AT&T Secure Pac-12 Conference Broadcast & Sponsorship Deal

American multinational telecommunications company AT&T has announced a partnership with collegiate athletic conference, cialis Pac-12.

As part of the deal, buy AT&T will carry three Pac-12 television networks and be the exclusive wireless sponsor for the Pac-12.

U-verse TV subscribers across the country will have access to the more than 700 remaining live Pac-12 events of the 2013-14 season on Pac-12 Networks. This includes 32 football games, medstore 250 men’s and women’s basketball games and hundreds of other sports, including baseball, soccer, gymnastics and more. Starting next year, Pac-12 Networks will increase its coverage to 850 events.

AT&T will become the Pac-12’s technology provider for their telecommunications needs including wireless and wireline communications services. Other examples include Wi-Fi access, video and audio conferencing, mobile devices, and broadband access.

“Having the nation’s fastest and now most reliable wireless network and a new national distributor in our corner is a big win for the Pac-12 and Pac-12 Networks,” said Larry Scott, Pac-12 commissioner. “Together with AT&T, we’ll be able to give our Pac-12 fans the best, possible experience, and meet the fans’ ever-growing demand for Pac-12 content across all platforms.”

The Pac-12 Conference in the past has claimed an incredible 127 NCAA team titles since 1999-2000, including eight in 2012-13. Conference teams hold a total of 459 titles – 309 men’s and 150 women’s – which far surpasses any other collegiate conference.

“Pac-12 Networks is thrilled to join AT&T U-verse’s line-up,” said Pac-12 Networks President Lydia Murphy-Stephans. “Pac-12 fans nationwide now have another great option to access an unprecedented number of live quality Pac-12 sporting events, live interviews, studio shows, and other feature content.”

Chris Roy, Vice President, Government and Education, AT&T, added: “We are thrilled to become a technology provider and the exclusive wireless sponsor for such a storied Conference with a rich history of academic excellence and superior athletic achievement. Together with the Conference and the 12 universities, we look forward to redefining the experience for students, alumni and fans attending Pac-12 athletic events.”

Olympic Medallist Manteo Mitchell Endorses Incrediwear

Healthcare brand Incrediwear, a division of Star Nutrition, Inc. has announced they have signed an endorsement deal with United States Olympic sprinter Manteo Mitchell, who most recently won the Silver Medal in the London 2012 Olympics despite breaking his leg during his portion of the men’s 4×400 relay. 

Mitchell has been training with Incrediwear’s new TEC-3 calf sleeve, which the runner has credited with reducing his shin splint pain and improving his results on the track.

Like other Incrediwear products, the TEC-3 is woven with materials designed to increase blood flow when warmed by the body. This reduces pain, swelling and fatigue, while regulating temperature and wicking away moisture, resulting in improved performance and decreased recovery time.

“I’ve tried other sleeves and always seemed to have problems,” Mitchell says. “They would come off very easily, were difficult to adjust, or I felt like it was wearing me down. When I wear the Incrediwear TEC-3 sleeve, I don’t even know it’s there. But, I do know it’s working because I see it in my results. I have more energy, I’m less fatigued and I don’t have pain from shin splints anymore. Last year early in the season I ran a 32.7 in my 300-meter time trial. This year I was at 32.08 in April — and I wasn’t even in peak conditioning at that point in the season.”

Mitchell, one of the highest ranked sprinters in the world, rose to international prominence in the London 2012 Olympic Games when he famously broke his fibula 200 meters into his 400-meter leg of the men’s relay. He was able to continue and pass the baton, helping the United States win the Silver Medal.

“I’m so happy that I discovered the Incrediwear products,” Mitchell continues. “I’ve been wearing the TEC-3 in races, and that says a lot. Other runners keep coming up to me and asking what it is and if it works. I tell them, ‘absolutely it works!'”

M Club Spa Named Official Fitness Partner of Stoke City

English Premier League club Stoke City have announced M Club Spa and Fitness as their new Official Fitness Partner.

The initial two-year partnership will allow Mark Hughes’ players – as well as the Potters’ rising young stars – to use the first class facilities at M Club Spa and Fitness Newcastle.

City’s Head of Commercial Andrew Billingham said: “We are proud of our association with leading local brands, of which M Club Spa and Fitness is certainly one.

“M Club offers fantastic facilities which will be used by both our first team and Academy squads, including a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pool.

“We also hope that our association with M Club could lead to potential benefits for our supporters, as well as help M Club grow and develop their membership.”

Mo Chaudry, Chairman of Waterworld and M Club Spa and Fitness, said: “Stoke City’s standing in the local community cannot be under-estimated and we’re hoping our association with them will help raise our profile.

“It’s an honour for us to have Stoke’s players using our facilities in Newcastle and we hope they will prove to be an inspiration for other people to consider their health, fitness and well-being.”

