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Hanes Adds SuperSoft Styles to Originals Collection, Its Softest Innovation in More Than a Century

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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The line builds upon Hanes Originals, a bold and youthful collection of body basics that delivers modern styles without sacrificing comfort.

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  • The line builds upon Hanes Originals, a bold and youthful collection of body basics that delivers modern styles without sacrificing comfort.
  • The line builds upon Hanes Originals, a bold and youthful collection of body basics that delivers modern styles without sacrificing comfort.
  • Hanes Originals SuperSoft styles are now available on Hanes.com , and consumers can experience the revolutionary softness by visiting Hanes retail stores and authorized retailers nationwide, including Amazon, Target, Walmart and Kohl’s.
  • For more information about Hanes Originals SuperSoft styles, visit www.hanes.com or follow us on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , TikTok , and YouTube .

Great Clips® Launches “Wrights & Wrongs” March Madness® Campaign Featuring Two-Time National Championship Winning Coach, Jay Wright

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Great Clips tapped two-time national championship winning coach, Jay Wright, to share his tips and expertise across an integrated campaign that includes two television commercials, social media content as well as a microsite hub.

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  • Great Clips tapped two-time national championship winning coach, Jay Wright, to share his tips and expertise across an integrated campaign that includes two television commercials, social media content as well as a microsite hub.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240312953644/en/
    To help bring the “Wrights & Wrongs” campaign to life, Great Clips will be running two national television commercials starring Jay Wright.
  • In each spot, Coach Wright observes unfortunate “Wrongs” by fans and tells viewers how they can turn those moves into game-saving “Wrights” by visiting Great Clips.
  • To learn more about the “Wrights & Wrongs” campaign, Great Clips’ March Madness Sweepstakes and great hairstyles for tournament season, visit www.GreatClips.com/MarchMadness .

Super Bowl Sunday Sets Records, Streaming Climbs to Six-Month High, according to Nielsen's February 2024 Report of The Gauge™

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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due in part to carrying a livestream of CBS' Super Bowl broadcast, as well as from the 1.2 billion viewing minutes captured by Halo.

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  • due in part to carrying a livestream of CBS' Super Bowl broadcast, as well as from the 1.2 billion viewing minutes captured by Halo.
  • On Super Bowl Sunday, however, the broadcast category made up over 43% of total TV usage, led by Super Bowl LVIII on CBS which generated nearly 30 billion viewing minutes alone.
  • Linear (live TV) streaming via MVPD and vMVPD apps represented 6.2% of total television usage in February.
  • Linear streaming is included in the appropriate broadcast or cable category, and is not included in the streaming category.

THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH NCAA ®, COMBINING THE FANDOM OF MARCH MADNESS ® WITH THE SATISFACTION OF DIY

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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ATLANTA, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot is expanding its collegiate sports footprint by becoming an official corporate partner of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), just in time for March Madness. Through the partnership, The Home Depot will have rights across all 90 NCAA championships, including the women's and men's Division I basketball tournaments, creating a game-winning combination during spring, the retailer's busiest selling season. 

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  • Just before the NCAA tournament tips off on the first day of spring, The Home Depot will launch its "How to March Madness" campaign on Selection Sunday.
  • "We've had a long-standing commitment to collegiate sports, and we're excited to add the NCAA and its March Madness tournaments to our roster.
  • "We appreciate Home Depot extending its support of college student-athletes to NCAA Championships, which includes March Madness.
  • For more information on The Home Depot and NCAA partnership, please visit homedepot.com or follow along on Instagram .

Gray Television Stations in Two Texas Markets to Air Ten Dallas Mavericks Regular-Season Games

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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These games will not be available on Bally Sports or Bally Sports+ streaming.

