The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business LeBron James Making Agent Change By Hiring Childhood Friend, Rich Paul LeBron James began his professional basketball career as a client of Aaron Goodwin. Goodwin negotiated LeBron’s on-court contract and off-court marketing deals, including the lucrative $90 million…
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ODU Football Twitter Ban Among Most Restrictive In College Football
Florida State football head coach Jimbo Fisher issued a twitter ban for his program in mid-July. It was the second time during his tenure where he’s had to enforce such a policy. Now, we have the ODU football twitter ban as head coach Bobby Wilder went one step further by instituting a year-round twitter ban for as…
49ers Sell $670 Million In Sports Ticket Sales For New Stadium
At the beginning of the 2014 NFL season, it’s projected that the San Francisco 49ers will have a brand new stadium to call home. Santa Clara Stadium, which is being constructed in Silicon Valley, will hold 68,500 fans; the stadium will have the ability to hold upwards of 75,000 people for special events like, for instance, the Super…
Professional Athletes Remember 9/11 Attacks Through Social Media
It’s been 11 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the United States. For the weeks following the events that shook Americans sense of freedom and security, sports became the great escape for fans from coast to coast. Fast forward to the present and professional athletes from the four major sports took to social media…
Patriots Upping Its Sports Technology Game, Add Wi-Fi To Gillette Stadium
Yesterday, the New England Patriots announced that it would be providing its fans with a next-generation fan experience. With the the support of Boston-based Enterasys Networks, Gillette Stadium will become the 8th NFL stadium to offer Wi-Fi services during Patriots’ games and other events. According to the Patriots, the upgrades in sports technology will be available…
The Top News In #Sportsbiz – 09.03.12 – 09.10.12
The Top News In #Sportsbiz is a collection of articles curated by Sports Networker’s Lead Writer – Mark Burns Sports Business Big 12 Strikes New Deal With ABC/ESPN, Fox The Big 12 Conference announced Friday it has reached an agreement on a 13-year media rights deal with ABC/ESPN and Fox. The deal is worth $2.6 billion, an…
How ESPN’s Top-10 Franchises Compare Across Social Media
For the 10th year in a row, ESPN released its Ultimate Standings of 2012, a comprehensive list ranking all 122 teams within the four major U.S. sports. Eight major categories were used to evaluate each team, which were based on fan-feedback about what they wanted most from their favorite teams. A few of the main categories…
Social Media Examines The Life Of An NFL Official (INFOGRAPHIC)
They’re the most hated individuals on any given Sunday in the Fall. Some are better known for their disastrous hiccups while others are known for, well, their physique. Yes, I’m obviously talking about Ed Hochuli (See left). But, thanks to InfographicWorld.com and social media, we’re able to take a closer look at NFL officiating. From the…
Top 7 Most Engaging NFL Team FaceBook Fan Pages
The 2012-13 NFL football season is upon us, and what better way to bring in the new year than by seeing if your team made its way onto Sports Networker’s list of most engaging NFL team facebook fan pages. The basic criteria we used in examining all 32 teams consisted of (1) most posts in…
Packers’ Aaron Rodgers Newest Sports Marketing Spokesman For Pizza Hut
Papa John’s might hold the title as the Official Sponsor of the NFL, but Pizza Hut can now lay claim to Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Earlier this week, Pizza Hut announced that the 28-year-old Rodgers is the pizza company’s newest sports marketing spokesman. In the latest commercials, Rodgers and Co. are highlighting Pizza Hut’s…
Top 8 Most Engaging NFL Team Twitter Accounts
With the 2012-13 NFL season set to begin tonight as the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants face-off in an NFC East early season showdown, Sports Networker is in the midst of its #NFLKickoff week, providing you the fan with the most up-to-date social media information. The latest installment has us looking at the most…
Angry Birds Launches Sports Technology Partnership With Eagles
With more than 200 licensing partnerships, the highly popular strategy puzzle video game, Angry Birds, just recently launched its first partnership with a sports team on Tuesday. This time, the sports technology partnership came with the Philadelphia Eagles. Angry Birds — which was created by the Finland-based company, Rovio — clearly hasn’t lost its popularity…