Today’s conversation is about Olympic sports federations and the challenge of building and sustaining audiences for their sports on social media platforms. Our guests are Jonny Murch and Stéphane Schwander. Jonny is Chief executive of Red Torch, the award-winning research, digital and social media agency. Stéphane is head of digital at the FEI, the world go ... Show More
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
Mar 3
UP536 Other People's Money: Bex Smith's thesis for women's football multi club ownership
Bex Smith, is our guest today on Other People’s Money, Unofficial Partner’s sports finance series presented with regular cohost Matt Rogan. Bex Smith was captain of the New Zealand Women’s football team, appearing at World Cups, two Olympic Games, and enjoyed a stellar club caree ... Show More
1h 5m
Aug 2020
Olympics Re-Lived - 2012 London
The London Olympics will never be forgotten by our Tennis Podcast team, for the opening ceremony, the incredible athletic feats, all of it happening on their doorsteps, and David's inability to watch any of it. Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the champions, their gold medal ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 2020
Olympics Re-Lived: 2008 Beijing
The Beijing Olympics are perhaps best remembered for the world-beating achievements of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, but it was also an unforgettable Games for tennis. We discuss Russia’s clean sweep of the women’s singles medals, how much a gold meant to Elena Dementieva, the w ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2024
AO Day 2 - Osaka gets Garcia-ed, Grim reality greets Murray
Monday at the Australian Open ended with Catherine, David and Matt together at Tennis Podcast Towers in Melbourne, watching Felix Auger-Aliassime and Dominic Thiem slug it out over five hours and five sets, with the final stages captured on the pod. There's also chat about Caroli ... Show More
1h 2m
Jan 2024
AO Day 3 - Big guns weather early storms
The first round is finally over! Catherine, David and Matt look back on day three which saw Iga Swiatek come through a tough test against Sofia Kenin, Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina headline the night session, Jack Draper win his first ever five set match and then vomit into a ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2021
Davis Cup - Russia’s trophy; What we thought of the event; Confusion reigns over next year
Catherine, David and Matt discuss Russia’s Davis Cup Final victory over Croatia, the winning performances of Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, the celebrations, the event as a whole, and why questions remain unanswered about its future. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE TENNIS PODCASTRathe ... Show More
46m 58s