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The Swiss Football League and retail bank Raiffeisen have agreed to a deal that will make it the main sponsor of the league. Infront Ringier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland, the exclusive marketing partner of the Swiss Football League, reached the multi-year agreement with Raiffeisen renaming the league the Raiffesien Super League (Infront).

TEAMING UP: Glaceau Vitaminwater, official worldwide partner of the London 2012 Olympic Games has teamed up with int'l pop star Jessie J for a music video game. Glaceau Vitaminwater and Jessie J collaborated to create the artist's video for her latest top 10 single, "Laserlight." They then took the video and created Musical Chairs, an online music video game that allows fans to play together from around the world (Glaceau Vitaminwater).

ANIMATED JOURNEY: In London, Matthew Chapman reported that Lloyds TSB will use all the characters from its long-standing "For the journey" animated campaign in a TV ad celebrating its Olympic coverage. The campaign will focus on the initiatives the bank has run as "part of its sponsorship, including its school sports week, ticket giveaways, support for Olympic athletes and backing of the torch relay." RKCR/Y&R created the 90-second "centrepiece" film that shows characters from more than 40 past ads (BRANDREPUBLIC.com, 6/19).

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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