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Blazers win NBA promo award05 / 20 / 13The Portland Trail Blazers have won this year’s NBA award for best local team promotion held during the recently completed regular season. The Blazers were recognized with the award at the NBA’s annual sponsorship meetings, held last week in Los Angeles. As was the case last year (th... Tags: Franchises |
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Nets, YES settle dispute
YES Network and the New Jersey Nets quietly settled their cable rights fee dispute in May, several weeks before an arbitrator was due to rule on it. The new deal gives YES the Nets’ TV rights through the 2031-32 season – a 10-year extension that was the main reason why the Nets origin ...
Eagles add smartphone apps
The Philadelphia Eagles are looking to make the game-day experience easier for fans with smartphones. The team’s tickets this year for the first time have quick response codes that fans can scan with smartphones to access information about game-day events. The team also this season is using ...
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Braves’ digital ‘bash’ draws big
The Atlanta Braves drew more than 20,000 fans on Aug. 14 for a wide-ranging social media effort dubbed “#BravesBash,” featuring interaction with players on digital platforms. A live streaming event on the club’s Facebook page drew more than 13,000 fans, while a crowd of more ...
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Changes begin at AS Roma
RaptorAccelerator will look to boost the business fortunes of the Italian soccer club AS Roma as the recently created sports and entertainment consultancy begins an operational overhaul of the franchise. GETTY IMAGES ...
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Around the EPL pitch
As the EPL begins its season, we take a look at some of the key business issues facing 10 of the league’s franchises. ■ Chelsea FC Despite some of the EPL’s most expensive season-ticket prices ($970 to $2,050 for adults), ...
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"Changing a culture takes time"
When veteran sports executives Ivan Gazidis and Tom Fox left for the U.K. two years ago to run the business side of Arsenal, one of the most prominent and profitable franchises in the world, the presumption by many in the U.S. was that their American-style management would immediately boost the busi ...
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49ers use tablet product in sales push
The San Francisco 49ers are using a new tablet-based ticket and suite sales product developed by multimedia company Channel 1 Media Solutions that digitizes the marketing and contract processes. The 49ers’ tablet presentation includes high-end digital brochures, simulated views from the tea ...
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Bobcats offer season-ticket smart cards
The Charlotte Bobcats will become the first NBA team to offer season-ticket customers a smart card instead of a printed ticket for admission throughout the season at Time Warner Cable Arena. Called the Season Pass, the smart card technology aims to eliminate the need for printed tickets while als ...
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Vinik likes progress he sees
A year and a half into the dream of owning a hockey franchise, Lightning owner Jeff Vinik is ready to say progress has been made. One sign, he told a room of nearly 600 businesspeople, is the use of the term “bullish” by his top executives at the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vinik was keynote ...
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Nets press on with marketing plan
It’s a tall task for NBA teams rolling out offseason marketing programs without their biggest asset: the players. But that hasn’t stopped them from hitting the streets, as one team, the New Jersey Nets, unveils a new summer campaign to help meet the huge challenge of selling season ticke ...
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