Panini America Revs Up Moviegoers with Official “Cars 2” Sticker & Album Collection
Panini America, the leading global publisher of sports and entertainment collectibles, has launched the Official Disney•Pixar "Cars 2" Sticker and Album Collection to celebrate the release of the animated international blockbuster – now showing, presented in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D in select theaters. The new collection features 216 unique stickers (including 18 Special Holographic stickers and 18 Metallized stickers)…
Panini America on Location: Our Exclusive Video Diary from the 2011 NHL Draft
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRtTzCofjvM&w=585&h=469] It was an exciting weekend at the 2011 NHL Draft. Fans were on the edge of their seats as they waited for names like Nugent-Hopkins, Landeskog and Huberdeau to don their new NHL sweaters. Panini America was all over St. Paul, Minn., last weekend, taking pictures of the new picks, handing out trading cards to collectors and giving…
Panini America on Location: Sights and Sounds from Day One at the 2011 NHL Draft
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Panini America officials spent a wild (and late) Friday night at the Xcel center as the Minnesota Wild hosted Round One of the 2011 NHL Draft. The company spent quality time with several of this weekend’s highly touted draft picks, including No. 1 overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins as well as Gabriel Landeskog, Jonathan Huberdeau and Adam Larsson. Players…
Before the Draft: Panini America Interviews Coveted NBA Draft Prospect Kyrie Irving
Eleven games. That’s all sharpshooting 19-year-old point guard Kyrie Irving needed as a Duke University freshman last season to prove his worth – not only to the Blue Devils, but as the likely No. 1 overall pick in tonight’s 2011 NBA Draft. Despite suffering a severe toe injury last December that essentially spelled the end of his first and only…
Panini America Bringing NHL Superstar Dustin Byfuglien to the 2011 NHL Draft
Atlanta Thrashers superstar defenseman and former Stanley Cup champion Dustin Byfuglien will sign free autographs Saturday at the Panini America booth during the 2011 NHL Draft in St. Paul, Minn. Byfuglien, a 2011 NHL All-Star and Minnesota native , will appear at the Panini America booth starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. Byfuglien, who tallied 11 goals in leading the Chicago Blackhawks…
Recapping the Successful 2010-11 NHL Player of the Day Hobby Shop Promotion
More than 250 hobby shops across the USA and Canada participated in the 2010-11 Panini NHL Player of the Day hobby shop promotion. Much like its sister program in the NFL, the first NHL hobby shop promotion has been a tremendous success. As the NHL Playoffs come to an end shortly with the hoisting of the Stanley Cup by either…
Win Cam Newton’s Autographed Hat from the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere!
LOS ANGELES -- As you'll see in the video below wrapping up Panini America's action-packed Saturday at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere, Scott Prusha is "jonesing" to give something special away to those collectors who followed the day's events exclusively on The Knight's Lance. Turns out the prize Prusha has in mind is one of our best prizes to date: A Carolina Panthers hat worn…
Panini America on Location: Sights, Sounds from the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Debut
NEW YORK -- Panini America officials spent a wild, restless and rookie filled weekend in New York City as a major sponsor of the second annual NFL PLAYERS Rookie Debut in conjunction with the 2011 NFL Draft. The company spent quality time with several of this weekend's highly touted draft picks, including Blaine Gabbert, Von Miller, Julio Jones and Mark Ingram…
Panini’s Plans for the 2011 Spring Expo
Officials at Panini America recently released details for the upcoming 2011 Toronto Sportcard and Memorabilia Spring Expo (beginning April 29 at the Toronto International Centre) and once again will aim to please hockey collectors with a trademark wrapper redemption program. Panini has developed a 13-card redemption set updating 2010-11 Donruss Hockey, including 10 Rated Rookies. (more…)
Collectors’ Choice: You Make the Call for a Special Insert in 2011-12 Hoops Basketball
How's this for an idea: We here at Panini America are turning the product development reigns over to our loyal collectors. Yes, that would be you. Over the course of the next month, The Knight's Lance will be your personal drawing board as you determine the theme, name, checklist and design for a special 20-card insert that will appear in the triumphant late-September return of 2011-12 Hoops…