Archive for January, 2009
SBD Short: People watch, criticize BCS Championship
I see that not everyone has become disillusioned with the college football national championship like I am. Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that the ratings are up from last year, and rivaled that of last years American Idol finale, Thursday night’s Florida-Oklahoma FedEx BCS National Championship Game earned a 17.0/27 overnight Nielsen rating on [...]
The Recession: Now effecting sports merchandising
So that whole recession thing…its not going away, is it? The Atlanta Falcons have decided to close their Falcons365 stores in the Lennox Mall and Perimeter Mall areas. More information from AtlantaFalcons.com, “While the economy is certainly affecting all retailers, we are making this decision mainly based on our desire to focus our efforts on [...]
SBD Short: WNBA ruined by night of passion.
The WNBA is officially over. The future of the WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, is pregnant. Former Duke star/NBA bench stalwart Shelden Williams, Parker’s husband is the father. The WNBA’s site has more, This spring, she and husband Shelden Williams of the Sacramento Kings are expecting their first child. “Shelden and I are [...]
McClatchy and the Pittsburgh Pirates…divorced. Finally.
Lets just file this under “Things that took 6 years too long”. Former Pittsburgh Pirates CEO Kevin McClatchy, who was the controlling owner of the best AAA team in Major League Baseball from 1996-2007, sold his remaining minority shares in the Pirates and gave up his position on the board of directors. Queue the sugar [...]
SBD Short: Versus/Comcast vs. ESPN…who ya got?
Wow, I didn’t think I’d actually be even thinking about writing this story till about 2012, but a major competitor to the World Wide Leader may come much sooner than expected (thank goodness!). So, what’s brought about my guarded optimism? 2008 cable sports viewership statistics. Sports Business Daily (subscription required) has the details, For ’08, [...]
SBD Short: Professional sports facility to be built in the Bahamas
From the Associated Press, China is offering to help build a national sports stadium in the Bahamas. The Bahamas’ foreign affairs minister says construction will start early next year in the capital of Nassau. Brent Symonette says China will send the Bahamas a $7.3 million grant as well as Chinese construction workers who will build [...]
