TuneIn is launching a “new brand campaign this week with a focus on news and sports content on the go.” A 30-second video via barrettSF features “snippets of news and sports programs side-by-side with daily at-home activities like cooking, gardening and exercise.” This marks the “first time that TuneIn has run a major brand campaign” since '16 (ADWEEK.com, 6/22).
CHIPPING IN: IOC TOP sponsor Intel has named its initial group of sponsored athletes for the Tokyo Games. U.S. basketball player Nneka Ogwumike, sprinter Noah Lyles and Paralympic long-jumper Lex Gillette are the active athletes on the team. They will be joined by retired decathlete Ashton Eaton, who won Gold in both the '12 London and '16 Rio Games (Ben Fischer, THE DAILY).
FUEL FOR THOUGHT: Heat F Derrick Jones Jr. has signed a deal with EzFill, the "self-described 'on demand fuel delivery service'" that allows users to order gas from their smartphones. Each order "sends a signal to a driver, who will then bring the fuel to the user's location and fill up their gas tanks." The consumer pays the "per gallon price plus a small delivery fee." EzFill's services are "only available in Miami" (MIAMI HERALD, 6/20).
