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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP

     The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that brewing companies may
label their beers to show how much alcohol they contain.  The
decision sweeps aside a 60-year-old rule intended to "prevent
abusive drinking" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 4/20)...."Helped by
continued strong international sales," Coca-Cola Co. grew its 1st
quarter earnings 22%.  Results exceeded Wall Street expectations
(ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 4/20).  But shares of Coca-Cola fell 50
cents to $57.875 yesterday on the NYSE (N.Y. TIMES,
4/20)....49ers Jerry Rice and Steve Young were signed as
spokespersons for PepsiCo's AllSport drink.  Rice now ranks among
a handful of pro football players with product endorsement
contracts that exceed $1M (USA TODAY, 4/20)....Instead of renting
space in downtown Atlanta, the Super Show will build temporary
structures for its '96 show in parking lots of the Georgia Dome
and the Georgia World Congress Center to save on rent and
consolidate the show (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 4/20).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

WNBA regular season games to be available on Disney+; Candace Parker's new role at Adidas; Rory McIlroy will not return to PGA Tour Policy Board and Theo Epstein's role with the PGA Tour moving forward.

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 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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