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The LA Galaxy have more competition for the brand on the horizon. With an expansion MLS team coming and at least one, if not two NFL franchises joining the massive media market, the residents of the StubHub Center will continue to look for ways to stay as involved and active in Southern California as they …
This week at an event at The Paley Center in Manhattan on sports media hosted by the School of Communications and Media at Montclair State University, longtime New York Times writer Harvey Araton talked about three very important points in the ever-changing world of media. First is that those members of the media who do …
There are few sports that have been as tumultuous in terms of alignment and governance in recent years that Division I intercollegiate sport. One of the calmer seas, despite being connected so closely to so many major northeast metropolitan areas, is the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Now in its 35th year, the MAAC has seen …
Spending four productive Pre Super Bowl days logging lots of Fitbit steps in and around San Francisco produced some great experiences, meetings and observations. Enjoy the game! The Value of Radio Row: A few years ago the death of radio, or the spoken word, as a viable piece of storytelling to a wide audience was …
The “Only in America” phenomenon that is National Signing Day for high school football student-athletes continues to expand both its creativity and largess every year, with The University of Michigan’s all out star studded assault to land a five star class led by Rashan Gary of Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey and partnering …
For as long as there has been college sports, the group that does all the communications, in many cases still mislabeled as Sports Information Directors, have been undervalued at a majority of intercollegiate institutions big and small. However as the role of storytelling has changed in a more digital and tech friendly era where Universities …
Last fall, cricket legends Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar brought a group of elite former cricket players from around the globe to the United States for a Cricket All-Stars tour. They played in three massive baseball stadia (CitiField, Minute Maid Park and Dodgers Stadium) largely to crowds made up of passionate followers of the game …
The mention of “Billions” and big time sports are pretty synonymous these days, but Showtime, a network that has been known for some unique sports content over the years, will deal with “Billions” of a kinda different sort when their new series starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis debuts this Sunday. The series is all …
One of the keys to success at any age is to never stop learning and innovating, and a great example of that never stop attitude is ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen. Last week he and award-winning technologist Hutton Pulitzer launched FEVR Tech, a new company with proprietary technology which significantly improves and enhances the fan experience …
We all know “Intel Inside,” but what does it mean for sports business brands, especially as teams, leagues, brands and athletes become more in line with analytics, and how that consumption of analytics can enhance the fan experience. At last fall’s Hashtag Sports Conference, every eSports panel talked about how Intel is the life blood …
