Sponsors & Exhibitors
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.
AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or is affiliated with a collection of companies including over 100 facilities such as STAPLES Center, NOKIA Theatre Times Square, Sprint Center, (Kansas City), Wukesong Basketball Arena (Beijing, China), Acer Arena (Sydney, Australia), The Globe arena (Stockholm, Sweden), O2 World arena (Berlin, Germany) and The O2 arena and district (London, England); sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL) and two MLS franchises in addition to overseeing privately held management shares of the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA). AEG has created L.A. LIVE, a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports, residential & entertainment district featuring Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Club Nokia, a 54-story, 1001-room convention “headquarters” destination (featuring The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott hotels and 224 luxury condominiums – The Residences at The Ritz Carlton – all in a single tower), Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14, “broadcast” facilities for ESPN, along with entertainment, restaurant and office space and developed The Home Depot Center in Carson, California designated as an "Official U.S. Olympic Training Site" by the United States Olympic Committee that includes major facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling and other sports. AEG Sports owns and operates a variety of events and tours and AEG Live is the world’s second largest concert promotion and touring companies.
The leading provider of high-quality, large-format, full-color banner solutions, Britten has been a trusted partner of some of the worlds’ best known and most discerning companies, for 25 years. Visit our new showroom in Chicago, and let us Raise Your Brand. To learn more, visit www.brittenbanners.com or call 1-800-426-9496.
Corporate Events, Inc. is a full-service audiovisual management and consulting company for corporate meetings and events, specializing in technical event support. We provide state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, skilled technicians and experienced site managers to handle all the details so your meetings, conferences and events are perfectly planned and executed. Plus, we offer an audience response system for real-time feedback and permanent reports to guide your market research, training initiatives and communication evaluation. Corporate Events oversees the technology and provides the talent to ensure successful, seamless event production that exceeds expectations. For more information go to www.corporateeventsinc.net.
Digitaria Sports web technologies drive many of the most prominent Sports Web sites in the world. Powered by our highly advanced, but flexible technical framework, we enable sports content owners to bring the sports experience to fans by promoting enhanced enjoyment, participation, and community while simultaneously increasing revenue opportunities. We currently manage the interactive needs of dozens of Sports organizations and believe that it is our intimate knowledge and proven track record of managing sports digital properties that has driven us to specifically tailor programs to meet the widely varying needs of each of those clients.
Cisco is the leader in world-changing technology that brings sports and entertainment properties together with fans in extraordinary ways across the world. Converging all forms of communication and entertainment – including HD video- on to the same network, Cisco's innovative Connected Sports solutions deliver immersive fan experiences while driving new revenue streams and revolutionizing operations.www.cisco.com
For more than half a century, O’Melveny has helped sports clients stay ahead of the game. From novel strategies for monetizing brands to exploiting new markets to high-stakes transactions and disputes, O’Melveny’s global reach and diverse capabilities are a proven advantage for industry leaders in the new world of sports business. For more information, please visit www.omm.com.
Getty Images is the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage, music and other forms of premium digital content. We help our customers produce inspiring work for the most influential media of our day: from multi-million dollar advertising campaigns to breaking news covered by blogs, from feature films and television shows to online multimedia programming, all the way down to the most singular blogger. We also provide an expansive range of music – accessible through easy-to-use tools and a host of innovative licensing solutions. Visit www.gettyimages.com to discover, license and manage imagery and other digital content, including contemporary visuals in news, sports, entertainment, and archival content.
Proskauer has been recognized by Chambers USA as having the "nation's leading sports practice," and is adept at applying the broad interdisciplinary skills needed to resolve business issues and disputes that affect sports clients in a highly competitive marketplace. For more than 45 years, the firm has advised purchasers and prospective purchasers of professional sports teams; handled sports-related financings with respect to teams, leagues and facilities; negotiated stadium and arena leases and development agreements; advised on joint ventures between sports entities and media and technology companies; negotiated collective bargaining agreements with players, referees, umpires and other game officials; and handled litigations on all matters relevant to the sports business. For further information, please visit www.proskauer.com.
Nixon Peabody is an international law firm with 800 attorneys in 17 offices. Whether we are advising on the financing and development of a stadium or negotiating the purchase or sale of a sports club, we deliver value-added solutions to help our clients achieve their goals. Our integrated approach and experience across multiple legal disciplines makes Nixon Peabody an ideal law firm for professional sports teams, leagues, owners, developers, lenders and investment banks, host municipalities, and sports enterprises. For more information, visit www.nixonpeabody.com.
Sporting News is a multi-media company catering to avid sports fans. We provide the most influential fans with comprehensive sports content 24/7, including a bi-weekly publication, Sporting News Magazine; the world’s first and only daily digital sports newspaper, Sporting News Today; the online source for real-time news and fantasy information, SportingNews.com; a community-based website, Rowdy.com; and 11 annuals covering all major sports. Let Sporting News deliver custom, multi-platform advertising solutions to connect your brand to the most passionate sports fans anywhere. For further information, visit sportingnews.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 List provides online access to over 105,000 marketing, sponsorship and media contacts for 50,000 brands. Partnered with Nielsen Media, The List connects subscribers to both sides of the brand. Known for depth, quality and accuracy, The List is manually confirmed by phone (emails, direct dials, contact locations) every 120 days. Quickly and confidently reach the sport sponsorship decision makers you seek through The List. For more info, visit www.thelistinc.com.
The Breeders’ Cup — 14 Championship races staged over two days — is Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious and influential international event with record purses of $25.5 million, will be attended by more than 100,000 fans and viewed by a worldwide television audience of more than 200 million in over 130 countries. In 2010, the event will take place in
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.
Populous is a global design practice that specializes in creating environments that draw people and communities together for unforgettable experiences. For more than 25 years, we’ve been planning and creating spaces where people gather to enjoy sports, entertainment, conventions and special events. We are proud of our 1,000-project portfolio, including such recently completed projects as Yankee Stadium, Citi Field and TCF Bank Stadium, but our greatest sense of accomplishment comes from the many communities and millions of people who have been transformed and connected by these shared experiences. As Populous, we enthusiastically embrace the expertise we uniquely claim – drawing people together around teams, athletes, events, places, commerce, industry and ideas they wholeheartedly embrace and adore. www.populous.com
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.
The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence, mobile measurement, trade shows and business publications. The privately held company is active in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA. For more information, please visit www.nielsen.com.
Delaware North Companies is a global leader in hospitality and food service. As one of the most admired privately held companies in the world, Delaware North has world-class operations with 50,000 employees serving half a billion customers each year on three continents. Visit www.DelawareNorth.com for more information.
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