Core group organising three major events in as many years at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Super Bowl LIII staff have taken key learnings from 2018 college football title game at venue
Jaguars’ leap into London boosts ‘local’ revenues and offers long-term growth platform
The Jaguars have played an annual fixture in London since 2013, with the city now accounting for 11 per cent of their “local” revenues.
My Super Bowl #1 | The event host
Lester Bagley, Minnesota Vikings executive vice president of public affairs, talks about the franchise's approach to hosting Super Bowl LII at its US Bank Stadium
European League of Football announces Barcelona as eighth franchise
The European League of Football, a new competition aiming to bring gridiron football to European audiences, has announced Barcelona as the eighth and final city to sign up as a host for the first season
Former ProSiebenSat.1 executive Karajica launches European League of Football
SEH Sports & Entertainment Holding, the company set up by former ProSiebenSat
Washington Football Team to play 2020 season without fans at FedEx Field
Washington Football Team has become the latest National Football League franchise to announce it will play home games without fans during the 2020 season
CFL selects Winnipeg as hub city for possible truncated 2020 season
The Canadian Football League has provisionally selected Winnipeg to be its hub city for a planned shortened 2020 season in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Bill Daly on managing the NHL’s challenges and opportunities
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Bill Daly, National Hockey League deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss potential historic changes in the business of tennis, the ongoing development of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and recent encouraging news for NBCUniversal regarding both the Tokyo Olympics and Super Bowl LVI.
Sports NFTs look to establish staying power
Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
Alibaba-owned Daraz leverages cricket to power emerging e-commerce platform
Alibaba-owned online shopping platform Daraz is using the acquisition of Bangladesh Cricket Board rights to drive audiences to its site. Kevin McCullagh asks if the experiment could provide a new
Mark Tatum on the NBA’s pursuit of global growth
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Tatum, National Basketball Association deputy commissioner and chief operating officer. Eric and Chris also discuss the National Football League’s developing plans in Germany, Major League Baseball’s rising on-field integrity and competition issues, heightened activity in the global data market, and recommended expansion for the College Football Playoff.