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THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES

This week’s In-Depth examines Citizens Bank Park and Petco Park.
• NHL players lining up deals in Europe in case of lockout.
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Fox executives bench “Scooter,” other MLB graphics after much-maligned debut.
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Fleet deal makes Bank of America a sports lending Goliath.
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One-on-One with former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.

DEPARTMENTS
• Media Tracker: Early NHL playoff ratings, most-watched NBA games and market-by-market numbers for Red Sox-Yankees in prime time.
• Global Sports: Training, equipment are priorities as Iraq is welcomed back to the Olympic Games; IOC proceeding with plans to insure Athens Games against costly cancellation.

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Tube Talk: Ad buyers find plenty of inventory available for NBA playoffs, but networks say sales are strong; HBO Sports finds documentary subjects in 1936 Berlin, 2001 New York.

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Breaking Ground: Ovations takes on incumbent Centerplate as Kemper Arena looks for food service contract; Portland Ridge Associates thinks golf courses might be next opportunity for naming-rights deals.
• Labor & Agents: SFX Basketball signs a roster full of international players, including 2005’s projected No. 1 NBA pick; fledgling GSI Sports agency taking calls about first NFL draft prospect.

ADDITIONAL SECTIONS
PODCASTS

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 24, 2024

Bears set to tell their story; WNBA teams seeing box-office surge; Orlando gets green light on $500M mixed-use plan

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

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.
SBJ TV

Sports Media Podcast April 24 Whos Up Whos Down

4 mins

Sports Media Podcast April 17 2024 The Big Get Molly Solomon

5 mins

Sports Media Podcast March 27 2024

29 mins

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