Gareth Balch co-founded Two Circles in 2011 when he 28 years old, and the business has since become one of the most influential sports marketing agencies to emerge over the last decade. They came to be seen as the defacto data agency that works with many sports rights holders, from the NFL, the Premier League, Uefa, Formula One and Wimbledon, among others. W ... Show More
Oct 23
UP577 Spin Class: The Premier League, Man City and the battle over the story
The Premier League has won the facts. Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges, with £830m of revenue inflated through sham sponsorships. Now the fight is over the story, and everyone has a different audience.Dan Johnson, the Premier League’s former director of com ... Show More
45m 59s
Oct 20
UP576 World Rugby Chief on Private Equity, Disruptor Leagues and Following FIFA in to the US
Alan Gilpin is chief executive of World Rugby. He spent nine years at IMG negotiating the commercial rights to the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups. So when he says next year’s tournament in Australia brings him full circle, he means it literally: he’s selling the same tourna ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2024
Sport Meets Finance! Investing in Liverpool FC, PSG, Boston Red Sox and F1 - With Ian Charles, Co-Founder of Arctos
Sovereign wealth funds, private equity, Hollywood actors; the world of sports has been undergoing an investing revolution. The last few years have seen a quantum increase of new investors, investing both in sports and even their governing bodies, raising questions about potential ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 2024
Chris Allen, MD of Pitch Marketing on the PRmoment Podcast
<p>Today on the PRmoment Podcast we’re talking to the managing director of Pitch Marketing Group. Pitch is a sports marketing and consumer PR firm in London. It has a fee income of over 5 million pounds and 46 employees. Clients include Red Bull, NatWest, Beats By Dre, EA FC and ... Show More
41m 2s
Mar 2021
A watershed moment for the WSL, the world’s most expensive footballers, and naughty Gareth Bale coverage
Jules, Luke and Vish kick things off with their reflections on the landmark TV deal for the Women’s Super League and its benefits for the English game. Vish also asks whether the change of broadcasters is all Jules’ fault.Elsewhere, we discuss the heated coverage of Gareth Bale a ... Show More
49m 28s
Feb 2023
[REPLAY] Ian Charles & Doc O’Connor – Investing in Sports Teams at Arctos Sports Partners (Capital Allocators, EP.225)
Ian Charles and Doc O’Connor are the Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Arctos Sports Partners, a private equity firm dedicated to buying minority stakes in professional sports franchises. From its founding just two years ago, Arctos quickly has become the market leader in the ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 2024
Investing in Sports: The Next Trillion Dollar Market?
The sports ecosystem has exploded as an area of investment, with professional leagues loosening rules on private equity ownership, the value of media rights deals skyrocketing, and the many sports-adjacent businesses taking on new dimensions. In the first episode of a four-part s ... Show More
37m 36s
