The SportBusiness Podcast

In a change to the usual format, the SportBusiness Podcast comes live from the city of London. There's the usual World Cup chat, we discuss whether 'Brand Beckham' is a help or hindrance, and we take questions from attendees at  SportBusiness Live . THE NEWSROOM : We debate football in the US once the World Cup leaves, whether rugby union will lose out after the NRL's multi-billion TV deal an...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast , Martin Ross returns from the World Cup to chew the fat with co-host Jonathan Rest in the week that we also launch the new SportBusiness Gameday newsletter. THE NEWSROOM : On-the-ground World Cup reflections and an interview with On Location President Paul Caine on how hospitality sales are tracking. Plus, the UCI foregoes profit in a bid to accelerate cycli...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, Joseph Perry completes his stand-in duties alongside Jonathan Rest. The pair discuss an upcoming tender in one of European football's challenger leagues, a seismic announcement in Canadian TV and the week’s industry snippets, including a special dispatch from Lions Sport in Cannes. THE NEWSROOM : The Polish Ekstraklasa has hired IMG to lead it...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, Joseph Perry steps in as co-host alongside Jonathan Rest, while Martin Ross provides a Fifa World Cup punter's perspective after attending Scotland-Haiti. THE NEWSROOM : Record-setting audiences tune in for the opening games of the World Cup while we debate TV studios and complain of sleep deprivation. Jon returns from Dubrovnik to give the lowdown...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, it's a World Cup preview special as Jonathan Rest is joined by Martin Ross, who - with passport and kilt at the ready - prepares to head out to the US with the Tartan Army.  THE NEWSROOM : Two more sponsorship deals in controversial categories close out Fifa's World Cup programme, while there are a few last-minute TV contracts to sort. In non-...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, Jonathan Rest and Joseph Perry return from the Champions   League final to pore over big European football topics with Martin Ross. THE NEWSROOM : High stakes for latest Uefa club comps sponsor secured by RFP/UC3, UCL piracy numbers, why now for Uefa’s national teams tender and who’s winning AFC’s agency tender? INSIDE THE DEAL:  The ECB’...

This week, Martin Ross, Maria Kholodova and Matthew Glendinning are in Paris to bring you the lowdown from the inaugural SportGen Summit, plus the usual look at major industry stories. We explore PSG’s brand building targets internationally and commercial approach, and Gucci’s landmark Alpine F1 title deal. Why Roland Garros host broadcaster Whisper rejected a sale to private equity to retain its...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross discuss some major developments in European football, a crucial media rights deal for a challenger sport and the week’s industry snippets. THE NEWSROOM : As Uefa issues a snap tender for men’s national team commercial rights, what does it mean for incumbent CAA Eleven and the 2028-36 cycle? Plus, Uefa club com...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross are back to delve into the headline stories of the week and take a look at a big-ticket football sponsorship. THE NEWSROOM : Game over for YOG? The rationale, plus significant IOC funding, for the late Jacques Rogge’s labour of love are called into question. Plus, Bruin’s bet on more Matchroom growth. INSIDE T...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross bring you analysis of this week’s industry developments, big numbers and the context behind the headlines. THE NEWSROOM : We look at the reasons behind the International Table Tennis Federation’s $14.4m loss, its sale of more WTT equity and what the future holds. Plus, DAZN’s $100m ViewLift swoop driven by a r...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross analyse the industry’s heavy-hitting stories, go deep on a football media rights deal with lessons for the wider market and, as always, review the trends shaping the industry. THE NEWSROOM : The Bundesliga’s lengthy – and often controversial – search for external funding leads to Adidas providing a €100m facil...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross pick apart the week’s headlines and address some big-ticket issues affecting the sports industry: THE NEWSROOM : An in-depth look at the imbalance between padel’s surging participation and commercial performance. Which revenue-generating sectors are serving up growth and why some baseline figures haven’t impro...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast , co-hosts Martin Ross and Jonathan Rest delve into the topics and trends shaping an eventful week for the sports industry: THE NEWSROOM : Maria Kholodova joins as we discuss Netflix’s surprise and controversial Concacaf Gold Cup move in Mexico amid political calls for the government to defend free access to major sports events. Plus, Alibaba’s impe...

This week on The   SportBusiness Podcast, Martin Ross is joined by Joseph Perry to give listeners the intel behind the latest industry stories and go deep on big topics. THE NEWSROOM : How Publicis’ $500m move for 160over90 represents its ‘big bet on sport’ in the AI era. Plus, the details behind Chelsea’s record £262.4m   pre-tax loss. INSIDE THE DEAL : Frank Dunne explains ho...

This week on The SportBusiness Podcast , we shake up the format as co-hosts Martin Ross and Jonathan Rest bring you the latest insights from the cutting edge of the industry. THE NEWSROOM : The launch of the $300m Premier Jumping League – its business model, backstory and disruption in showjumping. And the latest on investment in the NFL’s flag football league and its commercialisation....

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.    This week, we look at the decision to snub riches elsewhere and keep snooker’s World Championships at The Crucible and what the deal means for the sport. Jonathan Rest is back from Toronto, where he spoke to industry leaders about Rogers and it...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.  This week, Matthew Williams and Faaez Samadi join Catherine Davies to discuss the latest sponsorship trends in the Indian Premier League as the curtain rises on the latest iteration. Jonathan Rest looks at why IPL franchises...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.    This week, Martin Ross and Joseph Perry join Catherine Davies to discuss the implications of the Premier League’s D2C launch in Singapore. Why now, what next and how do other major European leagues compare in the streaming space? The...

This month Inside the Deal tackles one of the biggest deals in the industry for years: the Paramount Skydance deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery.   The deal brings together two giants of the global media industry.   The podcast looks at the merger through a very specific lens: what it means for the sports media rights in Eu...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.  This week, we pay tribute to a highly-respected and much-loved industry colleague, Matt Cutler, who passed away late last month after a brave battle with cancer. Ben Cronin and Matthew Williams join to discuss the latest new deals and notable trends in Fo...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry. This week, Matthew Glendinning joins Catherine Davies to hone in on Chelsea’s third front-of-shirt sponsorship deal in as many years and why its leading shirt asset has been so hard to shift. Then Martin Ross looks at LaLiga and Serie A international media rights sales as lea...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.    This week, Martin Ross joins Catherine Davies to discuss Iris’ grab of in-flight and in-ship rights to the Olympics and what it means for a sector long dominated by IMG’s Sport 24 channels but now being disrupted by new tech. Ma...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.  This week, Martin Ross and Jonathan Rest join Catherine Davies to break down the latest developments, departures and disclosures at Mediapro, the Spain-based global sports media rights and production agency. Ben Cronin p...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.    This week, Martin Ross and Jonathan Rest join Catherine Davies to discuss Milan-Cortina 2026 - the TOP sponsor drop-off, media rights sales, OBS broadcast tech and the winter Olympics future in 2030 and beyond. Ben Cronin and Joseph...

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast , getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.  This week, Matthew Glendinning joins Catherine Davies to talk about the emergence of the predictive market sector as a potential game changer in sports sponsorship. Matthew Williams calls in from Mumbai to report on the latest trends in the Indian sponsor...