FSB Daily 10/13: SBJ Media Roundtable, NBA in China, Mussina in Hall
Monday, October 13th, 2008
A roundup of recent posts on the FSB News page.
– Sports Business Journal offers a broad view of what some of the big players in online sports media are doing with and planning for their coverage, including the role that advertising and sponsorships are playing.
– A Sports Business Journal roundtable discussion of the online sports media marketplace includes reps from the NFL and NBC Sports extolling the value and strength of fantasy sports. (Scroll down.)
– In just the latest sign of the NBA’s increased investment in China, the league has reached a deal to help build 12 arenas across the country. This move was expected in the wake of the NBA’s involvement with the Beijing arena that hosted some Olympic events. The NBA’s actions can only be seen as further acknowledgement of the Chinese hunger for professional basketball.
– Veteran Yankees starter Mike Mussina stands alone as a 2008 Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, following the first 20-win season of his long career.

