http://www.sportbusiness.com/sport/american-football/feed Sportbusiness News http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166620/nfl-appoints-octagon-to-support-uk-commercial-strategy The National Football League (NFL) appointed Octagon to work with the NFL to provide strategic advice to develop current and future commercial strategy around the NFL UK’s year-round activity. Marketing United Kingdom United States American Football Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:44:51 +0100 msherlock 166620 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166618/the-nfl-to-provide-closing-address-at-sport-and-technology-the-conference-2008 Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is delighted to announce that the event’s Closing Keynote Address will be delivered by Brian Rolapp, Senior Vice President, Digital Media & Media Strategy of the National Football League (NFL), on 13 June 2008 at BT Centre in London. Events United Kingdom United States American Football Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:43:11 +0100 msherlock 166618 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166609/at-t-in-frame-for-cowboys-naming-rights AT&T could sign the richest naming rights deal in sports history if the US telecommunications giant follows up its reported early interest in naming a new stadium for the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. Events United States American Football Sponsorship Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:45:12 +0100 mglendinning 166609 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/166484/paragon-new-sports-management-agency-launched Hugh Dodson, former COO of The Gersh Agency, launched a new sports and entertainment management firm, Paragon. Marketing United States Agencies American Football Baseball Basketball Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:18:37 +0000 msherlock 166484 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164261/indianapolis-sets-its-sights-on-super-bowl-2012 Indianapolis formally announced the city would bid for the NFL’s 46th Super Bowl in 2012. Events United States American Football Event Management Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:31:50 +0000 msherlock 164261 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164167/naming-rights-deal-for-giants-jets-stadium-could-set-record Experts predict a deal for naming rights for the new New York Giants and New York Jets stadium to set naming rights records. Marketing United States American Football Naming Rights Sponsorship Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:16:22 +0000 msherlock 164167 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164164/nielsen-reveals-super-bowl-ad-analysis The Nielsen Company has released an analysis of advertising trends from Super Bowl XLII, which was viewed by an average audience on Fox of 97.5 million people in the US. Media United States American Football Broadcast Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:05:16 +0000 mglendinning 164164 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164143/super-bowl-breaks-us-tv-sport-record The US Super Bowl attracted over 97.5 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most watched television programme in American broadcasting history. Media United States American Football Audience Data Broadcast Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:15:15 +0000 msherlock 164143 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/164141/usc-strikes-50m-partnership-deal The University of South Carolina will has signed a $50 million nine-year contract to make ISP Sports and Learfield Communications the multimedia and advertising rights holder for its athletics programme. Events United States Agencies American Football Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:03:09 +0000 mglendinning 164141 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163990/americans-tune-in-for-super-bowl-ads-says-survey A survey conducted by Harris Interactive has revealed that 57 percent of US adults who plan to watch Super Bowl XLII will tune in as much or more for the commercials as for the game. Media United States American Football Broadcast Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:09:40 +0000 mglendinning 163990 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163489/nfl-to-return-to-uk-in-2008 After playing a highly-successful game in London last October, the NFL said it will return to the UK for a competitive game in 2008 as part of the league’s International Series of regular-season games. Events United Kingdom United States American Football Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:09:27 +0000 msherlock 163489 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163370/super-bowl-the-world-s-most-watched-live-tv-sports-event-in-2007 The 2007 Super Bowl was ranked the world’s most watched live TV sports event last year according to Initiative Sports Futures’ ViewerTrack global trends report for 2007. Media American Football Audience Data Broadcast Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:13:25 +0000 msherlock 163370 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163364/gatorade-gives-g2-drink-super-bowl-send-off The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo, is launching its largest integrated marketing campaign in six years – spearheaded by a Super Bowl XLII ad spot - for the launch of its G2 drink. Marketing United States Agencies American Football Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:57:25 +0000 mglendinning 163364 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163169/cbs-integrates-college-sports-network CBS Corporation is to integrate the combined businesses of its College Sports Television Networks (CSTV) division into the operations of CBS Sports. Media United States American Football Broadcast Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:49:56 +0000 mglendinning 163169 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163139/nfl-and-ticketmaster-set-up-resale-platform The National Football League (NFL) has signed up Ticketmaster to create an NFL Ticket Exchange service that provide fans with a league-endorsed resale platform. Events United States American