IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
CBS Sports Radio and SiriusXM today announced that CBS Sports Radio’s programming lineup will be available to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide beginning Wednesday on satellite radios (Sirius channel 213, XM channel 201) and on the SiriusXM app. CBS Sports Radio showcases popular sports talk shows hosted by Jim Rome, Tiki Barber, Brandon Tierney, ...
Read More »’39 Seconds’ Filmmakers Launch Kickstarter Fund
As we reported here back in December, a team of filmmakers is working on a film, 39 Seconds, about the legacy of John Donaldson, early 20th century baseball star whose influence has largely been forgotten. Today, on the 127th anniversary of Donaldson’s birth, the group is launching a Kickstarter campaign, ...
Read More »MLB Net ’30 Clubs In 30 Days’ Begins Thursday
MLB Network has released its comprehensive schedule for 2018 Spring Training presented by Camping World, featuring nearly 200 games starting Friday with the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals live at 1:00 p.m. ET. The complete schedule of MLB Network’s 2018 Spring Training game telecasts presented by Best Western Hotels ...
Read More »Māori Television to Broadcast WWE® Programming on Free-to-Air TV for the First Time in New Zealand
WWE and Māori Television, New Zealand’s indigenous broadcaster, today announced a new agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown® on free-to-air TV in English and te reo Māori for the first time in New Zealand. Beginning February 24, Māori Television channel (English and te reo Māori) will televise a one-hour version of Raw at ...
Read More »MVPindex® and Umbel® Announce Merger
Industry leaders MVPindex® and Umbel® today announced the merger of the two companies, reinventing the way the entire sports and entertainment ecosystem – from brands and agencies to properties and talent – measures the value and impact of their digital marketing spend, including sponsorships and social media campaigns. The new entity will ...
Read More »Ski Filmmaker Warren Miller Documentary Nearing Completion
The official documentary on the extraordinary life of groundbreaking ski filmmaker Warren Miller is nearing completion in 2018 by a production team led by Lorton Entertainment, BoBCat Studios, and O’Malley Creadon Productions. The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Patrick Creadon and produced by Christine O’Malley and Jeff Conroy, contains the last on-camera interview with Mr. Miller before ...
Read More »musical.ly and NBC Olympics Partner to Showcase Special Moments From PyeongChang
musical.ly, one of the world’s most popular mobile platforms for entertaining short videos, has partnered with NBC Olympics to provide a variety of ways for fans to experience the XXIII Winter Olympics. Through content created by influencers and NBC Olympics, the partnership makes it possible for fans from afar to ...
Read More »Ira Rainess Named President of Alliance MMA
Alliance MMA announced today that Ira S. Rainess has been appointed President of the company, effective immediately. For nearly 30 years, Rainess has focused on complex legal deal structuring and business development for high-profile clients such as NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis and Major League Baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. ...
Read More »LPGA Strikes Landmark Social Marketing Deal For Their Athletes
Strike one for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and its player marketing in social. Tuesday, opendorse, the leading athlete marketing platform that helps the biggest brands in sports share content on social, announced an alliance with the LPGA, which will provide more than 200 LPGA Tour players with access to ...
Read More »YuppTV to Exclusively Broadcast Hero Nidahas Trophy 2018
Cricket aficionados can catch the fast-paced action and the nerve-wracking excitement of the upcoming tri-nation series, Hero Nidahas Trophy 2018, between Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka on YuppTV, the world’s leading OTT brand for South Asian content. The T20 matches will be held in Colombo, between March 6th and March 18th. ...
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