Executive Transactions
Published March 30, 2012WTA Senior Dir of Communications AMY BINDER is leaving the organization after 10 years to take a position with Flywheel Sports. Binder’s last day is Friday (THE DAILY)....The Astros announced yesterday that Senior VP/Communications JAY LUCAS has left the team. VP/Marketing & Strategy KATHLEEN CLARK will assume his duties (Astros)....FS South named MEAGAN SWINGLE Social Media & Communications Manager. She joins the net after 11 years in PR for the Braves (Fox Sports)....The U.S. Soccer Foundation has appointed CHARLES MARSHALL as Chair of the BOD. KEVIN PAYNE, CHARLES STIMSON and DAVID SUTPHEN were also elected as officers (U.S. Soccer Foundation)....Good Sports named Eagles Senior VP/Business ARI ROITMAN a member of their national advisory board (Good Sports)....The Int'l Association of Venue Managers appointed KIM BEDIER the 2nd Vice Chair for the BOD. Bedier is GM at Global Spectrum's Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. (Comcast)....The Univ. of Montana has fired AD JIM O’DAY (MISSOULIAN.com, 3/29).
Marketing and Sponsorship
Nike Signs Sponsorship Deal With Rio 2016, Brazilian National Team
Reebok Ordered To Temporarily Stop Making, Selling Jets Tim Tebow Gear
A-B Activates Around Start Of MLB Season With Themed Cans, Cause-Related Program
Lower-Profile Olympians Find Creative Ways To Raise Training Money Ahead Of Games
Faith-Based Company Gets Spotlight With Jeremy Lin Sporting Its Wristband
Media
Turner, CBS Report Nearly $60M In Ad Sales For Digital Viewing of NCAA Tournament
Fox Sports Not Expecting Time Warner, AT&T To Air Padres' Season Opener
Milwaukee's Best: Brewers, WTMJ-AM Extend Radio Broadcast Rights Deal
The Story Of The Hurricanes: NHL Team Signs Multiyear Extension With FS Carolinas
MLBAM Sets The Bar For Streaming Video On Web-Connected Devices
UEFA To Centralize Media Rights For European Qualifers And Championships
ESPN To Run Women's Sports Programming Block June 23 To Mark Title IX Anniv.
Final Nielsen Ratings From Recent Sports Telecasts
Leagues and Governing Bodies
Franchises
Dodgers Ticket Sales Increase Dramatically After Team Purchase Announcement
Paul Allen Denies Report He Is Again Entertaining Offers For Trail Blazers
Grizzlies Owner Heisley Stops Negotiations With Oracle CEO Larry Ellison
Canadiens' Molson Announces Departure Of GM Gauthier In Front Office Shake Up
Flames Become Majority Owners Of CFL Stampeders, Adding Fifth Team To Portfolio