Football Ticketing Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:55:44 +0000 mglendinning 163139 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/163127/comcast-sues-nfl-network US cable company Comcast has filed a suit against the National Football League, claiming it was acting in breach of contract for encouraging Comcast to drop their service. Events United States American Football Law Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:00:54 +0000 mglendinning 163127 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162993/comcast-issues-warning-to-nfl-network US cable operator Comcast has issued a ‘cease-and-desist’ letter to the NFL Network demanding that it stops inciting Comcast subscribers to switch providers. Media United States American Football Broadcast Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:51:11 +0000 mglendinning 162993 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162915/img-to-acquire-host-communications IMG agreed a deal to acquire Host Communications, the US leader in college sports marketing, association management and media services. Marketing United States Agencies American Football Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:50:47 +0000 mglendinning 162915 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162826/gloves-are-on-for-nike-and-nfl Nike has expanded its current footwear and promotional rights agreement with the NFL to include branded gloves on-field and at retail and grassroots programming. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:25:54 +0000 mglendinning 162826 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162825/harris-bank-signs-with-chicago-bulls The Chicago Bulls have signed a new three-year sponsorship agreement with Harris designating the financial services group as the presenting sponsor of the NBA franchise. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:22:47 +0000 mglendinning 162825 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162763/super-bowl-could-go-to-london-says-nfl-commissioner NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has asserted that London could one day host the Super Bowl, according to US media sources. Events United Kingdom American Football Events Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:57:05 +0100 mglendinning 162763 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162757/nbc-sports-to-sell-post-game-sponsorship NBC Sports has put up for sale the broadcast sponsorship rights to its NFL post-game show ‘Sunday Night Football’. Media United States American Football Sponsorship Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:59:11 +0100 mglendinning 162757 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162752/cbssports-com-leads-consumption-metrics CBSSports.com, part of CBS Interactive, led all major sports sites in ‘visits per person’ and ‘time per person’ for the month of September, according to data from Nielsen//NetRatings. Media United States American Football Internet Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:43:25 +0100 mglendinning 162752 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162694/bridgestone-sponsors-nfl-and-wembley-event US tyre company, Bridgestone, has entered into a multi-year integrated marketing partnership with the NFL, making it the ‘Official Tyre of the National Football League’. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:16:34 +0100 mglendinning 162694 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162635/nfl-commissioner-heads-businessweek-power-100 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Tiger Woods, and NBA Chairman David Stern have topped BusinessWeek's inaugural "’The Power 100’ ranking of the 100 most powerful people in sports. Marketing United States Administration American Football Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:23:57 +0100 mglendinning 162635 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162634/xm-radio-ramps-up-nhl-coverage XM Radio is expanding its NHL play-by-play channels from six to nine in order to offer comprehensive coverage of the NHL season, which starts this weekend. Media United States American Football Broadcast Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:21:13 +0100 mglendinning 162634 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162613/nike-name-new-vp-global-sports-marketing Nike has named John Slusher as vice president of global sports marketing for the sporting goods giant. Marketing United States American Football Recruitment Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:44:35 +0100 mglendinning 162613 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162574/college-sports-attract-record-sponsorship-spend North American-based companies are expected to spend a record $515 million on college athletic programmes, conferences and events in 2007, according to the IEG Sponsorship Report. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:40:00 +0100 mglendinning 162574 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162570/bbc-to-broadcast-super-bowl BBC Sport signed an exclusive free-to-air deal with the NFL to broadcast the Super Bowl live over the next two years. Media United Kingdom American Football Broadcast TV Rights Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:39:44 +0100 msherlock 162570 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162554/steelers-take-to-the-skies-with-us-airways A US Airways Airbus unveiled its new-look this week – decorated in the colour and logos of NFL team the Pittsburgh Steelers. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:07:15 +0100 cbritcher 162554 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162532/cowboys-pen-major-new-deal-with-american-airlines American Airlines has signed an exclusive sponsorship and marketing agreement with the Dallas Cowboys that will run through the 2019 season. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:16:12 +0100 cbritcher 162532 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162529/airline-teams-up-with-nfl-team-the-giants Continental Airlines have confirmed a multi-year marketing agreement with the NFL’s New York Giants. