{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/6883baefe0a86cc3ab13f8ce?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The SportBusiness Podcast Q&A: Whither Fifa? Is the pay-TV sports model broken? Captive Canada, Hundred fees and more.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/1753463104325-8e8ab0a2-5a8d-449a-a0d8-59ce8536bea8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This week, we take a break from our usual format to bring you our first-ever <strong>SportBusiness Podcast</strong> <strong>Q&amp;A</strong>, where we address a range of questions sent in by you, our listeners.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Show host Catherine Davies is joined by Jonathan Rest, Imran Yusuf, Ben Cronin and Duncan Griffiths Nashaniki to discuss a series of questions from around the industry – and around the globe:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How will FIFA commercialise the Club World Cup going forward – as part of a wider package or as a standalone product?</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>American Airlines has been announced as a regional airline partner for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, but wait... doesn’t Qatar Airways already sponsor the event?</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>In light of Comcast’s firesale of Sky Deutschland to RTL alongside a range of sales and closures elsewhere, one listener asks whether the pay-TV sports model is a viable business anymore...</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>A former head of Canada’s CRTC asks if any other nation has actively allowed its sports broadcasters to flood the market with foreign content while ignoring domestic leagues</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>As SportBusiness releases its bumper Global Cricket Report, a well-known figure from the world of cricket asks after the status of the ECB’s Hundred franchise sales</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listen now on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sportbusiness-podcast/id1804579275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/4Vsc2tHkTF8hxm4w3UFEEX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></p><p>Enter SBPODCAST30 at the checkout for monthly and annual <a href=\"http://sportbusiness.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SportBusiness.com</a> subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/subscription-options/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Host: Catherine Davies</p><p>Contributors: Jonathan Rest, Imran Yusuf, Ben Cronin, Duncan Griffiths Nakanishi</p><p>Editor: Lumi Lehmuskallio</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sources:</p><p>1. <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/fta-networks-in-argentina-brazil-reap-cwc-rewards/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Free-to-air TV in Argentina, Brazil reaps CWC rewards</a></p><p>2. <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/panini-and-jeep-round-out-club-world-cup-portfolio/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Panini, Jeep round out Club World Cup portfolio</a></p><p>3. <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/club-world-cup-partner-portfolio-sealed-with-pif/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fifa seals PIF as Club World Cup sponsor</a></p><p>4. <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news-in-brief/american-airlines-sponsors-fifa-world-cup-in-north-america/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Airlines sponsors Fifa World Cup in North America</a>&nbsp;</p><p>5. <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/qatar-airways-adds-club-world-cup-to-fifa-package/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Qatar Airways adds Club World Cup to Fifa package</a>&nbsp;</p><p>6. <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/rtl-agrees-nine-figure-sky-deutschland-takeover/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RTL agrees nine-figure Sky Deutschland takeover</a>&nbsp;</p><p>7. <a href=\"https://media.sportbusiness.com/2025/07/canadian-sports-broadcasting-in-crisis-due-to-gatekeeping-allege-experts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian sports broadcasting ‘in crisis’ due to ‘gatekeeping’, allege experts</a></p>","author_name":"SportBusiness"}