Features

Frank Dunne, Chief Sports Writer, SportBusiness Group on questions regarding the new Fifa president's integrity

Kevin Roberts, Founding Editor, Sportbusiness International on esports and its relationship with physical sports

Rob Ridley takes a look at how companies are increasingly using commercial relationships with sport for the good of their own employees

What can the sports industry learn from the Maria Sharapova crisis and others like it? Ben Cronin spoke to four experts in media and crisis management to provide a set of guidelines for organisations and individuals dealing with a negative news story.

Rio’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics have attracted plenty of negative headlines. However, has the sports industry seen it all before? Kevin Roberts reports.

The battle between ASO and the UCI over the 2017 World Tour calendar has plunged professional cycling into one of its periodic power struggles. Frank Dunne looks at how the sport is facing a long, hard climb as it seeks to fulfi l its commercial potential.

The data collection, packaging and distribution process is driving massive deals in the sports industry. SportBusiness International investigates the growth potential of a sector that is attracting increasing levels of investment.

The use of virtual reality technology in live broadcasts and to train athletes is already well documented but now sponsors are jumping on the technology to deepen engagement in fan zones. Dominic Bliss finds out more.

A recent UK High Court ruling against the operators of Fanatix was regarded as a victory for rights-holders. But what are the true implications of the case in a sector with many grey areas? Frank Dunne reports.

A new edition of the TVSM Global Report underlines the strength of the global sports media rights market, which is predicted to be worth nearly $50bn by 2019.

The Sports Fans, Social Media and the Millennial Myth, from sponsorship agency Synergy, analyses global millennial sports fans' use of social media. The report finds that It is not interactivity and rich content experiences that millennial sports fans want from social. It’s real-time content, immediately and easily accessed.

Carter Ladd, Major League Soccer VP of business development speaks to Ollie Silverton, the GMR/SportBusiness Group Ultimate Sports and Entertainment Apprentice, about football's growth in the US.

‘Does the Olympic movement do enough for non-Olympic sports?’

As the NFL finally heads back to LA, how is the major league landscape evolving in California?

California is a sporting powerhouse, underpinned by some of the sports industry’s most influential figures whose decisions are shaping the future of the sector in the Golden State and beyond.

With a gross domestic product that would put it in the top 10 economies in the world, the rewards on offer for the sports industry in California are obvious. Kevin Roberts explores how the state’s diverse sporting lands