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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP

          SHOE NEWS: Reebok is putting "at least" $10M behind its
     Shawn Kemp Reignman II shoe.  Reebok hopes to sell between
     200,000 to 250,000 pairs of the sneakers, including at least
     50,000 pairs of the all-black models the company hurried to
     make after Kemp's trade to Cleveland (David Adams, AKRON
     BEACON JOURNAL, 11/10)....In Detroit, Perry Farrell reports
     that Pistons G Lindsey Hunter wore Reebok shoes the first
     two games of the season, then switched to Nike.  Hunter:
     "They gave me a better offer" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 11/11).
          NOTES: A new 30-second TV spot for Campbell's Chunky
     Soup featuring Reggie White debuts this week (ADWEEK, 11/10)
     ....After debate, Britain now plans to "phase out" tobacco
     sponsorship of Formula One racing after 10 years (AP/STAR-
     NEWS, 11/11)....As part of the Fox Kids/Starter Play
     Football Craze promo, Emmitt Smith and Curtis Martin will
     travel to Philadelphia today to play flag football with 12-
     year-old Matthew Kilrain and 19 of his friends (NFL).

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 7, 2024

The PWHL playoffs set to begin after record-breaking inaugural season; Smith Entertainment Group announces plans for Utah hockey franchise HQ; new title sponsors for the PGA Tour event in Charlotte and college football bowl game in Arizona.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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