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Charting the money, the moves, and the media across the global business of sport<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n
By James Emmett<\/a><\/h6>\n
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Hello everyone, and thank you for clicking through to another edition of the Leaders Digest, your screen-grabbable guide to what\u2019s happening and why across the global business of sport.<\/p>\n

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5\u00a0 Questions, Answered<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

1.) <\/strong>Are there more jobs in this newsletter of late?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m making a conscious effort to seek out interesting openings across the sports industry during these straitened times. Data and analytics seem to remain fertile territory but my two picks of the week are from the NFL and Sky Sports, which are recruiting for a Media Strategy & Business Development Director<\/a> and Director of Content<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n

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2.)\u00a0<\/strong>What\u2019s going on with the pure play sports streamers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hot on the heels of the announcement that Simon Denyer has stepped down from the position of CEO comes the news that DAZN has undertaken a full-scale cabinet reshuffle<\/a> that should provide new CEO James Rushton with the team he needs to focus squarely on \u2018customer experience, international expansion, and non-live content\u2019. Eleven Sports, meanwhile, has marked its fifth anniversary with a rebrand and a recalibration<\/a>, rolling out a new strategy that will focus on becoming a global platform by exploiting second and third tier rights, women\u2019s sports and esports. For a fortnightly hit of the good, the bad, and the ugly across sports media \u2013 plus exclusive invitations to peer-to-peer meetings \u2013 you\u2019d do well to sign up to our Broadcast Disruptors Bulletin<\/a> mailing list.<\/p>\n

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3.)\u00a0<\/strong>Any more books to recommend?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There aren\u2019t enough sports industry memoirs as far as I\u2019m concerned. Kudos to Atlanta Hawks\u2019 CMO Melissa Proctor for getting this done<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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4.) <\/strong>How is the NBA\u2019s virtual Teams fan experience working in practice?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s how<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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5.) <\/strong>Why are there not more sponsorship activations that look like this<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honestly, I have no idea. We all loved the mini Minis retrieving shot puts at London 2012, and we all love a golf buggy with a Star Wars ship for a roof on a football pitch.<\/p>\n

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The Digest, Digested<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Premier League in Chinese TV rights standoff as PPTV withholds \u00a3160m payment<\/a> (2 mins)<\/p>\n

IPL: China\u2019s Vivo dropped as cricket tournament sponsor<\/a> (2 mins)<\/p>\n

Yankees, TikTok sign sponsorship deal as Trump seeks ban<\/a> (2 mins)<\/p>\n

Podcast: TikTok\u2019s Harish Sarma<\/a> (51 mins)<\/p>\n

Tencent to create $10 billion esports streaming giant with merger of DouYu and Huya<\/a> (1 min)<\/p>\n

AC Milan Women secure Banco PBM as first shirt sponsor <\/a>(2 mins)<\/p>\n

Podcast: Outgoing British Cycling CEO Julie Harrington<\/a> (47 mins)<\/p>\n

Formula 1 Q2 revenues down nearly $600m due to Covid-19<\/a> (2 mins)<\/p>\n

AS Roma sold to US billionaire Dan Friedkin for \u20ac591m<\/a> (2 mins)<\/p>\n

Epic Games raises a $1.8bn funding at a post-money equity valuation of $17.3bn<\/a> (2 mins)<\/p>\n

Real Madrid Next and FundingBox establish agreement over start-up investments <\/a>(1 min)<\/p>\n

Podcast: Seb Coe vs Phil Knight <\/a>(38 mins)<\/p>\n

The rise of athlete podcasters as the next billion dollar brand builders<\/a> (6 mins)<\/p>\n

Moore, Hogan and the ever-evolving role of Liverpool CEO<\/a> (12 mins)<\/p>\n

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What’s trending?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

– \u00a0\u00a0 Sports and media ramifications to China\u2019s political beefs <\/strong>\u2013 More proof, as if it were needed, that sport and politics are very definitely linked: Exhibit A) the Premier League is reportedly locked in a legal dispute with its Chinese broadcast partner PPTV<\/a> over a rights payment of \u00a3160 million that\u2019s been withheld partly due to UK-China political tension; B) The BCCI has dropped Vivo as the title sponsor of the IPL<\/a> and is under political pressure to terminate more contracts with Chinese companies; C) President Trump\u2019s executive order banning transactions with WeChat and TikTok parent companies Tencent and ByteDance will have huge ramifications. TikTok is not taking it lying down. As discussions over a quickfire sale to Microsoft or Twitter (and potentially others) continue, TikTok has signed a $10 million sponsorship deal with the New York Yankees<\/a>. And here\u2019s ByteDance\u2019s former NBA exec Harish Sarma laying out the why, when, and crucially the how<\/a> for sports entities who want to do well out of TikTok. Meanwhile Tencent has moved to cement its dominance in gaming<\/a>, by moving to merge two of China\u2019s biggest streaming platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– \u00a0 Unbundling \u2013<\/strong> AC Milan are the latest football club to unfold its women\u2019s entity from within the men\u2019s set-up, and to sign a separate, standalone sponsor in the process<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

– \u00a0\u00a0 A new generation of Mr Motivators <\/strong>\u2013 the pandemic has brought about an explosion in fitness, health and wellness content for home workouts and practice. Facebook are running a summit on how to build a DIY business<\/a> around the new trend next week.<\/p>\n

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People<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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– \u00a0\u00a0 Julie Harrington<\/strong> will leave her role as CEO of British Cycling to replace Nick Rust as the CEO of the British Horseracing Authority<\/strong><\/a> in January. Harrington sat down to discuss her career path on the Leaders Sport Business podcast<\/a> earlier this year.
\n– \u00a0\u00a0 Tony Petitti <\/strong>has left his role as Deputy Commissioner at MLB to take the newly created job of President of Sports & Entertainment at Activision Blizzard<\/strong><\/a>.
\n– \u00a0\u00a0 Former Co-Head of Television at CAA Nick Khan<\/strong> has started a new role at WWE <\/a><\/strong>as President & Chief Revenue Officer<\/a>.
\n– \u00a0\u00a0 Victor Williams<\/strong> has been appointed as the next CEO of NBA Africa<\/strong><\/a>, and will start in the role next week.
\n– \u00a0\u00a0 Ivo Hrstic<\/strong> has been hired as Head of Broadcast Content at Bundesliga subsidiary <\/a>DFL Digital Sports<\/a><\/strong>.
\n– \u00a0\u00a0 Dr Maurice Stinnett <\/strong>has left his role as VP of Diversity, Inclusion and Culture for a new job as Head of Global Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at <\/a>Warner Music Group<\/a><\/strong>.
\n–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0SPORF founder Nick Speakman<\/strong> has been appointed as Manchester United<\/strong>\u2019s Global Head of Social Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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