The biggest names in the global business of sport sit down (or stand up) with Leaders Editorial Director, James Emmett, and Content Director, David Cushnan.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 22 hours 20 minutes
Paying athletes; the future of BBC Sport; why PFL and DAZN have joined the MMA party
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan pick out and poke around the stories of the sports industry week, joined by DAZN VP, Right Strategy, Tom Waterhouse.They discuss World Athletics’ announcement it will pay athletes who win Olympic gold this year - and the wider debate over whether and how athletes should be paid that’s opened up - and the BBC and its sports strategy, as Alex Kay-Jelski prepares to step into Barbara Slater’s shoes as Director of Sport...
Masters Week; the Caitlin Clark effect; what we’re watching on YouTube
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan have a roam around the stories of the sports industry week...
Liberty Media’s acquisition of MotoGP; and getting to the sole of sneaker culture
Leaders’ Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan review the big sports industry stories of the week, joined in the studio by Giulia Zecchini, Co-Founder of Sneaker Sisterhood.There’s reflections on the big motorsport announcement which has seen F1 owner Liberty Media acquire MotoGP in a deal valued at £3.6 billion...
Winners and losers at the Cheltenham Festival; which vision of the future will tennis choose?
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan return for an extended ramble around the stories of the sports industry week.There’s reflections on the Cheltenham Festival as an event, a social occasion and a sports industry hospitality hotspot; the competing visions for the future of global professional tennis; and the NFL’s latest expansion of its team international marketing programme...
The end of Break Point; the next big thing in track and field; the entreprenuerial era of player unions
Leaders' Content Director David Cushnan has the stories of the sports industry week, and he's joined by Winners Alliance CEO Ahmad Nassar. Nasser discusses Netflix's decision to halt production on tennis documentary Break Point and the latest on the NBA's next media rights deal...
The NRL’s Las Vegas gamble; who's celebrating International Women’s Day and how (and why); and innovating the broadcast model in horse racing.
Leaders’ Editorial Director James Emmett sifts through the sports industry stories of the week in the company of British Horse Racing CEO and sports broadcast expert Russell Scott. Leaders MD Laura McQueen is also in the hot seat and outlines what you need to do to win a Leaders Sports Award this year...
Reflections from Macau; the Bundesliga’s private equity problem; planning for Paris 2024 with British Cycling’s Jon Dutton.
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan sum up the sports industry week, joined in the studio by British Cycling CEO Jon Dutton.They reflect on the first edition of the Greater Bay Area International Sports Business Summit, held last weekend in Macau, and a new positivity around China’s relationship with sport...
The NB-AI showcase; China back on the global stage; how to run a regional office with Bayern Munich’s Dee Kundra
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan take a purposeful stroll through the stories of the sports industry week, joined by Dee Kundra, Managing Director, Americas, for Bayern Munich.There are reflections on the NBA’s annual tech summit - and the concept of in-house rights-holder conferences - and the league’s NB-AI showcase, plus a look at China’s re-emergence on the global sports stage...
The Messi kerfuffle; the NFL heads for Madrid; America's next sports streamer
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan sift through the stories of the sports industry week.They ponder China's decision to cancel two Argentina friendlies, as the row over Lionel Messi escalates; putting boots on the ground in new markets, as the NFL selects Madrid as its next host venue; Emirates' new deal with the NBA; the trio of media companies going into business together with a new sports streaming service; and the ATP's viral promo video...
Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari; Saudi's latest plays; boxing business with Kalle Sauerland
Leaders' Editorial Director James Emmett and Content Director David Cushnan break down the stories of the sports industry week, in the company of big-time boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland. There's Lewis Hamilton's big move to Ferrari, the latest Saudi sports plays and a major deal in executive search, as Elevate acquires SRI...