M Club own two of the largest lifestyle fitness clubs in North Staffordshire.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Replaces Old Style as Marketing Partner of Chicago Cubs

Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs has announced a new sponsorship deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev that could mean the Budweiser logo on a new sign in the right-field at Wrigley Field.

A team official said Anheuser-Busch InBev will be its “exclusive marketing partner” for beer and malt beverages at Wrigley Field. The deal also applies to the Cubs’ spring training facility in Mesa Ariz.

Cubs officials said in a news release that the agreement means the team is ending its decades-long marketing relationship with Old Style in 2014, meaning signs touting the beer will be removed.

“This was a very difficult decision following a decades-long relationship we enjoyed with this great brand,” the Cubs said of ending its partnership with Old Style. “We will continue to offer Old Style and Old Style Light to our fans for our remaining games.”

The sign is part of a $500 million renovation project at the 99-year-old ballpark approved by the city of Chicago, which includes a massive Jumbotron in left field. 

Terms of the deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev weren’t disclosed. However, Cubs spokesman Julian Green says the new agreement means the Budweiser sign could go up as early as 2014.

“This is the time of year when every baseball team in the league is trying to renew corporate partnerships or go after new partnerships and sell all available assets to raise revenues for their ballclubs,” Green told the Chicago Sun-Times. 

Manchester United Signs New Credit Card Deal with MBNA

Manchester United have renewed their partnership with credit card issuer MBNA for a further three years.

As the Club’s Official Credit Card provider for the UK, store MBNA will be celebrating its on-going partnership with United by launching a range of new club-branded credit cards.

In addition, prescription cardholders will be able to take advantage of an array of benefits and incentives, including an 0% interest on balance transfers for 20 months and the Red Rewards programme which offers cardholders for every £50 spent on the card, the chance to win some money-can’t-buy items and experiences, including signed merchandise and the chance to watch the first team train at the world-famous Aon Training Complex.

Manchester United group managing director Richard Arnold commented: “MBNA is one of the UK’s largest and most well-known credit card providers and the Club is delighted to be extending its successful 15-year partnership for a further three years. We have over 8 million followers in the UK and the new MBNA Manchester United Credit Cards will give these fans a new way of showing their support, whilst taking advantage of the attractive incentives and rates MBNA has to offer.”

Michael Donald, MBNA’s business development and commercial executive, added: “Throughout our 20 years in the UK we’ve established credit card partnerships with some of the world’s most iconic brands and Manchester United Football Club is certainly one of those!

“We’re delighted to extend our successful partnership for another three years and to celebrate we’re launching something unique for fans based in the UK.”

Quicken Loans Acquire Naming Rights to New Seating Section at Lions’ Ford Field

The Detroit Lions will have a new premium seating section for the new season after concluding a multi-year partnership between Quicken Loans.

The Dream Seat section, unhealthy the only of its kind in the National Football League, shop will feature 54 overstuffed black leather recliners embroidered with the Quicken Loans logo.  The comfortable seats will also have large high definition LCD televisions mounted in front of them so the fans in the section can catch up on scores from other games or watch replays of the amazing action taking place inside Ford Field.  An additional eight “premium” Dream Seats will be located in the first row above the player tunnel where the team enters and exits the field, drugs offering amazing views of the action, and the opportunity to get very close to the Detroit Lions superstars.

The Dream Seats will be available to team members and business partners of the Quicken Loans family of companies for all Detroit Lions home games, as well as select events taking place at Ford Field.

“When you are betting big on Detroit, like we are doing, there is really nobody better to partner with in the city than the Detroit Lions,” said Jay Farner, President and Chief Marketing Officer of Quicken Loans.  “But we didn’t just want to do something conventional, we wanted to create a strong lasting relationship, while also rewarding our hard working team members.  We’ve certainly accomplished that with the Dream Seats, I’ve never seen anything like this – it’s like a suite, but with much better seats and your own TV.”

“This is a tremendous opportunity to work with a great Detroit-based company who is as dedicated to the city of Detroit as we are,” said Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand.  “We are excited to be able to offer a premium experience to the Quicken Loans team, and look forward to working as partners for years to come.”

Qualcomm Named Official Founding Technology Partner of Formula E

Formula E Holdings (FEH) has announced today a multi-year partnership with Qualcomm Incorporated with the telecommunications company becoming the Official Founding Technology Partner of the FIA Formula E Championship

The agreement will allow Qualcomm and FEH to showcase mobile and Electronic Vehicle technologies globally through an exhilarating sport and demonstrate how current and future generations all over the world, viagra price can benefit from wireless, check sustainable technology on and off the track. 

As a leader in the mobile space, Qualcomm will advise FEH in their quest to incorporate new and more sustainable technologies into the racing series. As a start, Qualcomm Halo Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) technology will be adapted to be fitted into the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship safety cars so they can be wirelessly charged. The wireless charging system will be made available to the race cars from season two.

