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Ben Fischer

Ben Fischer covers the NFL and all other professional football news for Sports Business Journal. A journalist with a unique blend of experience in government, sports and business, Fischer wrote about the New York tech startup scene, the health care industry in Washington, D.C., and politics in Ohio before joining Sports Business Journal. BEATS: NFL, NFL clubs, sponsors, broadcasters; XFL, CFL.

Forty Under 40: Michael Melnitzky

Weekly / Monday, June 26, 2023
In a world of headlines every hour, Michael Melnitzky hopes to stay focused on the long term. He has played a critical role in more than $10 billion worth of sports transactions in the last two years. But a “significant” amount of his energy is on...

Forty Under 40: David Highhill

Weekly / Monday, June 26, 2023
For a league as dominant as the NFL, one of the peak business challenges is how to serve so many different audiences without alienating any of them: traditionalists and TikTokers, ticket holders and TV viewers, or gamblers and non-gamblers. David Highhill has been at the...

Prep Super League aims to navigate murky world of high school NIL

Weekly / Monday, June 26, 2023
A veteran of the spring pro football scene is now eyeing prep sports, believing the rapidly evolving world of NIL payments and easy collegiate transfers is creating new opportunities for a startup league with high school-age players. But the new league, dubbed the Prep Super League, will...

NFLPA expects to name new Exec Dir by next week

Morning Buzz / Friday, June 23, 2023
NFLPA leaders expect to have a new Exec Dir chosen by June 29, as union staffers have been asked to attend a meet-and-greet with a new leader next Thursday. Senior staff was specifically asked to be in person at HQ in D.C. for the meet-and-greet, and player reps are...

OneTeam Partners hires Sean Sansiveri as new CEO

Daily / Friday, June 23, 2023
OneTeam Partners, the athlete commercial rights company controlled by the NFLPA and MLBPA, has tapped NFL Players Inc.’s SEAN SANSIVERI as its new CEO. The top position had been held by  AHMAD NASSAR from OneTeam’s 2019 founding until June 2022, when Senior VP  MALAIKA UNDERWOOD ...

Dolphins to sell gameday hospitality in F1 paddock

Morning Buzz / Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The Dolphins will start selling new gameday premium hospitality experiences inside the $100M Paddock Club originally built for the F1 Miami Grand Prix adjacent to Hard Rock Stadium. The team will sell 18 garage bays under the brand MIA Garage Tailgate. Sold on a full-season basis, each 1,600 square...

NFL opens up gambling category abroad for teams

Closing Bell / Thursday, June 15, 2023
NFL teams with foreign marketing rights will have greater freedom to sell sportsbook sponsorships in their designated countries, part of a series of changes made today to give teams more chances to make money and recruit new fans overseas. Until now, teams in the NFL’s Global Markets program could...
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