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FANDUEL TV'S "RUN IT BACK" RUNS IT BACK FOR SEASON 2 WITH NEW CO-HOST LOU WILLIAMS

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Monday, October 23, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FanDuel TV's daily news-breaking NBA show "Run It Back" returned today with new co-host and 3-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year award winner Lou Williams. Williams joins the "Run It Back" team that includes Emmy-winning host Michelle Beadle, NBA Insider Shams Charania and former NBA star Chandler Parsons.

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  • Williams joins the "Run It Back" team that includes Emmy-winning host Michelle Beadle, NBA Insider Shams Charania and former NBA star Chandler Parsons.
  • "Couldn't be more excited to start the next chapter of my career off the court and in the studio with such pros like Michelle, Shams and Chandler," Williams said.
  • "FanDuel TV offered an incredible opportunity to showcase my deep knowledge of the NBA and I jumped on it.
  • Watch the announcement from this morning here: http://bit.ly/3McowvS
    This season "Run It Back" returns with more live episodes every week.

Inspired Entertainment Partners with the NBA to Provide Virtual Sports Offerings

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Monday, October 9, 2023

The NBA-themed Virtual Sports offerings will provide fans the ability to wager on teams in fast-paced matchups.

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  • The NBA-themed Virtual Sports offerings will provide fans the ability to wager on teams in fast-paced matchups.
  • The NBA-themed Virtual Sports will include a variety of NBA imagery, including NBA archived footage and all 30 team logos, as well as during NBA All-Star, NBA Playoffs and NBA Finals.
  • “We are thrilled to offer basketball fans worldwide the one-of-a-kind experience of a Virtual Sports NBA game.
  • “We’re excited to embark on this unique collaboration with Inspired Entertainment to engage our fans around virtual sports with real game action.

Jimmy Butler Guest Edits Sports Illustrated NBA Preview

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The most interesting man in the NBA, Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler – a burgeoning coffee mogul, tennis fanatic, and aspiring country crooner – serves as guest editor of Sports Illustrated’s NBA Preview, part of its 2023 Basketball Preview issue, available at SI.com and on newsstands today.

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  • The most interesting man in the NBA, Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler – a burgeoning coffee mogul, tennis fanatic, and aspiring country crooner – serves as guest editor of Sports Illustrated’s NBA Preview, part of its 2023 Basketball Preview issue, available at SI.com and on newsstands today.
  • Jimmy brings that and more–and he’s just as excited to talk tennis as he is hoops.”
    “I enjoyed being the special guest editor for Sports Illustrated’s new NBA Season Preview Issue.
  • SI’s Rohan Nadkarni offers readers an exclusive peek inside the life of our NBA Preview issue guest editor – Jimmy Buckets as he’s known to many – ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season tip-off.
  • NBA Storylines: What does SI’s guest editor Jimmy Butler find most intriguing about the upcoming season?

airG to Make NBA Games More Easily Accessible to Fans Across the Middle East, Latin America and India

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

airG Inc. , a leader in mobile content billing and distribution, today announced a multiyear collaboration with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to make live NBA games more easily accessible to fans across the Middle East, Latin America and India.

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  • airG Inc. , a leader in mobile content billing and distribution, today announced a multiyear collaboration with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to make live NBA games more easily accessible to fans across the Middle East, Latin America and India.
  • This press release features multimedia.
  • NBA League Pass features every NBA game live and on-demand (including all regular-season NBA games, the NBA Playoffs, and the NBA Finals) available for streaming across mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and interactive TVs.
  • This year, NBA League Pass will also feature the following pre-season and regular-season games played in international markets:

Swan Welcomes NBA Champion Matthew Dellavedova to Team Bitcoin

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Swan Bitcoin announced today that pro basketball player Matthew Dellavedova is joining the team as Vice President of Business Development. Dellavedova is in the midst of a highly successful basketball career. Highlights include winning an NBA Championship in 2016 with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Olympic bronze with the Australian national team in 2020. Dellavedova has been an active start-up investor and advisor since 2017, increasingly focused on the Bitcoin industry.

