Jerry Korczak, managing director, sports finance, at Macquarie Group, considers the range of finance options available to football clubs to help them navigate the challenges ahead
Marco Brunelli, masterSport | Stadiums of the future: A competitive factor for Italian football
Marco Brunelli is the founder and director of the MasterSport International Master’s in Strategic Management of Sports Organisations, Events and Facilities, which is based in the Universities of San Marino and Parma. Here, he presents an extract from an article on the underdevelopment of Italian stadium infrastructure and its impact on the wider sports landscape in the country.
“Sustainable is the goal” | USL fills gap in US soccer pyramid with second-tier women’s league
SportBusiness speaks to Betsy Haugh, USL director of women’s soccer operations, about the strategy behind the USL Super League, which is scheduled to debut in 2023 season.
Newly public Vivid Seats actively eyeing expansion
Ticket marketplace looking at opportunities in industry "adjacencies"
DraftKings receives extension in its pursuit of Entain
Discussions continuing for potential large-scale gaming takeover
NBC Sports Next strengthens golf industry presence with RevTechPlus acquisition
NBC Sports Next has acquired golf course revenue-management system RevTechPlus, a move which complements the company's tee time online booking service GolfNow.
Spring Media can ‘take bigger rights bets’ following investment and merger
The recent investment in Spring Media and its merger with Future Sports Agency will allow the Stockholm-based sports marketing agency to take “bigger bets on rights”, according to chief executive Tobias Osm…
Tyler Tumminia on the rebranding and ascension of the Premier Hockey Federation
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Tyler Tumminia, commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. Eric and Chris also discuss major ticketing-related deals involving SeatGeek and Vivid Seats, the backing of LeBron James’ The SpringHill Company by a group of top-tier investors, and the completion of Arctos Sports Partners’ $3bn (€2.59bn) investment fund.
Gaming Matters | ONE Esports aims to bring sports-quality storytelling to gaming
ONE Esports, the offshoot of Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, wants to bring the kind of high-quality storytelling around athletes and competitions that traditional sport has perfected over decades to the gaming industry.
Chelsea FC targets non-football fans through consumer products division
David Rose, director of Chelsea FC’s new digital consumer products division, Chelsea Digital Ventures, tells SportBusiness how the unit is seeking to create new revenue streams and aggregate new customer datasets after launching three training, nutrition and health-related products in the last 18 months.
“Why wait when you have the right partner?” | How Capitals sealed first NHL jersey patch deal
Jim Van Stone, Monumental’s president of business operations and chief commercial officer, speaks to SportBusiness about the strategy in becoming a first-mover in the NHL's landmark new commercial category.