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  • These games will not be available on Bally Sports or Bally Sports+ streaming.
  • Aside from these 10 games and games exclusively airing on ABC, ESPN, and TNT, all other remaining Mavericks games this season will be aired and streamed via Bally Sports Southwest and Bally Sports+ as normal.
  • Mark Followill, in his 19th season as the Mavericks play-by-play announcer, Mavericks legends Derek Harper and Devin Harris, along with Jeff “Skin” Wade and Lesley McCaslin, will be on the call for these games, with pre- and post-game coverage from Dana Larson and Brian Dameris.
  • “Gray Television is proud to partner with the Dallas Mavericks to bring the Mavs games to its fans and its future fans through our stations in Lubbock, Texas and Sherman, Texas,” said Sandy Breland, the Chief Operating Officer of Gray Television.

Mizuho Welcomes 2023 Mizuho Americas Open Champion Rose Zhang as Brand Ambassador

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas, part of one of the largest financial institutions in the world and title sponsor of the Mizuho Americas Open, today announced Rose Zhang, the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open champion who immediately prior spent a record 141 weeks as the top-ranked amateur in the world, as an official brand ambassador.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas, part of one of the largest financial institutions in the world and title sponsor of the Mizuho Americas Open, today announced Rose Zhang, the 2023 Mizuho Americas Open champion who immediately prior spent a record 141 weeks as the top-ranked amateur in the world, as an official brand ambassador.
  • She joins Michelle Wie West and Ayaka Furue representing “Team Mizuho.”
    Upon winning the Mizuho Americas Open, Zhang became the first player since 1951 to win in her professional debut on the LPGA Tour.
  • Since turning pro, Zhang has recorded seven top-10 finishes and represented the United States during the 2023 Solheim Cup.
  • “The Mizuho Americas Open will always hold a special place in my heart as my first-ever LPGA victory,” said Zhang.

DISH Media Partners with PubMatic to Accelerate Programmatic Demand for SLING TV

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
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SLING TV and PubMatic’s new partnership comes as more consumers seek ad supported streaming providers as a primary means for engaging with TV content.

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  • SLING TV and PubMatic’s new partnership comes as more consumers seek ad supported streaming providers as a primary means for engaging with TV content.
  • The partnership enables DISH Media to access PubMatic’s growing list of supply path optimization partners, which collectively make up over 45% of all activity on the PubMatic platform.
  • "We are strategically expanding our partnerships with SSPs to amplify scale and flexibility for our buyers,” said Andrew Tint, head of programmatic partnerships, DISH Media.
  • “We are excited to partner with DISH Media to offer our advertisers access to the valuable inventory on SLING and enable them to tap into rich targeting signals to drive their campaign objectives.”

SoFi Named the Official Banking Partner of the NBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SoFi today jointly announced a multi-year partnership making SoFi the official banking partner of the NBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball.

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  • The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SoFi today jointly announced a multi-year partnership making SoFi the official banking partner of the NBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball.
  • SoFi, the bank and personal finance company, will also be the official entitlement partner of the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament.
  • “SoFi is proud to partner with the NBA to cement our brand as a trusted household name through the league's vast reach.
  • SoFi banking membership comes with a host of benefits including services, content and tools that are designed to help achieve financial goals.

ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery Forming Joint Venture to Launch Streaming Sports Service in the U.S.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture (JV) to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service.

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  • Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) have reached an understanding on principal terms to form a new Joint Venture (JV) to build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service.
  • The formation of the pay service is subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements amongst the parties.
  • The offering, scheduled to launch in the fall of 2024, would be made available directly to consumers via a new app.
  • Discovery would form a new joint venture to develop, launch and operate a streaming sports bundle of linear networks and certain DTC sports content and services.

Sling Freestream Launches FAST Service Industry FIRST: Free Cloud DVR

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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Sling Freestream continues to grow, adding more than 500 FAST channels since February 2023 launch

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  • Sling Freestream continues to grow, adding more than 500 FAST channels since February 2023 launch
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SLING TV announced today, a first-of-its-kind, free DVR service to its growing free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, Sling Freestream.
  • Users now have access to 10 hours of free DVR storage, an industry first for FAST services.
  • All new users who create a free account on Sling Freestream will receive DVR storage immediately.
  • Sling Freestream is available to anyone, with or without a SLING account, through all SLING apps on your favorite devices.