February, 2020

• 6 February

  New Platform Finds Disruptive Way To Assist Entrepreneurial Student Athletes…In Time

  

  Out of every challenge comes opportunity, and as we look ahead into 2020, there may be no bigger opportunity on the horizon in the college space than what could be occurring with “NIL,” the ability for college athletes to effectively use their own name, image and likeness for commercial gain. ...

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• 5 February

  New Babe Ruth Podcast Launches Thursday

  

  Thursday, Babe Ruth‘s birthday, will mark the launch of a new podcast recounting the Bambino’s marketing clout. “Babe Ruth Master Marketer” will feature people from the Ruth family like Babe’s grandson Tom Stevens who wrote the foreword to the book Babe Ruth – A Superstar’s Legacy, by Jerry Amernic, and ...

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• 5 February

  KSFN-AM 1510 UNANIMO Deportes Is San Francisco’s New Sports Radio Station

  

  Lazer Broadcasting, owner and operator of 43 radio stations in California & Reno, and UNANIMO Deportes, a leading Spanish-language sports radio network in the U.S., announced the official launch of its affiliate station KSFN-AM 1510 in San Francisco, CA. KSFN-AM 1510 will be a 24/7 broadcasting affiliate and will be known as UNANIMO Deportes ...

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• 4 February

  “Willie,” The Incredible Life Story of Trailblazer and Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree, Announced Distribution Deal With ESPN

  

  Bryant McBride and Laurence Mathieu-Leger, producers of the critically-acclaimed documentary “Willie,” today announced a partnership with ESPN to air the film this spring in celebration of Black History Month. The film will be available through the month of February on ESPN Streaming On Demand, and will have four airings on ...

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• 4 February

  America’s Boating Channel Partners with Rakuten OverDrive in Offering Videos to Libraries and Schools Worldwide

  

  America’s Boating Channel™, the highly rated producer of safe boating  and boater education videos, announced today that its forty most popular titles are now available to public libraries and schools worldwide through Rakuten OverDrive’s leading video, ebook, and audiobook lending platform. America’s Boating Channel’s carefully curated offerings on OverDrive represent ...

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• 3 February

  Jeep’s ‘Groundhog Day’ Wins USA TODAY’s 32nd Annual Super Bowl Ad Meter Competition

  

  USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), announced that Jeep’s “Groundhog Day” was voted the winning commercial of USA TODAY’s 32nd Super Bowl Ad Meter, the industry-leading tool used to track public opinion surrounding Super Bowl ads. The commercial received the highest average rating in this year’s competition, which ...

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• 1 February

  NHL Network To Televise Final Three Contests of Rivalry Series

  

  NHL Network will televise the final three contests of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series it was announced today by USA Hockey. The competition – between the women’s national teams of the U.S. and Canada – resumes this coming Monday (Feb. 3) in Victoria, B.C., with opening faceoff set for 7:30 p.m. PT at ...

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January, 2020

• 30 January

  American Cornhole League Pits Jones, Darnold; ESPN To Broadcast

  

  The American Cornhole League (ACL), the originator of competitive cornhole, is thrilled to announce that the Quarterbacks from both New York Football teams, Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold will step off the gridiron and onto the cornhole court for a special ESPN broadcast leading into the Big Game. The face-off, ...

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• 28 January

  National Lacrosse League To Host First-Ever Team Business Summit In Las Vegas This Week

  

  The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the premier professional lacrosse league in the world, will be holding its first-ever team business summit this week atMGM’s Mandalay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three days of meetings and seminars will culminate with Saturday’s historic matchup between the San Diego Seals ...

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• 27 January

  National Lacrosse League Names AT&T As First-Ever Wireless Telecommunications Partner

  

  The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the premier professional lacrosse league in the world, today announced that AT&T will be the league’s first-ever official Telecommunications partner in the United States. The AT&T deal is the latest in a series of announcements that continues to amplify the growth of the NLL into ...

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