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Saints, Falcons new additions as NFL expands Global Markets initiative
The National Football League (NFL) has today (Tuesday) announced the expansion of its Global Markets Program, with the New Orleans Saints joining by becoming the first franchise to be awarded the French…
McKay named AMBSE CEO in executive reshuffle
AMB Sports and Entertainment, the parent organization of the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons, Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, has undertaken a significant exe…
Lucra enters NFL ecosystem with Falcons partnership
Lucra, the peer-to-peer sports social platform, has significantly expanded its reach by securing a tailgate-based partnership with the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons.
Falcons to open in-house digital production facility
The National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons are building a multimillion-dollar digital production facility at its training complex, allowing the team to amplify the quantity and quality of its team-based c…
Socios.com expands NFL presence with 13 team partnerships
Blockchain fan token platform Socios.com has secured partnerships with 13 National Football League teams to significantly enhance its presence in the United States sports landscape
Lou DePaoli on forging new pathways with General Sports Worldwide
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Lou DePaoli, managing director at global sports consulting and management firm General Sports Worldwide. Fisher and Russo also discuss the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, MLB’s streaming rights agreement with Apple, continued developments with the Premier League’s Chelsea and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the National Football League’s season-long suspension of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for gambling offenses, and ownership moves for the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six and Boston Pride.
Falcons wide receiver Ridley suspended for 2022 season for betting on NFL games
The National Football League has suspended Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley through at least the 2022 season for betting on NFL games in the 2021 season.
Falcons owner Blank fires team’s GM, head coach
NFL team looks to overhaul executive leadership of on-field operations
NFL stadium designers look to social media, youth to guide next wave of new facilities
Stadium designers are increasingly turning toward psychological and anthropological research to guide the development the next generation of NFL facilities and create comfortable, as well as Instagram-able, venues. Randy Williams reports.
Falcons and Rays go cashless to take fan experience ‘to an even higher level’
Cashless deployments in Atlanta, Tampa point the way toward likely broader adoption across the sport industry.
Blank sells $300m minority stake in Atlanta Falcons
Arthur Blank, the Atlanta Falcons majority owner, has sold a 10-per-cent stake in the team, in a deal that values the NFL franchise at approximately $3bn (€2.65bn).
State Farm Arena gains plaudits for concession pricing
The growing trend of "family friendly" concession pricing in North American sports began at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United
Atlanta Falcons’ concession-pricing trades small revenue dip for major goodwill gains
NFL franchise slashed the price of food and drink at their new Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Revenue decline less than anticipated; fan response greater
Mercedes-Benz Stadium to cut concessions prices once again
The one-year anniversary of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium opening will be marked by further price reductions in food and drink concessions.