IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
Baseball’s trading deadline is a few weeks away (and Amazon’s Prime Day is upon us!). Trade talk around the league has been ramping up, in what could culminate in a bonanza like July 2017 or — like many other years — a lot more speculation than actual swapping. Will teams ...
Read More »Nielsen and Tennis Channel Extend Agreement to Include National TV Ratings
Today, Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) and Tennis Channel announced that they have expanded their relationship, beyond the Nielsen Local TV Ratings Service, to also include Nielsen’s National TV Ratings service. Tennis Channel is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both professional tennis and its lifestyle. This multi-year agreement provides Tennis ...
Read More »Game-used Aaron Judge Jersey From MLB debut on Steiner Auctions Block
New York Yankees rookie sensation Aaron Judge blasted a home run in his first Major League at-bat last August 13th, and that game-used jersey worn by the All-Star outfielder spearheads a multitude of baseball memorabilia on the auction block in the Steiner Auctions “2017 Mid-Summer Classic” auction. The on-line auction ...
Read More »eBay For Charity And ESPN Announce Annual ESPY Day Auction To Support The V Foundation
Today, eBay for Charity and ESPN announced the launch of the annual ESPY Day Auction. In connection with the 25th annual ESPY Awards on July 12, the charity auction gives shoppers the opportunity to bid on once-in-a-lifetime experiences at some of the world’s most famous sporting events, including Wimbledon and the Super Bowl. ...
Read More »MLB Network heads to Miami for all-access coverage of 2017 All-Star week
The 2017 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Miami’s Marlins Park is less than two weeks from today, and MLB Network has every angle covered, with the most comprehensive programming leading up to and throughout All-Star Week. Following the announcement of the 2017 All-Stars on Sunday, July 2, MLB ...
Read More »Nickelodeon, Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Vinik Dive Into eSports
Super League Gaming, the global community platform that offers accessible eSports competitions, content and social interactions for amateur gamers, today announced that it has received $15 million in Series C funding from Nickelodeon, a division of Viacom, DMG Entertainment, a SoftBank-managed fund, Toba Capital, and multiple traditional professional sports team ...
Read More »Alaska Airlines introduces Seattle Mariners-themed plane to commemorate the club’s 40th anniversary
It’s something Bill Stein, Ruppert Jones and Glenn Abbott probably never imagined. Today Alaska Airlines announced that it has unveiled a specially-marked Boeing 737-800, featuring the Seattle Mariners logo and the 40th anniversary design across the fuselage. The official hashtag of the Mariners-Alaska partnership, #MyOhMariners, appears next to the boarding ...
Read More »3rd Annual ‘Talk of the Town’ Brings Together Four Iconic Sports Announcers
When four award-winning play-by-play announcers from the biggest sports teams in North Texas get together, it’s a notable event. In fact, it’s a rare opportunity and DFW’s four major radio play-by-play voices will be sharing the stage on Thursday, July 13th for Talk of the Town. Eric Nadel (Texas Rangers), ...
Read More »Amazon Greenlights Untitled Hannah Grant Tour de France Project
Amazon today announced it has greenlit an untitled Hannah Grant Tour de France series for Prime Video. The Amazon Original Series is a documentary adventure series about the incredible athletes competing in the 104th Tour de France and the food that keeps them alive. The series follows Grant, known as ...
Read More »Talk Stream Live Launches “Sunday Night Sports Talk” with Don and Galen Criqui
Talk Stream Live announces the launch of their second syndicated network talk show Sunday Night Sports Talk with Don and Galen Criqui. The show makes its debut July 2nd airing every Sunday night at 9 PM ET offering two hours of sports commentary with a unique give and take only ...
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