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Topic: Sports

First Mover: Jeff Urban The Whistle co-founder and father of four wants to make sports viewing safe for kids

What led to the idea for a multi-platform sports destination for kids? Were you getting tired of having your own see lots of beer ads? I met the two other founders,…

March 25 2012

Time.com Launches First Sports Blog, Keeping Score Content will cover sports and culture worldwide

In the past few years, Time.com has rolled out a number of new verticals covering everything from technology to health to politics. But until now, the site hasn't had a…

March 13 2012

Sports Media and Marketing MVPs Adweek readers select the industry's star players. Here's the all-star lineup

Sports Media Executive of the Year John Skipper President, ESPN; Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks The undisputed heavyweight champion of sports content, the 56-year-old last fall was tapped to replace veteran chief…

February 20 2012

Aspiring N.Y. Filmmaker Wins Chevy Contest to Create Super Bowl Ad Zach Borst made 'Happy Grad' spot

Zach Borst, an aspiring Long Island, N.Y., filmmaker, has won Chevrolet’s Route 66 Super Bowl ad contest with his "Chevy Happy Grad" commercial. The 26-year-old’s ad, produced in 60- and 30-second…

January 20 2012

NFL Picks Obscure Canadian Publisher for New Magazine Dauphin Media who?

Yesterday, when the National Football League announced that it would be launching a new monthly publication titled NFL Magazine, its choice of publishing partner—Dauphin Media Group—came off as odd. Mainly…

November 17 2011

Billion Dollar Draft Some 27 million Americans play fantasy football—and media companies are cashing in on their obsession

The 5-foot-7-inch Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew earned the nickname "Pocket Hercules" for his bruising running style, but the diminutive chatterbox can't seem to take a verbal hit. Addressing listeners…

November 07 2011

Ad of the Day: Nike Lockout shmockout; basketball is bigger than the NBA

The NBA lockout might have pushed the season back by a couple of months, but just because there’s no professional basketball being played, that doesn’t mean absolutely no one’s playing.…

November 04 2011

Flyers Fans Boo Cancer PSA With Rival Players in It Way to go, Philadelphia!

It's something of a sports cliché that Philadelphia sports fans never disappoint, because they always disappoint. But Flyers fans set a new low for themselves when a group of them…

October 14 2011

NBC Hands 2012 Olympics Duties to 'Today' Producer He'll continue to run the morning show

This morning, NBC is set to announce that it’s handing over the top production job for the 2012 Olympics to Jim Bell, executive producer of the network’s Today show. Because Bell…

August 30 2011

Bleacher Report Raises $22 Million for Expansion Plans to build video, mobile, sales

Three-year-old Bleacher Report is gaining major headway in the world of online sports news. Last year, it hired Brian Grey (who used to run Yahoo Sports’ and Fox Sports’ sites),…

August 25 2011

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