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Comcast NBCUniversal Celebrates NFL Kickoff 2018 in Philadelphia

With the Philadelphia Eagles returning to the field after their first-ever Super Bowl title, Comcast NBCUniversal will celebrate NFL Kickoff 2018 with unmatched participation by its sports, news and entertainment assets in downtown Philadelphia one week from today on Thursday, September 6th. Anticipating widespread excitement in the City of Brotherly Love, NBCUniversal ...

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SportsEdTV Appoints Jaeger, Makovsky to Advisory Board

SportsEdTV, which provides free, world-class, online video instruction in over thirty sports, has appointed Andrea Jaeger, a former number two world-ranked professional tennis player, and Matt Makovsky, Chief Executive of New York-based innovation consultancy, Skylabs, and Chief Strategy Officer of Makovsky, a leading independent integrated marketing company, to its Advisory Board. ...

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U.S. Polo Assn. Creates ‘The Polo Life’ Show

USPA Global Licensing Inc. (USPAGL), the official licensing arm and broadcaster of the United States Polo Association (USPA), is proud to partner with the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council (TDC) in sponsoring a new television and digital show “The Polo Life,” a 30-minute experience that takes viewers inside the ...

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Three Prominent Figures Create Tribute To John McCain

If you were looking for leaders in sports, media and entertainment the list could start with three pretty prominent names: Dick Ebersol, Donna DeVarona and Dr. Harvey Schiller. The trio have been prominent movers and shakers and have touched probably millions of lives and helped shaped not just careers, but ...

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Sports Business Industry Veteran Walker Looks To Shape Up The National Fitness Foundation

There are certainly a great deal of challenges when negotiating the worlds of sports and government, and this week a sports business executive with a load of business building experience signed on for a task to try and meld those worlds closer together. The National Fitness Foundation, the official nonprofit ...

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Comcast, Fox To Continue Carry Big Ten Network, Big Ten Games on FS1

Comcast Corporation and Fox Networks Group announced today that they have reached an agreement for Comcast to continue carrying the Big Ten Network. The companies also reached an agreement for Comcast to continue carrying all of the Big Ten games on FS1. Under the terms of the agreement, Comcast will ...

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Vislink Provides Broadcast Technology to Volvo Ocean Race

xG Technology, Inc. whose brands are recognized as the global leaders in live video communications in the broadcast, law enforcement and defense markets, announced that its Vislink business has supplied a comprehensive suite of wireless video transmission equipment as Official Radio Frequency Broadcast Equipment Supplier to the Volvo Ocean Race event. Vislink ...

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Entravision to Provide Spanish-Language Radio NFL Broadcasts

Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE : EVC ), a diversified global media and advertising technology company serving Latino consumers, today announced that it has renewed its NFL agreement for three more years, and will be the official NFL Spanish language radio broadcaster for Sunday Night Football through the 2020 season. This season, Entravision will ...

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United States Figure Skating Embraces Athlete-Driven Marketing with opendorse Partnership

U.S. Figure Skating and opendorse, an athlete marketing platform, today announced a strategic partnership, making U.S. Figure Skating the first Olympic national governing body to help its athletes build their brands and sport on social. “We are excited to partner with opendorse to amplify the voice of our athletes and ...

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CBS Sports Continues Its ‘Four Sides Of The Story’ Franchise With Four New Documentaries Airing This Season

CBS Sports continues its successful “Four Sides of the Story” franchise with four new documentaries airing over the next four months, showcasing memorable sports stories from the past year. Created in 2017, “Four Sides of the Story” highlights seminal sports moments through four unique points of view with each segment ...

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