Brands continue to drop news about their plans for the Super Bowl. Nintendo, for the first time ever, will run an ad during the game with a 30-second spot dedicated to the Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game. In addition, a 90-second version can be viewed on its YouTube […]
MLS’ deadline day for groups seeking to join the league passed with a dozen cities vying to contention. MLS will look to add four more expansion teams in the coming years for a total of 28 clubs. Locations include: Charlotte, Nashville, Indianapolis, Detroit, Phoenix, St. Louis, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio, Sacramento, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg and […]
February is Hockey Is For Everyone month, with the NHL, the league’s clubs and the NHLPA lining up a slate of community-related initiatives the will drive awareness on such areas as LGBTQ; ethnicity and gender equality; socio-economic status and those with disabilities. The campaign is conducted in partnership with the You Can Play Project a […]
Major League Soccer announced that Chicago’s Soldier Field will host the league’s 2017 All-Star Game on Aug. 2. The date marks the second time in the 22-year history of the league that Chicago will play host to the mid-season classic. “Chicago is one of the great sports cities in America, and Soldier Field is one […]
FC Bayern Munich has a new partner, with Apple Music signing on as a new sponsor of the team. The deal will see the service offer exclusive playlists and other content to fans of the team and serve as the club’s official music service. In addition, Beats by Dr. Dre will continue to be the […]
SiriusXM emerged as the next stop of Brent Musburger, as the former ESPN broadcaster will team with Al Bernstein to launch VSiN (Vegas Stats & Information Network) at the radio platform. VSiN marks the first national radio channel dedicated to sports gaming, and will launch on February 27, anchored by Musburger and Bernstein, who will […]
On the ratings front, NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2017 NHL All-Star Game averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 2.28 million viewers across NBC and NBC Sports Digital platforms, according to Fast National from Nielsen and digital data from Adobe Analytics. The NBC-only broadcast averaged 2.262 million viewers, up 42% over last year’s game on […]
As Super Bowl Week kicks into gear, FOX Sports, which will carry the game on Sunday, hit the weekend with news of its first-ever Agency of Record, lining up a deal to add long-time ESPN partner Wieden+Kennedy New York to its growth plans. The agency will look to “elevate and expand FOX Sports’ brand storytelling […]
Nationwide will once again cover the NFL, with the two organizations locking in a deal for the insurance brand to remain an official auto, home and life insurance sponsor of the league for the next four years. The deal will see Nationwide continue as the presenting sponsor of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the […]
FOX Sports is turning to Wieden+Kennedy New York to serve as its first-ever Agency of Record. The partnership between the two will see the global advertising agency lead efforts to elevate and expand FOX Sports’ brand storytelling and advertising campaigns, helping to drive and develop creative activations across all of the network’s top sports properties […]
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