High-speed internet connections and an increasingly tech-savvy student base are helping revolutionise the higher education sector, with more people now choosing courses with the flexibility to study from anywhere. Adam Nelson speaks with some of the course leaders who are pioneering a new style of distance learning.
Sponsorship Works 2016 | Partner Sponsorship Case Study | Hublot and Premier 12
The global sponsorship deal between watchmaker Hublot and WBSC Premier 12 focused on the association between the brand and the sport of baseball in key markets of Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
FREE COLUMN | Price of failure about to get much higher
European football's elite clubs want a greater share of TV revenues, and with the power vacuum at Uefa this is a good time to push for it.
NBA unveils Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award
The National Basketball Association has unveiled the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, a new annual honor that will recognize a current NBA player for "pursuing social justice and upholding…
MLS brings in University of South Carolina as new official education partner
Major League Soccer has announced a multiyear partnership with the University of South Carolina, which has been designated an official education partner of MLS
Entries open for 2021 SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings
Entries are now open for the 2021 edition of the SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings, the world's leading survey of the best degrees in sport management and administration
Round-Up: Wenger suggests World Cup every two years, Tony Fernandes interested in MFL president role, and more
Arsene Wenger, Fifa's chief of global football development, suggested hosting the World Cup and European Championships every two years and compressing qualifiers into a smaller number of windows - Reuters
FC Cincinnati hails TQL Stadium as ‘the next jewel in the crown of Queen City’
FC Cincinnati will begin the next major stage of its rapid growth trajectory this weekend when the club stages its first game at the state-of-the-art $250m, 26,000-capacity TQL Stadium. Club president Jeff Berding speaks to Bob Williams about the project.
Georgiou: Electric GT strategy demonstrates value of Discovery+
Andrew Georgiou, president of Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport, tells Adam Nelson about the company's investment in the FIA Electric GT Championship series and describes how the launch of Discovery+ earlier this year has given the company a platform to "connect all the different stories we're telling."
Patrick Keane on the Action Network’s expanding ambitions
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Patrick Keane, chief executive of the Action Network, which just completed a major deal in which it will be acquired by Danish sports betting media group Better Collective. Eric and Chris also discuss Verizon’s deal to sell its digital media assets to Apollo Global Management, Genius Sports’ furious run of dealmaking that includes a $200m agreement to acquire data tracking and visualization company Second Spectrum, new Covid-19 protocols in New York state that allow normal seating at outdoor stadiums for vaccinated fans, and recent turmoil surrounding the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers.
Sinclair heightens push for regional direct-to-consumer offering
Facing rising pressures both financially and from distributors, Sinclair Broadcast Group is accelerating its efforts to introduce a direct-to-consumer offering early next year for its regional sports content. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.