  {"id":64783,"date":"2017-09-07T14:26:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T00:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=64783"},"modified":"2019-03-11T16:02:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T02:02:18","slug":"uh-manoa-athletics-agreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/09\/07\/uh-manoa-athletics-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics signs multimedia rights and travel agreements"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/manoa-athletics-img-logos.jpg\" alt=\"IMG and Âé¶¹´«Ã½Manoa Athletics logos\" width=\"676\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/manoa-athletics-img-logos.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/manoa-athletics-img-logos-260x115.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Multimedia rights agreement with <abbr title=\"International Management Group\">IMG<\/abbr><\/h2>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/index.aspx\">Athletics Department<\/a> signed a 10-year multimedia rights agreement with <a href=\"http:\/\/img.com\/\"><abbr>IMG<\/abbr><\/a>. Under the agreement, <abbr>IMG<\/abbr> will manage and market the sponsorship and multimedia rights associated with the school&#8217;s 21 athletics programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This partnership with <abbr>IMG<\/abbr> holds the promise of taking our corporate partner program and multimedia rights to an even higher level and we\u2019re excited about that,&rdquo; said Athletics Director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiiathletics.com\/staff.aspx?staff=467\"><strong>David Matlin<\/strong><\/a>. &ldquo;<abbr>IMG<\/abbr> has a large national footprint across collegiate athletics that could open the way for new supporters of <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Athletics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are thrilled to partner with the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> as we work together to build upon the foundation of the strong Rainbow Warrior Athletics brand,&rdquo; said Tim Pernetti, president, <abbr>IMG<\/abbr> College.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2017\/9\/5\/general-uh-athletics-signs-multimedia-rights-agreement-with-img.aspx\">read the news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/manoa-athletics-hawaiianairlines-logos.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian Airlines and Âé¶¹´«Ã½Manoa Athletics logos\" width=\"676\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-64804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/manoa-athletics-hawaiianairlines-logos.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/manoa-athletics-hawaiianairlines-logos-260x115.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Official airline partner Hawaiian Airlines<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiianairlines.com\/\">Hawaiian Airlines<\/a> has signed a one-year agreement to become the official airline partner of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s largest and longest-serving carrier will welcome onboard student-athletes, coaches and staff from all 21 <abbr>UH<\/abbr>-M\u0101noa sports teams as they travel between <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> and North America to compete during the 2017&#8211;18 season.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s hometown carrier, we are delighted to extend our support for our University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa student-athletes and their staff with this exclusive agreement,&rdquo; said Peter Ingram, executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Hawaiian Airlines. &ldquo;We look forward to delivering our authentic Hawaiian in-flight hospitality so they may arrive rested and ready for game time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This agreement is a difference maker for <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Athletics as it will lead to significant savings,&rdquo; said Matlin. &ldquo;We\u2019ve had a very special relationship with Hawaiian Airlines over the years and are proud our teams will continue to fly Hawaiian.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2017\/9\/6\/general-hawaiian-airlines-uh-athletics-team-up-for-2017-18-sports-travel.aspx\">read the news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>IMG<\/abbr> will manage and market the athletics department sponsorship and multimedia rights and Hawaiian Airlines will be their official airline partner. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[58,9,550],"class_list":["post-64783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-athletics","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64783"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92367,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64783\/revisions\/92367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}