Mariners fans, meet magenta. Seattle’s pro baseball stadium will be named T-Mobile Park for the next 25 years after a new deal between the Mariners and the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier announced Wednesday. For those asking, the T-Mobile magenta coloring will be visible only at night on lighting on front rotunda entrance and roof trusts. Inside of park will remain the same other than some small signage. pic.twitter.com/QHz8iiPYac — Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) December 19, 2018 Earlier reports indicated that T-Mobile would take the naming rights from Safeco Insurance, which announced last year that its 20-year agreement would come to an… Read More
The Safeco Field signage came down from Seattle’s baseball stadium a week ago, and according to a new report, the T-Mobile name will be up in time for the 2019 season. Forbes reported Thursday that the Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier is the new naming rights partner with the Seattle Mariners. The report is based on anonymous sources who spoke on background. A Mariners spokesperson told GeekWire that there is no agreement yet. Safeco Insurance and the Mariners announced in June 2017 that their 20-year naming rights agreement would come to an end after the 2018 season. Forbes reported on a… Read More
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T-Mobile has a thing for musical superstars in its commercials. The Bellevue, Wash.-based wireless carrier scored with one of the top ads of the Super Bowl last year, featuring hip-hop star Drake and a play on his hit “Hotline Bling.” This year, the “Un-carrier” is back with ads for the NFL’s big game that star Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg, among others. Bieber introduces himself as a “celebration expert” in an “Unlimited Moves” ad that dropped on Thursday. Clean cut and sporting a crisp tux and big glasses, Bieber runs through the evolution of the touchdown celebration with NFL stars Rob… Read More
