Daniel R. Email & Phone Number

Hartford, Ct, Us

Bristol, Connecticut

Sr. Leader for the ESPN Programming & Acquisitions team for Combat Sports & Pro Lacrosse - in charge of content partnerships, business development, rights acquisitions, contract management, and network/platform scheduling.Lead member of the acquisition negotiations for the first ever ESPN/UFC partnership, PFL on ESPN, the first ever Top Rank on ESPN PPV, and many other industry-leading deals.Direct scheduling lead and business partner for all Top Rank boxing, Professional Fighters League (PFL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) content across ESPN networks and ESPN+ DTC platforms.Key strategist that facilitated the debut of UFC/MMA on the historic ABC broadcast network.Key collaborator for the first-ever Fox Sports and ESPN joint-PPV boxing venture, a marquee world heavyweight championship rematch between unbeaten WBC title holder Deontay Wilder and undefeated lineal champion Tyson Fury. A pop culture phenomenon, and blockbuster co-promotion between Premier Boxing Champions and Top Rank.Direct point of contact with external rights holders and internal collaborators across many departmental lines including Marketing, Sales, PR, Production, Operations, Strategy, Finance, Legal and more, all to implement effective programming and promotional strategies.Strategic scheduling of live event and surround content across all ESPN TV and Digital platforms (including direct support in the launch of the ESPN+ direct-to-consumer offering) to maximize viewership and revenue.Supply internal stakeholders and senior executives with detailed information including content plans, executive summaries, negotiation prep and ratings analysis. Handle all Content Scheduler work for assigned sports properties, including contracts, daily scheduling, and ratings analysis.Sr. Leader, founding member and ally for change as a member of ESPN Programming & Original Content’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council.

Bristol, Ct

Lead for the ESPN Programming & Acquisitions team for Combat Sports - in charge of content partnerships, business development, rights acquisitions, contract management, and network/platform scheduling.Direct scheduling lead and business partner for all Top Rank boxing, Professional Fighters League (PFL) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) content across ESPN networks and ESPN+ DTC platforms.Key member of the acquisition negotiations for the first ever ESPN/UFC partnership, PFL on ESPN, the first ever Top Rank on ESPN PPV and many other industry-leading deals.Prior high-profile assignments in tennis, golf, hockey, motorsports and many others. Direct lead or support of major event coverage for: Australian Open, Formula 1, NHL, The Masters, US Open, Wimbledon.Additional prior support for: American Cornhole League, ATP Tour, Bassmasters, Drone Racing League, GLORY Kickboxing, Golden Boy Promotions, Indianapolis 500, IWF, LPGA Tour, MLE, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, New York City Marathon, NYRR, PGA TOUR, USTA, WTA.Direct point of contact with external rights holders and internal collaborators across many departmental lines including Marketing, Sales, PR, Production, Operations, Strategy, Finance, Legal and more, all to implement effective programming and promotional strategies.Strategic scheduling of live event and surround content across all ESPN TV and Digital platforms (including direct support in the launch of the ESPN+ direct-to-consumer offering) to maximize viewership and revenue.Supply internal stakeholders and senior executives with detailed information including content plans, executive summaries, negotiation prep and ratings analysis. Handle all Content Scheduler work for assigned sports properties, including contracts, daily scheduling, and ratings analysis.

Bristol, Ct

Subject matter expert on ESPN’s ability to utilize TV and Digital programming rights agreements.Provided guidance regarding available ESPN footage, content and intellectual property that may require permission or licensing.Apply big-data analysis to make sense of ESPN’s content portfolio, drive ratings, supports rights negotiations, and inform the strategic television scheduling, programming and acquisitions life cycle.Manage high-volume data capture for on-air content tracking, compliance, analysis and contractual reporting obligations. Project lead with reporting obligations to the NFL, NCAA (Wazee Digital) and Augusta National (The Masters).Marry online content with Adobe Omniture analytics to understand fan preferences, reveal performance trends and to support Digital content strategy planning.Specific oversight of data acquisition, cleansing, integration and reporting for photo vendor agreements with Associated Press and Getty Images.Answer content rights questions, fulfill ad-hoc research requests and provide intelligent insights to drive key stakeholder decisions across all business units.Work seamlessly across touch points with regular communication and support for Programming, Production, Social Media, Business Affairs and Legal.Content rights management of NFL, college football, golf and NCAA Championships with a support role for NBA, MLB, NHL and college basketball.Project lead on rights and clearances for the 2015 ESPY Awards and Humanitarian Awards. Oversight of internal and external News Access Guidelines for ESPN event programming including EURO 2016 and The Masters.Research, invoicing and data analysis of all ESPN/ABC Sports footage licensing requests and revenue including the Big Fights Collections as well as weekly data and rights capture for all produced ESPN Sport Science segments.

Utilized relational databases, data mining tools and Excel spreadsheets to generate advanced statistical and video trend analysis of sports performance.Creator of data visualizations and original statistical content for TV, Digital, Social Media, and on-air talent.Digital Publishing Editor for ESPN.com and Twitter (@ESPNStatsInfo)Senior leader on Stats & Info original content team for NFL and Soccer.Coordinated and scheduled statistical coverage for professional and collegiate athletics with a leadership role in MLB, NCAA football and NASCAR.Organized monthly Pregame Team meetings and performance reports.Production leader with supervisory oversight of six part-time contributors.Worked in a fast-paced live production environment utilizing ESPN score-keeping applications to create live play-by-play and statistics for events ranging from the NFL to the World Cup.First-class media relations with universities and professional sports organizations to confirm data integrity, event schedules and historical information for the daily coverage of ESPN’s Statistics and Information Group.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communications

Dean's List

University Honors Program

Dean's List Excellence in Marketing Award University Honors Program Scholarship

Continued Education, With Distinction

Duke University - Sports and Society; Data Analysis and Statistical Inference Johns Hopkins University - The Data Scientist's Toolbox

Education record

National Honor Society Tennis Track & Field