Michel Masquelier entered IMG as an intern and left as chairman. The intervening 30 years saw a transformation in the sports economy, led by the boom in media rights values, an area in which Masquelier became a world expert as head of IMG Media, first under Mark McCormack, then Ted Forstmann and finally Ari Emanuel’s Endeavour. We talk about private equity, ... Show More
Mar 17
UP539 Spin Class: PR lessons from Kirsty Coventry, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Igor Tudor
Three highly experienced communications professionals join Richard to dissect some recent high profile PR gaffes.Guests:Henry Chappell, Founder and CEO of Pitch Marketing GroupNeil Daugherty, Senior Managing Director at TeneoJon Tibbs OBE, Founder and Chair of JTA Group.Unofficia ... Show More
1h 8m
Mar 10
UP538 Ted Knutson on Brentford, Betting and Benham. And how AI will change football data
Ted Knutson's career tracks a remarkable arc: professional gambler at Pinnacle, architect of Brentford's analytics-driven recruitment model, founder of StatsBomb — built from a blog written during cancer recovery into a global data company sold to Hudl in 2024 — and now Strategic ... Show More
53m 5s
Mar 6
UP537 The Buy Side: Inside Unilever's FIFA World Cup Strategy
Today, we are joined by Ben Curtis, Global Brand Vice President for Rexona—the brand known as Degree in the US, Sure in the UK, and Shield in South Africa. Ben oversees the global strategy for a brand that Unilever identifies as the "cultural engine" of its Personal Care business ... Show More
42m 27s
Jun 2023
Michael Rubin | Ep 189 | ALL THE SMOKE Full Episode | SHOWTIME Basketball
ALL THE SMOKE brings you unparalleled guests and this week is no different. On episode 189, Matt and Stak are joined by Fanatics CEO and Billionaire, Michael Rubin. The former part-owner of the 76ers and Devils, opens up about his business career, how he started Fanatics, his lov ... Show More
54m 18s
Jun 2023
The Future of Sports is Electronic — Dan Sutton
<p>Esports are a rapidly growing entertainment phenomenon, drawing in millions of viewers from around the globe, particularly young people. As the developer and publisher of some of the world’s most popular esports, Riot Games is at the forefront of this field. Today, Riot’s Glob ... Show More
33m 30s
May 2018
This Guy Bet on Betting and It's About to Pay Off
Joe Asher, chief executive officer of William Hill U.S., discusses a host of issues related to the business of sports, including the Supreme Court’s ruling that makes betting on sports legal. The ruling is likely to enrich every part of the sports economy, including team valuatio ... Show More
34m 50s
May 2018
David Meltzer - Humanitarian of the Year
Dave Meltzer is the CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, one of the world’s leading sports & entertainment marketing agencies, which he co-founded with Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon. Prior to S1M, he was CEO of the world’s first smartphone, the PC-E Phone, and later became CEO of th ... Show More
44m 38s
Jul 2022
Women, sport and business: Media deals
In this episode of Business Daily, the latest in our series on women, sport and business, we’re looking at the media. With women’s sport accounting for only around 5% of the total sports coverage globally, we’ll be finding out how some clubs and organisations are moving away from ... Show More
18m 37s
Jan 2023
Women, sport and business: Media deals
In the second programme of our series on women, sport and business, we’re looking at the media. With women’s sport accounting for only around 5% of total sports coverage globally, we find out how some clubs and organisations are moving away from traditional media, and looking at ... Show More
17m 27s
Sep 2022
Exclusive: Andrew Tate UNCENSORED Interview with Patrick Bet-David
<p>Patrick Bet-David sits down with Andrew Tate in Madrid, Spain. In an interview that spans nearly 5 hours, they leave no stone unturned. Pat & Andrew discuss his ban, Logan Paul, Elon Musk, modern-day manhood, and much more.</p>
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4h 52m