BURBANK, Calif., April 12, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Disney is giving amateur baseball pitchers in the U.S. a chance to compete for a $1 million prize in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest. The Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest is being held to celebrate the opening of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm,” an incredible true story about [...]
BEAVERTON, Ore., April 10, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Today marks a pivotal moment in the expansion of the Nike+ ecosystem with the launch of Nike+ Fuel Lab in San Francisco. The Nike+ Fuel Lab opening asserts the company’s place at the center of the evolving digital landscape for athletes worldwide. The Nike+ Fuel Lab builds on [...]
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Mattel brings new style and attitude to active play with BOOMco.™, a ground-breaking innovation in blaster technology. Only BOOMco.™ uses Smart Stick™, a cutting-edge dart and target system that’s paired with amped-up blasters to bring kids the ultimate in high-energy play. Celebrating its global launch, product is [...]
SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. & SYDNEY, Mar 23 (Korea Bizwire) – When the Los Angeles Dodgers play the first two games of the 2014 MLB regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia, the players will be aided by some of the same technology and expertise that NASA relies upon for its astronauts. In order to [...]
MINNEAPOLIS, March 20, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Snowboard cross champion Evan Strong (@strong_evan) made history after an inspiring performance in Sochi this week, taking home gold and becoming the first elite para-athlete to appear on the iconic Wheaties box. With his determination, perseverance and superlative athletic performance, Evan joins fellow American Champions Mikaela Shiffrin [...]
TORONTO, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As the countdown to the start of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games begins, Worldwide Olympic Partner Procter & Gamble (PG) debuts “Tough Love,” its first spot created specifically for the Paralympics to continue to raise awareness for the event and the Paralympians who are among the most inspiring athletes [...]
CAMPBELL, Calif., Feb 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new 2G, 3G, LTE Mobile Infrastructure and Subscribers in Brazil market share and forecast report, which tracks GSM, W-CDMA, and LTE equipment and mobile subscribers in Brazil. ANALYST NOTE “Despite the size of the country and its economic clout, [...]
SOCHI, Russia, Feb 04, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games is the first Games in history to mitigate the entire direct carbon footprint of its Organizing Committee prior to the Opening Ceremony. Sochi 2014 officially announced today that over 520,000 metric tons (MT) of CO2 equivalents have already been mitigated through the “Sustainable [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – With the Big Game approaching this Sunday, it’s time to assess how huge a boost for the alcohol industry it really is. “Big Alcohol in big sports is big business and very harmful to society, its youth, public health and safety,” stated Alcohol Justice’s Executive Director and [...]