Amid national concerns over inflation and a potential recession, the sports league likely resting easiest at night is the NFL. In 2021, NFL franchises averaged more than 67,000 fans at home games, marking a 1% increase over the pre-pandemic year of 2019 and ending a three-year attendance decline. Click here to read Read more…
And where is that? Why, on the launch of HBO’s near $200M Game of Thrones spinoff series, House of the Dragon, premiering this Sunday on both the linear pay-TV channel and streaming service HBO Max. Click here to read the story at deadline.com. Discussion Questions: What is a franchise as Read more…
In celebration of Marvel Studios’ “I Am Groot,” a Collection of Original Shorts coming soon to Disney+, Wonderful® Pistachios launched their “Groot Gets Crackin’” campaign to showcase the plant-protein power of Wonderful Pistachios. Click here to read the story at prnewswire.com. Discussion Questions: What is the difference between marketing through entertainment and the Read more…
Nintendo fans will soon be able to step into a world of augmented reality and team up with Mario himself as Universal Studios Hollywood revealed its latest Super Nintendo World ride details this week, which the park shared with Travel + Leisure. Click here to read the story at travelandleisure.com. Discussion Read more…
Nearly twice as many names as usual will come off the Green Bay Packers season ticket waiting list this year, the result of normal turnover and the team redistributing some excess tickets they took back from a handful of fans. Click here to read the story at usatoday.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
So, an American consortium has bought an English soccer team with the ultimate aim of winning the Premier League title. Nothing especially new there, right? Click here to read the story at apnews.com. Discussion Questions: What is fandom? How do you think the concept of fandom might influence a group Read more…
No one knows how many people will be in town this week when NFL draft festivities begin Thursday. But it will be a lot — almost certainly a record-breaking number — and the economic impact is expected to shatter all Las Vegas and NFL standards for a special event. Click Read more…
While Warner Bros.’ and Mattel Films’ upcoming Barbie movie is sure to have some level of self-awareness about its main character’s status as a real-world cultural icon, Mattel is taking a firm stance against featuring the iconic doll’s very unofficial anthem that basically everyone knows by heart. Click here to read the story at Read more…
The United States Football League’s first season is kicking off and fans can expect some new innovative technologies to enhance the experience of watching the game on television. Click here to read the story at foxnews.com. Discussion Questions: What is a product? Is the USFL a product? What is innovation? Why Read more…
More than three months after the MLB lockout began on Dec. 2, it finally came to an end on Thursday. How did we get here? Why did it take so long? Here’s a look back at the key moments in the negotiations between the owners and players on a new Collective Read more…