Panini has signed Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner to an exclusive multi-year agreement covering collectible trading cards, autographed memorabilia and game gear, books and magazines. Panini’s Italian roots made the deal a natural. Sinner is the first Italian tennis player to be No. 1 in the ATP world rankings. The company had already created comic books … [Read more...] about Panini Signs Jannik Sinner to Multi-Year Deal
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Panini Will Produce Cards for Professional Fighters League
Panini America is getting back into the octagon. After losing the rights to UFC trading cards to Fanatics earlier this year, the company has now pivoted to the Professional Fighters League on a multi-year deal that will include a PFL Prizm product later this year. PFL is the only organization in MMA with the sports-season format, where individual fighters compete in a … [Read more...] about Panini Will Produce Cards for Professional Fighters League
Panini Set to Produce Cards for Euroleague Basketball
Panini America has signed a multi-year trading card deal with EuroLeague Basketball. The first EuroLeague trading cards will launch via Panini Instant as the league kicks off its 2023-24 season on Thursday. Real Madrid is the league’s defending champion and has won 11 titles in all. Panini will also produce Euroleague products under its Donruss, Prizm and Crown … [Read more...] about Panini Set to Produce Cards for Euroleague Basketball
Notes: Panini Partners with High School Bowl; Jeter Charity Auction; NBA, NHL Auctions; Messi Jersey Swap
Panini America will produce football cards in conjunction with a big high school football event in Hawaii. The company announced Thursday that it would be the primary sponsor the Polynesian Bowl, an annual all-star game featuring 100 of the top senior high school football players in the country. The 2024 game will be played on January 19, 2024, at Kūnuiākea Stadium in … [Read more...] about Notes: Panini Partners with High School Bowl; Jeter Charity Auction; NBA, NHL Auctions; Messi Jersey Swap
Panini Offices Burglarized, Damaged
The Texas offices of Panini America were broken into and offices damaged over the holiday weekend. Irving Police say officers were dispatched Monday afternoon to the 5300 block of FAA Boulevard to respond to a burglary report. A source tells us an unknown number of suspects entered the building through a business next door sometime Sunday, apparently without setting … [Read more...] about Panini Offices Burglarized, Damaged
Panini Takes Fanatics to Court Over Employee Departures
Panini America is fighting back against Fanatics' recent pillage of its employees but a judge ruled Monday that unless those former workers try to recruit their Panini colleagues, Fanatics can continue hiring them if it wants to. The company filed suit in Texas District Court late last week, seeking a temporary restraining order that would have put a halt to Fanatics hiring … [Read more...] about Panini Takes Fanatics to Court Over Employee Departures
Panini Set to Automatically Fulfill Some Older Autograph Redemption Cards This Fall
Panini America is aiming to clear its backlog of older, lower value autograph redemptions. The company announced Monday that starting on September 30, it would begin sending replacement cards to customers holding redemptions for what it called “low to mid-level value” players if their customer service ticket was opened before 2018. The company promised the cards it … [Read more...] about Panini Set to Automatically Fulfill Some Older Autograph Redemption Cards This Fall
Trading Cards of Current College Athletes Coming After Panini, One Team Deal
The landmark changes that allow more freedom for current college athletes to profit from promotions and marketing is spreading to trading cards. On Thursday, Panini America announced an exclusive landmark agreement with a group licensing organization that will give Panini the ability to produce trading cards of current college athletes. The deal between Panini … [Read more...] about Trading Cards of Current College Athletes Coming After Panini, One Team Deal
Report: A-Rod SPAC Has Sights on Panini
A special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC) called Slam, formed by Alex Rodriguez, is said to be in merger talks with the Panini Group in a deal that would value the combined entity at $3 billion or more. Bloomberg reported late Tuesday that the former big league player's company is currently talking with the maker of sports stickers and cards that has its corporate … [Read more...] about Report: A-Rod SPAC Has Sights on Panini
Upper Deck, Panini Reach Settlement Over MJ Images
Upper Deck and Panini America have resolved their issues over images of Michael Jordan that appeared in the background of three Panini cards. According to a notice filed in U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, the two trading card companies have resolved the issues that have been in litigation for nearly 18 months. An attorney for Upper Deck told Bloomberg … [Read more...] about Upper Deck, Panini Reach Settlement Over MJ Images