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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP

          The L.A. TIMES' Business section runs a special on last
     weekend's Super Bowl ads today, which includes interviews
     with  creative directors, marketing experts, and the general
     public on their opinions of the ads (L.A. TIMES, 1/29)....NV
     sports books took in a record $77.2M in Super Bowl bets "but
     barely managed to make money."  The 133 legal books won
     $472,033, 0.6% of the total wagered (USA TODAY, 1/29).
     ...Jelena Dokic, a 14-year-old Australian tennis player, was
     featured in the MELBOURNE AGE.  Dokic already has
     sponsorship deals with Nike and Prince, while IMG and
     Advantage Int'l are negotiating with her father, Damire,
     about her future management (AGE, 1/29)....UNC-Charlotte
     men's basketball coach Melvin Watkins signed a multi-year
     contract with NC-based Hawk Sports Management (Hawk).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 9, 2024

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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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