As Serie A weighs up six proposals from private investors, Ben Marlow, managing director, Asia Pacific, for football consultancy firm 21st Club, explains the sudden interest in the league and tells editorial…
Frank Dunne: Finding hope and opportunity in the chaos of calcio
Amid the chaos of Italian football, there is opportunity for those organisations that follow the rules.
Umberto Gandini – Most Serie A clubs face difficulties if rights fees are withheld
In part one of a two-part video discussion, Umberto Gandini speaks to SB24's Kevin Roberts
Conciliator appointed in bid to resolve beIN-Canal Plus-LFP legal wrangle
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has called on a conciliator in a bid to solve the bitter payment dispute that continues to engulf French football a week before the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season kicks off
JPMorgan among four underwriters supporting Juventus capital increase
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has signed a pre-underwriting agreement with a group of four Italian and international banks to support its planned capital increase of up to €400m ($475.6m).
Fifa fails in court bid to reopen Blatter Caribbean media rights investigation
A court in Switzerland has rejected Fifa’s request to reopen an investigation into its former president Sepp Blatter over a case relating to a 2005 media-rights deal struck with the Caribbean Football U…
Wolves unite with Evil Geniuses as owner Fosun takes minority stake
Wolverhampton Wanderers has agreed a wide-ranging tie-up with Evil Geniuses through which the English Premier League football club’s owner, Chinese conglomerate Fosun, has acquired a minority stake in t…
George Pyne on Bruin Capital’s recent run of dealmaking
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview George Pyne, Bruin Capital founder and chief executive. Eric and Chris also discuss the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, tension surrounding the planned shift of the Universities of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference, and Barstool Sports’ acquisition of both the naming and media rights for the Arizona Bowl.
Brighton reaping benefits of Barber’s community focus
Brighton & Hove Albion chief executive Paul Barber talks about the commercial philosophy that links his time working for the Football Association, the Vancouver Whitecaps in Major League Soccer and now the Premier League club. Ben Cronin reports.
Racing League looks to engage new audiences and reduce dependence on betting levy
Ahead of the start of the inaugural season of the Racing League, SportBusiness looks at how the new competition is looking to achieve "positive disruption" in the UK horse racing market, as well as reduce the sport's dependency on the Horse Racing Betting Levy. Matthew Williams reports.
Nent’s ambitious expansion plans are good news for rights-holders but highly risky
The Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent) plans to become Europe’s number one streaming service. If successful, its Viaplay OTT brand could soon be as ubiquitous as Sky or ESPN. But scaling in Europe on a market-by-market basis is an expensive and highly risky strategy.