of work." @michaelfkong decrypt.co/videos/live-eventâŚ
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Yes, Goodell said "we have 6 or 7 players participating in these protests." not accurate. nitter.app/JoyAnnReid/status/9207âŚ
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Ripple knew the SEC would come eventually. Brad Garlinghouse in 2018: 3 reasons $XRP is not a security finance.yahoo.com/ripple-ceo⌠@YahooFinance
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Ripple and Western Union both confirm: $WU is 5th customer to test xRapid, @Ripple's product that uses $XRP. (100+ customers are using xCurrent, which does not use XRP.)
XRP up 11% today on the news. yhoo.it/2BZsJR4 @YahooFinance #YahooAMS
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hi yâall we got married over the weekend on a farm in Nashville and the night ended with fireworks and we rode off in Waylon Jenningsâ 1962 Cadillac limo.
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It's been almost 30 years since the Whalers moved, but the merch is as hot as ever. Fanatics, '47, Mitchell & Ness, Vineyard Vines all sell some.
"The logo is probably one of the best-created marks in all of sports history" --@Arda to @meredithturits
frontofficesports.com/the-unâŚ
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It's always rowdy with @garyvee. enjoyed our live chat today in which he predicted an NFT winter coming: finance.yahoo.com/video/gary⌠@decryptmedia @YahooFinance
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Jay-Z has joined Puma as head of basketball ops. (via @Complex scoop.) reminder: Roc Nation Sports basketball clients include: Durant, Jeremy Lin, Danny Green, Chris Boucher, Rudy Gay, Justise Winslow, Wilson Chandler, Willie Cauley-Stein, Moritz Wagner, Zhaire Smith.
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TOMORROW: Our @YahooFinance live summit on cryptocurrencies. Speakers from @DCGco @Ripple @blockchain @chain @CFTC @coindesk @BitPesa &more.
tweet your Q for any speaker with #YahooAMS and it might get asked live. yahoofinanceams.splashthat.câŚ
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.@Dame_Lillard is the newest investor and equity partner in PlayersTV. joins Chris Paul, Carmelo, Kyrie, Trevor Bauer &more. Dame talked to @YahooFinance about his investments off the court + social justice + the violence in DC. important candid chat!: finance.yahoo.com/video/yahoâŚ
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Something new is coming from Decrypt tomorrow... are you subscribed to our email list?? đđŞ
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that is what happened. this was at ~7am this morning. confirmed by multiple people. sucks.
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I just sent $100 worth of bitcoin from my @Coinbase wallet to a hardware wallet (Ledger Nano S) as part of a video demo, and the Coinbase fee was $15 !!!!!!
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Today @Mailchimp, which we have used for 4+ years, deactivated our newsletter account with no warning or explanation. now I see from Twitter searches it has happened to lots of crypto content creators this week. has it happened to you? we'd like to hear about it.
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"It's exciting to imagine a future where DAOs function like decentralized media companies. A creator DAO could honestly be a bunch of talented artists who come together and create multimedia projects on their own with no company" --@pplpleasr1 at #EtherealSummit
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ohmygod Avalanche is advertising on MetroNorth. this will trigger all the bankers on their way home to their Connecticut mega mansions every day
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Shake Shack is returning its PPP loan. linkedin.com/pulse/shake-shaâŚ
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"Instead of trying to bring Bitcoin in a wrapped fashion to some smart contract chain, why don't you bring the smart contract functionality directly to Bitcoin?" @muneeb @decryptmedia decrypt.co/82019/bitcoin-defâŚ
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It begins.
JUST IN: The brains of dead pigs have been somewhat revived by scientists hours after the animals were killed in a slaughterhouse.
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one note: Harvard Blockchain Conference happened during Avalanche Summit in Barcelona, and also felt like an Avalanche event: sponsored by Ava Labs; tons of attendees in Avalanche gear; keynote speaker was John Wu. $AVAX having a moment...
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This story from @ahaywa on Stacks building dapps (and now NFTs) atop Bitcoin -- and @muneeb's effort to prove doubters wrong that the Bitcoin blockchain can do this -- is fantastic and important: decrypt.co/82891/bitcoin-nftâŚ
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Ripple exec @CoryTV at #YahooAMS: "It is endlessly frustrating to me that people are unable to distinguish the fact that $XRP and @Ripple are separate things" @YahooFinance yhoo.it/2K2ZrEJ
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in 2017, @Fanatics:
- got investments from NFL, NFLPA, NBA, MLS
- got a $1b investment from SoftBank
- bought Majestic
- finagled extensive new rights deals with NBA, NHL, MLS
so: it's our @YahooFinance sports business of the year.
yhoo.it/2B5SOx0
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Bubba Wallace gets Beats endorsement deal
We werenât going to announce this until later this week, but hate cannot win the day. No one should ever be asked to apologize for standing up for whatâs right â we are proud to welcome @bubbawallace to the Beats by Dr. Dre family.
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"I believe Ripple will demonstrate an intrinsic value for $XRP that some of these sillier coins and assets donât have and wonât have" @CoryTV @YahooFinance yhoo.it/2IwtG3t
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Draymond Green talks business with @YahooFinance; credits @KingJames: "He's opened up a lot of doors for a lot of us athletes in the route that weâre taking now, in being more involved as partners, as opposed to endorsees." yhoo.it/2BX8i6C
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The Tiger Effect on TV ratings for Sunday of a Major:
+14% for Masters (CBS)
+37% for British Open (NBC)
+69% for PGA Championship (CBS)
yhoo.it/2nDUiWF @YahooFinance
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Trump desperately wanted to be an NFL team owner; never got it; still bitter. this feud dates back to 1986: yhoo.it/2jWEL5h
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1+ year after Dicks stopped selling assault rifles
$DKS - Dick's +13% after breakout quarter seekingalpha.com/news/349392âŚ
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"Rico Nasty told Decrypt she hadnât heard about the controversy over the environmental impact of NFTs, but said it sounded 'really fucked up.'" đ @Rico_nastyy @lil_smush @decryptmedia decrypt.co/62488/rico-nasty-âŚ
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