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beIN Sports announced the renewal of its media rights deals with soccer leagues La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 (beIN Sports).

BYU confirmed that the school and Utah have "agreed in principle to extend" their football rivalry to '19 and '20, and that the ADs for both schools have "discussed tentative dates" to play in '21 and '22 (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 8/19). The series is "currently on a two-year hiatus" (DESERET NEWS, 8/19).

The Bucks have "beefed up their arena-project team" by retaining Icon Venue Group as the club's owner's representative (BIZJOURNALS.com, 8/18).

STX has signed multiyear deals with Boston Univ. and the Univ. of New Hampshire "to become the schools' official field hockey equipment sponsors" (Baltimore SUN, 8/19).

Rolex runs a full-page ad in USA Today congratulating golfer Jason Day for wining the PGA Championship, his first major. The same ad ran yesterday in the N.Y. Times (THE DAILY).

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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