Daily Issue

09.14.2022

Featured

Media

Early-season college football viewership trending upwards

ESPN's U.S. Open viewership sees 50% rise over 2021

NFL sees best Week 1 average viewership since 2016

NBC reports strong audience numbers for 2022 IndyCar season

Audience Analysis: Football dominant with NFL, college back

People & Personalities: Dwyane Wade leaving TNT

Marketing and Sponsorship

Caesars promoting sportsbook with national tour, branded 18-wheeler

Oilers banking on Connor McDavid, team history in effort to sell patch deal

Alcaraz a grand slam on social after U.S. Open win

Davante Adams partners with MGM Resorts, becomes brand ambassador

Tequila brand founded by NBA owners makes new addition

Franchises

Facilities

Browns bring back original Brownie the Elf logo at midfield

White Sox sign TicketManager as official partner in multiyear deal

Texas A&M pleased with new Amazon shopping tech at Kyle Field

Caesars Superdome construction brings changes to fans' game-day experience

San Diego State upgrading Viejas Arena with new video board

New report assesses sustainability in sports

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Details of LIV Golf's team championship revealed; will feature $50M purse

Fan Controlled Football operators launching new basketball league

NFL creates equity investments committees

SumerSports developing technology for roster building in NFL

Todd Boehly proposes Premier League All-Star game concept

Events and Attractions

AXS Sports Facilities & Franchises and Ticketing Symposium begins

Colleges

Betting

Legalizing sports betting becomes issue in Georgia governor's race

People and Pop Culture

Auburn maps out plan in search for next AD

Executive Transactions

Names in the News

Technology

Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night Football Will Feature Voice-Enabled Team, Player Stats From Alexa, Fire TV

TopProp Enters Crowded Daily Fantasy Sports Landscape Hoping to Attract Casual Players With Its Simpler Head-to-Head Platform

Fan Controlled Hoops, a Four-Team Basketball League Played on Interactive LED Court, Set to Launch in February 2023

Weightlifting Camera and Data Company Perch Raises $4 Million Funding Round With Miami Dolphins’ Bryon Jones Among New Investors

Wicket’s Facial Recognition Ticketing System Focused on Increasing Opt-In Rates, Tech to Expand for Concession Purchases

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Quote of the Day

If the slope isn’t slippery enough to get Robert Sarver out of the league after this, then it’s just not slippery enough as it is right now.
-- ESPN's Zach Lowe, on the penalties handed down to Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver by the NBA.

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