March Madness On Demand: Legal Considerations when Structuring a Successful New Media Sports Promotion
By Doug Masters, LOEB & LOEB LLP
The 2009 NCAA March Madness on Demand event was the most successful multi-platform, integrated sports event offered to date with an estimated 7.52 million unique visitors, a 58% increase over the 2008 event. It also illustrates some of the legal issues sports organizations and promoters need to keep in mind when planning an event that includes new and emerging media such as mobile marketing, interactive contests, online sweepstakes, and social networking.