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Topps retains F1 contract in competitive trading card space
Topps, the physical and digital trading card brand owned by global merchandising company Fanatics, has retained its contract with Formula 1 motor racing in a multi-year renewal.
Topps to release Athletes Unlimited trading card set
Athletes Unlimited, the player-focused professional women's sports league for basketball, softball, lacrosse and volleyball, is releasing its first trading card set through a partnership with Topps and…
Fanatics initiates broad-based program for college trading cards
Set of agreements to combine player, school licensing for digital, physical cards
DFL secures licensing revenue boost; announces new NFT deals with OneFootball, Sorare, Topps
The German Football League (DFL) has announced that its total income from the awarding of licensing rights for stickers, trading cards and non-fungible tokens for the Bundesliga will reach in excess of…
Topps replaces Panini as official licensing partner of Uefa national team tournaments
The Topps Company, the physical and digital trading card company owned by global merchandising giant Fanatics, has become an official licensed partner of the Uefa Euro 2024 national team football tournament…
Ken Solomon on establishing an international profile for the Tennis Channel
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ken Solomon, Tennis Channel president. Fisher and Russo also discuss The New York Times Company’s $550m (€486.9m) deal to acquire sports media outlet of The Athletic, Fanatics’ market-shifting, $500m purchase of the sports and entertainment assets of The Topps Co., and the National Football League’s deliberations around the forthcoming Super Bowl LVI in California amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Topps brand to remain in place following Fanatics acquisition
Company calls deal a "significant pillar" in bid to become dominant digital entity
Fanatics set to buy Topps as trading card upheaval continues
Dramatic deal arrives less than five months after acquisition of MLB, MLBPA rights
Topps reviews its options after losing MLB rights
Iconic trading card company said it was blindsided by actions of MLB, MLBPA
MLB, MLBPA shifting exclusive trading card rights to Fanatics
Creation of new joint venture to end long-running MLB tie with Topps
Topps extends run of robust earnings reports
Trading card company raises full-year sales forecast for second time in 2021
Topps reports robust sales, raises full-year forecast
Trading card company continues to benefit from ongoing collectibles boom
Topps creates NFT baseball cards
Trading card company grows presence in blockchain-based collectibles
Jahm Najafi on global sports investment trends
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jahm Najafi, chief executive of The Najafi Companies and vice chairman of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent deal in which venerable trading card entity The Topps Co. will become a public company, the continued growth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), New York state enacting mobile sports betting, and the emergence of Genius Sports following its landmark agreement to acquire National Football League data rights.
Topps set to go public in SPAC deal
Merger values venerable trading card company at $1.3bn
Topps, Sports Illustrated collaborate on magazine-themed cards
Limited-edition card set recreates classic baseball covers from venerable magazine
Topps offering “Project 2020” cards as art prints
Trading card company expands new line of artistically reimagined cards
Athletes Unlimited secures RSN distribution deal, Topps partnership
Women’s sports league developer Athletes Unlimited is expanding its reach and visibility by securing a distribution deal with three regional sports networks for its 2020 softball season.