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:09:58 +0100 cbritcher 162529 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162473/touchdown-for-clever-new-search-engine It bills itself as the ‘next generation search engine’ – and now Enth.com has unveiled facilities to search for NFL answers. Media United States American Football Internet Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:09:44 +0100 cbritcher 162473 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162462/samsung-defines-new-nfl-sponsorship-agreement The NFL has extended its sponsorship deal with Samsung Electronics for a further three years. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:02:54 +0100 cbritcher 162462 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162460/the-website-formerly-known-as-cbs-sportsline-com CBS SportsLine.com has undergone a rebranding - and will now be known simply as CBSSports.com. Marketing United States American Football Internet Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:18:13 +0100 cbritcher 162460 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162443/hurricanes-confirm-switch-to-dolphin-stadium The University of Miami football team has confirmed it is to quit the Orange Bowl after 70 years – and play its home fixtures at the Dolphin Stadium. Events United States American Football Stadia & Facilities Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:12:04 +0100 cbritcher 162443 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162404/bank-of-america-signs-as-nfl-official-bank Bank of America has been named as the National Football’s ‘Official Bank of the NFL’ in the United States. Events United States American Football Sponsorship Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:17:28 +0100 mglendinning 162404 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162375/giants-extend-deal-with-ticketmaster New York Giants and Ticketmaster have extended their secondary ticketing services agreement, enabling Giants season ticket holders to sell on tickets to other Giants fans. Events United States American Football Ticketing Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:34:43 +0100 mglendinning 162375 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162302/viagogo-agrees-new-funding-and-enters-us-market Secondary ticketing company viagogo launched in the US market with a deal with the Cleveland Browns NFL team and secured $30 million in a Series C round of funding from existing investors. Marketing Europe United States American Football Football Soccer Rugby Ticketing Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:50:16 +0100 msherlock 162302 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162176/university-of-michigan-in-60m-kit-deal The University of Michigan has signed an eight-year footwear and apparel deal with adidas for its 25 sports teams - earning the university’s athletic department $7.5 million a year. Events United States American Football Sponsorship Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:58:24 +0100 nicolarogers 162176 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162154/wasserman-invests-in-high-school-network Sports media company Wasserman Media Group (WMG) has made a strategic investment in Prep Sports Online (PSO), the leading US high school athletics network. Events United States American Football Internet Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:23:34 +0100 nicolarogers 162154 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162042/dolphins-and-jaguars-looking-for-stadium-sponsors The NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the Jacksonville Jaguars are looking for corporate sponsors for their stadiums. Marketing United States American Football Sponsorship Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:12:06 +0100 msherlock 162042 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/162018/nfl-broadcasters-want-league-to-bring-sponsors-to-superbowl The National Football League’s TV rights holders are reported to be unhappy that the league is not doing more to get its official sponsors to advertise in the Super Bowl. Marketing United States American Football Broadcast Sponsorship Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:47:39 +0100 msherlock 162018 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161997/xm-to-air-big-12-college-sports XM Satellite Radio will broadcast the cream of US college sports under a new, multi-year agreement with ESPN Regional Television. Events United States American Football Broadcast Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:27:53 +0100 mglendinning 161997 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161919/nfl-s-first-and-ten-line-pioneer-joins-sport-and-technology-the-conference Sam McCleery, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PVI Virtual Media Services, has joined Sport and Technology: The Conference 2007 as a panellist. Media United Kingdom American Football Technology Thu, 31 May 2007 09:28:37 +0100 msherlock 161919 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161879/ctv-wins-exclusive-nfl-super-bowl-rights Canadian Television (CTV) has won the broadcast rights to NFL regular season and play-off games and exclusive rights to the Super Bowl from 2007-2009. Events Canada American Football Broadcast Thu, 24 May 2007 10:59:38 +0100 mglendinning 161879 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161847/london-hotly-anticipating-nfl-game-at-wembley London is gearing up to host one of the most hotly anticipated sporting events of the year, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone said as he met with representatives from America’s National Football League (NFL) and the New York Giants. Events United Kingdom American Football Event Management Wed, 16 May 2007 08:42:05 +0100 msherlock 161847 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161788/nfl-agrees-chinese-media-deal The NFL has cut a deal to increase awareness of the league in China by making Titan Media the country’s official sports media partner of the NFL. Media China American Football Thu, 3 May 2007 10:10:14 +0100 mglendinning 161788 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161732/nfl-to-keep-games-on-its-nfl-network NFL team owners are to keep games on the league-owned NFL Network, despite rumours that they were considering putting