In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Zack Weiner, co-founder and president of digital sports media network Overtime. Eric and Chris also discuss the landmark media merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery, the National Basketball Association’s development of its NBABet content initiative, a special financial distribution by college sports’ Southeastern Conference to its member schools, and Stanford University’s move to restore 11 varsity sports that had been discontinued.
From old-school to digital dealing | How Content Arena is supporting sports media’s choking rights market
While much of the sports media world understandably obsesses over whether rights fees have peaked or are set for another growth spurt, Content Arena chief executive Erik Lorenz remains sanguine. Kevin Roberts reports.
Education webinar | Creating the next generation of sports leaders
Today’s sports sector demands a wide range of business, financial and technical skillsets from executives. In this recording of a webinar SportBusiness ran on November 5, leaders of university programmes and industry employers consider how the education sector is developing to meet these demands
DraftKings faces analyst claims of black-market activity
Short seller alleges SBTech deals extensively in banned, unregulated markets
Sberbank one step closer to acquiring Russian agency Telesport
Russian state-owned bank Sberbank has signed a "preliminary cooperation agreement" with agency Telesport that the bank says will lead to its acquisition of the company
TrillerNet looks to raise $500m, go public via direct listing
TrillerNet, the parent company of AI-driven short-form video social app Triller, is reportedly preparing to go public through a direct listing.
IMG expands licensing business with 20too acquisition
The IMG agency has bolstered its licensing business through the acquisition of 20too Licensing, a Dubai-based specialist licensing agency
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.
Sabran: CAA Eleven has exceeded Euro 2020 sponsorship sales target
On the eve of Euro 2020, Uefa's head of sponsorship and licensing, Guillaume Sabran, tells SportBusiness that its sponsorship agency for national team events, CAA Eleven, has exceeded its sales targets for the delayed tournament.