Sponsors & Exhibitors
The Fantasy Sports Association recently commissioned Ipsos Reid to conduct a survey comparing the consumer buying habits of the general population, sports fans and fantasy sports fans. The results of the survey demonstrate yet again why the fantasy sports consumer audience is highly desirable to advertisers and brand marketers. The Ipsos Reid survey is available at the Fantasy Sports Association table or online at
www.fantasysportsassociation.org.
Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal is the industry’s leading weekly trade publication, providing breaking news and comprehensive reporting and analysis on sports business. With 80 reporters, editors and guest columnists, SBJ keeps its readers up to date on the latest developments in sports marketing, sponsorships, media, facilities, agents and labor, finance and more. For more information, visit www.SportsBusinessJournal.com
Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily is the leading daily provider of real-time news and information for sports business executives, tracking more than 500 news sources worldwide, including newspapers, television and radio. SBD keeps its readers on top of the day’s events and ahead of the news cycle. For more information, visit www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
Both publications are part of the Street & Smith’s Sports Group, which consists of the Street & Smith’s Conference Group, the Sports Business Resource Guide & Fact Book, NASCAR Illustrated and SceneDaily.com. Street & Smith’s is a division of American City Business Journals (ACBJ), which comprises weekly business journals across the country, BizJournals.com, Hemmings Motor News, Sporting News Magazine, Sporting News Yearbooks, Sporting News Today, Sporting News Radio Network and SportingNews.com. ACBJ is part of the Advance Publications family.
Brand Affinity Technologies (BAT) is the official online partner for Sports Media & Technology. BAT generates new revenue opportunities for athletes & celebrities by bringing a larger field of marketing partners and talent into the endorsement and sponsorship marketplace. Local, regional and national advertisers use BAT’s Platform to find, license, and activate the most effective talent for their campaigns, based on brand and targeting considerations. For more information, visit www.brandaffinity.net.
Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of digital content and the first place creative professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage imagery. The company's award-winning photographers, still imagery, footage, and Pump Audio music help customers create inspiring work which appears every day in the world's most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Headquartered in Seattle, WA and serving customers in more than 100 countries, Getty Images believes in the power of imagery to drive positive change, educate, inform and entertain. Check us out at www.gettyimages.com.
Pluck social media solutions empower leaders in sports and consumer media to integrate community tools and program content directly into their web properties, driving audience engagement and digital revenue. Pluck customers include the NFL, Major League Baseball, Women’s Professional Soccer, the Seattle Sounders FC and the Dallas Cowboys. Pluck is based in Austin, Texas and can be found online at www.pluck.com.
Proskauer has been recognized by Chambers USA as having the "nation's leading sports practice" and is a worldwide leader in media and technology law. We regularly represent our clients on the wide variety of issues affecting the sports business, including e-Commerce and technology acquisition and licensing; joint ventures between sports entities, media and technology companies; acquisitions of sports teams; production and distribution of sports content across all platforms; team and league-related financings; stadium and arena development and sponsorship; and in litigation matters on the most pressing issues facing sports. For further information, visit www.proskauer.com
Covington & Burling LLP offers one of the world’s premier sports and media practices, representing the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, and USTA in the United States, and the FIA (the governing body of Formula 1 racing) and British Horseracing Authority in Europe. Covington lawyers have also advised a host of major league teams and owners in the U.S. and premier league clubs in England. Covington offers a broad range of counsel to sports clients, ranging from industry-shaping litigation to corporate, finance, media and technology transactions to intellectual property disputes and enforcement to government affairs, regulatory and taxation issues. For more information, please visit www.cov.com.
The Pedowitz Group is the leading provider of digital and database marketing for the sports and entertainment industry. Clients include The Cleveland Cavaliers, Palace Sports and Entertainment, TD Garden, The Boston Bruins, The Miami Heat and The Golden State Warriors. Sports and Entertainment clients call The Pedowitz Group to help them increase ticket sales, increase fan engagement, and increase sponsorship revenue. The Pedowitz Group enables clients to create and execute simple to sophisticated demand generation strategies and tactics that get results. For more information, visit www.sports.pedowitzgroup.com.
SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Delivering solutions to customers at more than 45,000 sites, SAS enables organizations to optimize performance and make better decisions faster. SAS gives sports, media and technology companies THE POWER TO KNOW(r). For more information, visit www.sas.com.
The leading provider of high-quality, large-format, full-color banner solutions, Britten, Inc. has been a trusted partner of some of the worlds’ best-known and most discerning companies for more than 20 years. Our capabilities, culture of innovation and unmatched commitment to customer satisfaction make Britten the smart choice of businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit www.brittenbanners.com
Exhibitors
Txtstation is a leading mobile marketing company specializing in sports and entertainment. We allow broadcasters, event owners, sponsors and general media to communicate with viewers or fans directly through mobile phones, internet, and landlines phones in real time and in high definition. Txtstation creates one to one 'real time' dialog with consumers at specific times and places such as events, concerts and live or pre recorded broadcast. Since 2004, we have been at the forefront of mobile interactivity designing 'live' integrated programs that harness the excitement of live events and broadcasts while delivering high consumer response and encouraging brand loyalty. Call Michael Falato, the VP of Sales, at 512-535-5381 or email him at michael@txtstation.com.
KickApps helps sports teams and brands grow and deepen relationships with fans and customers using social and media online applications. The first complete Social Media publishing solution, KickApps features social networking, photo & media sharing, online video players, widgets, media management, member management and much more. KickApps currently powers social media websites for the National Hockey League, Phoenix Suns, NY Knicks,
NeuLion is a world leading service provider that builds sports broadcasting networks. NeuLion’s end-to-end technology enables content to be monetized and streamed to multiple devices using the Internet. Content can be viewed on the computer, television through set-top-box and mobile devices. Components of the service include: encoding both live and on-demand video and audio, content and subscriber management, digital rights management, billing, customer service, reporting and delivery. NeuLion also provides a complete sports media and fan-centric web platform that includes e-commerce tools, ticketing solutions and a hosting service.
SportsDataHub.com is changing the way the world views sports data. Powering interactive visual tools with a robust and flexible sports data framework, SportsDataHub enables leagues, teams, coaches, broadcasters, writers, and fans to manipulate sports data the way their minds work - Forwards, Backwards, and sideways. See for yourself at the SportsDataHub booth. For more information, visit www.sportsdatahub.com.
Established 1956, HTN Communications, LLC, formerly Hughes Television Network, is the longest tenured sports television and radio transmission provider in North America, offering innovative technology solutions for seamless “point-to-multipoint” live high definition services from every MLB, NBA and NHL venue. For more information log-on to www.htncom.com.
XCO SportsLink is a software company that creates smart phone applications specifically for the sports industry. Designed for use by teams, venues, athletes, and advertisers, XCO Springboard is a content management solution that allows organizations to “connect” to fans during events and throughout the year leveraging dynamic new or existing content. For more information, visit www.xcosoftware.com.
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