NFL TV Tracker: A Weekly Look at NFL Viewership

The NFL posted its first percentage viewing increase of the 2020 season in Week 6. The league’s average TV audience grew 3.6% to 14.5 million viewers.

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What Each NFL Team is Planning for Fan Attendance at Games in 2020

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Why Trump, Local Politicians Cared so Much About the Big Ten Restart

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Fundamentals: Minor League Baseball CMO David Wright

    • David Wright — Chief Marketing Officer for Minor League Baseball — joins Fundamentals on Tuesday, May 26th.
    • The episode will begin at 12pm ET on Tuesday, streamed live on this page.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Fundamentals with Ian Thomas, a Front Office Sports interview show featuring leading operators and voices of the sports industry.

On Tuesday, we were joined by David Wright, the Chief Marketing Officer of Minor League Baseball, to discuss the organization’s approach throughout the shutdown of live baseball, along with some insight on what the “new” fan experience may look like for MiLB clubs.

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