American tennis and red clay have not been the best of matchups over the years—A Williams sister here, a Roddick there, even a random Capriati—but overall U.S. success has been on hard surfaces and grass. Maybe that can finally start to change via a new business- supported partnership at the ...
Read More »Equestrian Lifestyle Channel Set To Make Debut In Canada
Ride Television Network, Inc., (RIDE TV) and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) have announced that RIDE TV will be added to the list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution in Canada. RIDE TV will be the first network of its kind in Canada and will ...
Read More »Where is Twitter Streaming Making An Impact In Sports? How About Lacrosse?
There was huge buzz around Twitter’s mega partnerships with leagues like the NFL and how the live streaming of games on the platform will be transformative. While there is no doubt those partnerships are still evolving and have become a great conversation and marketing piece on what is already a ...
Read More »‘Andre The Giant’ to Debut on HBO
HBO Sports, WWE® and the Bill Simmons Media Group will produce ANDRE THE GIANT, a documentary film examining the life and career of one of the most beloved legends in WWE history. The ambitious and wide-ranging documentary film will explore Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE and ...
Read More »Yankees’ Sanchez Takes Mantle’s Vaunted No. 7 Topps Card
New York Yankees star catcher Gary Sanchez, who hit 20 home runs in 53 games in his rookie season in 2016, may or may not be the next Mickey Mantle in the Yankees lineup. But the powerful 24-year-old is following in The Mick’s footsteps in another way for Yankees fans ...
Read More »Hall of Fame Sportscaster Dick Stockton Launches New Podcast, Debut Tuesday
Hall of Fame sportscaster Dick Stockton will team with CRN International’s Collisions division to launch a sports podcast appropriately dubbed “Stockton!” The first episode featuring controversial baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez will debut on Tuesday. In the preview episode of “Stockton,” ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap turns the tables on the Stockton, and ...
Read More »FITE Celebrates One Year Anniversary With 24 Hour Free Premium Programming
FITE, the programming network for viewing ring sports live, announced today that starting 8am EST Thursday February 9th, all Pay-Per-View programs on the FITE app will be available to watch free for 24 hours for existing and new FITE viewers globally. The promotion marks the celebration for FITE’s one-year anniversary ...
Read More »AT&T AUDIENCE Network Greenlights “Religion of Sports” for Second Season
On the heels of a successful debut season, AT&T*AUDIENCE® Network gives the greenlight on a second season of “Religion of Sports.” The second season of the original documentary series will air later this year exclusively on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and AT&T U-Verse. The show is executive produced by New England ...
Read More »Baseball Season Begins with the Release of 2017 Topps® Baseball Series 1
Baseball season is back, and it begins with the launch of 2017 Topps® Baseball Series 1. Every year since 1952, The Topps Company, the exclusive trading card partner of Major League Baseball, has released its annual baseball card set that includes fan favorites, superstars, up-and-coming rookies and the recent addition ...
Read More »Nickelodeon Gets In The Game To Give Kids All Access To Super Bowl LI
Nickelodeon and the National Football League (NFL) are bringing kids into the huddle with brand-new content and exclusive coverage of the events leading up to Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1. Nickelodeon’s on- and off-channel events include Superstar Slime Showdown at Super Bowl, a one-hour original ...
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