Licensing (Sports) Newswire
1 - HomeGamers: Tailgater Turned Passion into Profession
WESTMINSTER, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 27, 2009 - Ravens fan Jeff Hinton has been going to games with the same four friends since the team came to Baltimore. The crew of five always arrives early for the tailgating festivities, and each member has a special role they play within the group: one...
2 - Orange 21 Inc. Receives Letter From Nasdaq Regarding Failure to Meet Minimum Bid Price
CARLSBAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Orange 21 Inc. (NASDAQ:ORNG), a leading designer, producer and distributor of sunglasses, snow and motocross goggles, and branded apparel and accessories for the action sports, motorsports, snowsports and youth lifestyle markets, announced...
3 - Bright House Networks’ Customers to See Exclusive SEC and BIG EAST College Games
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Bright House Networks today announced that it has signed an agreement with ESPN Regional Television to carry a schedule of Southeastern Conference (SEC) games through the 2013-2014 season. Bright House Sports Network also extended its BIG EAST...
4 - DIRECTV Continues Its Quest For America’s Most Obsessed NFL Fans With 2009 DIRECTV ULTIMATE DISPLACED FAN SEARCH
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - DIRECTV’s ground breaking NFL SUNDAY TICKET™ service has taken the pro football viewing experience to an entirely new level, creating legions of loyal and passionate fans across America. Now, for the second consecutive season, the...
5 - Gatorade Celebrates 25 Years of the Best in High School Sports
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Peyton Manning. Candace Parker. Joe Mauer. Kerri Walsh. Before they were big names, they were Gatorade Players of the Year. This season, the nation’s most prestigious high school athletic program celebrates its 25th year of honoring and fueling the...
6 - General Mills Unveils Wheaties Fuel – The New Breakfast of Champions
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - After three months of consumer testing, Wheaties, “The Breakfast of Champions®,” announced today the evolution of its iconic 85-year-old cereal with the unveiling of Wheaties FUEL™— the first-ever cereal designed specifically to help fuel...
7 - No Bull – Go Daddy Sponsoring ‘Most Dangerous 8 Seconds in Sports’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - GoDaddy.com has sponsorships in NASCAR and IndyCar. The Internet powerhouse also sponsors spokespeople who compete in professional poker and golf… now you can add professional bull riding to the list. The dominant domain name registrar and...
8 - Power Challenge Welcomes Former Activision Executive Robin Kaminsky to Board of Directors
LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Power Challenge, a leading developer and publisher of popular online sports games has added Robin Kaminsky to its Board of Directors. An industry veteran, Kaminsky brings to Power Challenge a deep understanding of what it takes to launch successful video...
9 - NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart and the Office Depot Foundation Team up to Donate 4,000 Backpacks to Atlanta-Area Children in Need
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Office Depot® (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, and the Office Depot Foundation announced today that NASCAR star Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup...
10 - Procter & Gamble To Sponsor U.S. Olympic Team
CINCINNATI & COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) today officially announced a sponsorship alliance in which P&G will become an official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Teams for the Vancouver...
11 - Brandissimo! Announces Another Great Catch: Superbowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes Hits the NFLRUSH Zone
ENCINO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Fresh off his spectacular Super Bowl-winning touchdown catch, Super Bowl XLIII MVP Santonio Holmes is coming to the NFLRUSH Zone virtual games world , and safe-chat with friends around the world in real time. Like the NFL, competition is the name of...
12 - Westmill Distribution and High Sky, the Long Time Distributor of DADA Apparel and Footwear in Asia, Reach Worldwide Footwear and Apparel Licensing Deal Excluding North America
TAIPEI, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Westmill distribution announces they have reached a worldwide license agreement to produce and distribute DADA Footwear and DADA apparel excluding North America. Westmill has been a marketer and distributor of USA brands to Asia for over 14 years...
13 - Dreams, Inc. Lands First NBA Web Syndication Client with the Washington Wizards
PLANTATION, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Dreams, Inc. (NYSE Amex:DRJ), the vertically integrated leader in the licensed sports products industry, announced a partnership with the NBA’s Washington Wizards to launch the team’s official online store www.WashingtonWizardsStore.com. This...
14 - U.S. Firm Becomes Largest Investor in China’s Symphony Holdings
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Shah Capital Fund became the largest institutional investor in Hong Kong-based Symphony Holdings this week. Symphony Holdings is a marketer and licensor of sports and recreation footwear and apparel, with stakes in worldwide consumer brands like...
