On PR Newswire: Meredith Sells Sports Illustrated, Disneyland Opens Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, StubHub Names Top Music Tours of the Summer

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire for Journalists. Here are some of this week’s most newsworthy:

Sports Illustrated Baseball 2018 Cover

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Meredith Corporation Announces Sale of Sports Illustrated to ABG for $110 million

Authentic Brands Group, a global brand development, marketing, and entertainment company, announced on May 27 that it has finalized the purchase of the intellectual property of Sports Illustrated from Meredith Corp., the leading media and marketing company reaching 175 million American consumers each month via print, digital, mobile, video, social and broadcast television platforms.

U-Haul moving truck driving down a busy street

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U-Haul Destination City No. 1: Houston Greets Most Movers Again

Houston holds steady as the No. 1 U.S. Destination City according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report, staking its claim to the top spot for the 10th consecutive year. Houston saw a 3% year-over-year increase in one-way U-Haul truck arrivals in 2018 to remain the busiest city for incoming traffic among do-it-yourself movers.

StubHub Top Summer Touring Acts

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StubHub Annual Tour Preview Reveals Top 10 U.S. Music Tours of Summer 2019: Rolling Stones Back on Top, Outselling 2018’s Lead Taylor Swift by 45%

StubHub released its fifth annual summer tour preview, breaking down the most in-demand acts of summer 2019 with the Rolling Stones taking the lead.

Newborn baby girl at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

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Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns Announces World’s Smallest Surviving Baby

Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, the largest maternity hospital in California, is proud to announce the birth of the world’s smallest baby ever to survive. Weighing only 245 grams (8.6 ounces), Saybie was born in December 2018.  After a nearly five-month stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sharp Mary Birch, she was discharged home this month as a healthy 5-pound infant.

Walt Disney Co. Unveils Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland

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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Unveiled to the World in Epic Grand Opening Ceremony at Disneyland Park

Walt Disney Co. celebrated the momentous dedication of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge tonight in an epic ceremony at Disneyland Park. Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger unveiled the largest and most technologically advanced single-themed land expansion ever in a Disney park, which is set to open to the general public at Disneyland Park on May 31, and also at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida on Aug. 29.

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Larry Grady is online content manager at PR Newswire for Journalists.  He has worked in business media for nearly 30 years and enjoys reality TV and daydreaming about travel and wine.

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