Let me start by saying I never followed politics in Australia, and I don’t really follow politics now in NZ ..... but I know a great leader of people when I see one and every person in NZ should be damn proud of Jacinda Ardern. Oozes leadership!
Justin Nelson
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Justin Nelson
@GMJustinNelson
Head of Commercial & Fandom at Sky Sport. Melbourne made, now in Wellington.
Te Aro, Wellington City
Joined January 2019
- Let this sink in - @FIBA U17 World Cup 🏀 GLOBAL - there are 212 FIBA nations 🏀 TOP 4 - say hello to New Zealand 🏀 Semi Final teams by population … 1️⃣ United States - 335M 2️⃣ Turkey - 85M 3️⃣ Italy - 59M 4️⃣ New Zealand - 5M Epic moment for Kiwi Hoops 👏 @skysportnz @nznbl👀 Highlights from the NZ U17 National Team's record-breaking win over Lithuania, in the quarter-finals of the FIBA U17 World Cup ❤️
00:00 - Sorry @NZBreakers … have to be blunt here - this is a poor look - fans should NOT be charged extra $$$ to meet a player you are billing as one of your own. You have dressed & promoted Tacko Fall as a Breakers player the last few weeks - have him meet EVERY fan at no cost. 👎
- Had a father and young son stop me in the street near SkyCity today to say thank you for this year’s #SalsNBL - they have watched all 49 games on @skysportnz and loved it, but haven’t been able to get to a game yet. Gave them tickets to Tuesday night’s finals. #FansFirst 👍
- Seriously, who would have thought this was possible! Thank you to the people of New Zealand for helping us achieve this. 🙏 #SalsNBL
- I’m an 80s teen and grew up on rock - tonight I saw @edsheeran in a 1200-seat theatre in Wellington and he might just be the most authentic and complete musician I’ve ever seen. I’d quite happily buy him a beer and chat about life. Just a genuinely good bloke enjoying the ride.
- Media across NZ needs to step up and talk more about @Char_legerwalks who is playing and delivering in front of big crowds and viewers right now. Nowhere near enough coverage on home soil for a genuine rising star of a global game. We need to do better.HER NAME IS CHARLISSE LEGER-WALKER!!!! PUT SOME RESPECT ON HER NAME!!!! 📺 | @Pac12Network 📊 | stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=… #GoCougs | #WAZZU
00:00 - The journey here in NZ continues. Cheers to all and thanks for the ongoing support. Still haven’t lost the Aussie twang, but feeling at home here in Aotearoa. Thanks for putting up with me 👍LEAGUE NEWS | GM Justin Nelson will depart the #SalsNBL later this month for a new role at @skysportnz - bit.ly/3lmLMtR
- 3 x @nznbl competitions completed - 152 games played - 180hrs live coverage on @skysportnz - thanks to the fans for the support - thanks to the doubters for the extra motivation - thanks to the media for enjoying the journey. I think we did ok in 2020. See you all in 2021. 🤘
- Some media gets it, but others remain blind. Basketball is a global game that basically EVERY country plays, not a dozen or so like some other sports. Tall Blacks beat Montenegro at the World Cup and some news outlets don’t give it a mention. Out of touch or ....
- SEE THE POSSIBLE - must watch!!! Amazing vision just minutes after the @TauihiNZ Final - star guard Florencia Chagas (MVP of the championship game) on court with a fan who wanted tips from her idol. You can’t be what you can’t see! @TokomanawaQueen @skysportnz @flopychagas
00:00 - For years basketball has been dubbed a ‘sleeping giant’ - a sellout last night in Wellington, a sellout tomorrow night in New Plymouth … and 8 teams still battling for the Final 6 with 5 games remaining. Make a competition competitive and the fans will turn up. ✅
- We’ve tried hard to get most things right, but there is no way we could have scripted the #SalsNBL Grand Final any better than that. Well done @otagonuggetsnbl and @manawatujets for putting on an amazing @nznbl show for the fans!
- Consider this - Basketball is a GLOBAL sport - 7.5 BILLION people living on this 🌍- New Zealand U18 women just won a Silver Medal in the 3x3 World Cup - finished 2nd only to USA (pop. 330 Million) - Let’s see the media pick that up and run with it. @NZStuffSport @skysportnz
