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There was a time not too long ago where the NBA All Star Weekend was becoming a slog; players opting out, questions about value and cost, if there was a need or interest any more. Most leagues face the same and bigger issues with midseason (or in the case of the NFL postseason) breaks to …
It has been a pretty quiet few weeks for sports in New York. An Islanders move up, Rutgers and Seton Hall climbing the college hoops ranks, Jeter to the Hall, Eli steps down, the Mets revolve managers. There is certainly a share of talk, but for live sports? Meh. So that opens the door for …
Team Handball is a thing. No it’s not the old school hitting the ball against a concrete wall many grew up with in the inner cities of the U.S. It is one of the most engaged training sports in the world. Ask many basketball players or soccer players about Team Handball and they will know …
For those who have never been a good part of the fun of the Consumer Electronics Show is finding the balance between practicality and fantasy. Are we seeing a new suit that fits or the Emperors New Clothes? Who will be back next year, whose super cool names were just that; style trumping substance. From …
As we had toward 2020 the issues and opportunities with regard to engagement in social continues to ebb and flow. While Instagram looks to remove “likes,” TikTok and its recent frenzy pushes more engagement amongst a growing using audience than ever before, all based around a complicated algorithm of shares and engagement. Big names …
When you are lucky to have been around the sports and entertainment business as long as some of us have, you end up in some of those “How did I get there” places, be it teaching at an Ivy League school like Columbia, helping put together a Broadway show like we did with “Lombardi” and …
Sometimes by listening, you find some of the most amazing best practices being done in places you don’t expect. Case in point was a cup of coffee I was having with Matt Futterman, the New York Times’ deputy sports editor, on Thursday morning. Amongst the news of the day and catching up on other things, …
There is so much talk about streaming and the value of personalized channels can bring to hand casual and diehards a point of view as to how they want to engage in the live coverage of their favorite sporting events. We keep seeing the expansion of Twitch and its competitors into sports deals with teams, …
As we put the finishing touches on the third edition of our book, worth sharing a great best practice from agent/marketing exec and former Columbia student Jesse Lichtenberg. Jessie has worked with athletes big and small in her career, and some of her best work has been done on the Olympics side. Here is a …
Every mid September one of the treats in this business is attending the Gamechangers Summit, the annual gathering of the sports business community which triumphs the achievements of women leaders in sports business. While this event continues to evolve and grow, and it is a place where we see so many different faces, my hope …