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  • CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Swan Bitcoin announced today that pro basketball player Matthew Dellavedova is joining the team as Vice President of Business Development.
  • Dellavedova has been an active start-up investor and advisor since 2017, increasingly focused on the Bitcoin industry.
  • The biggest reason we brought Delly onto the Swan squad is his dedication to spreading Bitcoin adoption and the audience he can reach outside the Bitcoin industry.
  • The user-friendly Swan app simplifies Bitcoin purchases with instant and recurring buys, while Swan IRA provides a tax-advantaged solution for saving Bitcoin in retirement accounts.

Evergent Launches Sports Accelerator to Optimize Monetization for Sports Programming

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evergent, the customer management and monetization leader for streaming and D2C sports businesses, today announced the launch of its new Sports Accelerator package, a suite of features designed to optimize monetization of live event programming for sports OTT providers.

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evergent, the customer management and monetization leader for streaming and D2C sports businesses, today announced the launch of its new Sports Accelerator package, a suite of features designed to optimize monetization of live event programming for sports OTT providers.
  • Evergent’s Sports Accelerator addresses the most challenging aspects of subscription management and monetization for sports programming, including reducing churn between professional sports seasons, navigating couch rights and blackout restrictions, and supporting channel sales and global payment processing.
  • The new Sports Accelerator package from Evergent is purpose-built to address the seasonal, location-specific nature of live sports programming.
  • “Our new Sports Accelerator package was built with the fan in mind, simultaneously improving the user experience and reducing customer churn.

Digital Payments in Sport Thematic Intelligence Report 2023: Analysis of how Society has Become Increasingly More Cashless, and how Sport has Adapted - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, August 18, 2023

The "Digital Payments in Sport - Thematic Intelligence" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Digital Payments in Sport - Thematic Intelligence" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • An analysis of how society has become increasingly more cashless, and how sport has adapted to this.
  • A detailed look at the digital payments value chain, and what generates value for sport amongst these younger generations.
  • For those wanting an in-depth analysis of the digital payments sector and its crossover with sport.

CORRECTION: TMCF Honoring Impactful Trio, Including NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal, During Leaders & Legends Awards Gala

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

This highly anticipated event marks the culmination of an impactful week for TMCF, including the Wells Fargo-sponsored Leadership Institute from September 20-23.

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  • This highly anticipated event marks the culmination of an impactful week for TMCF, including the Wells Fargo-sponsored Leadership Institute from September 20-23.
  • During this prestigious black-tie affair, TMCF will honor three remarkable individuals who have significantly contributed to society.
  • NBA Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion, Shaquille O'Neal, will receive the esteemed Breaking Barriers Award.
  • In 2022, Chanté returned to the BET SoulTrain Awards with a retrospective soul-stirring performance of her many hit songs.

TMCF Honoring Impactful Trio, Including NBA Champion Shaquille O’Neal, During Leaders & Legends Awards Gala

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 10, 2023

This highly anticipated event marks the culmination of an impactful week for TMCF, including the Wells Fargo-sponsored Leadership Institute from September 20-23.

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  • This highly anticipated event marks the culmination of an impactful week for TMCF, including the Wells Fargo-sponsored Leadership Institute from September 20-23.
  • During this prestigious black-tie affair, TMCF will honor three remarkable individuals who have significantly contributed to society.
  • NBA Hall of Famer and four-time NBA champion, Shaquille O'Neal, will receive the esteemed Breaking Barriers Award.
  • In 2022, Chanté returned to the BET SoulTrain Awards with a retrospective soul-stirring performance of her many hit songs.

TV Streaming Usage Hits All-Time High in June, according to Nielsen's June 2023 Report of The Gauge™

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Nielsen's June 2023 report of The Gauge™, the media measurement company's monthly snapshot of total broadcast, cable and streaming consumption that occurs via television, streaming accounted for 37.7% of overall TV usage in the U.S. in June, a record high share total for the digital format. By comparison, cable content viewing made up 30.6% of TV usage and broadcast content viewing made up 20.8%.

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  • By comparison, cable content viewing made up 30.6% of TV usage and broadcast content viewing made up 20.8%.
  • Paramount+ captured 1.0% of overall TV viewing in June and is the 11th streaming service to be independently reported in The Gauge.
  • Tubi TV usage increased 12.1% and brought its share to 1.4% of TV to remain the leading FAST service in The Gauge.
  • Disney+ benefited from the growth in younger audiences, as usage jumped 11.9% to account for 2.0% of TV.