Sports Biz Rundown (1/20/2020 - 1/24/2020)
Nick Hayden
Founder of Explore ATX | Creating Linkedin content about innovation and tourism insights
Thank you to everyone who attended our event last week in New York. See the video recap below.
The goal of Sports Biz Rundown is to give you a very concise rundown of what happened this week in the world of sports & entertainment. Also, give you some additional resources that could give you an edge in the industry. Such as curated sports biz events, sports biz news, sports biz job board, sports biz podcast, and other opportunities. We send the latest edition of Sports Biz Rundown every Friday.
Please let me know if you will be in Miami for SuperBowl, plan on being in New York City, or would like to collaborate at any point in 2020.
The Athlete Platform, Esports Event Recap
Sports Biz News
SPORTS PARTNERSHIPS
NBA superstar LeBron James surprised dozens of teens at a YMCA in New York City on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Lakers forward, who loves riding bikes, is partnering with ride-sharing app Lyft to provide thousands of youth with free access to bicycles. (CBS News)
Louis Vuitton and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a multiyear partnership that makes the French fashion house the first official Trophy Travel Case provider of the NBA. The partnership marks Louis Vuitton’s first and only partnership with a North American sports league. (NBA)
SPORTS MONEY
The Athletic, a subscription-based digital sports media company, has raised $50 million in a Series D funding round, executives tell Axios. With this investment, the company has raised a total of $139.5 million since its launch in 2016 and is valued at roughly $500 million after the new raise, according to sources familiar with the deal. (Axios)
The average price is $8,904 for tickets to the Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs on Feb 2. In fact, tickets purchased through Ticketmaster, the official ticketing partner of the NFL, is higher than any other year in the past six years, the company said Wednesday. (MarketWatch)
ATHLETE NEWS
Williamson scored 17 consecutive points during a stretch that electrified the crowd and helped turn a double-digit deficit into a brief Pelicans lead before he headed to the bench for the last time with 5:23 remaining. In those final minutes, the San Antonio Spurs gained control and won 121-117, but the story of the night was Williamson, who was making his NBA debut. (ESPN)
The National Baseball Hall of Fame has two new members. Tuesday night, Yankees legend Derek Jeter and five-tool threat Larry Walker were announced as the newest Hall of Famers during a live MLB Network broadcast. Players must appear on 75 percent of submitted ballots to be inducted into Cooperstown. Walker received 76.6 percent in his 10th and final year on the Hall of Fame ballot. Jeter was one vote short of unanimous in his first year of eligibility. (CBS Sports)
Sports Biz Events
Super Bowl Week:
Sports Industry Conference - University of Miami
- Jan 29, 2020 - 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM
The Impact Brunch - Empowering Athletes in Business
- Jan 30, 2020 - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Athlete x Media Summit
- Jan 30, 2020 - 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tackle What's Next Summit
- Jan 30, 2020 - noon - 6pm
Bloomberg Power Players Summit
- Jan 31, 2020 - 1:30 - 6:00 PM
Shaq's Funhouse
- Jan 31, 2020 - 9:00PM - 3:00 AM
- More Details
Bootsy on the Water w/ Post Malone
- Jan 31, 2020 - 10:00 PM - 4:00 AM
- More Details
Gronk Beach Party
- Feb 1, 2020 - 1PM - 7PM
- More Details
Maxim Havana Nights
- Feb 1, 2020 - 10PM - 4AM
Sports Illustrated Party
- Feb 1, 2020 - 10PM - 4AM
2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game
- Jan 25, 2020
- St. Louis, MO
2020 Pro Bowl Game
- Jan 26, 2020
- Orlando, FL
- Feb 4 - 6, 2020
- London, UK
- Feb 5 - 7
- Paris, France
- Feb 7, 2020 11:30am - 5:15pm
- Washington, DC
2020 Daytona 500
- Feb 16, 2020
- Daytona Beach, FL
2020 NBA All-Star Game
- Feb 16, 2020
- Chicago, IL
Future of Sports Panel (Sports Biz Group co-organized)
- Feb 18th, 6:00 - 8:30
- Microsoft Center - New York, New York
Music in Sports Mixer - The Athlete Platform
- Feb 20
- New York, New York
Sports Biz Group Organized, email for info
- Sports Industry Networking & Career Conference
- Feb 21 - 22
- Washington, DC
Sports Biz Jobs
Manhattan Sports Business Academy - Summer immersion program for college students seeking career acceleration in the sports industry
Public Relations Account Manager - 160over90
Planner I - Team Sports & Golf - Under Armour
Collegiate Brand Ambassador - Sports Biz Group
Assistant to the CEO - Overtime
Customer Success Manager - Pledge It