the rights out to tender. Media United States American Football Broadcast TV Rights Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:28:11 +0100 msherlock 161732 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161649/nfl-cancels-china-game-plans The NFL called off its planned pre-season exhibition game between Seattle Seahawks and New England that was scheduled to take place in August in Beijing's Workers Stadium. Events China United States Administration American Football Event Management Tue, 3 Apr 2007 09:29:04 +0100 msherlock 161649 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161613/nfls-saints-sign-deal-to-stay-in-louisiana The National Football League's New Orleans Saints signed a deal with the state of Louisiana stay at the Superdome until the end of the 2010 season. Events United States American Football Events Stadia & Facilities Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:42:19 +0100 msherlock 161613 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161517/nike-recruits-ex-pepsi-exec Sportswear giant Nike has recruited former PepsiCo executive Greg Dinges as vice-president of corporate development. Marketing United States American Football Recruitment Wed, 7 Mar 2007 06:18:12 +0000 cbritcher 161517 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161489/nfl-sells-out-almost-100-per-cent-of-regular-season-games New research indicates that American football’s NFL sells an average of 98.3 per cent of available general seating for regular season games. Events United States American Football Baseball Ticketing Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:35:33 +0000 msherlock 161489 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161482/russell-athletic-signs-up-for-espn-s-arena Clothing manufacturer Russell Athletic agreed a multi-year title sponsorship with US cable broadcaster ESPN for its coverage of the Arena Football League. Marketing United States American Football Broadcast Sponsorship Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:38:34 +0000 msherlock 161482 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161460/nfl-consultant-to-head-up-pr-firm-s-euro-expansion US PR firm TransMedia Group has appointed NFL Europe consultant Neil Reynolds associate director of its newly launched European operation. Media United States Agencies American Football Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:27:52 +0000 cbritcher 161460 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161355/super-bowl-tv-figures-second-biggest-in-its-history The Indianapolis Colts' victory over the Chicago Bears pulled in the second biggest ever audience for the NFL showpiece – and became the third most-watched US show of all-time. Media United States American Football Audience Data Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:44:15 +0000 cbritcher 161355 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161255/sportfive-signs-up-with-nfl-europa NFL Europa has confirmed Sportfive as its exclusive marketing partner for national sponsorships. Marketing Germany American Football Sponsorship Thu, 1 Feb 2007 06:21:06 +0000 cbritcher 161255 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161253/brain-imaging-for-super-bowl-ads A technology company in the US is to use brain imaging equipment to show viewers' responses to advertisements shown around this weekend’s Super Bowl. Media United States American Football Audience Data Thu, 1 Feb 2007 06:18:36 +0000 cbritcher 161253 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161091/dallas-cowboys-naming-rights-could-hit-300-million The NFL's Dallas Cowboys could bring in $300 million from a naming rights deal for its $1 billion new stadium. Marketing United States American Football Events Naming Rights Sponsorship Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:27:55 +0000 msherlock 161091 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161066/wembley-set-for-nfl-match London’s brand new state-of-the-art Wembley Stadium is believed to have beaten off rival bids from venues in Germany to host the first regular season NFL contest outside of the Americas later this year. United States American Football Events Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:20:24 +0000 cbritcher 161066 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/161034/cars-com-sponsors-espn-college-basketball The Cars.com website agreed sponsorship deal for ESPN and ESPN2 Saturday Afternoon College Basketball from February 2007. United States American Football Basketball Broadcast Sponsorship Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:04:34 +0000 msherlock 161034 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160994/espn-takes-stake-in-arena-football ESPN acquired national TV rights to the Arena Football League in a deal which also gives it a minority stake in the 19-team indoor league. United States American Football Broadcast Finance Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:18:33 +0000 msherlock 160994 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160992/canadian-football-league-inks-new-deal The Canadian Football League signed a new TV rights deal, to start in 2008, with Canadian sports network, TSN. Canada American Football Broadcast Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:12:09 +0000 msherlock 160992 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160971/espn-acquires-stake-in-arena-football-league ESPN has taken a minority stake in the Arena Football League as part of a new five-year agreement. United States American Football Finance Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:11:46 +0000 cbritcher 160971 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160964/buffalo-boss-in-nfl-revenue-share-blast The owner of the Buffalo Bills has blasted the NFL over stalling on discussions regarding a revenue sharing proposal. United States American Football Finance Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:09:16 +0000 cbritcher 160964 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160951/chiefs-owner-hunt-dies The owner of the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team and the man who coined the phrase ‘Super Bowl’ has died after a long battle with cancer. United States Administration