{"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/6ac7e25e3dc1c1be4af8e72b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gloves are off: Divisive BKB bids for acceptance","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/1791484206866-dea8c350-37fc-45d4-8b77-09543fb68942.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week on The SportBusiness Podcast, we tackle a bruising sport’s place in the industry, two big European football leagues going to market with domestic media rights and a review of the rage-filled book making headlines.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>THE NEWSROOM: </strong>As Bare Knuckle Boxing mulls an equity sale to a rights-holding broadcaster, we analyse the emergence of the controversial combat sport, its safety and commercial appeal. Plus, different tactics for Ligue 1 and Serie A in impending domestic tenders and ice skating gets its centralised rights agency.</li><li><strong>INSIDE THE SPIEL: </strong>Executive Editor Imran Yusuf<strong> </strong>joins to cherry pick the sports industry tales in Ari Emanuel’s recently published memoir laden with expletives and almost as many deal numbers.</li><li><strong>AOB: </strong>Sponsorship signage confuses horses at Newbury, a ban on rhythmic jumping in Bochum and Premier Sports outs dodgy stick users. </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sportbusiness-podcast/id1804579275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/4Vsc2tHkTF8hxm4w3UFEEX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Spotify</a>, <a href=\"https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b3420d4a-5387-4e2e-bf43-f88e859c00c2/the-sportbusiness-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music</a> and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@sportbusiness_group\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enter SBPODCAST30 at 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>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Co-hosts</strong>: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross</p><p><strong>Contributor</strong>: Imran Yusuf</p><p><strong>Editor</strong>: Gwen Gourvellec</p><p><strong>Sources</strong>:</p><p><br></p><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/bkb-open-to-stake-sale-in-next-media-rights-deal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BKB open to stake sale in next media rights deal</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/ligue-1-auction-to-include-rights-from-next-season/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ligue 1 auction ‘to include’ rights from next season</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/french-20-pay-tv-tax-to-weigh-on-sports-rights/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">French 20% pay-TV tax ‘to weigh on sports rights’</a></li><li><a href=\"https://media.sportbusiness.com/2026/09/serie-a-presents-regulators-with-gloomy-domestic-picture/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Serie A presents regulators with gloomy domestic picture</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/serie-a-guidelines-okd-but-warning-on-exclusivity/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Serie A guidelines OK’d but warning on exclusivity</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/centralised-isu-agency-contract-for-two-circles/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Centralised ISU agency contract for Two Circles</a></li><li><a href=\"https://x.com/PremSportsTV/status/2106419234230128841\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tennent’s Sixes tackle on Premier Sports</a></li><li><a href=\"https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/roll-the-calls-a-memoir-ari-emanuel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Roll the Calls: A Memoir by Ari Emanuel</a></li></ol>","author_name":"SportBusiness"}