Category Archives: Media News
Advertising Mainstay Go Daddy Returns For The Super Bowl
Go Daddy is returning to Super Bowl XLIV, which is being broadcast by CBS on February 7, 2010. Go Daddy has purchased two 30 second spots, thus making it six consecutive Super Bowls in which godaddy.com is being spotlighted. “I’ve …
DVD “Sugar” Tries To Capture The Minor League Lifestyle
On September 1, the critically acclaimed “Sugar” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray. The film depicts life in minor league baseball from a Dominican perspective. For years fans have cheered and jeered the likes of Vladimir Guererro, Pedro Martinez, …
MLB TV Adds August Telecasts
MLB TV is set to add a new set of telecasts beginning with Thursdays Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies game from Citizens Bank Park. This telecast is the first of four that will lead off MLB TV’s new Thursday lineup. …
Yadier Molina Graces The Cover of ESPN
Yadier Molina is finally getting his due, as he is featured on the cover of the most recent ESPN Magazine. In the article titled “Molina Knows Squat”, writer Lindsay Berra portrays Molina as today’s prototypical catcher; with the way he …
Follow “The GM’s Perspective” on Twitter
I was never a facebook or MySpace guy, and was very skeptical of Twitter. I thought this was just another application that would be phased out. Twitte though has became a legit source of real time information that can be …
Clearwater Threshers to Cancel Bobblehead Nights Over MLB Promo Rules
The Tampa Bay Rays are forcing the Clearwater Threshers, the minor-league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, to cancel their most recent promotion of bobbleheads, as the Rays are saying that the promotion is violating MLB’s marketing rules. The Threshers were …
Compuware Signs On as Official Global Application Performance Partner Of The NHL And The NHLPA
NEW YORK (JUNE 8, 2009) ─ The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) today announced that Compuware Corporation has signed a multi-year corporate marketing agreement to become “The Official Global Application Performance Partner of …
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame to Auction Treasured Plaques
Lansing, IL (June 2, 2009) – Legendary Auctions, a leading Sports and American auction house will offer collectors a unique opportunity to own a treasured piece of baseball history. The auction house will offer a one-time sale of the Michigan …
NHL on NBC Delivers Record Overnight Ratings
NEW YORK (May 19, 2009) ─ Sunday’s Western Conference Final, featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings, registered a 2.0 overnight metered market rating, making it the most-watched broadcast of a NHL on NBC game, excluding the NHL …