The Bundle with Yannick Ramcke of OneFootball and Murray Barnett of West26 Sport.
Agenda:
1. The Commercialisation of the Hydration Break
2. Did the Ratings Success Change US Football Broadcasting?
3. Sky's £1.6bn ITV Takeover: The Return of the Full-Funnel Broadcaster
4. Is the Sports Doc Gold Rush Over?
5. DAZN's A$5.3bn NRL Bet
Cross-cutting threads
- Reach vs revenue
- Commercial innovation is a ratchet
- Everyone's paying not to lose
- The access era is ending
The Unofficial Partner Scholarship - Applications Now Open for the Institute of Sports Humanities (ISH)
🎓 Five 50% scholarship places are available for Unofficial Partner applicants in the upcoming Strategic Sport Leadership MA cohort, in September.
The Unofficial Partner Scholarship is designed to support ambitious sport industry professionals.
- Five (5) scholarships available to successful applicants
- Amount: 50% off tuition fees for those starting September 2026
- Eligibility: applicants must come through the Unofficial Partner network, and work in the sports industry
- Application procedure: Candidates will automatically be considered for the scholarship on the basis of your application. No separate scholarship application is required. You must reference Unofficial Partner in your application
Please contact Emma Rota at emma.rota@sportshumanities.org to learn more and secure your place in the September cohort.
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