• News 20.11.2008

    The News Review:

    - ESPN Outbids Fox Sports and Wins BCS Rights
    - In Fairfax, Two Sports In Jeopardy
    - JHG Scores New Account Executive for Sports Marketing Team

    ESPN Outbids Fox Sports and Wins BCS Rights
    New York Times, United States 
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    Fox Sports, the current rights-holder, pulled out of the bidding Monday, and ESPN announced its deal Tuesday. Several reports said Fox would not offer more than $100 million a year while ESPN agreed to pay $125 million for television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights. Digital rights include the operation of the official B.

    In Fairfax, Two Sports In Jeopardy
    Washington Post, United States 
    "It simply isn’t realistic to think we can operate with vast budget cuts and not talk about the athletics. It’s all got to go together," Curran said. Fairfax, however, appears to be the only county in the Washington area willing to cut sports. School athletic officials in Arlington,.

    JHG Scores New Account Executive for Sports Marketing Team
    MarketWatch 
    19, 2008

    SAN DIEGO, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
    JHG
    (formerly JHG Townsend), a results-driven communications group that
    effectively combines traditional marketing and PR services with new
    digital media, today announced that Brandon Welch has joined the agency
    as an account executive on the JHG Sports Marketing team. With a solid
    track record of working with sports clients like Chuck Beal Racing as
    well as the sports and event management firm Integrated Sports
    Marketing, Welch will contribute his sports expertise, providing JHG
    clients with innovative and effective digital sports marketing programs
    and services. Welch’s primary responsibilities include representing JHG
    in business development and supporting the agency’s current roster of
    sports clients, including Yahoo! Sports, Rogers Communications and the
    Buffalo Bills. “Brandon knows what it takes to execute effective sports marketing
    strategies in the digital age,” said JHG Chief Strategy Officer
    Elizabeth Estes-Cooper. “We’re very excited to welcome him to the JHG
    Sports Marketing team.
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