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The Austrian Bundesliga is to become the latest top-tier club football league in Europe to launch its own esports competition.

Matthew Pryke, partner in sports for Hamlins LLP, outlines the importance of cyber security for sports organisations and asks whether the risks are really understood.

The new Formula One season is only one race old, but there is already evidence that the championship’s new owners are overseeing significant changes in the sport’s social media output, according to Richard Clarke.

Simon Bazalgette is group CEO of The Jockey Club. Here he asks whether a collegiate or dictatorial approach works best in matters of governance and regulation.

Ben Cronin speaks to the IAAF chief about doping, format changes and governance at the Leaders Sport Business Summit in New York.

Following major recent developments at Bayern Munich and Manchester United, Frank Dunne explores the evolving landscape of football club channels.

The World Esports Association (WESA) has introduced a ban on multi-team ownership as part of a number of regulations introduced to further professionalise esports.

Is it ever okay for teams to troll their rivals on social media? Richard Clarke reports.

Matt Cutler looks at how so-called 'Big Data' is playing an ever-increasing role in due diligence and understanding customers.

Senator George J Mitchell has had a remarkable career in business, politics and sport and, writes Kevin Roberts, his focus on building bridges and creating opportunities for development is the thread that unites them all.

The 2016-17 season has been a watershed for the broadcast product of Spanish football’s top-tier – not only in how the rights are sold and revenues distributed, but how it is presented on TV across the world. Broadcasters and fans at home – and on the move – are benefitting from LaLiga’s innovative and ambitious new broadcast presentation.

The 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) took place in Barcelona last week. MWC is the world's biggest mobile industry conference, and the place to look for sports executives wondering what's coming down the track in mobile and connected technology. Journalist Adrian Pennington was there, and picked out the key developments the sports industry should be looking out for.

In the ‘fake news’ era, sport has an opportunity to be seen as a bastion of authenticity for brands, according to Kevin Roberts.

Ben Cronin looks at how the NFL and EA Sports have turned to a YouTube influencer in a bid to win new UK fans.

The Rugby Football League (RFL), which governs rugby league in England, has entered into a data and integrity partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar.

The European division of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) has partnered with the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) in a move that is designed to enhance the integrity of the rapidly developing esports industry.