CASE STUDY | Wimbledon’s social media strategy
Wimbledon won the Best Use of Social Media prize at the UK's 2016 BT Sports Industry Awards. We take a deep dive into their strategy and approach in this exclusive case study.
Sponsored Content | Genius Sports Unlocks Data for Savvy Sports
Sports leagues and federations are becoming increasingly aware of the technologies required to handle the explosion of game-changing data, according to Genius Sports’ managing director, Nick Maywald.
Drone racing takes off with raft of media deals
Top sports broadcasters are suddenly falling over themselves to strike deals with drone-racing promoters. SportBusiness International looks at what the future holds for an embryonic but exciting sector.
What is driving the growth in NFL team valuations?
Team values are continuing to soar in the NFL. Barry Wilner asks what is behind the continuing success of the North American League and whether it will continue
Winners of the TV Sports Awards 2016 announced
Last night in Monaco saw host to the second ever TV Sports Awards (TVSA) honouring the best work in the sport media industry, including the Golden Boy best young footballer award.
CASE STUDY | How Fiba used digital media to build audiences for youth competition live streams
In the first of a new series of in-depth articles on digital strategies and activities, Frank Dunne explores how Fiba has been using platforms including Facebook and YouTube to deliver video coverage of its youth tournaments.
Join Our Club | Can horse racing go mainstream in China?
Will the China Horse Club succeed where other ventures have failed and take the sport into the mainstream in China? Ryan Herman reports.
Let It Snow | FIS partners with snowmaking specialist
The International Ski Federation has engaged in a new partnership with a snowmaking technology specialist in a sign of its increasing worries about the impact of climate change on its events. Rob Ridley reports.
Golden Boy award 2016 to be announced at the TV Sports Awards 2016 (TVSA)
Tonight sees the annual TVSA in Monte Carlo, Monaco, which is a prestigious event to recognise the innovation and excellence in the sports media industry. In its second year the sell-out event will also be paying host to the Golden Boy award.
Partner content | Sport&Co: FISU and Lausanne in Motion
This episode of Eurosport's Sport&Co series looks at FISU's project Lausanne in Motion which looks to celebrate the benefits of sport and physical activity and aims to promote the benefits of sport at university.
Sponsored Content | Tie Break Tens shakes up tennis
With shortened formats of established sports proving to be increasingly popular worldwide, interest in Tie Break Tens, a fresh approach to tennis’ traditional model, is helping to drive new interest.
Thiem Takes Tie Break Tens Title With Final Victory Over Murray
Exhibitors at #SAC2017 Aarhus, Denmark have golden opportunity to take centre stage in European Capital of Culture
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord Convention is delighted to be hosting its 15th edition of the Convention in Aarhus from 2 to 7 April 2017. Held in a different city each year, this premier event is a unique opportunity for key decision-makers from sport and industry to meet and network on a global scale, in one location, within an exclusive environment. During this year’s 3-day exhibition, exhibitors will also have a golden opportunity to take centre stage, with Aarhus named the European Capital of Culture for 2017
2016 SPORTEL Awards An evening not to be missed!
During SPORTEL, the most influential business convention for the sports marketing & media industry, the prestigious SPORTEL Awards Ceremony will reward the best sports sequences of the year and the best illustrated sports books, in the presence of olympic champions and international sports celebrities.
New Conferences at SPORTEL : Facebook Presentation & #GOLIVE with Twitter
SPORTELMonaco, the most influential business convention for the sports content and media industry, will be held in Monaco from 24 to 27 October 2016 at the Grimaldi Forum.
“Host City provides a great platform” – Sarah Lewis, FIS
Sarah Lewis, the Secretary General of FIS and the Association of Winter Olympic International Federations, gives an insight into some of the issues that will be addressed at Host City 2016
The Next Step | Liberty Media’s takeover of Formula One
September’s $8bn takeover of Formula One by Liberty Media marks a new dawn for motor racing’s biggest global property. Matt Cutler maps out what future a Liberty-owned Formula One could, and should, herald.
The Leader | Oleg Matytsin, President of FISU
Oleg Matytsin, president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), talks about the organisation’s 10-year roadmap and how it plans to put university teams at the heart of its World University Championships.
Opinion | Why it is impossible to keep politics out of sport?
If a brand wants to sell to a mass market, sport delivers the eyeballs like nothing else writes Kevin Roberts. It’s why companies pay megabucks for spots around the Super Bowl, an event that is now routinely used to debut fresh creative work and which has, in the last decade or so, become a combative arena for the ad agencies, as well as competing teams.
COMPLETED LIVE BLOG | Leaders 2016 – Sport Business Summit – Esports
Catch up on what happened on the Esports stream at the Leaders Sport Business Summit by reading our live blog of each session. Speakers included Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, WME | IMG, and Fnatic.