Did you catch the big football game on Sunday?  There were some amazing plays and even a great 4th quarter comeback.  In case you’re confused, I’m referring to the NFL Pro Bowl, which due to the timing of the event and the lack of participation by many players, is generally the least-relevant all-star game of [...]

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Clearly, the Alex Rodriguez steroids story is the biggest sports news story of the week.  Without dedicating too much time to the topic, I wanted to share a few quick thoughts: Rodriguez learned from Bonds’ and Clemens’ mistakes by confronting the situation directly and honestly.  This gives him the best chance at “redemption.” If they wanted [...]

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News was released today about a new partnership between the NHL and MLB.  Starting next week, fans of both leagues will now have the opportunity to purchase a combined membership to MLB.tv Premium and NHL GameCenter Live, the two streaming video products produced by each league.  The package will be available for purchase at both NHL.com [...]

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Here are my quick picks for this week: Website: sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com – This site is a great resource for tracking ratings and media exposure for recent events. They also blog about current events in sports media, such as Costas moving to the MLB Network and Torre’s tell-all book. Book: Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger- [...]

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It’s been a busy week in sports business, which is a little unexpected since things tend to die down a bit after the Super Bowl.  I’ve already written about the potential Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger, but here are some quick thoughts on other news items from the past few days: – Michael Phelps:  So the golden [...]

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StadiaTech.com, a website/blog dedicated to topics in stadium technology, is trying to organize a global blood drive.  Their goal is to get 50 stadiums to participate, which when you think about it, is not a very large number.  But if they get 50 venues and 250 donors per venue, that ends up being 12,500 blood donors, [...]

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News came out yesterday (Wall Street Journal) of a potential merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation.  This merger would have a very significant impact on the world of sports and entertainment.  Right now, Ticketmaster is the number one ticketing services provider in the world, especially with their purchase of Paciolan last year. They are also one of [...]

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Over the years, the commercials on Super Bowl Sunday have become almost as big a story as the game itself.  After the game ends, people love to write and argue about which ones were the best and which were the worst.  So, I figured that I should get in on the conversation too!  Here are [...]

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Now that the Super Bowl has come and gone, here are a few more business-related thoughts from the event: Glued to their TVs: Approximately 95.4 million homes watched this year’s big game, second only to last year’s Giants/Patriots game.  I was curious to see what type of impact both the economy and the Cardinals would [...]

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Adidas has put together a very interesting and interactive campaign called “Me, Myself” to support the launch of their new women’s apparel website.  Visitors have the opportunity tobe the new “face of adidas” by entering a special contest, either through the website or in select stores.  Participants can upload their picture and share a personal, [...]

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