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Ben Morel | “I’m a strong believer in simplicity of narrative and product definition”
Ben Morel took over as chief executive of the Six Nations in November last year with a clear remit.
Tampa Bay Rowdies and Norwich City FC ink partnership
EFL Championship side Norwich City FC has inked a partnership deal with USL Championship side the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The transatlantic partnership will involve both commercial and technical considerations
Detroit Tigers move toward mobile-only ticketing for 2019
The Detroit Tigers are going paperless with the franchise's ticketing. The MLB team will join the increasing number of teams going exclusively to mobile apps for entry to games
Three college athletics programs had over $200m in operating revenue for 2018
The Ohio State, Texas and Texas A&M athletic programs had over $200m (€176m) in operating revenue during the 2018 fiscal year, reports submitted to the NCAA indicate.
FC Barcelona makes women’s football the core of its US commercial drive
LaLiga club wants NWSL franchise to activate sponsors and ‘be different’ from rivals
North American commercial partners brought in $99m of club’s $1bn revenue in 2017-18
Cancelled Miami ga
Two Circles expands global reach with LA office
Digital sports marketing agency Two Circles has expanded its global operations, opening a new office in Los Angeles
LaLiga Segunda División club Reus taken over by US investors
American investors are taking over LaLiga Segunda División club Reus, keeping it from being dissolved and dropped from the league.
Real estate investment bankers have purchased 99.7
Chinese-American investors to take over OGC Nice at end of season
A Chinese-American group of investors will fully take over as owners of French Ligue 1 side OGC Nice at the end of the season
NWSL puts expansion on hold until 2020
The National Women’s Soccer League will not bring in any new teams until 2020 at the earliest, managing director Amanda Duffy has revealed.
Burson-Marsteller Sport becomes sports practice of Burson Cohn & Wolfe
Swiss sports communications consultancy Burson-Marsteller Sport yesterday became the sports practice of Burson Cohn & Wolfe, following the merger of its parent company and global advisory firm Cohn & Wolfe
Frye handed promotion to become new IndyCar president
IndyCar has promoted Jay Frye to become its president following an organisational shake-up of the motorsport series
Everton’s revenues grow again, but operating losses also increase
English Premier League side Everton has announced revenues of £189m (€210m/$239) for 2018, although the club slipped to an overall operating loss of £22.9m.
Dolan indicates he is ready to sell New York Knicks for right price
James Dolan says he would be willing to sell the New York Knicks if the right bid came along, adding that he has received "feelers" of offers upward of $5bn (€4.4b
City of Oakland sues NFL and Raiders
The City of Oakland has filed a suit against the NFL and the Oakland Raiders, aiming to "recover damages resulting from the Raiders' illegal move to Las Vegas"
Endeavor targets further growth as Shapiro wins promotion to president
Mark Shapiro has been named as the new president of global sports and entertainment agency Endeavor
Garber indicates MLS will expand beyond 28 teams
Don Garber, the Major League Soccer commissioner, said on Friday that there is "no doubt" in his mind that the league can support more than 28 teams
Investors looking to bring MLB expansion team to Las Vegas
A group of investors is working to bring a Major League Baseball team to Las Vegas, including building a ballpark
Freedom Football League becomes third new spring-season gridiron league
The spring-season American football calendar is getting ever more crowded, as the Freedom Football League joins the rebooted XFL and the Alliance of American Football.