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To me and many others, Radio Row at Super Bowl is what it will always be called. Like the name change at the former Tappan Zee Bridge…now the Mario Cuomo…or the switch of a stadium name…old habits are hard to break. But alas, as USAA has done with the second biggest live media gathering each …
There is always a feeling the competition stirs the competitive juices in the bets of businesses…adjust, or fail, or even worse, be swallowed up by the disruptor. We have seen this constantly in sports when expansion comes along, or a challenger league steps up to fill what they see as a need to force the …
A while ago an MSG executive named Bill Jemas wanted to test a theory he had. If you priced the second row at a Knicks game more than the first, what would people buy first? The answer when it was tested was clear…people gravitated to the highest price with the idea that the best cost …
This past week I spent time in Milwaukee, Green Bay and back here in New York, even going to the Rangers-Devils game at MSG Thursday night. All of those teams are reflections of their community and have spent years weaving themselves into the fabric of their cities and towns. It is such a key part …
The powers that be had to find dates and locations for the upcoming Presidential debates, ones that will draw the curious and the dedicated to see what to octogenarian candidates will fire back and forth across the stage. The date for the first one? June 27. The conflict that could draw eyeball away? The recently …
The quest for success for spring football continues on, and personally I hope the models that the UFL is now going through works, and find great audiences, sell tickets, and give athletes, coaches and industry professionals at every level an opportunity at career success. Make the pie bigger. But will it work? Still hard to …
Kick It Out Gets Kicked Back: It seemed like a great sign of unity for a positive message. The anti-racism campaign Kick It Out struck a deal with the Barclays Premier League to have all players wear t-shorts as a sign of anti-bullying prior to matches this weekend. A clear, powerful message delivered by a …
They quietly started another season this past week with four teams…Sacramento, Virginia, Omaha and Las Vegas...limping along on financial fumes, albeit with some solid local following, good coaches and some potential great stories of their players. The United Football League is still trying, even if few realize or even care. What happened and could it …
This coming week, as NFL returns to business, marks the 25th anniversary of the USFL’s demise and their $1 settlement victory over the NFL. For those old enough to remember or have seen the ESPN special, the USFL thrived not because it competed head to head with the NFL, it thrived because it attracted a …
Labor disputes in any business are never fun. We all want peace so that our cars are sold fairly, our pools stay open, our garbage is picked up and our teams play when they are supposed to. While fans grow frustrated with the current lockouts in the NBA and the NFL, the seasons are still …
