Breaking News: Panini America is Bringing Momentum Back to the Gridiron (Preview)
The "Momentum" product name hasn't been a viable part of the collecting lexicon since the start of the millennium. But that will change in a monumental way in late July when Panini America releases 2012 Momentum Football, a revered name from the pigskin past that has been completely revitalized for a new generation. 2012 Momentum Football will deliver 10 three-card…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011-12 Contenders Hockey (59 Images)
While most of the Panini America NHL team spent last week in Toronto redeeming wrappers and otherwise fanning the flames of the scorching 2011-12 Elite Hockey release at the 2012 Toronto Spring Expo, those who remained in Texas were up to their necks prepping the next hot hockey release: 2011-12 Contenders. The product, which delivers three to four autographs per…
Panini Peek Preview: 2012 Prestige Football
Panini America officials made sports business headlines earlier today by announcing that the company has inked new long-term agreements with the NFL and NFL PLAYERS. With that big piece of business out of the way, the company can now proceed with previewing just some of the excitement to come, beginning with 2012 Prestige Football. The company's first product of the…
Breaking News: Panini America Announces Long-Term Agreement with NFL, NFLPA
Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has reached a long-term agreement with the National Football League and NFL PLAYERS granting the company domestic and international rights for up to 18 product releases annually. “We’re pleased to continue our relationship with the NFL and the NFLPA,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “The…
Newest Hockey Arrivals Provide Answers to the Panini America Autograph Contest
In this special, multi-faceted Saturday-morning post, Panini America officials will unveil some of the sweetest new arrivals coming soon to their roster of NHL products (most notably 2011-12 Elite Hockey and 2010-11 Contenders Hockey). In the process, they'll also provide the answers to the "Guess the Autograph" contest they started earlier this week in conjunction with the start of the…
The Panini America "Guess the Autograph" Contest Returns in Time for NHL Playoffs
The thought occurred to me yesterday afternoon while checking out the newest Panini America NHL autograph arrivals that it's been way too long since we last conducted one of our popular "Guess the Autograph" contests. How long? Well, if my math is correct, it's been almost eight months. Like I said, "way too long." So inspired by the Stanley Cup…
This Just In: Chris Johnson's 2008 National Treasures Football RCs Finally Go Live!
A lot has happened in the four seasons since the electrifying Chris Johnson began captivating fans and collectors as a first-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans in 2008. There was that promising 1,228-yard, nine-TD rookie campaign, the CJ2K phenomenon created by his spectacular 2,006-yard sophomore season, another 1,364 yards in 2010 and last-season's holdout-hindered 1,047-yard, four-TD effort. Through it all, the…
Final Cuts: Panini America Offers One Last Pre-Release Look at 2011 Prime Cuts
We've shown you the history-making bat barrel cards, including the first for Shoeless Joe Jackson. We've shown you the otherworldly booklets that combine cut autographs and game-worn memorabilia from some of the greatest baseball players of all time. We've shown you a staggering assortment of prime-memorabilia cards that demands second and third and even fourth looks. Indeed, we've shown you…
Speechless Joe: A Gallery of 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball's Historic Barrel Cards & Booklets
You want to see Panini America Director of Baseball Product Development Ben Ecklar dance a jig? Bring him a sleeve of history-making Loop 7 cards to QC before they get randomly inserted into packs of 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball. Most days, Ecklar is reserved, soft-spoken and rarely prone to outward displays of emotion. But yesterday at the Panini America printing…
A Panini America Easter Weekend Preview: 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball (24 New Images)
I couldn't resist. I journeyed across town again this morning for one more long look at 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball before it finishes packing out in the next few days and begins shipping. Just when I thought I captured everything I could capture earlier this week, I was wrong. Way wrong. I'm hindsight, I'm thrilled -- and quite grateful --…