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The NBA's “The Gift of Basketball” spot will debut tonight during TNT's primetime games featuring Lakers-Cavaliers and Mavericks-Warriors, with a media buy breaking Sunday during Fox' NFL coverage. Translation is the "agency of record on the new ad" (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 12/11 issue).

Today's Austin City Council meeting is expected to see a "preliminary report issued outlining the impact an MLS team could have on the community." Eight city-owned locations that could serve as a potential stadium could also "be discussed." The council will "take a six-week winter break" after today (AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN, 12/14).

T-Mobile has "agreed to acquire cable startup Layer3 TV" amid "plans to launch a streaming television service" in '18 (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 12/13).

Julian McWilliams has joined The Athletic and will serve as the A's beat writer (TWITTER.com, 12/13).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 6, 2024

Takeaways from a big sports weekend including The Kentucky Derby and F1's Miami Grand Prix; Caitlin Clark's WNBA preseason debut; a new RSN set to form in Chicago.

Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with Learfield's Cory Moss as he talks about his company’s collaboration on EA Sports College Football. Later in the show, we hear from MASN/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald on how he sees the college and professional baseball scene shaking out. SBJ’s Adam Stern shares his thoughts on the upcoming Canelo-Mungia bout on Prime Video and DAZN.

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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