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SportsPro Podcast
Join SportsPro writers and guests for comment, insight and analysis on the matters of the moment in the global sports industry.
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SportsPro PodcastCastore founder Tom Beahon on the journey of a challenger brand trying to become the next Nike
Since being founded in 2016, UK-based Castore has come from nowhere to establish itself as one of the most eye-catching brands in sportswear. Brothers Tom and…
SportsPro PodcastEverton and Forest in hot water... are the Premier Legaue's financial rules working? Plus, the Two Circles CEO on the Charterhouse deal
As Everton (again) and Nottingham Forest become the latest Premier League clubs to fall foul of the Premier League's financial rules, George Breare, Tom Bassam…
SportsPro PodcastWomen's football in 2024... are we ready for takeoff?
Lenah Ueltzen-Gabell, Wasserman Group MD, and Women in Football board member Jo Tongue, who is also CEO of Tongue Tied Management - an agency that represents…
SportsPro PodcastTen Influencers 2024: The figures that will define the sports industry year ahead
With SportsPro presenting its annual list of ten influential figures whose work will shape the sporting agenda over the next 12 months, George Breare, Sam Carp…
SportsPro PodcastSportsPro's big quiz of the #SportsBiz year 2023
Two teams, three rounds of trivia based on the year in the sports industry... what could possibly go wrong? George Breare hosts SportsPro's annual end-of-year…
SportsPro PodcastThe NEW ERA year in review
The final NEW ERA podcast of 2023 is a look back at some of the professional and personal moments that defined the year for Kirsty Arundale, Tori Wells and…
SportsPro PodcastThe Great Debate 2023: StreamTime v SportsPro
A European Super Bowl, the deal of the century, and whether or not it’s fair for fans to illegally stream live Premier League... worlds collide StreamTime…
SportsPro PodcastWho came out on top in the Premier League's new rights deal? Plus, DAZN CEO Shay Segev on looking ahead
Sky Sports, TNT Sports the BBC have agreed new rights deals to air the Premier League until 2029 worth a reported £6.7bn. George Breare, Tom Bassam and Sam…
SportsPro PodcastA new direction for Ligue 1? Reading the room on LFP Media's new vision for French football at SportsPro Madrid
Ben Morel, the new CEO of LFP Media, is overseeing a CVC-backed commercial overhaul of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. He spoke to Tom Bassam at SportsPro Madrid and then…
SportsPro PodcastRebranding an icon: The birth of EA Sports FC from the ashes of FIFA
How do take a 30 year old brand and relaunch it with a new name? David Jackson, EA Sports' vice president of brand, takes SportsPro technology editor Steve…
SportsPro PodcastWhat is Inside the NBA's secret sauce?
Inside the NBA star Kenny Smith and long-time Turner exec Craig Barry help Sam Carp lift the lid on why the network's flagship basketball show is such a hit…
SportsPro PodcastWhy the Las Vegas GP is already an F1 race unlike any other
The Las Vegas Grand Prix returns to Nevada for the first time since 1982, with Formula One now worlds away from the series that previously raced around the car…
SportsPro PodcastBryan Habana, TikTok's Harish Sarma and the Laureus Sport for Good Index
South African rugby legend and Laureus academy member Bryan Habana joins the pod to give his take on how brands can be a force for positive social change…
SportsPro PodcastHow the NFL's International Series is creating new fans, with Viagogo's Cris Miller
Few know more about how the NFL's overseas games are bringing in new fans than the companies that sell the tickets to the matches. As a secondary market…
SportsPro PodcastWhy the 2023/24 NBA season matters to the big business of basketball
The dawn of a new NBA season brings with it some intriguing narratives on and off the court. George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined by SportsPro analyst (and…
SportsPro PodcastWho is the most marketable athlete in the world?
