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FIFA Women’s World Cup’s success breaks down barriers and stereotypes across the globe
Different in the world of sports isn’t always a bad thing, especially when it comes to women’s sports and the Women's World Cup.
Shannon Sharpe’s secret project revealed
That's kind of disappointing.
NHL digital ad technology continues to show its issues
This was a prominent spot for this technology to glitch, but it's far from the only glitch or wider issue it's had this season.
Goodyear unveils Bill Elliott-narrated spot set to debut during Daytona 500
"Goodyear’s presence is deeply embedded in NASCAR’s history, and the company has been there for my biggest wins."
Fans outraged with MLB and FS1 for running racist “Citizens for Sanity” immigration ad during NLDS
There’s an expectation that political ads will be aired during sporting events around election season, but this commercial is meant to spread hate.
Apple TV+ may soon feature ads, possibly for MLS matches and originals like ‘Ted Lasso’
"The last bastion is Apple TV. Apple is going to be a very good ad experience with probably a low ad load."
Someone at ESPN gave Mark Jones a promo read Saturday that set up a three-weeks-old Sunday Night Baseball game
This led to bad information on ESPN's airwaves, but Jones is not necessarily primarily at fault for that.
Gregg Giannotti calls out awkwardness of criticizing LIV golfers after WFAN airs LIV promo
"I guess we took the money as well."
Joe Buck posts “Comment (comment this under the original post)” to his Twitter after an ad for Halls cough drops
"Comment (comment this under the original post): Use as directed. HALLS cough drops temporarily relieve coughs and soothe sore throats."
Disney SVP Mike Denby talks ESPN/USAA Home Base partnership: “Everyone from conception was at the table in building this together.”
"It's like Cribs for these athletes. You get to see their home. And then they tell their military story, their connection to the military and why that means so much to them."
NBCUniversal has placed $51 million worth of Olympic ads and promos since November, including 1,208 on broadcast NBC
In addition to the 1,208 ads and promos on NBC proper since November, Olympic Channel has run 18,396, while NBCSN has aired 5,834, The Golf Channel has aired 1,832, and USA has aired 1,336.
AT&T is running College Football Playoff National Championship ads featuring a hologram of Lee Corso
This was certainly an unusual advertising move.
ESPN will celebrate the 25th anniversary of “This Is SportsCenter” ads with three specials looking back at those commercials
The This Is SportsCenter ad campaign launched in 1995 and has produced more than 400 spots. ESPN will look back at some of those in three specials Sunday.
In tribute to Little Richard, Spike Lee posted a 1991 commercial he directed starring Little Richard and Michael Jordan
In 1991, Little Richard appeared as a genie in a Spike Lee ad for Air Jordans.
ESPN’s NFL Draft ad on Tua Tagovailoa and his family feels odd given their previous coverage
An ESPN NFL Draft ad focusing on Tua Tagovailoa's family seems a little strange in light of the 2018 firestorm ESPN kicked off with a feature that included coverage of Tagovailoa's father beating him with a belt.
ESPN unveils 12 new “This Is SportsCenter” ads, including three (two debuting on digital) with WWE’s Becky Lynch
ESPN's bringing out a new batch of "This Is SportsCenter" ads, and WWE's Becky Lynch is heavily featured.
Fox launches “We’re All Superstars” Wieden+Kennedy WWE ad campaign ahead of Friday Night Smackdown’s October debut
After doing ads for Fox's college football and NFL properties, Wieden+Kennedy has now created an ad series promoting WWE Smackdown's fall move to Fox.
