SBJ Unpacks: A 'TNF' feed for every occasion
SBJ Unpacks: Amazon's alternate "Thursday Night Football" feeds continue to proliferate. LeBron James and Maverick Carter's "TNF in The Shop" debuts tonight.
SBJ's David Albright is on the Morning Buzzcast. He reports on Maryland getting approval for mobile sports betting, MLS and Apple detailing their new streaming service and UCLA going before its Board of Regents.
SBJ celebrates Forty Under 40, New Voices Under 30 in Manhattan. QuintEvents is a global force in experiential with more growth ahead. Pro Volleyball Federation will launch with veteran leadership.
Amazon has experimented with several alternate feeds for its "TNF" production. The analytics-heavy Prime Vision stream has been running all season. Amazon is already the titular sponsor of the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. The calling card of PrimeVision is the quantitative flourishes with the tactical viewpoints.
Liberty Media plans to spin off the Atlanta Braves as a publicly traded company. The team's operations will not change, according to Braves Holdings Chair Terry McGuirk. It remains to be seen how operating as its own publicly-traded company may benefit the Braves' financial operations.
QuintEvents is a global leader in the experiential industry. It has offices in six countries worldwide. Its revenue is expected to grow by five times by 2024. It will employ nearly 240 people by the end of the year. The company has relationships with NBA, F1 and the Kentucky Derby.
SBJ celebrates Forty Under 40 and New Voices Under 30 events in Manhattan. The Forty under 40 event got things started Tuesday night at Pier 61 in Chelsea. On Wednesday night, another class of New voices gathered to celebrate at Marquee New York. The 360-degree photo booth at the event was a hit among attendees. It was easy to use. Some people tried it several times. There were some big names there. They included NASCAR's Steve Phelps, SteveO'Donnell, Meadowlark Media's John Skipper, CAA's Paul Danforth, MikeLevine and HowieNuchow, Oak View Group's Dan Griffis, MLS' MarkAbbott and Seth Bacon, GregByrne (Alabama) and Dan Radakovich (Miami), ESPN's OmarRaja, MLB's Chris Marinak, Elevate Sports Group’s Al Guido, ChipBowers and BenGumpert, the Pistons' JoeDumars, Underdog Ventures' Dan Mannix, Pac-12's JamieZaninovich, Teamworks/INFLCR's ReggieLove, CSM's Peter Honig, Latham & Watkins' FrankSaviano and former USTA CEO Arlen Kantarian.
Pro Volleyball Federation will launch a professional women's indoor volleyball league in the U.S. in February 2024. The first draft of collegiate players will take place next November. In the inaugural season, 8-10 teams will play 16 matches with 14 players on each roster from February-May in pro arenas across North America. Player salaries will start at $60,000.
NASCAR is expanding globally for the first time since the pandemic. It's looking to launch its next international series in South America. NASCAR will rebrand the GT Sprint Race as the NASCAR Brazil Sprint race. Competition will start in March with the 2023 season. The series was founded by former Brazilian stock car driver Thiago Marques and Carlos Col, an experienced Brazilian racing executive.
MLB unveils new career development program: MLB University. It's aimed at preparing diverse, mid-level baseball front office professionals for advancement to senior baseball operations or on-field roles. Commissioner Rob Manfred says umpires won't wear FTX sponsor patches on their uniforms next year. Bellator is adding two new sponsors to the MMA circuit's sponsor roster. Activision Blizzard's 14-year publishing partnership with NetEase is ending in January 2023.
Rob Manfred says umpires won't wear FTX patches on their uniforms next year. MLB signed a reported five-year deal with the now bankrupt cryptocurrency firm in June 2021.
Bellator is adding two new sponsors to the MMA circuit's sponsor roster. Blackhawk tires and Peak automotive/chemical auto products will sponsor this weekend's Bellator 288 card at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Kevin Love is an investor in Aescape, a company that builds automated massage therapy experiences.
Activision Blizzard's 14-year publishing partnership with NetEase is ending in January 2023. Blizzard Entertainment games such as Blizzard’s Blizzard and Blizzard 2 will become unavailable in China.
Evil Geniuses has disbanded its Dota 2 roster and is building a new team based in South America.