SportsPro's annual 50 Most Marketable Athlete list is out now to provide a definitive guide to the power players of global sports. In this episode, host Tom…
SportsPro PodcastMichelle Wie West on making the switch from athlete to investor
Michelle Wie West has never been afraid of being a trailblazer. At points in her career she has been the youngest ever qualifier for an LPGA Tour event, a…
SportsPro PodcastNHL 2023 season preview, World Cup hosts galore and the rise of influencer-owned brands
As the puck drops on the new NHL season, Tom Bassam, Steve McCaskill and Josh Sim discuss some of the major business storylines, they then try to untangle the…
SportsPro PodcastThe Cricket World Cup’s last hurrah, Ryder Cup in review and Ligue 1’s rights pickle
With the Cricket World Cup getting underway in India, George Breare, Tom Bassam and Josh Sim consider whether the ODI tournament is on its last legs. Talking…
SportsPro PodcastBONUS EPISODE: SportsPro Madrid 2023 Agenda Launch
Take a listen as George Breare takes you through this years SportsPro Madrid agenda. To view the full agenda and book your pass with a special podcast discount…
SportsPro PodcastThe WSL’s big moment and how Sky Sports plans to make the most of it
George Breare and Tom Bassam head to Sky’s west London campus for an in-depth chat with Sky Sports’ head of women’s sport Jo Osborne. Talking points: The new…
SportsPro PodcastWhat sports mean to us | NEW ERA special
The latest NEW ERA special edition of the podcast sees Milly Miller-Adams, Katie Preston and Tori Wells explore what they've learned from sports. Before Elena…
SportsPro PodcastThe Solheim Cup’s big moment, a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Rematch and the tech secrets of SoFi Stadium
Regular hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined by SportsPro features editor Sam Carp to discuss the upcoming Solheim Cup, before Stephen Minning…
SportsPro PodcastHow did YouTube handle its first week of NFL Sunday Ticket? Plus, ten years of Thomas Bach
Regular hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined by senior staff writer Ed Dixon to discuss the latest sports industry news, including a review of…
SportsPro PodcastSports and technology... how to find a perfect match
Digital transformation will impact sports organisations of all sizes, transforming existing processes or unlocking entirely new possibilities in almost every…
SportsPro PodcastHow do you launch a successful sports tech startup? We asked ScorePlay
Co-founders Xavier Green and Victorien Tixier explain the journey of establishing ScorePlay, their AI-fused content management management designed especially…
SportsPro PodcastHow the NFL plans to go international
The NFL’s head of Europe and the UK, Brett Gosper, explains to SportsPro CEO Nick Meacham how the biggest money maker in American sports plans to grow that pie…
SportsPro Podcast2033: The next ten years in sport
Recorded at SportsPro Live 2023 to celebrate ten years of our flagship event, we put together a panel to predict what we have in store over the next decade in…
SportsPro PodcastThe ultimate breakdown of the 2023 Women's World Cup
Spain have won, the Lionesses fell just short and Australia fell in love with the Matildas, but what does it all mean? Tom Bassam, Steve McCaskill and Josh Sim…
SportsPro PodcastThe Big Interview: Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker, the former England striker turned Match of the Day host and founder of Goalhanger Podcasts, sits down with Tom Bassam for a wide-ranging…
SportsPro PodcastThe Premier League 2023/24 season preview… what’s more likely?
Tom Bassam hosts a look ahead to the new season of the Premier League with SportsPro colleagues Sam Carp and Ed Dixon. The panel tackle a few key storylines…
SportsPro PodcastThe business of Fantasy Premier League
With 11.4 million users around the world, Fantasy Premier League is a success story in fan engagement. Alexandra Willis, director of digital media and audience…
SportsPro PodcastOn the floor at SportsPro APAC 2023
George Breare and Ed Dixon bring you the insights and sounds from SportsPro APAC 2023 from on the floor at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. Talking points…
SportsPro PodcastMonetising MotoGP: Dorna Sports' new chief commercial officer Dan Rossomondo eyes big gains
BlackBook Motorsport writer Cian Brittle sits down for an in-depth conversation with Dorna Sports' new chief commercial officer, Dan Rossomondo, about…
SportsPro PodcastOptions narrow for the Premier League as Viaplay and Apple bow out of the rights race
The UK media market continues to turnover, but while some things change others remain the same. Viaplay leaves as quickly as it entered, Apple indicates now is…
SportsPro Podcast2023 Women's World Cup preview show
SportsPro features editor Sam Carp makes an appearance alongside regular hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam to cast an eye Down Under as Fifa prepares for its…
SportsPro PodcastThe inside line on F1's British Grand Prix... on the ground at Silverstone
Something different from the SportsPro Podcast, as BlackBook writer Cian Brittle talks us through his experience of Formula One's British Grand Prix. Talking…
SportsPro PodcastWTA president Micky Lawler on the past, present and future of the leading property in women's sports
For Women's Sport Week, we share a conversation between SportsPro editorial director Michael Long and Micky Lawler, the president of the Women's Tennis…
SportsPro PodcastWomen’s Sport Week: Why taking risks means something different for women in the workplace
To mark Women's Sport Week at SportsPro, we have a special NEW ERA episode of the podcast with Milly Miller-Adams, Elena Kouyoufa and Katie Preston exploring…
SportsPro PodcastWimbledon 2023: The tech, the sponsors, the traditions and the problems
Regular SportsPro Podcast hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined by technology editor Steve McCaskill to talk all things SW19 as the British tennis…
SportsPro PodcastShakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin on running a club in a warzone and how Fifa are making it more difficult
In this special episode of the SportsPro Podcast we hear from Sergei Palkin, the chief executive of Ukrainian soccer powerhouse Shahktar Donetsk, about the…
SportsPro PodcastReviewing 'Tour de France: Unchained' and is MLB making it work in London?
