{"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/69ea505307ecece42a9b2d81?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Padel paradox: Packed courts, low returns","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/1776961876918-31da7d01-d4d7-4a7f-82f7-f95eb94d3b83.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on <strong>The&nbsp;SportBusiness&nbsp;Podcast,</strong> co-hosts Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross pick apart the week’s headlines and address some big-ticket issues affecting the sports industry:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THE NEWSROOM</strong>: 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 improved? Plus, key media rights developments for three European football leagues.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>INSIDE THE DEAL</strong>: As the debate around LIV Golf and PIF rages on, we look at that investment but broaden the discussion out to the wider Saudi sports ecosystem, from the Saudi Pro League to SURJ. Matthew Glendinning joins to offer on-the-ground reflections after his trip to Riyadh.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>AOB</strong>: A London Marathon participant to hog the limelight and a Killer setlist at the Enhanced Games.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on </strong><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sportbusiness-podcast/id1804579275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/4Vsc2tHkTF8hxm4w3UFEEX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Spotify</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href=\"https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b3420d4a-5387-4e2e-bf43-f88e859c00c2/the-sportbusiness-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Amazon Music</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@sportbusiness_group\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual </strong><a href=\"http://sportbusiness.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SportBusiness.com</strong></a><strong> subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount </strong><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/subscription-options/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Co-hosts:</strong> Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross</p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong>&nbsp;Matthew Glendinning</p><p><strong>Editor:</strong> Lumi&nbsp;Lehmuskallio</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/full-swing-on-netflix-suffers-audience-drop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Full Swing on Netflix suffers audience drop</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/pif-enters-padel-as-54-gets-new-hexagon-event-remit/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saudi enters padel as 54 gets new Hexagon event remit</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/will-pif-let-liv-die/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Will PIF let LIV die?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/2025/10/in-da-red-zone-unpacking-losses-at-liv-european-tour-and-dazn/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PODCAST: Unpacking losses at LIV, European Tour and DAZN</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/dazn-to-grow-in-saudi-mena-in-measured-way/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SURJ INTERVIEW: DAZN to grow in Saudi, Mena ‘in measured way’</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/saudi-princes-khc-takes-majority-stake-in-al-hilal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Saudi Prince’s KHC takes majority stake in Al-Hilal</a></li><li><a href=\"https://sponsorship.sportbusiness.com/2026/02/sponsorships-make-case-for-pif-as-impactful-investor/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sponsorships make case for PIF as ‘impactful investor’</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/record-rights-fees-in-new-norwegian-domestic-cycle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Record rights fees in new Norwegian domestic cycle</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/dazn-to-honour-pro-league-deal-next-season/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DAZN to honour Pro League deal next season</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/centralisation-backed-despite-benfica-resistance/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Centralisation backed despite Benfica resistance</a></li></ol><p><br></p>","author_name":"SportBusiness"}