Todd Dunivant, Sacramento Republic's general manager and new president, speaks to SportBusiness about the devastating impact of Ron Burkle's decision to withdraw financial backing for the city's MLS expansion team and efforts to revive the project.
Nashville SC eager to make up for lost time in MLS after overcoming stadium setback
Bob Williams takes a look at the developments in Nashville since the city was awarded a Major League Soccer expansion team in December 2017, and the challenges faced during this period.
“It’s like having a Summer Olympics” | Orlando prepares for the arrival of NBA and MLS
Florida city ready to capitalize on its position as the epicenter of professional sports in the US this summer to rejuvenate its tourism industry and secure major sporting events. Bob Williams reports
Mariners cool Manchester United takeover ‘speculation’
Australian A-League football club the Central Coast Mariners said reports this week of a potential takeover by Manchester United were 'speculation', although confirmed the English team was one of several…
Betano calls foul as Bwin ‘snatches Portuguese Primeira Liga naming rights’
Betting operator Betano has written to Portugal’s top-flight football clubs and threatened legal action against the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), after it was beaten by rival company B…
Özil, Longoria poised to become part of Necaxa investment group
German World Cup winner Mesut Özil is part of an investment group that is looking to acquire a 50-per-cent ownership stake in Liga MX side Necaxa, according to multiple reports.
FA’s Simmons: WSL can be self-sustainable after ‘couple of media-rights cycles’
The Women’s Super League, the top tier of women’s club football in England, still needs to go through a number of media-rights cycles before it is able to become self-sustainable, according to director of …
Investment in digital gaming helps FIS weather Covid storm
Adam Nelson talks to Jurg Capol, marketing director of the International Ski Federation (FIS) about how the organisation has endured the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to digital innovations.
Cause for optimism in event sector as hosts begin planning for spectators
A new survey says a large proportion of event hosts are planning for spectators to return to stadiums and have not postponed any events beyond September 2021. But will the event bidding sector be the same after the pandemic?
Jahm Najafi on global sports investment trends
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jahm Najafi, chief executive of The Najafi Companies and vice chairman of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. Eric and Chris also discuss the recent deal in which venerable trading card entity The Topps Co. will become a public company, the continued growth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), New York state enacting mobile sports betting, and the emergence of Genius Sports following its landmark agreement to acquire National Football League data rights.
Steve Payne | Signaling the digital era of sports rights
Steve Payne, senior vice president of global strategic partners and business development for media technology and services company MediaKind, explores the increased prominence of streaming in recent media rights agreements