JohnWallStreet: CBS’ Deal With the NCAA
The value of the March Madness television package has grown exponentially since CBS first landed the broadcast rights to college basketball’s post-season tournament in 1981 for $48 million.
JohnWallStreet: ESPN+, Exclusive Broadcast Partner of UFC through 2025
The UFC has agreed to a deal with ESPN that will make ESPN+ the exclusive broadcast partner of the promotion’s PPV events through 2025.
The agreement gives the OTT service...
JohnWallStreet: NCAA’s Limitations to Student Athletes
NCAA cannot “limit [the] compensation or benefits related to education” that are awarded to student-athletes competing in Division I men’s and women’s basketball or the football Bowl Subdivision.
JohnWallStreet – Early Entrants: Episode 5
Rumors indicate that MLS’ New York Red Bulls are closing in on a stadium naming rights agreement with a licensed gaming company.
JohnWallStreet: Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs High Profile Fight to Air Exclusively on DAZN
Schaefer told ESPN that PPV is “going to be bigger than ever” and projected that existing PPV records are going to fall.
New York Islanders to Play 2019-2020 Home Schedule at NYCB Live’s Renovated Nassau Coliseum
Crain’s New York Business has reported hearing whispers that the New York Islanders will play the entirety of their 2019-2020 home schedule (and presumably the ’20-’21 home schedule) at NYCB Live’s renovated Nassau Coliseum - the club’s home from 1972 through 2015.
JohnWallStreet: NBA’s Jersey Patch Program
The NBA’s jersey patch program – introduced in 2017 as a 3-year pilot – has been an “overwhelming success” from both the league and the advertisers’ perspectives.
JohnWallStreet: Foot Locker Investments
It’s been estimated that the Foot Locker investment was made at a valuation between $400 million and $500 million.
JohnWallStreet: Pro Sports Venues are Shrinking
The Braves, Marlins, Twins and Yankees have all downsized since 2009 and the Tampa Bay Rays plan to reduce seating at Tropicana Field from a league-low 31,000 to between 25-26,000 this season.
JohnWallStreet: Pacific Pro League Wants Clemson QB to be its Joe Namath
The Pacific Pro league - which will debut in 2020 - wants Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence - the projected #1 overall selection in the 2021 NFL draft.
