Marketing and Sponsorship

Nissan, VW ride on in cycling sans Armstrong

Pantech ends Dew Tour event title sponsorship

7-Eleven joins action sports tour thanks to Mountain Dew pass-through rights

Knapple takes Van Wagner helm

Racket brand regroups and looks to rebound

Sponsor retreat

Media

FS1 Twitter feed to feature advertisers

NBC Sports Group and Fox Sports involved as MLB tries to work toward MASN solution

USA Today Sports Images aligns with MLS

When sports TV columnists were common, he was the king

Surfing tour consolidates media rights, seeks broadcast partner

ESPN, NBC on the clock for golf rights

YES Network puts 3-D spin on important replays

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Tennis league has 5 teams, $60M

NFL clubs yet to get rolling on locker room camera plans

Facilities

Dallas arena brings loge-style seats to Texas

Falcons retain mix-and-match option in picking stadium builder

Barclays Center to sell ‘digital ticket’ to some events through deal with NeuLion

Colleges

The Disney experience? Colleges are all ears

Olympics

Broadcasters OK access to players for NHL Network in Sochi

Labor and Agents

MLBPA meets with Jay-Z, agency execs

IMG adds Fox broadcaster Bradshaw to stable of former athletes

NFLPA’s receipts from EA: $2.16M

In Depth

Signs point toward more revenue

Social media sponsorship deals

Tweets from the owner's box

Social media filtering grows sophisticated

Opinion

Cartoon: In the shadow of a star

Playing the role of bland ambassador is a waste of fame

Thoughts on fan passion, owner perception, sales persistence

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

People and Pop Culture

People: Executive transactions

Faces & Places: Activation Summit

Faces and Places

Ben Ackerman, president, Experience

Jürgen Klinsmann, head coach, U.S. men’s soccer team