Ben Fischer

Ben Fischer covers the NFL and all other professional football news for Sports Business Journal. A journalist with a unique blend of experience in government, sports and business, Fischer wrote about the New York tech startup scene, the health care industry in Washington, D.C., and politics in Ohio before joining Sports Business Journal. BEATS: NFL, NFL clubs, sponsors, broadcasters; XFL, CFL.

New Aurora Games put focus on women

Journal - 05/13/2019

The startup Aurora Games are a bet that women’s Olympic sports can thrive, not just survive, without the men at the same event. Founded by former ProServ President and StarGames CEO Jerry Solomon, the six-day festival is set for the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., from...

LA 2028’s big sales push

Journal - 05/13/2019

Companies only interested in sponsoring Los Angeles 2028 or buying Olympic ad time from NBCUniversal — but not both — will find themselves at the back of the line as sales get started this year. In separate interviews over the past week, LA 2028 Chief Revenue Officer Kathy...

USOC Gets $488M Guarantee From '28 Games Joint Venture

Daily - 05/06/2019

The USOC will receive a $488M guarantee from the joint venture it created with LA 2028 to sell sponsorships to the ‘28 Games, exposing it to less risk than it originally agreed to when the parties were bidding for the ’24 Games, according to public documents. The $488M is...

Closing Shot: Burn blue

Journal - 05/06/2019

After 16 months competing in the Overwatch League, the Dallas Fuel finally played a game in their home market on April 27. For Kenneth Hersh, lead investor in parent company Envy Gaming, the significance of the moment cannot be overstated. In one afternoon, he said, esports changed...

Olympic NGBs form lobbying group ahead of congressional action

Journal - 05/06/2019

Leaders of Olympic sports national governing bodies have formed a task force to protect their interests as Congress considers rewriting the U.S. Amateur Sports Act. The U.S. Olympic Committee and various athlete interest groups are organizing and lobbying lawmakers already, and the individual governing bodies want to...

Red Bull To Sponsor USA Hoops' 3-On-3 Qualifying For Tokyo

Daily - 05/02/2019

USA Basketball has signed Red Bull North America to a sponsorship that includes title rights to a series of 3-on-3 competitions to determine the U.S. team at the '20 Tokyo Games, where the discipline will make its Olympic debut. It is the first NGB deal for Red Bull, which...

Red Bull To Sponsor USA Basketball 3-On-3 Qualifying For Tokyo

Morning Buzz - 05/02/2019

USA Basketball has signed Red Bull North America to a sponsorship that includes title rights to a series of 3-on-3 competitions to determine the U.S. team at the '20 Tokyo Games, where the discipline will make its Olympics debut. It is the first NGB deal for Red Bull, which...

USA Gymnastics Backtracks On Another Major Exec Hire

Morning Buzz - 05/01/2019

USA Gymnastics has rescinded its hire of Edwin Nyman as its first Dir of Sports Medicine & Science, just one day after announcing Nyman had joined the organization. While some critics, including Simone Biles , raised questions about the hire on Twitter on Monday, USA Gymnastics...

LA 2028 Outlines $6.88B Spending Plan In First Budget

Daily - 04/30/2019

LA 2028 released its first budget for the '28 Games today, a $6.88B spending plan that includes a $616M contingency for overruns. The top line is 29% higher than a $5.33B budget released in '17, which has been the most commonly cited price for the Games. However, that figure...

LA 2028 Updates Budget For Inflation, Costs Tied To 4-Year Wait

Morning Buzz - 04/30/2019

LA 2028 today released its first budget for the '28 Games, a $6.88B spending plan that includes a $616M contingency for overruns. The top line is 29% higher than a $5.33B budget released in '17, which has been the most commonly cited price for the Games. But that figure...

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