News and opinions on the business side of sports
23
Apr
Tweet The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee recently released the results of their Super Bowl Economic Impact Study, and the numbers are, well, super. Having the Super Bowl in Arizona generated a record $500.6 million in spending by both visiting fans and companies. You can read many of the details about the study and the [...]
19
Apr
Tweet There is a new website that just went public this week that seems quite interesting. The site is www.sportscareers.com, and it is positioned as a complete career management site for people in the sports industry. They are running a free 2 week preview right now, then after that they offer monthly and yearly subscription [...]
17
Apr
Tweet I learned from today’s Sports Business Dailythat the Minnesota Timberwolves have launched a season ticket promotion called “Pay the Pick.” You can see the details on it at the Timberwolves’ 2008 Draft Central webpage, but in summary, if you put down a $43 deposit for season tickets now, you can lock in a low [...]
11
Apr
Tweet Major League Baseball is possibly the premier league in terms of identifying new revenue opportunities through the Internet. MLBAM is raking in money for the league and teams, and they are on the forefront on live media through MLB.TV (which got even better this year with the higher quality stream now available…for $5 more [...]
