Inside Track

Terrence Burns, executive vice-president, global sports at Engine Shop, looks at the options presented to new organizations looking to become sponsors of the Olympic Games.

Chris Russo, founder of Fifth Generation Sports, takes a look at what media companies need to think about before making deals with sports betting organizations.

If we thought we were obsessed with engaging Millennials, Gen Z present a whole new set of challenges and opportunities.

Recognising you have a problem is the first step towards fixing it, says Neil Gane, general manager of the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy.

Kelvin Tan assesses what China needs to do to achieve its ambition of becoming a global powerhouse of sport.

Eric Fisher, SportBusiness' US editor, remembers David Stern, the late commissioner emeritus of the National Basketball Association.

Michael Bapis, managing director at Rockefeller Capital Management, looks ahead to 2020 being a strong year for the development of athletes as businesspeople.

In the wake of climate activists asking if tennis star Roger Federer actively supports the destruction of the planet, Ben Cronin asks what sport can do to minimise its environmental footprint and mollify its critics.

Nic Couchman, head of sport at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, considers the possible IP rights implications of biometric data.

Scott Rosner, Professor of Professional Practice; Academic Director, M.S. in Sports Management Program, School of Professional Studies, Columbia University, remembers the lasting impression the late Kobe Bryant made upon his family that won't show up in any boxscore or sponsor earnings report

There is growing public and political antipathy towards the UK betting industry and its ubiquitous sponsorship of sport in the country. Callum McCarthy says the industry needs to heed lessons from Italy.

Joe Laing, business director at CSM Sport & Entertainment, considers the prospect of a Super Bowl-esque Premier League final, ahead of the much-loved NFL show-down this weekend.

Jon Tibbs, chairman of JTA, discusses why, in the wake of Russia's doping scandal, he believes only the guilty athletes should be punished and that innocent athletes need to be able to compete.

Charlie Greenwood, founder of Sports Loft, a tech hub in London specifically focused on the sports and media industry, looks at what makes a good sports tech accelerator programme

Former NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL senior executive Andy Dolich examines the need to safeguard the future of Minor League Baseball.

Athletes have more power than ever to change the world, writes Ivan Codina, managing director, SEA, Japan, Korea and Australia at LaLiga.