Golf Channel in a filing today will ask the city of Orlando for financial incentives to "help it create 75 new media and telecommunications jobs next year." The network also plans to "expand its local headquarters and invest $1.9 million in construction and equipment" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/29).
Iconix Brand Group today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Umbro brand and related intellectual property assets from Nike for $225M in cash (Iconix Brand Group).
ESPN Consumer Products is bringing back the ESPN Bowl Championship Apparel by adidas collection that features men's and women's T-shirts, hoodies and headwear for all BCS bowl participants as well as a Championship graphic for the five bowl winners (ESPN).
A record third-round crowd of 16,981 on Saturday attended the Tiger Woods-hosted World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sunday's crowd of 19,777 was the second-largest final-round crowd for the tournament, giving it a six-day total of 66,520, "the second-largest tournament total in the history of the event" (DAILYNEWS.com, 12/3).
