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WWE retools in-venue presentation with its ThunderDome
Faced with the extended absence of live in-person audiences critical to its events, World Wrestling Entertainment turns to technology to create a spectacle
Avoiding golf’s mid-life crisis
HSE Cake managing director Jim Dowling argues that as golf chases new fans it shouldn't throw the Mercedes out in favour of a gold-plated Lamborghini
SXSW | Where film, comedy and country music meet sport
Richard Clarke reports back from the recent SXSW show in Austin, Texas, where he was impressed by the development of esports and the size of WWE’s social media department.
An Olympic Pathway
As sports lobby relentlessly for a place on the 2020 Olympic programme, it is little wonder that those fortunate enough have a spot at the Games can ill-afford to rest on their laurels. We ask Nenad Lalovic, president of UWW (United World Wrestling) to tell us why.
Striking Gold
Donna Goldsmith has held senior executive positions at the NBA (National Basketball Association), WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and 2014 Super Bowl Host Committee. She reveals how she became one of the most influential women in the business of sport.
Snickers becomes presenting partner of WrestleMania for sixth consecutive year
Mars Wrigley chocolate brand Snickers will become the presenting partner of WrestleMania for the sixth consecutive year.
TV3 lands WWE rights in the Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a ‘multi-year’ rights deal with World Wresting Entertainment.
StarTimes strikes content deal with Impact Wrestling
Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired rights in sub-Saharan Africa to content from the Impact Wrestling promotion
FloSports acquires Trackwrestling from SportsEngine
Sports streaming service FloSports has acquired wrestling event management platform Trackwrestling from NBC Sports Group subsidiary SportsEngine, including all of the company’s assets and existing broadcast r…
Old Values, New Targets
SportBusiness International looks into international wrestling’s rebranding exercise: will it be the driving force of a brighter future for the troubled sport?