Talent and sports agency powerhouse Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Sports has acquired the consumer licensing agency Fermata Partners, according to SportsBusiness Daily. Both parties seem to be excited about the new venture. CAA Sports strengthens its already premiere client list with more branding and licensing, while Fermata Partners gains access to some of the top […]
According to Sport Business Daily, over 80 pro golf caddies have “filed a class-action, anti-trust lawsuit against the PGA Tour alleging improper use of the caddies’ ‘likenesses and images,’” according to Dennis Dodd of CBSSPORTS.com. The pending suit is very similar to the “landmark O’Bannon vs. NCAA action — seeks access to what it says […]
According to Sports Business Daily, NFL agent Ben Dogra will now be working at Relativity Sports as Co-CEO of their football division. Dogra will be working alongside Eugene Parker who previously ran the division by himself. Relativity Sports has positioned itself to be the most powerful football player representation practice in the country with the […]
For the seventh consecutive year, Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily presented the annual Sports Business Awards on Wednesday night. The awards recognized achievements in the sports business industry that spanned from March 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. Winners were selected by members of the editorial staff at SBJ/SBD along with a […]