The SportBusiness Podcast

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Martin Ross puts DAZN’s ‘landmark’ US deal under the spotlight: will sublicensed Spanish-language rights to Uefa club competitions help it break through to the mainstream?Ben Cronin takes us through Mastercard’s new Billie Jean King Cup sponsorship, and then joins Jonathan Rest to dive into SailGP’s expansion plans, its celebrity investors and where the ROI is coming from.We also look at what’s new at Wimbledon, what to expect from Uefa Women’s Euros viewer interest and unusual twists in Scottish football sponsorship.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine Davies Contributors: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross, Ben CroninEditor: Lumi Lehmuskallio Sources:1. DAZN nets Spanish-language UCL rights in US2. DAZN seals first CWC sublicence, more coming3. Mastercard nets ranking sponsorship in BJKC deal4. SailGP begins search for new teams, investment5. EXCLUSIVE: SailGP nets Emirates, DRP World as global sponsors6. Wimbledon targets ‘largest possible’ audience with later finals slot 

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, we delve into Netflix’s landmark move – a deal to carry French commercial broadcaster TF1’s linear channels, including its entire sports portfolio. That in the same week streaming surpassed cable and over-the-air viewership in the US for the first time.Matthew Williams reveals how a new wave of consumer-facing brands sponsoring Formula 1 are providing commercial opportunities at team level, and then Imran Yusuf joins in to explain how the Kings League is disrupting traditional models of media rights distribution.We also crunch audience and attendance figures at the Fifa Club World Cup, and examine how fans around the world are reacting to it.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross, Imran Yusuf, Matthew WilliamsEditor: Lumi LehmuskallioSources: 1. Netflix enters channel aggregation with TF1 deal 2. YouTube gets global free-to-view rights to NFL game 3. Pressure builds on World Cup Host City Supporter sales 4. Consumer brands predicted to drive F1 team sponsor growth 5. EXCLUSIVE: Revolut in advanced Audi F1 talks 6. Kings League turns tables on football revenue mix 

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross take a deep dive into Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to separate the company into two divisions – Global Networks and Streaming & Studios – and what that could mean for the business, especially its cable sports channels in the US and a $3bn+ annual outlay on premium sports rights.Matthew Glendinning takes us through the Fifa World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter programme and how many cities are struggling to reach their targets, and Jon gives us the lowdown on Major League Baseball’s move to team up with – and take an equity stake in – creator-led media company JomBoy Media.We also look ahead to the Fifa Club World Cup, kicking off this weekend across the US, and tip our hat to our many listeners from 64 countries around the world.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross, Matthew GlendinningEditor: Lumi LehmuskallioSources:1. WBD unbundles cable networks, streaming units2. Pressure builds on World Cup Host City Supporter sales3. MLB embraces content creators in Jomboy move4. NFL, MLB seek influencer marketing hires5. Fanatics Events unveils $2m pros v fans content6. YouTube backs PGA Tour’s Creator Classic Series

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Frank Dunne and Martin Ross examine Uefa’s 2024–27 rights sales as UC3 navigates the post-breakaway era, and reflect on Team’s 35-year role in building the Champions League into the success it is today.Maria Kholodova reports on the Bundesliga’s unusual streaming deal with Okko in Russia, while Faaez Samadi and Jon Rest discuss New Zealand Rugby’s post-Ineos sponsorship sales and finances.We also cast our eyes over the NBA and NHL finals, the ICC World Test Championship, and an odd addition to the Panini sticker collection.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine Davies Contributors: Frank Dunne, Martin Ross, Jon Rest, Maria Kholodova, Faaez Samadi  Editor: Lumi Lehmuskallio Sources:1. Team bows out after 35 years with Champions League uplift2. Team within touching distance of €750m Uefa sponsor target3. Bundesliga doubles Russia fee as DFL continues donation policy4. Gallagher rounds out NZR post-Ineos kit deals5. NZR settles with Ineos over sponsorship exit 

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry. This week, Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross and Ben Cronin weigh in on how senior hires made by Relevent Sports Group and its newly-created special purpose vehicle will tackle the commercialisation of Uefa club competitions.Ben sheds light on Everton’s new stadium naming rights deal with local law firm Hill Dickinson, and Jon and Martin explore the issue of international federation finances, shining the spotlight on the International Table Tennis Federation – which has turned its first profit since 2018.Plus, we take a look at who’s watching Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track as it heads into its third event in Philadelphia and, finally, a toss-up between Pro D2 rugby or a new family car – measuring the price of sports rights in vehicles!You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here. Host: Catherine Davies Contributors: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross, Ben Cronin  Editor: Lumi Lehmuskallio Sources:1. EXCLUSIVE: Leadership team installed for Relevant’s Uefa remit 2. Relevent to set up devoted Uefa club business arm 3. Hill Dickinson gets community rights in Everton stadium deal 4. The Stadium Naming Rights Report: Buy Now 5. ITTF edges into the black for first time since 20186. Sörling nets new ITTF term in hotly disputed election 

