What's the point of major sports events? Ten years on from London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we talk about legacy, promises, over claims and returns on investment. As the UEFA Women's Euros ends and the Commonwealth Games continuing in Birmingham, it's a subject that's ever more relevant to the business of sport, which makes ever more ambitious cla ... Show More
Apr 28
UP546 The Billion Dollar Question: Wanna buy an NBA Europe franchise?
The NBA Europe franchise sale process has moved from speculation to live transaction. Franchise fees of $500m to $1bn. No broadcast deal. Governance terms that European investors have already pushed back on. And a city map — London, Paris, Madrid, Rome — that looks more like a pr ... Show More
49m 12s
Apr 14
UP544 ChatUP: Craig Hepburn on how Agentic AI changes sports consultancy
Craig Hepburn sits at the intersection of enterprise technology and cultural institutions. He spent years as UEFA’s Chief Digital Transformation Officer, overseeing its digital ecosystem, OTT platform build, and Innovation Hub. He moved to Art Basel as CDO in 2023. He is now an i ... Show More
42m 18s
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
Oct 2019
Crash, Boom, Bam! There's a New Sports Revenue Stream
Scott Soshnick, Eben Novy-Williams and Michael Barr discuss a host of issues related to the business of sports, including the Rage Room inside of Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. It's a first for a major professional sports arena. The room allows fans to release some stress by ... Show More
16m 32s
Apr 2021
The ESL battle is won, but the war for football is not over
What were we all worried about?! The European Super League is written off just 48 hours after it began, with the English clubs offering all the remorse of a captured Bond villain. Daft little tournament, silly owners, etc… Marcus, Vish and Pete are here to celebrate the fans’ vic ... Show More
43m 40s