Xtra Value Air-Time
Charly Classen, ESPN’s boss for EMEA, told Elisha Chauhan why recent acquisitions for ESPN Player illustrate its successful approach to broadcasting non-premium sports content.
Center of Attention
SportBusiness International asks Brett Yormark, CEO of NBA (National Basketball Association) franchise the Brooklyn Nets and its Barclays Center home, about criticisms around his marketing strategy for the Nets and new Barclays Center tenant the New York Islanders.
The Odd Couple
Britain’s high-end athletic stars have teamed up with a German supermarket known for rock-bottom prices. Matthew Glendinning and Owen Evans look at whether it is a match made in heaven or double trouble for the British Olympic Association (BOA).
Big Debate: Sports Leader’s Superstar Salaries
Do leaders of sport’s not-for-profit organisations justify their superstar salaries?
FIFA Presidential Race: The King’s Hand
If it does not happen this month, experts predict FIFA President Sepp Blatter will have to finally relinquish his throne in four years’ time. Owen Evans looks at the possible candidates were that to happen.
FIFA Presidential Race: The Contenders
Ahead of May 29’s vote at the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Owen Evans spoke to the president’s three challengers – Prince Ali of Jordan, Luis Figo and Michael van Praag – about their vision for the world’s most popular sport, and what needs to be done to oust red-hot favourite Sepp Blatter.
The Leader: Michael Downey
Michael Downey, the Canadian businessman in charge of reviving British tennis as CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), on taking on the old guard and why his organisation is not having an identity crisis.
Case Studies
Sean Cottrell is founder of LawInSport, one of the sector’s go-to websites featuring expert commentary and analysis on the latest legal developments in the world of sport. He looks at upcoming legal issues that could have a significant impact on the future direction of the sports industry.
Laying Down The Law
Owen Evans spoke to leading lawyers to get a behind-the-scenes look at the sports law sector, find out what major issues have come across the desks of major firms in recent months, and identify what areas of the sports industry are changing so fast that the legal sector is struggling to keep abreast.
Double Vision
SportBusiness International looks at the recent deal that sees squash now broadcast on the Tennis Channel in the United States: two racquet sports with great synergies, or a square peg in a round hole?