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SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION
The Big 12 Conference named Learfield IMG College as its new comprehensive sponsorship rights holder. Under this new relationship, Learfield IMG College will have the worldwide sponsorship rights to all 16 Big 12 championship events; and acquires the right to sell title, presenting, and other secondary sponsorships to a broad array of Big 12 events as well as certain other advertising inventory. The Association of Volleyball Professionals unveiled the official lineup of sponsors for the 2019 AVP Pro Beach Tour season. First-time national sponsors Corner Bakery, Stella Rosa, Essentia Water, Aubio Life Sciences and Drake’s Organic Spirits will join alongside returning national partners Wilson, Kona Brewing Co., Hydro Flask, KT Tape, Hawaii Tourism / Hawaiian Islands, Rox Volleyball and Monster Hydro. The tour will kick off with Surf City, USA from May 3-5 with the Huntington Beach Open. Bridgestone, the Official Tire of the NFL,, will take on the NFL Draft with the debut of two new television spots celebrating “Clutch Performance” on ABC and NFL Network. The new spots, “Hockey Mom” and “Camp” focus on the performance of Bridgestone tires. The company is also teaming up with former NFL stars Vince Wilfork and DeAngelo Williams to pay homage to Music City’s style during the event. DIGITAL, DATA & TECH
The Undefeated, ESPN’s content initiative focusing on the intersections of sports, race and culture, signed a multi-year contract extension with senior NBA writer Marc Spears to continue to serve as the platform’s lead journalist covering the NBA. “Marc is one of ESPN’s most valuable reporters, and indispensable to The Undefeated,” said Kevin Merida, Senior Vice President, ESPN, and Editor-in-Chief of The Undefeated. “The combination of his deep knowledge of the NBA and relationships with players has produced a countless number of original stories. Walking around with him at an NBA arena is like accompanying the mayor of a city.” ESPORTS
Team Liquid’s parent company, Axiomatic Gaming, locked in another round of investments, according to Unikrn, that brings in $21.5 million in funding, according to SEC filing documents. The new investors, who were not named, join a lineup of high-profile named that include Michael Jordan, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, and Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber GumGum Sports announced a new product designed to upgrade in-stream sponsorship for esports brands. Over the last several months Team SoloMid and other organizations have deployed GumGum Sports SMP under an exclusive beta testing partnership. The platform, which makes it possible to add, edit and remove sponsorship overlays in player streams, has given partners the ability to customize campaign durations, schedule dayparting parameters for when to serve particular sponsorships, and alter creative executions to suit individual sponsor’s needs. INDUSTRY/ROSTER MOVES
USA Swimming announced the hiring of Shana Ferguson its new Chief Commercial Officer Following a decade with sportswear giant Under Armour as the Head of Global Experiential Marketing, Head of Global Corporate Social Responsibility and Head of Marketing for UA Canada, Ferguson was most recently Vice President of Integrated Marketing & Communications at Icahn Automotive Group. SBTech named Joann Pierce as a Business Development Executive. In her new role, Pierce will focus on development and growth in up and coming regulated markets by creating long-term value for SBTech and future sportsbook Gaming operators. Prior to joining SBTech, Pierce was an independent contractor for ISI Race and Sports, Ltd. Liverpool Football Club will head to the USA as part of their 2019/20 pre-season preparations this July to play in a trio of venues - Fenway Park in Boston, Yankee Stadium in New York City and Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend at the University of Notre Dame. While in the USA, the club will also take an active role in key local community projects in each of the three locations visited. THE MAIN EVENT
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ON THIS DAY in 1974: The NFL grants a franchise to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In the Know: In 1999, the Bucs picked this player in the third round of the NFL Draft and he still ranks as the team’s top scorer today. What is his name? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.) Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: Two NFL franchises are tied with the most #1 Draft Picks in league history, with both featuring seven over the years. One is the Colts, who is the other? Answer: Most popular answer was the Browns, but the correct answer is the Rams. Kudos: Traci Liner-Endeavor/NY; Denis Barry-CBS; Michael Ritz-Northwestern Mutual/NY; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Synda Kollman-Charter Marketing Group/Boca Raton; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank
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