In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview 777 Partners managing director Juan Arciniegas. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Baseball’s lockout of the MLB Players Association, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s new digital rights deal with the National Hockey League, and the $840m funding round for India-based fantasy sports platform Dream Sports.
Mark Locke on establishing a new paradigm in sports data
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Locke, Genius Sports chief executive. Eric and Chris also wrap up Major League Baseball’s 2021 World Series, and discuss recent developments in the United States sports betting market, workplace conduct issues involving several pro teams, new funding for sports data and analytics company Kitman Labs, and the troubled efforts of Sinclair Broadcast Group to create a direct-to-consumer streaming product.
GreenPark Sports’ Ken Martin on working with the NBA and LaLiga to create new fan experiences
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ken Martin, GreenPark Sports co-founder and chief executive. Fisher and Russo also discuss recent issues surrounding the Walt Disney Co., the awarding of online sports betting licenses in New York, a pair of acquisitions by sports streaming platform fuboTV, the tender process for the Premier League’s US broadcast rights, and leadership issues surrounding the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.
Brady’s Autograph startup completes $170m Series B round
NFT platform extends wave of funding into digital collectibles space
Adjara Media Group adds Setanta Sports Ukraine to Eurasia acquisition
Georgia-based Adjara Media Group has agreed a deal to acquire the Ukrainian arm of pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports, strengthening its position in the Eastern European market
Argentinian regulator spells out Disney-Fox sports broadcast conditions
Argentina’s competition regulatory agency, the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia, has set out a number of conditions the Walt Disney Company must fulfil in order to address competition co…
Animoca Brands raises $358m to invest in NFTs and ‘open metaverse’
Hong Kong software developer Animoca Brands has raised $358m (€315.6m) in new funding at a valuation of more than $5bn, the company has announced.
Clash at The Coliseum opens door for Nascar to stage international races once again
Nascar's high-profile pre-season exhibition race on a temporary track at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California is expected to serve as template for future races in key overseas markets. Bob Williams reports.
The Williams Sisters and Coca-Cola: Archives reveal what could have been
To mark the recent release of the Richard Williams biopic King Richard, UMass's Steve McKelvey and Stephanie Ann take a look through the archives Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management to tell the story of the Williams Sisters' history with Coca-Cola and a commercial relationship that never quite got off the ground.
Bundesliga: 20 per cent of domestic viewers watching league’s alternate streams
Over 400,000 German viewers of the first Der Klassiker of the 2021-22 season chose to watch the game using non-traditional feeds, innovations created thanks to the Bundesliga's 'glass-to-glass' strategy. Adam Nelson speaks to DFL stakeholders about how new broadcasting initiatives are helping to boost the league's engagement and revenues.
Carsten Koerl on Sportradar’s global business ambitions
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Carsten Koerl, Sportradar global chief executive. Fisher and Russo also discuss the demise of the split-season plan advocated by Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, new funding rounds for non-fungible token (NFT) companies Autograph and Animoca Brands, historic investment into the Premier Hockey Federation, a large-scale betting pact between Fubo Gaming and two Texas-based pro soccer clubs, and a reimagined model of governance for US college sports.