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Martin Ross expands on exclusive breaking news of Uefa Women’s Champions League rights deals with Disney+ and the EBU.Jonathan Rest brings us up to speed with another Disney move amid F1’s latest push to broaden – and lower the average age of - its fanbase through new licensing agreements. And we discuss a conflict brewing in Mexico, after a group of second-division clubs took legal action against the Federation and LigaMX in a bid to revive promotion and relegation.Plus, we contrast the Vancouver Whitecaps’ genteel match atmosphere with the bite of British football and look at the Argentinian FA's bold attempts to sell merchandise in Brazil.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Jonathan Rest, Martin RossEditor: Gwen GourvellecSources:Disney+, EBU land UWCL rights deals in EuropeUWCL kicks off new era with Disney+ and free-to-air deals across EuropeF1 continues youth drive with Disney dealCAS to wade in on Liga MX promotion-relegationCentralisation nears with Liga MX vote on Apollo

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Jonathan Rest and Ben Cronin explore the wider implications of Fifa’s news, released last week, that the Women’s World Cup will expand to 48 teams from 2031 onwards – and what it could mean for broadcasters and sponsors.Frank Dunne explains how DAZN are defying industry expectations in their sublicensing of Fifa Club World Cup media rights, and Ben sheds further light on the exclusive he broke last month on Jeep and Visit Detroit’s shirt sponsorship of Italian Serie A club Juventus.We also take a look at a potential TV blackout of one of the biggest club finals in Canadian broadcast history and discuss Euroleague’s decision to move its Final 4 tournament to Abu Dhabi.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at the checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Jonathan Rest, Ben Cronin, Frank DunneEditor: Lumi LehmuskallioSources:1. Women’s World Cup next up for Fifa expansion2. DAZN’s Club World Cup sublicensing defies industry expectations3. Juventus locks in Jeep, Visit Detroit shirt deals4. EXCLUSIVE: Jeep, Visit Detroit mull joint Juventus deal 5. Canadian watchdog: Rogers carriage stance ‘disadvantages’ OneSoccer6. Euroleague, IMG seal Abu Dhabi trip for Final Four

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Jonathan Rest and Faaez Samadi discuss Major League Soccer’s ground-breaking new deal with Electronic Arts, which will livestream four matches on its mobile gaming platform, and what that suggests about MLS’ broadcast strategy.Staying in the US, Matthew Glendinning talks about DEI sponsorships in the Trump era ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup and the 2028 Olympics, while Faaez sheds light on Verizon’s combined backing of ATP Tour and WTA Tour events and whether that presages progress in the proposed commercial merger.We give ESPN a helping hand with some suggestions for the name of its new ‘flagship’ streaming service and we drop some Relevent hints about the US-based company’s latest moves.You can subscribe and listen to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at the checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Jonathan Rest, Faaez Samadi, Matthew GlendinningEditor: Lumi LehmuskallioSources: 1. MLS turns to EA in latest broadcast strategy tweak 2. Can DEI sponsorships survive Trump’s America? 3. Verizon sponsorship spans ATP, WTA Tours 4. EXCLUSIVE: ATP and WTA on course for historic merger 5. ESPN to detail DTC plans, streaming aids Disney Q2 

Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.This week, Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross discuss Fubo boss David Gandler’s purchase of a majority stake in Leyton Orient and how the EFL is using storytelling to build its brand stateside. Staying in east London, Jon brings exclusive news of US-based New Balance’s Premier League return as West Ham’s future kit supplier.Imran Yusuf joins us to shed light on the IPL deliberating an expansion to 94 matches per year and what that could mean not just for Indian cricket but for the global game.And we revisit cracking stories coming out of Norwegian football, which have now progressed from eggs to lambs.You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual SportBusiness.com subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount here.Host: Catherine DaviesContributors: Martin Ross, Jonathan Rest, Imran YusufEditor: Lumi Lehmuskallio Sources:1. Fubo’s Gandler takes control of Leyton Orient 2. IPL eyes expanded 94-match season from 2028 3. EXCLUSIVE: West Ham scores New Balance deal 4. Lower-tier clubs expect increased sleeve revenue to partially offset EPL betting ban 5. Betting bans threaten European league sponsorship revenues