NASCAR Telecast Minus Beer Ads?

Has anyone noticed the decreased television advertising from Anheuser-Bush, Miller and Coors during NASCAR Sprint Cup race telecasts? Following the split of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser and Dale Earnhardt Inc.; Anheuser-Bush has apparently rapidly diminished their dominate presence over our weekly telecasts. In my opinion, this is the procuring cause to Miller and Coors’ also [...]

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ESPN Expands its Global Digital Media Presence

Earlier this week, ESPN expanded its motorsports digital content business through the acquisition of Racing-Live.com. Racing-Live.com covers Formula 1 (F1-Live.com), Moto GP; Superbike (Moto-Live.com), Rally (Rally-Live.com), off road Rallies (Raid-Live.com), Endurance Sports-Cars and Kart racing. This announcement follows the acquisition of Jayski, a NASCAR gossip site in 2007. Racing-Live.com strengthens ESPN’s global business and provides [...]

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