NBA licensing revenue climbing
By Terry Lefton via Sports Business Journal Staring into the teeth of a lockout a year ago, NBA licensing executives were anticipating that their business would drop by more than 25 percent. Fast forward to today. In the NBA fiscal year that ended in September, licensing revenue was up in a season that was contracted [...]
Battle in L.A: A Look at The Area’s RSN Landscape
Via Sports Business Journal Consumers and distributors navigate a new landscape that could change the pay-TV system. Is there a breaking point? This has been an autumn filled with frustration at BrewCo, a microbrewery in Manhattan Beach, Calif.The bar, which is about two blocks from the ocean, typically is packed on college football Saturdays, particularly [...]
adidas Nations participant Jarrell Martin headed to LSU
By Dave Telep via espn.go.com LSU secured its most important commitment of the year Thursday when senior power forward Jarrell Martin (Baton Rouge, La./Madison Prep) chose Johnny Jones' Tigers over Alabama, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and St. John's. "I talked with a lot of my coaches and family members," Martin said. "We all had time [...]
Outlines of Sports Strategy
P&G’s Pritchard outlines sports strategy Via Sports Business Daily With 26 billion-dollar brands, Procter & Gamble’s influence is felt across consumer marketing. Now, having built up its sports sponsorship portfolio in recent years, P&G is exerting influence in that world as well, through ties to top-shelf properties and athletes. Marc Pritchard, P&G’s global marketing and brand [...]
How Social Media Is Introducing NBA Fans to a Budding Star
October 25, 2012 by Sam Laird via Mashable Portland Trailblazers rookie Damian Lillard wasn’t a highly touted high school player coming up in Oakland, Calif., and he didn’t attend a powerhouse NBA-feeder college program like Duke or Kentucky. But the kid. Can. Ball. Now, as Lillard begins his first season as a professional point guard out of Weber State University, social [...]
NBA season-ticket sales heat up the box office
More than 50,000 new full-season-tickets sold, generating more than $100M in revenue By John Lombardo, Staff Writer via Sports Business Daily The NBA is finding that serenity sells. As the league nears its Oct. 30 tipoff with none of the contentious labor drama of last year, it is setting a blistering pace at the box office and [...]
The HallPass Report: Our Latest News in Sports Marketing
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Five Good Minutes with Coach Mike Brown
Lakers head coach Mike Brown talks to Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon about the high expectations for the Lakers this season.
HallPass Produces adidas Summer Basketball- Season 4 DVD
HallPass Media has completed its production of adidas summer basketball – season 4, scheduled for release in late October. The two-dvd set features over nine hours of footage and broadcast coverage, including the championship games from prestigious adidas events broadcasted on CBS Sports Network. Footage includes: - adidas Invitational title- featuring Kasey Hill and Chris [...]