Sean catches up with NBA 2K League‘s Brendan Donohue at the NBA headquarters in New York to discuss season one and the impact of esports on NBA teams, fans and sponsors.

On this podcast you'll learn about:

  • Brendan Donohue on his sportsbiz background that led him to NBA
  • What traditional sports can learn from esports
  • How the NBA 2K League players prepare for the games
  • NBA 2K League and Twitch partnership
  • First Sports Geek Nation meetup in NYC
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    Of all the things traditional sports can learn from esports, the biggest one is the notion of modern broadcast. This idea of listening to fans in real time and making adjustments into the digital product potentially further customise fan experience.

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    About Brendan Donohue

    Brendan Donohue has 22 years experience in the sports industry. He started his career in sports working on the team business mostly revenue side which lasted for thirteen years. He eventually found himself working in the NBA Offices working with the team marketing operations group helping team drive their local businesses. This led him to his current role at the NBA 2K League as a Managing Director.

    Thanks again to Brendan Donohue from NBA 2K League for being this week's guest

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    Highlights from podcast with Brendan Donohue

    3:08 What Brendan Donohue has learned in the first season of NBA 2K League

    4:04 The NBA 2K League’s KPIs

    7:35 What traditional sports can learn from esports

    8:20 Brendan’s sports background

    9:23 How they are engaging sponsors and partners

    10:35 The significance of endemic and non-endemic brands and products in esports

    12:03 How the NBA 2K League players prepare for the games

    14:19 Brendan on developing esports content to engage fans

    15:25 How the NBA 2K League players engage in social media

    16:12 The plans for building infrastructures – stadiums and arenas for esports

    18:30 NBA 2K League and Twitch partnership

    18:58 Sports Geek Closing Five

    26:05 Sean chat more about the latest #SportsGeekTrip in the US

    30:12 Sports Geek Nation members first meetup in NYC

    33:18 Digital to Dollars – digitaltodollars.com is now live

    Some tweets/posts you may have missed

    A peek into an esports arena. Cool!

    Nice gaming gadgets on display

    Good to know about the NBA 2K League awards

    What it's like to watch an esports game?

    Sean toured the NBA headquarters on the recent #SportsGeekTrip

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    Thanks for the review on iTunes

    Always something to learn

    ★★★★★ in Apple Podcasts by Fitzymate from USA on March 31, 2017

    A must listen for anyone working on the sports industry. Sean covers a raft of topics with a strong focus on digital, marketing, sponsorship in the sports industry. He discusses these topics with a wide array of guests from multiple markets. As a result you always have something new to learn and to look to put to work whether you work agency, league or team side. Keep it up Sean!

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