“Our collaboration with the FIA Formula E Championship is not just a great opportunity to showcase Qualcomm technologies such as our Halo WEVC system, but to evaluate and improve wireless connectivity and EV technology across the globe, especially in the host cities,” said Paul Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qualcomm. “We hope this arrangement will leverage mobile technology to enhance the fan experience and impact the global movement towards more sustainable living.”

“The FIA Formula E Championship is going to become a showcase for electric vehicle technology,” said Alejandro Agag, CEO of Championship Promoters Formula E Holdings. “As the global leader in mobile technology, Qualcomm’s involvement will not only help us develop new advances in EV technology but also to provide our fans and the world’s EV community with the best race viewing experience possible. New technologies in connectivity, wireless and mobile, fit perfectly with a Championship open to new technology, not only for the cars but for everything around the venue.”

New Orleans Advocate Becomes Official Newspaper of Saints & Pelicans

Businessman Tom Benson, who owns the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, will see his two sport franchises welcome an official newspaper with the New Orleans Advocate been given that designation.

The deal makes The New Orleans Advocate the official newspaper of the Saints and Pelicans, and it allows the newspaper to promote itself at home games of the two teams.

“We have a great newspaper here, a daily newspaper, instead of having one three days a week or whatever it is,” Tom Benson said in relation to The Times-Picayune’s decision to curtail home delivery. “We are excited about it. We think The Advocate is going to do real good for itself and us too. We think it is very important. My wife and I every morning sit down and read the paper. There is nothing like it.”

Rita Benson LeBlanc, vice chairwoman of the Saints and Pelicans, thanked the business and civic leaders gathered in the Bienville Club room at the Superdome.

She said her family shares an entrepreneurial spirit with Georges.

“With The Advocate, John has a vision to grow it,” she said. “It wasn’t just an acquisition in Baton Rouge, it was something that would enhance New Orleans and continue to grow through the state. It made sense to partner with the Saints and the Pelicans.”

Robert W. Merrick, chairman and chief executive officer of Latter & Blum, said the opportunities provided by a daily newspaper with a regional reach is “significant.”

“The Advocate is in a unique position to have a regional influence and a regional reach,” Latter & Blum President Rick Haase said. “And for an advertiser like us who does business from Lake Charles out through the Mississippi River Gulf Coast, to be able to have end-to-end coverage for our operations is great.”

The agreement between the newspaper and the sports teams covers marketing and promotion and does not involve news coverage of the teams. Similarly, The Advocate is the official newspaper of the LSU Tigers.

Neptunus to Supply London Grand Prix Gold Event

BADMINTON England has revealed Neptunus Ltd will join as an official supplier for the London Grand Prix Gold event, unhealthy in partnership with adidas.

As an international specialist in the design, medstore manufacture and rental of temporary structures for events, Neptunus will be providing the National Governing Body with a structure for the final warm-up court and interaction zone at the event.

Being held at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 1-6 October, the major event will be a great opportunity to see live sport at the site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games once again.

Nicola Moloney, Head of Major Events and Competitions at BADMINTON England, said: “We are delighted to have secured Neptunus as an official supplier for the London Grand Prix Gold event.

“Their help and support with providing us with a structure for our final warm up court and interaction zone will add great quality to the event and give it a new edge compared with previous badminton tournaments.”

With 75 years’ experience and over 200 full-time, permanent staff located throughout Europe, Neptunus are looking forward to the new relationship with BADMINTON England.

April Trasler, Managing Director of Neptunus said: “We are looking forward to working with Badminton England at this prestigious event and to being back in Queen Elizabeth Park after spending so much time working there for the Olympic Games last year.

“This move will also strengthen our ties with sport as a supplier of relocatable sports buildings.”

Leyton Orient Sign Bartercard Sponsorship

English third tier team Leyton Orient has inked a new sponsorship deal with the UK’s largest business-to-business trade exchange, online Bartercard.

The deal provides the League One club with Bartercard “Trade Pounds”. These Trade Pounds will be used within the Bartercard Exchange to allow the club to cover the cost of its day-to-day business expenses, dosage viagra from accommodation and marketing to training, case bookkeeping and promotional merchandise. 

The deal for Bartercard will include match and ball sponsorship, as well as hospitality packages and full kit sponsorship of Jake Larkins, who transferred to the club from West Ham in the summer. The Bartercard logo will also feature on perimeter advertising sites at the club’s Matchroom stadium, as well as two crowd-facing boards in the North Stand and the club’s website as an official club partner. 

“Leyton Orient is very glad to be associated with a high-profile international brand like Bartercard. The company is increasingly involved in football and their partnership with us will offer us excellent exposure over the course of this season and beyond,” says Leyton Orient Commercial and Business Development Manager Tom Jeffes. 

Simon Barker, Bartercard UK CEO, added: “We’re delighted to have agreed a sponsorship with Leyton Orient. Bartercard has signed significant sponsorship deals with sports clubs across the north of England this season, and we’re glad that we can build on our presence in the south with this deal. We’re very much looking forward to supporting the club over the season ahead.”