As more states start to allow residents to take part in sports wagering, ESPN has come up with a game presentation just for them. Executives call it the “BetCast.”
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Disney sports-media giant will air an alternate feed — called a “Daily Wager Special” after the company’s sports-betting program — of an NBA game that pits the Brooklyn Nets against the Philadelphia 76ers. Viewers who want to hear about the free throws and three-pointers can watch on the company’s flagship cable network. Those eager to discuss spreads and odds can watch sports-betting analysts cover the game on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus with customized graphics.
“We know the sports fan is evolving in how they use our games and our information, and we need to evolve with them, and provide them with alternative experiences” says Mike Shiffman, vice president of basketball production for ESPN, in an interview.
On Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Disney sports-media giant will air an alternate feed — called a “Daily Wager Special” after the company’s sports-betting program — of an NBA game that pits the Brooklyn Nets against the Philadelphia 76ers. Viewers who want to hear about the free throws and three-pointers can watch on the company’s flagship cable network. Those eager to discuss spreads and odds can watch sports-betting analysts cover the game on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus with customized graphics.
“We know the sports fan is evolving in how they use our games and our information, and we need to evolve with them, and provide them with alternative experiences” says Mike Shiffman, vice president of basketball production for ESPN, in an interview.
- 4/12/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When Walt Disney’s ESPN airs a Wild Card game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans this Saturday, viewers will be able to get a little bit of everything.
Interested in chatter about sports betting? A simulcast of the game running on streaming outlet ESPN Plus will have it. Want to talk about pop culture and celebrity gossip? Check out the game on Freeform, the Disney cable network devoted to younger audiences. Have a craving to hear the game broadcast in Spanish? ESPN Deportes will deliver. The game will also air on ESPN, ABC and ESPN2.
The “mega cast” of one of the last pre-championship games of the season aims to show how Disney can bring new and varied audiences to NFL contests, one of the demands the league has put to its media partners as they all look to renew crucial rights pacts that give Disney and rivals like NBCUniversal,...
Interested in chatter about sports betting? A simulcast of the game running on streaming outlet ESPN Plus will have it. Want to talk about pop culture and celebrity gossip? Check out the game on Freeform, the Disney cable network devoted to younger audiences. Have a craving to hear the game broadcast in Spanish? ESPN Deportes will deliver. The game will also air on ESPN, ABC and ESPN2.
The “mega cast” of one of the last pre-championship games of the season aims to show how Disney can bring new and varied audiences to NFL contests, one of the demands the league has put to its media partners as they all look to renew crucial rights pacts that give Disney and rivals like NBCUniversal,...
- 1/4/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Doug Kezirian is surrounded by numbers on his new ESPN program. They aren’t sports scores.
If you want home runs, touchdowns or three-pointers, you’ll have to go somewhere else. Each weekday afternoon, Kezirian talks to people like Preston Johnson, a Las Vegas sports handicapper with a master’s in sports psychology and a beard so big it could host its own show, or Anita Marks, a former women’s football player who analyzes fantasy football. The bottom and left-hand edges of the screen during his hourlong program, “The Daily Wager,” on ESPNews, aren’t crammed with batting averages or free-throw percentages but rather with stats on oddsmaking.
“You can have a normal conversation about betting,” says Kezirian, who graduated from Brown University with an economics degree and has reported on sports betting for years. “And it will not feel dirty or shady or anything silly like that — period.
If you want home runs, touchdowns or three-pointers, you’ll have to go somewhere else. Each weekday afternoon, Kezirian talks to people like Preston Johnson, a Las Vegas sports handicapper with a master’s in sports psychology and a beard so big it could host its own show, or Anita Marks, a former women’s football player who analyzes fantasy football. The bottom and left-hand edges of the screen during his hourlong program, “The Daily Wager,” on ESPNews, aren’t crammed with batting averages or free-throw percentages but rather with stats on oddsmaking.
“You can have a normal conversation about betting,” says Kezirian, who graduated from Brown University with an economics degree and has reported on sports betting for years. “And it will not feel dirty or shady or anything silly like that — period.
- 6/12/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
With sports gambling becoming increasingly legal and common across the country, ESPN is moving to serve the demand with Daily Wager, a new one-hour news and information show about sports betting.
Starting March 11, the show will air Monday through Friday on ESPNews at 6 Pm Et and stream live on the ESPN app. It will originate from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Ct. ESPN talent will appear on the show to provide analysis and information, but will not handicap games, per the announcement.
Doug Kezirian, ESPN sports betting analyst, will host the show. He and on-air experts and ESPN reporters and analysts will assess analytics and point spreads, with an eye toward how the day’s sports news will affect betting.
“ESPN’s mission is to serve sports fans,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN Evp and Executive Editor, Studio Production. “The sports betting environment has changed and interest is increasing at unprecedented levels.
Starting March 11, the show will air Monday through Friday on ESPNews at 6 Pm Et and stream live on the ESPN app. It will originate from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Ct. ESPN talent will appear on the show to provide analysis and information, but will not handicap games, per the announcement.
Doug Kezirian, ESPN sports betting analyst, will host the show. He and on-air experts and ESPN reporters and analysts will assess analytics and point spreads, with an eye toward how the day’s sports news will affect betting.
“ESPN’s mission is to serve sports fans,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN Evp and Executive Editor, Studio Production. “The sports betting environment has changed and interest is increasing at unprecedented levels.
- 3/1/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN is placing its bet on gambling.
Later this month, the sports network will debut “Daily Wager,” its first gambling-themed series. The daily show, hosted by the network’s betting analyst Doug Kezirian, will air daily from 6 to 7 p.m. Et on ESPNews beginning March 11.
The series is said to be a news-and-information show that will focus on the two topics that sports betters care about — point spreads and money lines. Kezirian hosts a betting-themed podcast “Behind the Bets.”
Also Read: Cousin Sal on Sports Gambling: 'You Can Either Shame Everybody Who Is Involved or Embrace It'
“ESPN’s mission is to serve sports fans,” Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president and executive editor, Studio Production, said in a statement Friday. “The sports betting environment has changed and interest is increasing at unprecedented levels. ESPN is going to have a strong and vibrant presence across our platforms, and the launch...
Later this month, the sports network will debut “Daily Wager,” its first gambling-themed series. The daily show, hosted by the network’s betting analyst Doug Kezirian, will air daily from 6 to 7 p.m. Et on ESPNews beginning March 11.
The series is said to be a news-and-information show that will focus on the two topics that sports betters care about — point spreads and money lines. Kezirian hosts a betting-themed podcast “Behind the Bets.”
Also Read: Cousin Sal on Sports Gambling: 'You Can Either Shame Everybody Who Is Involved or Embrace It'
“ESPN’s mission is to serve sports fans,” Norby Williamson, ESPN executive vice president and executive editor, Studio Production, said in a statement Friday. “The sports betting environment has changed and interest is increasing at unprecedented levels. ESPN is going to have a strong and vibrant presence across our platforms, and the launch...
- 3/1/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
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