Despite pressures on attendance and sponsorships in recent years, the sports industry can bank on the resiliency of television money and labor peace (the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball recently signed long term labor deals) to provide a steady backbone throughout the industry, Fitch thinks.
Many CAA clients have signed long-term deals with their respective teams in recent years, including Ryan Braun and Buster Posey, who signed a massive extension with the Giants last week.
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Cape Wind has signed long-term contracts to sell 78% of its power to the state's largest utilities.
Twentieth Century Fox, Disney, Paramount and Universal have all signed long-term agreements to release titles on the Divx format.
However, he never signed a long term contact and revealed he had made the decision to quit before the turn of the year.
It is only in the exploration stage, but has signed long-term contracts for the sale of uranium with large power producers like Exelon.
Assuming that players would be worth exponentially greater sums in future years, and reluctant to see them depart for nothing at the end of their contracts, football clubs eagerly signed long-term deals at high prices.
Customers such as California's public university system and the San Francisco Giants baseball team have signed long-term outsourcing contracts with the firm to take care of their energy needs, from power and air conditioning to risk management.
Forever 21, the Los Angeles-based apparel retailer, signed a short-term lease for the space last fall.
The 24-year-old Frenchman, who has signed a long-term contract, is also eligible to play for Poland.
The Frenchman signed a short-term deal until the end of December after featuring twice as a trialist.
Taylor signed a short-term deal at Vale Park in August, after being released by Hereford in the summer.
Since then, Tuqiri, who has signed a short-term deal at Welford Road, has played for Sydney side West Harbour.
That's because Yahoo already depends on Microsoft for most of its search-driven advertising as part of a long-term deal signed in 2009.
Triple-net leases are typically long-term deals signed by retail tenants for free-standing buildings in which the tenants pay most of the expenses.
Midfielder Thompson signed a short-term deal following his release by Rovers, while Mellor has joined on loan until the end of the season.
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But consider: No major cable operator has signed a long-term contract for Gemstar's TV GuideInteractive the company's main growth engine since it was launched last year.
But Ramsey has signed a long-term deal at Arsenal after they flew him to Switzerland for face-to-face talks with boss Arsene Wenger at Euro 2008.
Although Mullaiperiyaru dam is located in Kerala, it is operated by the government of Tamil Nadu which signed a long-term lease with the former British government.
In the spring of 2012, he signed a long-term contract, albeit one that included a "release clause, " a fixed price for which the club would have to sell him.
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However, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has high hopes for the left-footed forward, recently describing him as "great player", and in December 2009 Vela signed a long-term contract with the club.
Ultimately, Hunter signed a long-term contract with the Yankees.
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The draft agreement on their long-term relationship was signed in Kabul after months of talks.
There is a good continuity of players, most of them are on relatively long-term contracts and signed up.
The legacy company that will decide who will occupy the Stadium hopes to identify a preferred tenant by December and have a long-term lease agreement signed by next March.
Ramsey signed a new long-term Arsenal deal in June 2010 - a boost after he suffered a double leg break following a tackle by Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross in February.
Beckham has signed a series of long-term deals with adidas that have already netted him tens of millions.
More than 70 free agents are still looking, and nearly all those who have signed have settled for short-term deals.
Still, a Vodafone iPhone sold in the UK and Germany would seem a violation of those long-term exclusive deals presumably signed with Apple by O2 and T-Mobile, right?
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Two years ago Ken Lay signed on for another five-year term as chairman.
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