American Football Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:16:25 +0000 cbritcher 160951 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160945/chiefs-founder-hunt-fights-for-life The founder of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and the man who helped create NFL rival the American Football League, Lamar Hunt, is battling for his life in a Dallas hospital. United States Administration American Football Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:25:15 +0000 cbritcher 160945 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160937/cowboys-unveil-biggest-ever-nfl-stadium-designs The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys has unveiled the design plans for its 100,000-seater expanded-capacity new stadium in Arlington, Texas. United States American Football Stadia & Facilities Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:10:35 +0000 cbritcher 160937 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160927/prince-puts-fizz-in-pepsis-half-time-show The NFL has confirmed pint-sized pop superstar Prince will be the star turn as part of the half-time entertainment laid on during February’s Super Bowl. United States American Football Events Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:10:56 +0000 cbritcher 160927 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160914/giant-loan-deal-pushes-ny-teams-closer-to-goal The hopes of the New York Giant and Jets to build a new $1.2bn shared super stadium in New Jersey have taken a big step forward after the NFL approved $300m in loans. United States American Football Stadia & Facilities Fri, 8 Dec 2006 06:17:19 +0000 cbritcher 160914 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160891/disney-to-buy-european-sports-channel US media group Disney is to acquire the North American Sports Network in a bid to expand the reach of its ESPN channels. Germany Russian Federation United Kingdom United States American Football Baseball Broadcast Ice Hockey Tue, 5 Dec 2006 09:24:53 +0000 msherlock 160891 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160868/nfl-to-offer-first-live-webcasts The NFL is set to provide live web broadcasts of its own NFL Network's Thursday and Saturday matches to Verizon's Fios and DirecTV television and Internet subscribers. United States American Football Broadcast Technology Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:59:50 +0000 msherlock 160868 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160674/disney-interested-in-nasn The North American Sports Network owned by Setanta Sports and private equity company Benchmark Capital is reportedly the subject of interest from Disney. United Kingdom United States American Football Baseball Broadcast Finance Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:04:03 +0100 msherlock 160674 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160646/nfl-teams-play-down-dirty-bomb-threat Security forces in the US say there will be no additional measures rolled out this weekend after a threat of dirty bombs being released at a string of NFL stadiums was deemed ‘not credible’. United States American Football Events Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:10:04 +0100 cbritcher 160646 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160619/players-inc-recruit-exec The licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players’ Association has hired Dextor Santos as vice president of player marketing. United States American Football Marketing Research Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:14:18 +0100 cbritcher 160619 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160563/nfl-on-us-ratings-high US Networks NBC, ESPN and Fox reported that viewing for NFL games so far this season is among the highest in history, with broadcasts challenging for network top spots on a weekly basis. United States American Football Broadcast Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:47:27 +0100 msherlock 160563 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160481/oln-switches-to-versus US cable and satellite channel OLN, which acquired NHL TV rights last year, changed its name to Versus. United States American Football Broadcast Ice Hockey Lacrosse Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:20:52 +0100 msherlock 160481 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160465/nfl-and-sky-announce-new-four-year-partnership American football’s National Football League has awarded Pay-TV broadcaster Sky the UK and Irish rights to the NFL under a new four-year deal, up until the end of the 2010-2011 season. United Kingdom United States American Football Broadcast Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:58:38 +0100 msherlock 160465 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160419/nfl-and-apple-offer-nfl-highlights-via-itunes-store The National Football League (NFL) and Apple® agreed a deal for highlights of all Regular Season NFL Games & NFL GameDay to be available via the iTunes store. United States American Football Broadcast Technology Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:10:44 +0100 msherlock 160419 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160334/nfl-and-fmi-extend-merchandise-partnership The NFL has signed a new long-term deal keeping Facility Merchandising Incorporated (FMI) as the exclusive merchandise partner for the Super Bowl. United States American Football Marketing Research Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:33:00 +0100 admin 160334 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160320/new-cfo-for-greens-worldwide US sports marketing and management firm Greens Worldwide have appointed a new chief financial officer. American Football Finance Golf Marketing Research Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:36:00 +0100 admin 160320 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160318/lerners-villa-stake-confirmed The London Stock Exchange has announced that Randy Lerner, who owns the Cleveland Browns NFL team, now owns 59.69% of EPL Club Aston Villa. United Kingdom United States American Football Finance Football Soccer Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:24:00 +0100 admin 160318 