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SPECTRUM SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL 2024 TOUTS HOME INTERNET SPEED AND RELIABILITY

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Sunday, February 11, 2024

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STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum returned to the Super Bowl tonight for the first time since 2018 with a witty new commercial poking fun at the spotty coverage of cell phone home internet providers while highlighting the speed and reliability of Spectrum Internet.

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In its First Super Bowl Commercial in Six Years, Spectrum Takes Aim at Spotty Coverage and Service Flaws of Cell Phone Internet Providers
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum returned to the Super Bowl tonight for the first time since 2018 with a witty new commercial poking fun at the spotty coverage of cell phone home internet providers while highlighting the speed and reliability of Spectrum Internet.
In the 30-second ad – aptly titled "Holes" – Mom arrives home to discover her family has smashed a gaping hole in the living room wall to get a better internet signal.
While comical to think somebody would actually knock holes in their walls to improve service, the ad illustrates the limitations of what cell phone home internet users regularly experience.
Unlike the Super Bowl game, there is no contest: Spectrum Internet delivers 24/7 reliability, security, and dramatically faster speeds, while saving customers hundreds of dollars per year on their home internet and mobile service vs. the competition.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Joined the Library District, NFL Legends, Local Barbers and Boys & Girls Clubs to Kick Off Innovative Literacy Program Barbershop Books in Time for Super Bowl LVIII

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Friday, February 9, 2024

Barbershop Books encourages area youth to discover the joy of reading through the safe, welcoming space of their neighborhood barbershops.

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Barbershop Books encourages area youth to discover the joy of reading through the safe, welcoming space of their neighborhood barbershops.
Barbershop Books is part of the NFL Inspire Change social justice initiative.
Each child received an NFL swag bag and a free book, while the barbers received free tickets to Super Bowl LVIII.
Commissioner Goodell made a special guest appearance and thanked Watson and his team for bringing this innovative program to the Las Vegas community.

Taylor Swift-NFL conspiracy theories are the result of two sets of hardcore fans colliding

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Friday, February 9, 2024

Swift’s appearance will be a Pentagon-backed psy-op to turn the rigged game into a calculated political endorsement, to secure the 2024 presidential election for Joe Biden.

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Swift’s appearance will be a Pentagon-backed psy-op to turn the rigged game into a calculated political endorsement, to secure the 2024 presidential election for Joe Biden.
It is not unusual for conspiracy theories to emerge in response to political, media or entertainment events.
And the convergence of two American institutions – Taylor Swift and the NFL – is a perfect storm.

Why people believe conspiracy theories

Belief in conspiracy theories is not necessarily tied to levels of intelligence or political affiliation.
It is associated with conspiracy theories as people search for simple answers to make sense of complicated situations.
The Swift-NFL conspiracy theories are fuelled by the fact that highly publicised people and events are involved.

America’s sweetheart, or a target for sexism?

Swift has long been a symbol of “Americana”, but one that is increasingly outwardly liberal, and told through the point of view of a young woman.
Swift has now entered another distinctly American space – the NFL – whose fans have historically tended to be conservative.
In doing so, she complicates an “us v them” mentality defined by excessive nationalism, as seen in far-right conservative spaces.

Clashing fandoms: Swifties v NFL fans

A vocal minority of NFL fans have complained that Swift is receiving too much airtime during games.
But it is not just Swift who is disrupting the NFL, it is also her fans: the “Swifties”.
New female fans are criticised for not being “true” fans or participating in the “correct” way.

Melissa Avdeeff does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Ads, food and gambling galore − 5 essential reads for the Super Bowl

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Friday, February 9, 2024

I didn’t get a pass to media day, so I didn’t get a chance to ask Chiefs head coach Andy Reid about how he tends to his mustache.

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I didn’t get a pass to media day, so I didn’t get a chance to ask Chiefs head coach Andy Reid about how he tends to his mustache.
But my colleagues and I were able to ask an all-pro lineup of scholars to write about a range of football-related topics, from the partisan food divide to the numbers behind the biggest gambling bonanza in league history.

1. Flag, you’re it

A year ago, league officials decided to shake up the annual showcase.
It would no longer be a tackle football game.
But Woods points to a gender divide and a political divide that could end up clouding the sport’s future.

2. X’s, O’s and Z’s

In 2011, former NFL cornerback Sam Shields was a rookie playing for a Green Bay Packers team that had made the Super Bowl.
The night before the big game, he tossed and turned.
Something tells me I’d be a lot like Shields.

3. Going all in on gambling

Or maybe you’re betting on Reba McEntire’s national anthem to last longer than 90.5 seconds.
The country’s gambling mania has been aided, in part, by the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling that overturned a federal ban on sports betting.
The NFL has gone all in on its embrace of gambling, forging billion-dollar partnerships with the country’s top sportsbooks.
Read more:
The Super Bowl gets the Vegas treatment, with 1 in 4 American adults expected to gamble on the big game

4. At least they aren’t serving donkey meat

And even the Super Bowl – one of the few communal events left in a polarized, atomized nation – can’t avoid the creep of partisanship.
Maybe you could just serve salmon – a food that, according to Dyck and Pearson-Merkowitz’s research, is “resistant to partisan cues.” Grim times, indeed.
Read more:
Super Bowl party foods can deliver political bite – choose wisely

5. ByeDaddy

That’s one reason companies are willing to fork over so much cash for a coveted slot – as much as US$7 million for a 30-second spot.
Ferrell point out, many regulars on the airwaves of the Super Bowl, such as GoDaddy and Ford, are missing from this year’s lineup.
Read more:
Super Bowl ads: It's getting harder for commercials to score with consumers
This story is a roundup of articles from The Conversation’s archives.

