From Football to Philanthropy, This Week’s 'Sportfolio" on Bloomberg TV Looks At the Art of Deals

NEW YORK - Oct. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- This week "Sportfolio" on Bloomberg TV, the only weekly
broadcast show dedicated to Sports Business, will examine how sports organizations (for-profit and non-profit) build value through deals.

Peter Schwartz of Bloomberg News joins host Rick Horrow to discuss
his new research on MLB franchise valuations, which takes team stakes in TV networks and related businesses into account: by his calculations, ten MLB clubs are now valued in excess of $1 Billion. Former New York Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum looks at the NFL trade deadline, and shares insight into why midseason deals are so rare in football compared to other sports. On the eve of the ING New York City Marathon, the husband/wife team of C.C. and Amber Sabathia explain why their "PitCChin Foundation" is fielding a team of charity runners in this year's race; philanthropic consultants Harrie Bakst and Sara Weinstein discuss how Sabathia and other celebrities are stepping up to creatively address the Marathon's fundraising shortfall in the wake of last year's cancellation due to Superstorm Sandy.

All that, as well as an added feature from Bloomberg TV "C-Suite" on the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer and their business success, on this week’s show.

"Sportfolio" airs Thursday night at 9:30 PM and 12:30 AM ET Friday on Bloomberg TV (DirecTV353, check your local cable systems for the channel near you). The show reaches more than 270 million households through first-run and syndicated airings.

Now in its third year, "Sportfolio" has now produced over 50 original episodes, all of which can be viewed at bloomberg.com/video/sportfolio. The guest list has already included: NBA Commissioner David Stern, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, MLS Commissioner Don Garber,  MLB Executive Vice President for
Business Tim Brosnan, American Athletic  Commissioner Mike Aresco, Pac 12 Commissioner Larry Scott, Ivy League President Robin Harris, Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross, Dodgers and Warriors co-owner Peter Guber, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils owner Josh Harris and CEO Scott O’Neil, Wasserman Media Group CEO Casey Wasserman, Atlanta Braves general manager Frank Wren,  Atlanta Falcons GM Rich McKay, Cubs general
manager Theo Epstein and owner Tom Ricketts, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio,
49ers president Jed York, Los Angeles Angels GM Jerry DiPoto, San Francisco
Giants CEO Larry Baer, Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark, NASCAR’s Brian France, Carl Edwards and  Jeff Gordon, the N.Y. Knicks Carmelo Anthony, the L.A. Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, NBA Hall of Famer Earl Monroe, Masters Champion Bubba Watson, Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey, golf hall of famers Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, and many, many others.

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