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160313/tagliabue-i-m-going-to-disappear Exiting NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue says he is ‘glad it’s over’ as he prepares to bow out of one of world sport’s most powerful positions. United States American Football Recruitment Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:32:00 +0100 admin 160313 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160168/nfl-chooses-goodell-as-new-commissioner The US National Football League’s 32 team owners chose Roger Goodell to succeed Paul Tagliabue as NFL Commissioner. American Football Finance Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:10:13 +0100 admin 160168 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160105/aston-villa-in-takeover-talks US billionaire Randy Lerner and UK businessman Michael Neville will both put in bids for English Premier League club Aston Villa today. American Football Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:02:01 +0100 admin 160105 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/160069/south-american-federation-unaware-of-bid The South American Football Confederation said it was unaware of a Colombian bid to host football's 2014 World Cup finals. Brazil Colombia Mexico Administration American Football Events Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:56:48 +0100 admin 160069 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159958/big-tv-deal-for-big-ten US collegiate sports’ Big Ten Conference has unveiled two major new ‘milestone’ media agreements – including the launch of a dedicated TV channel. Administration American Football Broadcast Events Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:02:12 +0100 admin 159958 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159954/nhl-set-to-hike-up-salary-cap NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is set to increase the league’s salary cap by $5m next season to $44m, according to reports in the US. United States American Football Finance Wed, 21 Jun 2006 05:59:15 +0100 admin 159954 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159927/sorenstam-s-fears-over-lpga-future The world’s number one woman golfer has expressed concerns over the future of the LPGA after a spate of executive departures. Administration American Football Golf Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:59:17 +0100 admin 159927 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159844/oakland-a-owners-get-mls-team-option Major League Soccer has signed a deal with the owners of the Oakland Athletics to bring professional soccer back to the Bay Area. American Football Football Soccer Stadia & Facilities Wed, 24 May 2006 20:25:37 +0100 admin 159844 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159846/bush-approached-to-replace-nfl-boss The brother of US President George Bush has revealed he was approached about replacing Paul Tagliabue as the new commissioner of the NFL. Administration American Football Wed, 24 May 2006 20:23:05 +0100 admin 159846 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159841/tagliabue-replacement-hunt-steps-up The search for a replacement to NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue is gathering steam with owners set to whittle down potential candidates to a short list of three to five. Administration American Football Wed, 24 May 2006 07:43:53 +0100 admin 159841 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159840/uefa-to-hold-talks-with-new-figc-chief UEFA chief executive Lars Christer Olsson has confirmed he will be holding talks with the new head of Italian soccer federation the FIGC to discuss the match-fixing allegations which have shook the sport – and its impact on a host of key upcoming decisions. Italy American Football Football Soccer Wed, 24 May 2006 07:37:47 +0100 admin 159840 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159834/sony-s-hdtv-sponsor-deal Sony has signed a new ‘multi-faceted’ sponsorship deal with the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. American Football Events Sponsorship Stadia & Facilities Volleyball Tue, 23 May 2006 07:34:44 +0100 admin 159834 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159828/big-house-sets-out-on-road-to-get-even-bigger The largest American football stadium in the world is about to get even bigger, after a $226m renovation scheme for Michigan Stadium has given initial approval. American Football Education Stadia & Facilities Sun, 21 May 2006 17:40:46 +0100 admin 159828 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159798/tagliabue-successor-hunt-gets-helping-hand The race to replace NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has taken another twist after an organisation pushing for more diversity in the league formally submitted four candidates for the job. Administration American Football Sun, 14 May 2006 19:36:36 +0100 admin 159798 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159747/arnie-wants-double-nfl-success Arnold Schwarzenegger has vowed the NFL will be back in Los Angeles – and is lobbying the league to locate two teams in the area. United States American Football Wed, 3 May 2006 05:56:14 +0100 admin 159747 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159746/breeders-cup-purse-rises-to-20m The prize pot for this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships has rocketed – up a staggering $6m. American Football Horse Racing Wed, 3 May 2006 05:54:54 +0100 admin 159746 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159730/bush-signs-with-adidas Sportswear giant adidas has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with the man expected to take the NFL by storm in the new season – Reggie Bush. American Football Sponsorship Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:43:44 +0100 admin 159730 at http://www.sportbusiness.com http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/159708/germany-to-challenge-eu-tobacco-ban The issue of tobacco advertising around major sporting events could be about to reignited amid claims the German government is set to challenge the European Union over a ban. Germany American Football Events Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:09:05 +0100 admin 159708 at http://www.sportbusiness.com