Westwood One Presents Super Bowl LVIII Game-Day Coverage With an All-Pro Broadcast Team

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cumulus Media’s (NASDAQ: CMLS) Westwood One, America’s largest audio network and the official network audio broadcast partner of the National Football League (NFL), will present comprehensive live coverage and play-by-play of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11, 2024, when the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs meet the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Super Bowl LVIII will be the 51st time Westwood One will broadcast America’s biggest sporting event.

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Super Bowl LVIII will be the 51st time Westwood One will broadcast America’s biggest sporting event.
Kevin Harlan will handle play-by-play duties for the Super Bowl for the 14th straight year, with Super Bowl XXXIV MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner returning for the sixth consecutive year as lead analyst.
Dean Blandino will also join the radio broadcast booth as rules analyst for this year’s Super Bowl.
ET Super Bowl LVIII Game Broadcast with Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Dean Blandino, Laura Okmin, Mike Golic, Scott Graham, and Devin McCourty
Listeners can hear Westwood One’s Super Bowl LVIII coverage on approximately 600 terrestrial radio stations nationwide as well as on westwoodonesports.com , SiriusXM, NFL+ and via the NFL App.

FedEx delivers the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl LVIII

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

The coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy arrived on the scene in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII on Wednesday via FedEx, the Official Delivery Service of the NFL.

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The coveted Vince Lombardi Trophy arrived on the scene in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII on Wednesday via FedEx, the Official Delivery Service of the NFL.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240207265074/en/
Jerry Rice and FedEx Express courier Bob Fini with the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Photos by Tyler Kaufman, Associated Press
“FedEx is honored to be trusted with the delivery of the Vince Lombardi Trophy ahead of Super Bowl LVIII,” said Brian Philips, EVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at FedEx.
“Our friends at FedEx ensure the trophy’s safe and timely delivery each year, which continues to be an essential part of Super Bowl Week.”
To learn more about what FedEx is doing at Super Bowl LVIII and throughout the NFL season, follow FedEx on X via @FedEx .

Vivid Seats and Hopper Release 2024 Big Game Guide

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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CHICAGO, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT), a leading marketplace that utilizes its technology platform to connect millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands of events each year, and Hopper, a global travel platform, released the 2024 Big Game Travel Guide, a comprehensive travel guide, revealing ticket prices, travel trends and consumer fan insights.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivid Seats Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAT), a leading marketplace that utilizes its technology platform to connect millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands of events each year, and Hopper , a global travel platform, released the 2024 Big Game Travel Guide , a comprehensive travel guide, revealing ticket prices, travel trends and consumer fan insights.
According to Vivid Seats’ data, Sunday’s upcoming game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is the hottest Big Game ticket in over 15 years, and the most in demand ticket at Allegiant Stadium since it opened back in July 2020.
Crowd Control: Analyzing its historic data insights and current ticket sales, Vivid Seats Fan Forecast ® is predicting a 60% crowd advantage for the San Francisco 49ers, with Chiefs fans making up 40%.
Vivid Seats’ Fan Forecast ® uses an algorithm that explores its proprietary data to project which team’s fans will show up with more support in the crowd.

No Fees to Change a Flight: United Airlines Inspires Football Fans to Believe in Next Season

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines has saved customers more than $2 billion since becoming the first legacy airline to permanently eliminate change fees more than three years ago, and today released a series of new commercials starring Emmy-award winning actor Kyle Chandler that will air this Sunday and promote the benefits of the policy change. In the ads, Chandler speaks directly to football fans in five different markets and encourages them to believe in their team and book a United flight to next year's game in New Orleans, without worrying about change fees.

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In the ads, Chandler speaks directly to football fans in five different markets and encourages them to believe in their team and book a United flight to next year's game in New Orleans, without worrying about change fees.
The market-specific ads will target Chiefs fans in Kansas City, Browns fans in Cleveland and Texans fans in Houston on broadcast TV and Bears fans in Chicago and Broncos fans in Denver on social media.
More than 10 million United customers have changed their flight without paying change fees since the airline's policy went into effect in 2020.
"You can book with confidence knowing that even if your – or your teams' – plans change, United has your back."

Record 68 Million Americans to Wager $23.1B on Super Bowl LVIII

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A record 67.8 million American adults (26%) are expected to bet on Super Bowl LVIII, a 35 percent increase from 2023, according to a new American Gaming Association (AGA) survey. Bettors plan to wager an estimated $23.1 billion on this year's Big Game, up from $16 billion last year.

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Bettors plan to wager an estimated $23.1 billion on this year's Big Game, up from $16 billion last year.
36.5 million plan to bet casually with friends or as part of a pool or squares contest, up 32 percent from 2023.
Importantly, Americans continue to migrate to the legal market: 28.7 million adults, or 11 percent, intend to place online wagers using a legal U.S. sportsbook.
The majority of traditional Super Bowl bettors (75%) report seeing a responsible gambling message in the last year, up from 71 percent in 2023.

Razzall brings Unique Opportunity to Attend Football’s Biggest Game of the Year and see Taylor Swift's Impact on the NFL in Person

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

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This year's Big Game is set to be a spectacle beyond sport.

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This year's Big Game is set to be a spectacle beyond sport.
The blend of elite sports and entertainment is attracting a diverse audience, from die-hard football fans to pop culture enthusiasts.
There's high anticipation around whether she will be present at the Big Game, especially considering her ongoing Eras Tour.
Razzall invites fans to witness this high-octane sports event and be part of a unique cultural moment where sports and celebrity worlds collide.