David Broughton

■ Born: Feb. 1, 1952, Lakewood Township, N.J. ■   Family: Married to Helen Weisz Kasten; four children: Alana, Corey, Sherry and Jay; 11 grandchildren ■   Education: New York University, bachelor’s degree in psychology (1973); Columbia Law School (1976) ...

This summer marks the fifth anniversary since Boston-based Playeasy was selected among more than 500 applicants to take part in the inaugural class of the Techstars Sports Accelerator Powered by Indy, a pre-seed investor and sports accelerator program for entrepreneurs. Playeasy was founded by three former Boston...

Business travel booked from the U.S. to Paris during the Summer Olympics (July 26-Aug. 11) is up 88% compared to the same period last year, according to FCM and Corporate Traveler USA.  John Van den Heuvel, president of New York City-based Corporate Traveler USA, said...

The Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark averaged a league-best 16,898 fans per home game in the first half of the WNBA season and are on pace to break the single-season record of 16,202 set by the 2002 Washington Mystics, according to a Sports Business Journal analysis...

More than 100,000 fans will attend WWE events in the state of Ohio this summer, helped by $1.68 million in tax credits to WWE through the state’s Motion Picture Tax Credit program, reports SBJ's David Broughton. The state also awarded money to WWE in fiscal years 2018, 2019...

On behalf of SBJ, the Harris Poll last month (June 14-17) asked 1,098 U.S. residents ages 18-plus several questions regarding professional wrestling. Respondents for the survey were selected from a pool of those who had agreed to participate in the firm's online research. For more WWE data...

WWE’s evolving strategy of making its jewel events shine brighter — and longer — is paying dividends for the company and the cities that host them, according to multiple stakeholders interviewed by Sports Business Journal. Although executives throughout the destination marketing organizations industry would discuss the...

Michelob Ultra, whose NBA playoff TV assets included marquee baseline signage in all games, earned more than $290M in equivalent media value (EMV), according to industry analysts Hive, more than any brand tracked. The EMV was calculated from more than 68 hours of cumulative screen time...

The Zoom helmet decal featured in the MLB London Series games  provides tangible insight into the potential value to sponsors from future league-wide adoption of the asset, Hive President Dan Calpin told SBJ. The decal -- displayed on both the Phillies' and Mets' helmets --...

Stephanie Marciano makes the most of her firsts. She was the first one in her family to graduate from college (undergrad at Yale and master’s in sports management at Columbia), and her first trip out of the United States came after college, when she played...