SportsPro Podcast hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam chop up the latest sports industry news and look at the impact of Netflix's latest sports docuseries…
SportsPro PodcastJordan sells the Hornets, Fifa finally locks in Women's World Cup rights deals and the end of the W Series
Tom Bassam and George Breare return for a quick roundup of the week in sports industry news. Talking points: Why has Michael Jordan sold the Charlotte Hornets?…
SportsPro PodcastThe week Saudi Arabia took over golf and how the PIF could reshape soccer
Tom Bassam and SportsPro technology editor Steve McCaskill have an in-depth conversation about the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund's move to control the…
SportsPro PodcastWhy electronic player tracking systems hold the key to unlocking an athlete's full potential
Most people know what an electronic player tracking system (ETPS) is, but there is more to the technology than meets the eye. Barin Sports' director of…
SportsPro PodcastThe Champions League returns to Istanbul and a special report from the women's final in Eindhoven
George Breare and Tom Bassam are back together for this week's podcast, discussing all things Champions League, plus we hear from SportsPro reporter Josh Sim…
SportsPro PodcastIn Review: IPL 2023 and the 22/23 Premier League season
As the curtain falls on the 2023 IPL and Premier League seasons, George Breare is joined by features editor, Sam Carp, to explore record-breaking campaigns and…
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Welcome to Wrexham: Behind sport's most talked about takeover
In February 2021, Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney surprised the world by completing a takeover of small National League football club…
SportsPro PodcastIs the Indy 500 motorsport’s Super Bowl? Plus, Bayes Esports on why the esports opportunity is only just beginning.
Part one sees Tom Bassam joined by BlackBook Motorsport writer Cian Brittle to discuss crown jewel of US motorsport, the Indy 500 to look at why the Indy 500…
SportsPro PodcastWhat are the big storylines heading into the new WNBA season?
This week regular hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined on the podcast by SportsPro reporter Josh Sim to discuss the major off-field narratives ahead…
SportsPro PodcastHow do you host the Women's World Cup? Jane Fernandez, COO of Australia and New Zealand 2023, tells all
Back in January, Jane Fernandez was named as one of SportsPro's 'Ten Influencers' for 2023. Now, with the countdown on to the 2023 Women's World Cup, the chief…
SportsPro PodcastSky Sports is spending UK£935m on EFL rights, but is it a good deal?
SportsPro Podcast hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam dive into the fine print of the EFL deal which will see Sky Sports broadcast the Championship, League One…
SportsPro PodcastRecord women's sport crowds, Man Utd takeover latest and is The Hundred going T20?
Tom Bassam is joined by Sam Carp for a whiparound the week in sports industry news. Talking points: Record attendances in the Women's Six Nations and Women's…
SportsPro PodcastOn the floor at SportsPro Live 2023
This week SportsPro took over the Kia Ova to stage SportsPro Live 2023. George Breare, Tom Bassam, Steve McCaskill - as well as a few special guests - capture…
SportsPro PodcastInside the creation of SportsPro Live 2023
The roles are reversed for this week's SportsPro Podcast as regular host George Breare is put in the interview chair by Tom Bassam for a behind-the-scenes look…
SportsPro PodcastHow do you build an effective social media strategy? We asked the UCI
This August in Glasgow - and across other parts of Scotland - the International Cycling Union (UCI) is holding its inaugural Cycling World Championships, where…
SportsPro PodcastOn the floor at OTT Summit USA 2023
This week SportsPro touched down in New York for the latest OTT Summit USA event. Hosts George Breare and Tom Bassam take you inside Citi Field to get a taste…
SportsPro PodcastThe women of SportsPro
To celebrate International Women's Day this week's episode has been handed over to the women of SportsPro, with operations manager Milly Miller-Adams taking…
SportsPro PodcastSailGP’s Fiona Morgan explains the purpose of sport for purpose; plus Ottawa’s host city credentials
It’s Sustainability Week at SportsPro so Tom Bassam digs into the meaning of sport for purpose with SailGP’s chief purpose officer, Fiona Morgan, before George…
SportsPro PodcastWhy is the Super Bowl recession proof?
George Breare and Tom Bassam are joined by SportsPro's resident American and community lead Chris Stone to interrogate the forever booming business of the…