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Ahead of SPORTEL Monaco 2013 next week, TV Sports Markets have again produced the SPORTELBriefing for the 10th year running

With shrinking budgets and an increase in performance-based marketing, is sponsorship still a valuable and effective use of budget? Yahoo's Robert Bridge gives his experiences from this year's Wireless…

The basis of image rights differs from region to region, causing confusion especially when it comes to cross-border player transfers. Mark Buckley explains how effective legislation is in various countries.

AT THE WEEKEND, Spanish champions FC Barcelona had less possession than their opponents for the first time in over five years

The Board Report podcast from SportBusiness International looks at the deals, decisions, issues and personalities making headlines across the business of sport. This week we discuss the major decisions made at the IOC (International Olympic Committee) Session in Buenos Aires and look at what impact they will all have on the sports landscape. We also look at what the latest European football transfer window means for UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations and preview our Sports Marketing 360 conference on September 19.

The race for the most influential job in sport is almost over. In a matter of hours, six candidates will find out who will be the new president of the Olympic Movement.

Download this free supplement where Kevin Roberts introduces Nineteen Eight Four (social activation), Deltatre (athlete engagement) and Nordeus (sodial gaming) who share their insights into social media and the part it can play in sport including 6 key social media errors and how to avoid them.

With less than two weeks until the International Olympic Committee (IOC) names its new leader, SportBusiness Group editorial director Kevin Roberts looks at the young life of Sergey Bubka, who would later become one of the presidential candidates.

Do live online sports broadcasts now pose a threat to market-leading sports broadcasters? Kevin McCullagh put the question to Perform‘s Oliver Slipper.

The Board Report podcast from SportBusiness International looks at the deals, decisions, issues and personalities making headlines across the business of sport. This week we hear from about editor Matt Cutler's week in Los Angeles to take in the X Games, discuss the calls to boycott the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics and assess snooker's aspirations to become an Olympic sport.

SportBusiness International editor Matt Cutler reports on the ground from Los Angeles in a huge week of sport for the city.

SportBusiness International editor Matt Cutler reports on the ground from Los Angeles in a huge week of sport for the city.

SportBusiness International editor Matt Cutler reports on the ground from Los Angeles in a huge week of sport for the city.

Q. What’s the difference between Aeroflot and a Scud missile? A. Aeroflot has killed more people.

The Board Report podcast from SportBusiness International looks at the deals, decisions, issues and personalities making headlines across the business of sport. This week we are podding live from a pub - so excuse the background noise - and look at the Youth Olympic Games as a product following last week's awarding of the 2018 event to Buenos Aires, the Euroleague's decision to take it's end-of-season Final Four to Milan in 2014 and last week's Wyscout Forum in Barcelona.

If every company in the world spent 20 per cent of their marketing budget on sponsorship the sports sector would be a far, far richer place than it is now