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NHRA Announces Multiyear Deal With InterContinental Hotels Group

The NHRA today announced a multiyear partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group, owner of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Candlewood Suites. The deal will see IHG designate Candlewood Suites as the "Preferred Hotel of NHRA," giving the NHRA its first hotel sponsor since losing Motel 6 eight years ago. Financial terms of the agreement were not available. The deal includes advertising on NHRA.com and in NHRA Nitro News, a weekly e-mail sent to fans. IHG also receives access to the NHRA's 80,000 members.

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.

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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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