15 - England’s Ross Fisher Wins Majors Cup by One Over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - The majors of professional golf are among the most important events in the world of sport. Simply finishing four rounds in a major golf event — the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship — is a triumph, but the Majors Cup...
16 - Dreams, Inc. Announces Six Months and Quarterly Financial Results
PLANTATION, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Dreams, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DRJ) announced today its six-months and quarterly financial results for the period ended June 30, 2009. For the six-months ended June 30, 2009, Dreams, Inc.’s (“Dreams”) total revenues decreased 16%, to $27.0...
17 - Top Basketball Agent Henry Thomas Joins CAA Sports
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Top NBA agent Henry Thomas has joined CAA Sports, a division of Creative Artists Agency, a full-service entertainment and sports agency. With more than 20 years of experience in the athlete representation business, Thomas’ clients include NBA All-Stars...
18 - Appellate Court Rules That Pro V1 Patent Case Should Proceed
CARLSBAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - Callaway Golf Company (NYSE:ELY) today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected the majority of the arguments raised by the Acushnet Company on its appeal from the trial court’s ruling that the...
19 - Go Daddy’s NASCAR Season Debut Stars Fan Favorite Keselowski
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - The newly redesigned No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet debuts in the 2009 Nationwide Series season opener on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Daytona International Raceway. Brad Keselowski, winner of NASCAR’s 2008 Nationwide Series’ Most Popular Driver Award...
20 - Fathead® and Getty Images looking to “Fathead” the Best Slam Dunks
LIVONIA, Mich.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Fathead®, the leading brand in sports and entertainment graphic products best known for its officially licensed images of NBA athletes and team logos, will be courtside at US Airways Center in Phoenix along with NBA Photos and Getty photographers...
21 - NBA Cautions Basketball Fans about Counterfeit All-Star Merchandise
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Basketball fans aren’t the only ones flocking to Phoenix for this week’s NBA All-Star Game. So are counterfeiters, warns the NBA. And they’re eager to target unsuspecting fans with their illegal and poorly produced knock-off NBA merchandise...
22 - The 4th Annual BK® 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Blazes onto Courts Nationwide
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) sets off its fourth annual BK® 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, BK B-BALL BATTLESM, in New Orleans on Feb. 7, 2009, and will travel to 13 U.S. cities throughout the tour. The BK B-BALL BATTLESM will set courts ablaze in search of...
23 - Herbalife Becomes Official Nutritional Supplier of Italian Football League Champions, Internazionale FC
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), a global nutrition and direct-selling company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to become the official Nutritional Supplier of Italian football club Internazionale FC (“Inter”) for the 2008/9 season. As part...
24 - Stratus Media Group Engages Advisory Firm to Provide Third-Party Valuation of Its Live Entertainment Properties
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Stratus Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: SMDI) today announced it has engaged The Mentor Group to conduct a valuation of the company’s live entertainment properties. “We anticipate that 2009 will be a milestone year for our organization. Obtaining an...
25 - Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Creates Cutting-Edge Mobile Business Center for Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS), a leading manufacturer of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers and toner products, today announced its partnership with Grand-Am Road Racing as the official document...
26 - Denny’s Hires Award Winning Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to Entice Breakfast Lovers
SPARTANBURG, S.C.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Denny’s (NASDAQ:DENN), home of the original real breakfast, the Grand Slam, has hired advertising agency, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GS&P) as its agency of record, responsible for brand strategy, creative and promotions. Media...
27 - ESPN and Quiksilver Resolve Lawsuit
NEW YORK & HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - ESPN, Inc. and Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) announced today that they have resolved the trademark related lawsuits between the parties. "We are very pleased to have resolved this dispute and to begin working closely with...
28 - NFL Alumni Select Best Players of 2008 Season
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Peyton Manning and James Harrison, the AP’s NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, were among 10 current stars voted by former players as NFL Alumni 2008 Player of the Year honorees. The complete...
29 - NHL Issues Warning to Fans: Beware of Counterfeit NHL Winter Classic Merchandise
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - When the hometown Chicago Blackhawks host the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in this week’s historic Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic 2009, the NHL warns that hockey fans will be targeted by counterfeiters attempting to sell...
30 - Humana Military Healthcare Services Announces Sponsorship of Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), proudly announces its sponsorship of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. The sixth annual college bowl game recognizes and pays special tribute...
31 - Injunction Against Infringing Pro V1 Golf Balls Stays in Effect
CARLSBAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) today announced that a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied a request by The Acushnet Company, the golf business of Fortune Brands, Inc., to stay a...
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