Browning has marred thousands of once-valuable autographed baseballs, with the precise cause of the damage still unknown. Dennis Tuttle examines the impact on the baseball collectibles market
A New Ball Game
Elisha Chauhan looks at the set-up of the new Premier12 competition, which baseball’s world governing body hopes will be a game-changer for the sport’s international development.
Minor League Baseball seeks to move national sales to “biggest levels in the market”
After more than three years of steady growth building a national sales operation, the affiliated minor leagues of baseball has growing ambitions
Fanatics strikes exclusive Ohtani memorabilia, collectibles partnership
Global sports merchandising giant Fanatics has secured an exclusive, multiyear memorabilia and collectibles partnership with Major League Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani
Cubs, Nike unveil latest uniform in MLB City Connect program
Alternate uniform effort seeks to tap into local culture and history
MLB aligns with high-profile startup for NFT project
League looks to grow its profile in emerging digital collectibles market
MLB, Ralph Lauren develop new merchandise collection
Fashion brand makes notable expansion into team-based pro sports
Let’s get digital: Transforming equestrian’s commercial landscape
Vanessa Martin Randin, senior manager, media relations and communications at the FEI, explains how innovative digital campaigns are at the heart of evolving commercial opportunities for the International Federation.
How the Euro 2020 retail programme adapted to multi-host format and crowd restrictions
Adam Nelson speaks to Astrid Thams, director of retail, events and licensing at Fanatics, about the challenges of navigating a successful retail operation through the Covid-19-hit Euro 2020 tournament.
Video | How real-time engagement creates new revenue opportunities for sport
In this sponsored video, specialist streaming technology company Agora explains how sports right-holders can uncover new revenue streams by adding real-time engagement features to their streaming platforms
Swin Cash on forging new opportunities in basketball and life as an investor
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Swin Cash, vice president of basketball operations and team development for the National Basketball Association’s New Orleans Pelicans. Eric and Chris also discuss the state of college football in the wake of a potential move to the Southeastern Conference by the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma, and the still-rising market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).