Reps of the Spurs, the city of San Antonio, Bexar
County and the San Antonio Livestock Exposition agreed
yesterday to a "plan drafted by the Spurs for limited joint
marketing" of the Alamodome and the team's proposed $175M
arena at Freeman Coliseum, according to Cary Cardwell of the
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS. The deal, which still needs
approval of the City Council and other bodies, "would let
the Spurs market the luxury suites and all permanent
advertising signs at the arena and the dome, except during
the Stock Show & Rodeo." In exchange, the city would get
$250,000 annually from the Spurs and 50% of revenues greater
than $500,000 a year. City officials were concerned the
team would take all events to the new facility, which still
faces voter approval. The move could have resulted in the
Alamodome losing $1M annually. In other news yesterday, the
Spurs paid for a 30-minute TV program on KSAT-ABC that
"celebrated the team's accomplishments" last year. The
spot, one of four included in the station's broadcasting
deal with the team, ran during the half-hour before "Monday
Night Football" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 9/21).
