The new commercial from Direct TV is one of the funniest we’ve seen in years. The Russian oligarch is hilarious, and his opening line – “Opulence, I has it” – is becoming a new catch-phrase. SPORTSbyBROOKS tracked down the creators of the spot, Jon Kallus and Luis Romero, and asked them about how the whole thing came together. Learn how they thought of having dogs playing poker and how they staged the scene with the miniature giraffe.
Mark Cuban loses bid to get Texas Rangers  It would have been great to see an owner like Mark Cuban get the Texas Rangers and disrupt the crazy world of Major League Baseball. Unfortunately, he failed in his bid, losing to a group led by Nolan Ryan. An even better result would be to see Cavs owner Dan Gilbert go after the Cleveland Indians! Posted in: General Business, Marketing Tags: Dan Gilbert, Major League Baseball, Mark Cuban, Nolan Ryan, sports owners |
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