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Liverpool FC opts for 'independence' over International Champions Cup for USA tour
Liverpool FC decided to arrange its own tour of the United States this summer, rather than compete in the pre-season International Champions Cup, because the club preferred to be "independent" and have more freedom to arrange opponents, dates and venues
Ligue 1 stages US games to attract new investors and bridge gap to Serie A and the Bundesliga
As France's Ligue 1 is staging a four-team tournament in Washington DC this week, Bob Williams looks at how it aims to expand its reach into the US and improve overseas media-rights income.
Euroleague Basketball’s quest to become the real European super league
Euroleague Basketball's revenue has more than doubled over the past three seasons, and it's now expanding the competition across western Europe, Callum McCarthy delves into how the plan is being put into action.
ECB hopes Cricket World Cup momentum fuels enthusiasm for The Hundred
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup has demonstrated that there is a significant market for the ECB's new competition, The Hundred, according to its managing director, Sanjay Patel. He tells Adam Nelson how the ECB intends to capitalise on England's stunning World Cup victory and extend the sport's moment in the sun well beyond this summer.
SportBusiness: Essential data and analysis for the Asian sports sector
For more than 20 years SportBusiness has been delivering the data, information, insight and analysis that make the world’s most successful sports sector businesses tick.
The Big Debate | Has the credibility of the Olympic Games been impacted by the handling of the Russian doping scandal?
In May, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach was unequivocal in his stance on doping. “Protecting the clean athletes is a top priority of the IOC,” he said. “Protecting the clean athletes means on the other hand zero tolerance against doping cheats and their entourage.” Two months later Bach, and the IOC, were faced with a headache that he and the Olympic Movement could certainly have done without.
Olympic broadcasting | Discovery well on road to commercialising the Games
With exactly one year to go until the start of the Pyeongchang winter Olympics, Robin Jellis found out how Discovery Communications is commercialising its groundbreaking rights deal for the Games.
Indian sports broadcasters facing up to potential revenue blow
Indian sports broadcasters could suffer a substantial loss on their subscription revenues if the government pushes through reforms to laws governing the broadcast of events deemed to be of national importance
Hill+Knowlton to spread global message for PyeongChang 2018
Global public relations firm Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has been awarded an 18-month international communications contract for the 2018 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Toyota to support Olympic Channel
Automotive manufacturer Toyota has signed up as a founding partner of the Olympic Channel.
Commercial partners to engage with Olympic bidders under new IOC move
The International Olympic Committee has revealed its latest enhancement to the bidding process for the Olympics, with candidate cities for the 2024 Games set to be afforded the opportunity to liaise with the IOC’s TOP Partners and rights-holding broadcasters.
Twenty things we learned at the London Sports Decision Makers Summit
After launching in Miami this spring, the Sports Decision Makers Summit – from SportBusiness and Sportel – came to London's Rosewood hotel on July 9-10. This is what we learned from our expert speakers.
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Liverpool goes it alone | Why an ‘independent’ US tour offered the club more than the ICC
Liverpool FC decided to arrange its own tour of the United States this summer, rather than compete in the pre-season International Champions Cup, because the club preferred to be "independent" and have more freedom to arrange opponents, dates and venues.
The business of a Tour de France team
As the Tour de France moves towards its conclusion in Paris, Kevin Roberts talks to Ralph Denk, team manager of the German Bora-Hansgrohe team about the business of running and funding an international cycling outfit.
Ligue 1 stages US games to attract new investors and bridge gap to Serie A and the Bundesliga
As France's Ligue 1 is staging a four-team tournament in Washington DC this week, Bob Williams looks at how it aims to expand its reach into the US and improve overseas media-rights income.