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Beyond the Game: How Live Video is Transforming Sports Brand Engagement
By Ophir Zardok In the age of hyper-connectivity, live video has become a critical tool for sports organisations looking to deepen fan...
Apr 83 min read
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Entourage Sport and Entertainment - The Founder's Story
By Mark Cowan , CEO & Founder What is the founder(s) background? I actually started my career in the music industry, working with talent...
Apr 44 min read
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Is sport entertainment, or something more?
By Eddie May In a recent newsletter, Unofficial Partner asked the question ‘What’s the difference between sport and entertainment? ’ and...
Mar 264 min read
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Live events are the next viral video trend and Big Tech knows it.
When I wrote about how big tech wasn’t swooping in to save TV, it was clear that streaming platforms, social media, and changing audience...
Feb 2822 min read
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Broadcast is Dying
By Lou Fargeot Broadcast is Dying In the 1980’s, broadcast networks accounted for 90% of television viewership. Family and friends used...
Jan 105 min read
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TGL: An Opportunity Missed
By James Day , founder Urban Golf The opening night of Tiger and Rory’s new TGL format aired this week, and the good news is that indoor...
Jan 93 min read
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The Golf League (TGL) - ‘Golf's T20 Moment'
What is TGL, TGL was announced in August 2022 and is set to start this coming January 2025. The PGA, alongside golfing stars Tiger Woods,...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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My Top 10 Partnership Deals 2024
By Gary Linke Now in its 5th year, the Gary Linke - AKA The Missing Linke - list of his favourite deals replaces the Radio Times as...
Dec 12, 20249 min read
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Our Recent Pickle and Padel Podcast: The LTA Responds
Following up on the Unofficial Podcast 437 on padel and pickleball in Britain, the LTA wanted to put on the record some of the facts...
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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Emerging Sports Professionals - The Founder's Story
What is the founder(s) background? Emerging Sports Professionals was started by Ivo Slot , Sian Kelly and Oli Ng , who all work together...
Nov 6, 20244 min read
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Feldspar - The Founder's Story
By Alvina Chen, CEO & Founder, Feldspar What is the founder(s) background? I’m an entrepreneur, innovator, and former professional track...
Oct 31, 20243 min read
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The Fame Gap: How athlete fame can unlock growth in women’s sport
By Rory Natkiel Women’s sport has made significant strides over the past decade, yet one challenge remains stubbornly pervasive:...
Oct 2, 20244 min read
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Why is the NFL so socialist? So that on “any given Sunday,” any team can win.
By Buddhika Rajapakse and Jacques Bassili In our first article of this series, we looked at characteristics of socialism to provide...
Oct 1, 20246 min read
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Stories from the Heart
By Lou Fargeot The heart is the core of sport. It’s where emotion meets performance, where mental strength drives physical achievement....
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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Sponsors Need More Data?
By Bruce Cook If only we knew the hair colour of the left-handed fans who watch team-sports highlights in landscape mode on their phone...
Sep 10, 20244 min read
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Best Premier League kits 2024/25....
Greetings, kit lovers! A few weeks ago, I took the kids to a music festival in Oxfordshire. Surprisingly, about one in three...
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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YouTube, the sports broadcaster
By Robbie Spargo In September 2023, YouTube began streaming the NFL’s Sunday Ticket. Having announced the acquisition of the rights to...
Jul 16, 20244 min read
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Do football clubs need to think harder about their brands?
By Eddie May I started writing this blog a few weeks ago, and was inspired to come back to it by Napoli’s recently launched ‘brand...
Jul 10, 20243 min read
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How to tell compelling stories in sport using Live Data
By Lou Fargeot Live Data in sport is at an inflection point. There’s a lot of talk, but very little action. This article explores the...
Jul 1, 20246 min read
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datapowaIQ - The Founders Story
What is the founder(s) background? Stephen O’Malley and Tom Smith have known each other for more than 15 years, having both been an...
Jun 24, 20244 min read
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