Hotel review: St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort (Starwood)

December 21, 2004

I stayed at St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort September 2003 for a one week vacation. Was favorably impressed. One of the few times I have stayed at a Starwood property without some sort of weird service problems happening. A refreshing change! Room: At the time of my visit, I was Starwood SPG Gold (currently Platinum) […]

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Turning a Team Website into a Profit Center

December 1, 2004

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2004. This is the fourth in a series of posts about the 6th Annual Sports Media & Technology conference. During the session “Turning a Team Website into a Profit Center” experts from three official team sites — two NHL, one NBA — and an executive […]

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Expanding the Fan Base with Wireless Applications

November 17, 2004

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2004. This is the third in a series of reports blogging the more interesting panel presentations at the recently concluded 6th Annual Sports Media & Technology conference. “Expanding the Fan Base with Wireless Applications”.. — Jay Cooperider, Associate Athletic Director at Purdue University talked about […]

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Set-Top Boxes and The Future of Interactive Television

November 15, 2004

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2004. I recently attended the 6th Annual Sports Media & Technology conference and this is a second in a series of reports blogging some of the more interesting panel presentations. Tuesday morning we heard a panel presentation about “Set-Top Boxes and The Future of Interactive […]

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Cable Programming and Distribution Issues that Affect the Way We View Sports

November 15, 2004

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2004. I recently attended the 6th Annual Sports Media & Technology conference. The folks at Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal do a fabulous job organizing and presenting this conference, and I’ll blog some of the more interesting panel presentations here. There was a lively […]

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Sports Media & Technology conference: Exclusive One-On-One Interview with Bobby Burton, Exec. VP, Rivals.com

November 18, 2003

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 18, 2003. David Eckoff recently caught up with Bobby Burton, Executive Vice President of Rivals.com, at the Sports Media & Technology Conference in New York City. Burton was ranked the 88th most powerful person in sports for 2000 by The Sporting News and has written on […]

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NFL and the Online Subscription Revenue Model

November 17, 2003

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2003. Evan Kamer, Senior Director of New Media at the NFL, made a solo presentation to the audience on the NFL’s online subscription business. Kamer said key factors that prompted NFL.com to launch an online subscription service this season were 1) a large and passionate […]

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The Future of Video Games Online

November 14, 2003

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2003. Kim Cieslach (EA Sports), John Olshan (MLB Players Association) and John Rodman (X-Box) took the stage as panelists in this afternoon session at the Sports Media & Technology conference in New York City. Cieslach noted that young men are leaving TV in droves and […]

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Sports Media & Technology Conference Starts with Fireworks

November 14, 2003

This article was originally published on PaidContent.org on November 17, 2003. Day One of the Sports Media & Technology conference kicked off Thursday in New York City. The day started with fireworks. During the first panel session “Sports-Tiered Pricing and the Battle Over Increasing Rates”, panelists Leo Hindery (Chairman & CEO, YES Network) and Fred […]

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