It has quickly become for basketball fans what MMQB is to football fans and much more. Today, SiriusXM and DGital Media, which continues to add new compelling audio content to its platforms, announced a broadcast agreement today that brings the popular The Vertical Podcast Network to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide. Starting ...
Read More »Topps®, MLB, MLBPA Partner for ‘National Baseball Card Day’
Topps, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have announced that they are joining with hobby stores to celebrate National Baseball Card Day on Saturday, with limited edition six-card packs available at participating shops around the country. The 2016 National Baseball Card Day card designs and ...
Read More »120 Sports Makes More Noise
We hadn’t heard from Chicago-based digital first sports provider 120 Sports in a while since its explosive launch about 18 months ago, but recent developments seem to point to a louder shift in engagement for the venture co-owned by MLB, the NHL, Time Inc. and some other notable investors. First ...
Read More »TOPPS NOW™ Honors Ichiro Suzuki With Commemorative TOPPS NOW Cards For His 3,000th Hit
The Topps Company and their fast-growing on-demand platform TOPPS NOW™ today announced that they are honoring baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki with not one but two types of special cards for fans. The first, an incredible TOPPS NOW card, features Ichiro for his monumental 3,000th hit during Sunday night’s Miami Marlins ...
Read More »Piazza to Make History Again with TOPPS BUNT Digital Signatures This Weekend
The TOPPS Company and their fast-growing digital platform, TOPPS MLB BUNT today announced that New York Mets Hall of Famer Mike Piazza will make history this Saturday, when he conducts a real time customized digital autograph signing this weekend as part of The Baseball Card Show in Atlantic City, New ...
Read More »Yao Ming And Starz Sports International partners with TBT to Take Concept to China
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) today announced the first step in its International expansion. Yao Ming and Starz Sports International, a leading agency and event company in China, will develop TBT China partnering with TBT in global expansion. TBT China’s event will incorporate TBT’s fan first, social media driven, open basketball ...
Read More »Genius Sports, IOC establish Integrity Partnership
Genius Sports and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have signed a landmark agreement that will see both organizations working together to fight against the manipulation of competitions related to sports betting and to protect the integrity of Olympic events. Based on the new agreement, Genius Sports, through its Sport Integrity ...
Read More »Mylan World TeamTennis Begins Sunday on ESPN3, Finals Live on ESPN2
The Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) season begins Sunday, July 31, with 15 matches on ESPN3, concluding with the finals live on ESPN2 on Friday, Aug. 26. The season kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday with five-time defending champions – the Washington Kastles – facing off against a new ...
Read More »GoPro To Be Presenting Sponsor For Drone Racing Championships
Drone Sports Association (DSA), the leading global drone racing and drone sports entertainment company, announced today that the highly anticipated 2016 U.S. National Drone Racing Championships “Drone Nationals” will be presented by GoPro, AIG, EMC {code}, and EY have also signed on as major partners for the marquee event August ...
Read More »Twitter Goes Deep Into College With Campus Insiders Deal
Twitter today announced a new digital media rights partnership with Campus Insiders, highlighted by the live streaming of more than 300 college sports events. “Twitter is the fastest way to see what’s happening in sports,” said Anthony Noto, Twitter’s chief financial officer. “Our partnership with Campus Insiders will bring live ...
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