A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM TENNIS CHANNEL | Coming out of an outstanding inaugural Laver Cup during which the Tennis World came to a standstill to watch tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer team up for doubles &Team Europe sneak by Team World, Tennis Channel looks ahead to the Tour Finals Catch the top stars LIVE on Tennis Channel week-after-week to close out 2017 Action continues as top players make a final push for a run at being crowned World Champion Be a part of the action on Tennis Channel Multi-Platform Opportunities Available: Contact [email protected] |
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SPONSORSHIP & PROMOTION US Figure Skating announced that Bridgestone Americas will serve as the naming rights sponsor of 2017 Bridgestone Skate America, the annual International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series event held in the US. 2017 Bridgestone Skate America will feature 60 of the top skaters from around the world and is scheduled to take place Nov. 24-26 in Lake Placid, New York. “We are honored to have a company of Bridgestone’s stature associated with Skate America and as a partner of U.S. Figure Skating,” U.S. Figure Skating Executive Director David Raith said. “We have been impressed by Bridgestone’s commitment to supporting the Olympic movement and we look forward to working closely with them to showcase our great sport and dedicated athletes to the world.” The CAA Sports division of Creative Artists Agency is picking up Barrett Sports Group, according to the LA Business Journal. In announcing the acquisition on Monday, the agency said operations of Manhattan Beach-based BSG, founded in 2000 by Daniel S. Barrett, would be joined with its Icon Venue Group, an owners’ representative and project management business. The new division will be known as CAA Icon. Tim Romani will lead the division. Euroleague Basketball and G2 Strategic announced the launch of a new department, Euroleague Business Operations & Club Services, described as the first club services division among all European professional sports leagues and modeled after similar service departments that have been implemented that likes of the NBA’s Team Marketing & Business Operations. BOCS will assist its 16 clubs across all commercial areas, in an effort to improve the customer experience, optimize fan engagement, and achieve long-term economic growth. DIGITAL & STREAMING DraftKings is partnering with TuneIn to drive the fantasy sports user experience and will now be able to give customers direct play-by-play access to original, live and on-demand sports content through Draftkings.com and the DraftKings’ apps. Additionally, customers will have access to DraftKings’ own fantasy sports podcasts including, “The Edge” and “The Pat Mayo Experience.” ESPORTS ELEAGUE locked in its playoff plans for the ELEAGUE Premier starting Oct. 10 with a lineup of final teams that include G2 Esports and FaZe Clan in addition to North, Cloud9, Heroic, Astralis, EnVyUs, and Fnatic. Competition will feature two days for the quarterfinals, a day for the semifinals, and then the championship on TBS on Oct. 13. ROSTER MOVES Nielsen Sports announced the appointment of Jon Stainer as Managing Director for the Americas. Stainer will move to the US in January to oversee the growing business in the US, Canada and Mexico. Stainer will be supported by Scott Horowitz, who is being promoted to SVP Revenue & New Business, Americas for Nielsen Sports. Additionally, Stephen Master will take on the newly formed role of Global Head of Federations, and will be charged with the growth of the federations business for Nielsen Sports around the world. Peter Laatz will be leaving the business at the end of 2017 to pursue new career opportunities. Octagon announced the addition of digital media expert William Mao to the agency’s Global Media Rights Consulting group. Mao previously served as Head of College Sports for YouTube, where he established digital video partnerships with the NCAA and major college conferences including the Pac-12 and ACC. Longtime PGA TOUR executive Charlie Zink,announced his retirement, after fulfilling his role as Chairman of the recent Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City. Zink initially joined the TOUR as Chief Financial Officer, eventually rose to Co-Chief Operating Officer. Major League Soccer announced that Diego A. Moratorio has been named General Manager, MLS Canada – a new position at the League and its commercial arm, Soccer United Marketing (SUM). Moratorio will be based in Toronto and will report to SUM President Kathy Carter. THE MAIN EVENT Twins/Yankees in the AL Wild Card Game on ESPN at 8p. |
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ON THIS DAY in 1970: Major League Baseball umpires call their first-ever labor strike before the American and National League Championship Series. In the Know: Before joining the Red Sox, David Ortiz played six seasons with what club? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.) Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: What is the name of Wichita State University’s mascot? Answer: Most popular answer by far was the Shockers, but that is the team name, not the mascot name. Correct answer was WuShock. Kudos: Phyllis McQuillan-MSG Networks/NY; Nate Hammond-JCC/NY; Chris Schwartz-ISC/Charlotte; John Langermann-WINK-TV/WXCW-TV/Fort Myers; Lance Phegley-Texas Runner and Triathlete magazine/Houston; Judie Henninger-Valentine Productions/Santa Monica; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Bob Ramsey/Palm Springs Later -- Chris |
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