As of this posting, Marvel and Disney’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (review) has logged a $71 million Fri-Sun/$83.5 million Fri-Mon holiday debut. That’s obviously the biggest Labor Day weekend launch ever. Click here to read the story at forbes.com. Discussion Questions: What is publicity? How does Read more…
Just ahead of football season, Tide and NFL have announced a new sustainability-focused collaboration. Launched today, the new #TurnToCold campaign encourages the NFL’s fans to wash their laundry on the cold setting with Tide to cut energy costs and reduce emissions. Click here to read the story at thedrum.com. Discusson Read more…
Let’s unpack Disney’s huge announcement this week about the new Disney Genie system that’s coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Like a modern mobile game, Disney Genie is a free offering that comes with abundant upsells. The free part is a day-planning service, a recommendation engine that will suggest Read more…
Major League Baseball’s Field of Dreams game was a dream come true for Fox Sports. The network announced MLB’s movie-themed contest between the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox attracted an average of 5.9 million viewers across TV and streaming, and was most-viewed MLB regular-season game on the network Read more…
We knew it was coming, it was just a matter of when. After a couple of expansive (and expensive) merchandise collaborations with stars like Travis Scott and J. Balvin, McDonald’s finally released its collaboration with K-Pop sensations BTS. This one was a little different, in that BTS basically took over McDonald’s. Workers wore BTS-branded Read more…
It took no time for newly signed Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tim Tebow to take the NFL by storm — again. The former first-round pick and Florida Gator legend is making a second run at the NFL, this time as a tight end for his former coach Urban Myer. Click Read more…
Shortly after signing an apparel deal with the NBA that would begin with the 2017-18 season, Nike sent representatives to meet with all 30 teams to introduce a novel idea. For most of NBA history, home teams wore white; road teams wore colors; and occasionally you’d see a throwback or an alternate Read more…
When Netflix acquired the comic-book publisher Millarworld in 2017 for a reported $50 million to $100 million, Mark Millar, the company’s founder and president—as well as the author of titles such as Kick-Ass, Wanted, and Chosen—knew exactly what project he’d tackle first. Click here to read the story at fastcompany.com. Discussion Questions: What is fandom? Read more…
JPMorgan (JPM.N) said on Friday it regretted supporting soccer clubs in launching a breakaway European Super League after the plan collapsed earlier this week due to a storm of protest from fans and politicians. “We clearly misjudged how this deajkf;l would be viewed by the wider football community and how it might Read more…
Get ready for the rich golfers to get even richer. The PGA Tour is implementing a $40 million bonus program that will reward the most popular players on tour. Click here to read the story at yard barker.com. Discussion Questions: Why do you think the PGA Tour is planning to Read more…