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Our CEO of North America, Jason Wagenheim, sat down with Press Gazette's Charlotte Tobitt to discuss our winning strategy for making Footballco "the most definitive, important soccer media platform in the US come 2026." Jason also discusses what sports publishers can learn from lifestyle media, how we're working with our rights-holder partners and how we're winning over soccer-curious brands. https://lnkd.in/eap8NqV3

Everything you need to know in #SportsBiz today:   1. UEFA announces new women’s soccer strategy with goal of six pro leagues in Europe by 2030 2. ECB fails to secure deal with BBC for live IT20s as broadcaster retains The Hundred rights and Test highlights, says The Guardian 3. EA’s Madden and College Football games drive Q2 2024 revenue to $2.02 billion 4. New Women’s Pro Baseball League set to launch in 2026 5. Eagle Football seeks $300m loan for recapitalisation as John Textor aims to finalise Crystal Palace stake sale, according to Bloomberg 6. Mexico GP averages 1.4m viewers on ESPN as Nascar’s Homestead race draws 2.34m for NBCUniversal 7. Saudi PIF set to reduce overseas investments by a third 8. Serie A returns to French TV with L'Équipe securing rights to two games per matchday 9. Rangers announce £17.2m net loss for 2023/24 season 10. Private equity firm Arctos in talks to acquire minority stake in Buffalo Bills, reports Bloomberg 11. Adidas reaches settlement with Ye to end all legal disputes, reports Reuters 12. First for a female college basketball player as JuJu Watkins signs NYX Professional Makeup endorsement deal 13. PGA Tour plans to reduce field sizes and FedEx Cup spots for 2026 season in streamlining bid, reports AP News 14. UK government’s £35m investment for grassroots cricket under threat in upcoming Budget, reports the BBC 15. Tour de France race route confirmed with all stages taking place domestically 16. PWHL considers adding two new teams for 2025/26 season 17. GroupM surpasses goal to double ad spend in women’s sports Keep your finger on the pulse with all the major stories and news announcements by checking out The Wire - our one-stop-shop and super-feed of sports business news 👉 https://lnkd.in/dv5XbmBg

2024 turning into big year for sports business in Columbus. Columbus, Ohio, is the most prominent hot spot for sports to be held there. The Greater Columbus Sports Commission explained that 2024 will be their record's most significant year for sports. The City of Columbus is currently in the spotlight for hosting the MLS NEXT Pro All-Star game at Lower.com Field. This is one of the many major sporting events calling Columbus home this year. Jesse Ghiorzi, the sports commission, said that in the first six months of the year, major sporting events have already brought more than $80 million in visitor spending. Ghiorzi explained that they had the biggest fencing event in history earlier this month, with 63,000 competitors, showcasing the diversity of sports in the city. There have been so many different types of events than that one. Ghiorzi explained that the momentum isn’t stopping there; earlier this year, the city submitted more than a dozen bids to host the NCAA championship from 2026 to 2028. Columbus was approved to host the NCAA women’s basketball final four in 2027 and the U.S. Chess Center Championship in 2029. Ghiorzi said these big-ticket events will bring thousands of people to the city. Ghiorzi predicts that the MLS All-Star week coming to Columbus will add another $20 million to the visitors spending numbers and call this summer “the summer of soccer.” It continues on August 3rd when the top two Premier League teams, Manchester City Football Club and Chelsea Football Club, will face off at Ohio Stadium, where almost 80,000 people will attend.  By: Anna Hoffman Yahoo Sports #ColumbusOhio #JesseGhiorzi #OhioStadium #YahooSports #ManchesterCity #Chelsea  #MLS #MLSAllStar #soccer #finalfour #NCAAChampionshipbasketball  #NCAAChampionship #USChessChampionship  #LowercomField #USAFencingChampionship

Everything you need to know in #SportsBiz today: 1. PSG considering Poissy site for new stadium, reports L’Équipe 2. TKO reports Q3 revenue up 52% year-on-year to $681.2m despite 11% fall in UFC earnings 3. Rain decimates F1 viewership in Sao Paulo as 531,000 tune into ESPN 4. Premier League clubs set for vote on sponsorship rule changes after Man City legal challenge 5. Atlanta Braves Holdings report Q3 revenue growth to $291m as baseball climbs 7% year-on-year 6. Amazon secures exclusive domestic rights to 38 Brasileiro Serie A games per season 7. Rory McIlroy suggests Donald Trump’s election could bring peace to golf and speculates at Musk role in negotiations 8. Premier Sports tells SportsPro of confidence in Champions Cup rugby to drive UK subscription growth 9. US consortium on verge of acquiring Sheffield United for £100m+, reports The Telegraph 10. Sportlogiq acquires cloud-based video solutions provider 8BY8 to enhance AI sports analytics 11. IPL auction for 2025 season to be held in Saudi Arabia 12. IOC President Thomas Bach renews dialogue on potential for Olympic Games in Africa 13. TNT Sports launches new initiative to support female filmmakers in telling untold women’s sports stories 14. Tennis Channel to launch direct-to-consumer streaming service on 12th November Keep your finger on the pulse with all the major stories and news announcements by checking out The Wire - our one-stop shop and super-feed of sports business news 👉 https://lnkd.in/dPrASgtA

