Marketplace Round-Up

In Charlotte, Rick Rothacker notes three of the four NFL teams sponsored by Bank of America — the Panthers, Patriots and Redskins — made the playoffs and won their Wild Card games. For Wachovia-sponsored teams, two of three — the Giants and Jaguars — made the playoffs, but both lost their first-round games (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 1/11)....In Atlanta, Chris Vivlamore reports the former LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship this season will be named the Atlanta Charity Championship hosted by Nancy Lopez, with Henry Medical Center becoming the primary charitable beneficiary. Chick-fil-A in April ended its role as title sponsor of the event after 11 years, citing an “expanded commitment to college athletics” (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 1/11)....In Chicago, Lewis Lazare reports StarLink Worldwide has been tabbed as the media strategy and investment agency of record for Comcast’s OLN and The Golf Channel. Starlink will develop all strategy to promote the channels’ programming and viewer offerings (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 1/11).