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Scouting reports an online phenom for Cooperstown05 / 13 / 13The National Baseball Hall of Fame has generated a significant groundswell of digital traffic and publicity from its recent online release of scouting reports for more than 12,000 current and former big league players. The project is part of “Diamond Mines,” a new exhibit developed wi... Tags: Media |
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New rules for MLB draft
MLB teams are generally not expected to surpass the new signing bonus pools for the first-year player draft, set to begin today, because of harsh new penalties in place for excess spending. The new rules, among the foremost changes in the five-year collective-bargaining agreement signed last Nove ...
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MindGames Inc., a Los Angeles-based social gaming startup, has secured a group license with the NFL Players Association for its initial product, MindSports Football. The company was founded by veteran digital media executive Larry Tobin, formerly of Yahoo, Fox Sports Interactive and NHL Interacti ...
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MLB streaks draw scrutiny
As MLB enjoys an attendance spike to start the 2012 season, the two clubs with the league’s longest consecutive sellout streaks are experiencing increased no-shows and heightened local scrutiny on the veracity of their records. ...
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USOC, Whistle sign deal
The U.S. Olympic Committee has struck a cross-platform content and distribution agreement with The Whistle, the startup sports content developer aimed at children and backed by a group of sports and entertainment luminaries. In the deal, The Whistle will create a series of Olympic-themed shows hi ...
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Top Rank punches up digital with BAM
Top Rank Boxing has signed a deal with MLB Advanced Media in which baseball’s interactive arm will host the boxing promoter’s live online streaming, help develop subscription digital content and create mobile applications. The deal represents a move by Top Rank Boxing to better moneti ...
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Fan votes pour in for ‘NHL 13’
The NHL, EA Sports and mobile sponsor BlackBerry have combined on an unlikely grassroots marketing success story, surpassing more than 19.5 million fan votes in a campaign to pick the cover athlete for “NHL 13.” The vo ...
Cubs add cards to Social Media Night
The Chicago Cubs on Wednesday will hold their first Social Media Night, and the club will try to add a new wrinkle to an increasingly common event by issuing Twitter-oriented baseball cards. The Cubs’ cards feature their act ...
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For Citi, All-Star is almost official
MLB and the New York Mets finally are planning to announce as soon as this week that Citi Field will be the site for the 2013 All-Star Game, industry sources said, at last giving formal confirmation to one of the sport’s worst-kept secrets. For more than a year, Citi Field has been the wide ...
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MLB decision due in Nats-MASN dispute
MLB is looking to make a final decision on the ongoing media rights fee dispute between the Washington Nationals and MASN in the coming weeks, with the issue moving forward on an accelerated course. A ruling may arrive soon after owners’ meetings slated for May 16-17 in New York, according ...
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Full-court press helps close L.A. sale
Behind the pomp and circumstance of last week’s news conference introducing Guggenheim Baseball Management as the new owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers was a blitz of legal activity aimed at closing the record-setting $2.15 billion deal in a mere 18 days. ...
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