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A version of this story originally appeared on Portada. We have long seen and heard the talk: women’s sports, or better yet, sports where the competitors are female, are growing. Women control a growing influential segment of the brand decision making, girls who play and follow sports are more likely to do better in …
In the winter of 2003, the Toronto Maple Leafs took what was an unusual step in message control, breaking a trade news report on of all places, their own website. The move was met with scorn in a world where traditional, especially for such a traditional organization as an “Original Six” NHL franchise, was the …
Gambling, CBD, esports and gaming, hard liquor. All those branding opportunities that were once off-limits for the sports and entertainment media world are now OK. And of course let’s not forget about the millions spent on ED medications that appear during every football and basketball game, as well as golf and tennis, on every screen …
So there it was Thursday night in prime time on ESPN. Spring football; full stands, established brands, some recognizable stars, a distinct game presentation, lots of tradition. It’s called the Canadian Football League. Right now by some count there are at least seven versions of spring or summer “football” out there in some form or …
? @D1ticker Sub-story: 10 years from now we’ll still be remarking how @DigSportsDesk beat a laundry list of high-profile media outlets to break the UConn-Big East news. 12:37 PM – 22 Jun 2019 We always love stories of hustle, especially when it involves colleagues, and Terry Lyons falls into those categories. For several years Terry, …
About 100 years ago, well actually is was 2013, we were pulled into a very unique opportunity for engagement in and around college football. It was called “Coaches Cabana,” and was the brainchild of former Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer and longtime sports executive Neal Pilson. It was really the birth of a …
One of my former bosses, Tom Chestnut (actually was my boss twice, at SportsChannel and at the Philadelphia 76ers) used to say that I operated on the “lunatic fringe of sports and entertainment,” which frankly I always took as a compliment. Working with big budgets, big stars, big events is always exciting and fun and …
Here is the latest trio of Columbia University Sports Podcast (the CUSP Show) that we have had in the past few months. We love talking with some of the digital disruptors and first adopters changing the furniture in the room for sports business, media and tech, and these three are a great example. You can …
An interesting thing happened on Thursday morning at the New York Athletic Club during the annual Cynopsys Sports Media Awards breakfast. Amongst the usual parade of media accolades…various entities in the FOX SPORTS world took home 12 winners on their own…there were two excitable tables who seemed to also be trading winners every few minutes …
The following originally ran on Portada There is no doubt that over almost a quarter century, Major League Soccer (@MLS) has built a North American brand that has elite status, proactive marketing, a young, engaged fan base and a diverse and growing ownership group that has put professional soccer not just on the map, but …