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
Nov 21
UP518 Inside Edge: Harry Brook, George Pyne and the cricket agent business
<p>Inside Edge is our series on the business of cricket, presented with co-host Mike Jakeman. </p><p>Our guest is Phil Weston, head of cricket at TGI Sport, the agency owned jointly by George Pyne's Bruin Sports Capital and Quadrant Private Equity. </p><p>England star Harry ... Show More
53m 4s
Nov 18
UP517 The Mark Oliver Heatmap: Global sport's investment hotspots
<p>Mark Oliver was the BBC's first head of strategy before creating Oliver and Ohlbaum in 1995, which remains one of the most influential media advisory boutiques in the market, with clients ranging from sports leagues and federations to media companies, tech platforms, vent ... Show More
45m 27s
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