If you are marketing Major League Soccer or WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) games, this is an interesting year. If Lionel Messi or Caitlin Clark are on YOUR team, these are fun times. Savor them. It won't always be like this. But if they're NOT on your team, you've got a different situation. Most teams get Messi at least once. WNBA teams get Clark once or twice. These games are selling out, and the value of tickets is sometimes going stratospheric. In a tough business, it's a rare and precious gift to have something that everybody wants! But what do you do with it? You could push prices to the max and make a much fatter-than-usual bank deposit the day after the game. That's tempting. But what does it get you? A few bucks, yes, but fans and potential fans will remember that you maxed them out. The second option is to use this opportunity to build connections with new fans. If they've never been to your venue or seen your team before, you've got their attention. You can still raise prices some, but don't just sell them a ticket. Start a relationship. It takes energy and ingenuity, but there are many ways to do it. The value is much higher than a one-time windfall. Years or even decades of support can be won. https://lnkd.in/gn3rm9Mx

Everything you need to know in #SportsBiz today: 1. NBC’s push for Premier League games in US blasted by Football Supporters' Association 2. Fubo accuses Warner Bros Discovery of ‘abusing massive market power’ after dropping Turner sports networks 3. F1 and Viaplay sign five-year extension to media rights deal in the Netherlands and Nordics 4. Comcast to drop Bally Sports RSNs after failing to strike new deal 5. Newcastle United to ‘move ahead’ with St James’ Park redevelopment plans 6. Adrian Newey to leave role as Red Bull design chief ‘in first quarter of 2025’ 7. adidas beats expectations with 8% year-over-year increase in Q1 sales 8. Manchester City striker Erling Haaland to star in Clash of Clans game 9. Williams Racing locks down data partnership with Keeper Security, Inc. 10. Sportable bags UK£3m investment from Guinness Ventures as part of US$15m Series A round 11. UK still planning bid to host Women’s World Cup in 2030s despite fresh competition from USA and Mexico 12. McLaren Racing checks out multi-year regional deal with eBay 13. San Antonio Spurs to face Indiana Pacers in Paris next January 14. Fresh doubts over 777 Partners’  Everton takeover as Toffees call in insolvency advisers 15. US athletes call for ‘truly independent investigation’ into Chinese swimmers’ failed tests 16. Josh Harris and David Blitzer’s Unrivaled Sports beefs out flag football division with Under the Lights acquisition 17. Financial rewards of a breakaway snooker tour appeal to Ronnie O’Sullivan Keep your finger on the pulse with all the major stories and news announcements by checking out The Wire - our one-stop shop and super-feed of sports business news 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJKSjMv5

Everything you need to know in #SportsBiz today: 1. NCAA moves closer to sweeping changes after voting to accept US$2.8bn settlement 2. WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) awards expansion team to Toronto for 2026 3. Upcoming general election delays Football Governance Bill 4. Rugby World Cup 2023 generates €871m for French economy 5. NBCUniversal posts largest average US audience for The Premier League with 546k per match window during 2023/24 6. F1 confirms Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia are eyeing races 7. TKO merges UFC and WWE live events groups 8. Formula E and DHL using Sustainable Aviation Fuel for trip to Shanghai 9. Pac-12 reports record total revenues of US$604m for 2022/23 10. Everton owner Farhad Moshiri receives unsolicited approaches from prospective buyers, per The Athletic 11. 777 Partners hires Moelis & Co to review soccer club portfolio, per Bloomberg 12. Multitude renews partnership and becomes title partner of World RX of Sweden 13. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred admits there’s “not much good” about bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group 14. DOJ calls for breakup of Ticketmaster and Live Nation in antitrust lawsuit 15. NFL raises debt limit to US$1.4bn for new team buyers 16. Mattel's Barbie celebrates Venus Williams, Mary Fowler, Christine Sinclair and other athletes with commemorative dolls 17. Fanatics partners with Topsports to boost Chinese merchandising operations 18. DAZN to bring All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view events to fans worldwide 19. Netflix Cup draws only 700k views in second half of 2023 20. Toyota plans to end top-tier Olympic sponsorship after Paris 2024, per Kyodo 21. Atletico Madrid Women partner with Google Cloud for cybersecurity and innovation Keep your finger on the pulse with all the major stories and news announcements by checking out The Wire - our one-stop shop and super-feed of sports business news 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJKSjMv5

Here's what led up to the privatization of sports and what the next decade looks like for amateur and professional sports.

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