In a world that is becoming more and more reliant on electronics and online and virtual communication, Excel Sports Management has decided to branch out and expand on its already enormous company. On May 19th, Excel Sports Management launched their new media division called “Excel Media.” This division will focus on original programming, media talent […]
Becky Hammon (San Antonio Spurs), Nancy Lieberman (Big3 Basketball) and Jenny Boucek (Sacramento Kings) aren’t the only female names to surface in men’s professional basketball in recent years. Wasserman Media Group’s Debbie Spander, Senior VP of Broadcasting and Coaching at Wasserman, is writing up her own story that’s a proprietary blend of her past and […]
Huge news came out this week with the NFL Players Association launching ACE Media. Athlete Content & Entertainment (ACE) will be a sports media company focusing on creating unique sports-lifestyle content with athletes. With the NFLPA as a majority shareholder, ACE Media will have exclusive access to more than 1,800 active players. ACE Media will […]
What: 2010 Scholarly Conference on College Sport Where: William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) When: April 21st (Wednesday) – April 23rd (Friday) Blurb: It is the 3rd annual conference for faculty, athletic administrators, students, sport practitioners, and the public interested in research, theory, and critical thinking […]
What: 7th Annual Relay Worldwide Sports Sponsorship Symposium by SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily When: Wednesday, Sept. 30 – Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 Where: New York City, NY at the Marriott Marquis Keynote: Uli Becker, CEO and President, Reebok International Panels: Sept. 30 7:30 a.m. – Registration 8:30 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks Richard […]
As more and more athletes and their agents begin to accept social media devices, professional leagues are also gaining a strong presence on the social networking sites. However, whereas the athletes are publicly posting information that is widely disseminated to a large audience of followers, the various leagues have decided to create much different identities […]
What: Half-day conference focused on the economics of online and mobile sports media and leagues’ own efforts. Where: Edison Ballroom in New York City When: October 29, 2008 Subjects: The complicated economics of league rights, data business, syndication, exclusivity, premium and more. Headliners: Gary Bettman – Commissioner of NHL Bob Bowman – President/CEO of MLBAM […]
Andy Lutzky of Pressrow.net (a web site/blog tracking the world of sports media) emailed yesterday to inform me that SportsAgentBlog.com has been selected for the final five sports websites to appear in the inaugural Press Row Access Awards, for August 2008. Voting for the “winner” among the five finalists started yesterday and will go on […]
David Snyder, a Search and Social Media Strategist at http://snydeysense.com/ will be lending his knowledge over in this neck of the woods about once a week. Here is his first piece for SportsAgentBlog.com. Enjoy. No market is as volatile on the web right now as sports. The rise of social media and thus the voice […]
Sponsored Post: DigitalSports.com is a local sports media company that will aim to cater to a national audience. For now, the service is limited to Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington D.C. No matter what state you live in, at DigitalSports.com you can access information about local High School and Club Sports & […]