Episodes
Digital Sport editor James Bayliss welcomes ELEVEN SPORTS' Global Head of Digital Projects, Chris Tyas, to discuss the company and OTT ahead of #DSLondon's event on the 9th March 2020.
Published 03/06/20
Published 03/06/20
Executive Creative Director at Sky Creative Agency, Ceri Sampson, sits with James Bayliss and Rupert Pratt to discuss the great work of Sky Graphics and the future of broadcast.
Published 11/29/19
Digital Sport's Editor James Bayliss discusses Snack Media with Tom Jones before expanding on certain points made during the event with a few of the panellists on the night.
Published 11/06/19
This episode welcome Raf Keustermanns, the CEO of Sportlight Ltd, who are looking to make a huge impact in the world of football and sport technology.
Published 10/22/19
Who's responsibility is it to look after grassroots sport? Is sporting analysis and player development improving with digital or is it being hindered? All this and more with Playfinder's CEO, Jamie Foale and Total Football Analysis' Founder, Chris Darwen.
Published 10/04/19
We had a great time listening to our wonderful panellists discuss the future of cricket at the home of the sport itself, Lord's. If you want a recap on the event, or hear some of the main topics that were discussed, listen here to our post-event interviews where our panellists continued to give some wonderful insight into the summer we've just enjoyed and what's more to come.
Published 09/19/19
This week we talk the future of digital publishing with Snack Media's Niall Coen. From advertising and sponsorhsip through to branded content and influencers, we discuss the creation and distribution of sports content in a world that's becoming increasingly hostile to publishers.
Published 07/23/19
It's that time of the year: awards ceremonies and events galore are taking place. Digital Sport's Chris McMullan and Rupert Pratt sit down to chat about the variety of sports industry events that have taken place over the last few weeks, what we learned from them - and the importance of partnerships and collaboration.
Published 05/03/19
Back in February we brought together a panel of rights holders and a brand sponsor for a chat about the future of rugby. This could be a key 15 months or so for a sport that has a golden opportunity to grow in key areas around the world. With a World Cup on the horizon in Japan ahead of an Olympic Games in Tokyo - which will see the second ever Olympic Sevens tournament - this is a chance to really stamp home the game in all its forms. We ask what some of the game's biggest rights holders...
Published 04/26/19
Anyone with a phone and an internet connection can be a publisher these days. But being a content creator means putting your head above the parapet and putting your own creations out there into the world. We chat about the creators, some of whom have garnered huge online followings, but we also talk about those who are doing it for the love of their clubs - often underserved lower league teams. There's also time for talk about the role social media plays in everyday life, how football clubs...
Published 04/19/19
We bring you the recording of March's Digital Sport London event "What Now for Sports Marketing".  With Georgina Lewis, Head of Marketing, The FA; Gideon Reeves, International Commercial Director, Bleacher Report; Steve Madincea, CEO, Fantastec; and Niall Coen, CEO Snack Media. New technology, new ideas and new partnerships: what are some of the biggest names in the sports industry doing to innovate on digital media?  We chat about Bleacher Report's growth from blog to Champions League...
Published 04/12/19
After a brief hiatus the Digital Sport Insider podcast is back, with Digitalsport.co editor Chris McMullan in the hotseat for an interview with Sportradar's Jonathan Earle. Talking all things sports media, the discussion veers into trust and fake news, future trends and consolidation in digital publishing and Jonathan's son - a publisher himself, though he doesn't know it! Follow us on Twitter @DigitalSportUK and on LinkedIn at Digital Sport.
Published 03/08/19
November's Digital Sport London event, presented by Sportradar, was around the very timely topic of OTT and live streaming - including what is the difference between the two - under the heading of 'the changing face of sport on TV'. Eleven Sports have made a big splash with their La Liga coverage in the UK as they test out different approaches to the ones we have been brought up with. Eleven's Global Head of Digital, Tom Middleditch, was joined by Trevor Evans (Founder, Stream Time)...
Published 11/23/18
Recently I was lucky to host a panel on esports - looking at the live event and fan engagement side of the industry, and what this meant to the sports audience we were sat in front of.  It's a fascinating discussion that addressed a number of points that have come up when esports is talked about in sports circles. Especially on how football teams and sports leagues have entered the industry and what they should be doing.  For more events, keep an eye on DigitalSport.co for what is coming up...
Published 11/09/18
From October's Digital Sport London event, this is the full panel conversation as we looked at what US and UK sports could learn from each other.  Jason Brisbane, Head of Community at NFL UK, Rob Calder, Commercial Director at the ECB, and Jamie King, Social and Digital Content Manager at NFL UK spoke at length to the audience on the panel moderated by Moritz Gloeckler Licensing Director at Sportradar. The Digital Sport London event series is brought to you by Sportradar and hosted by...
Published 11/01/18
Gail is one the UK's most celebrated and successful badminton players of all time. An Olympic Silver Medallist in Athens 2004, World Champion, European Champion, All England Badminton Champion... the list goes on.  We talk about two life changing moments in Gail's career. The 1st being that Olympic dream and the opportunities that opened up as she became a sports celebrity. And the 2nd last year when she wrote about her struggles in finding a post-sports career and the low point she had...
Published 10/25/18
Robin has one of the most exciting new roles in marketing, as he heads up Endeavors offering to clients. A business that brings together disparate properties including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Miss Universe, IMG Live and much much more.  In this we speak about the company, the recent acquisition of London based sports & entertainment PR firm Clifford French, influencer marketing, the recent Premier League esports announcement and the future of broadcast/OTT. Lots to get...
Published 10/11/18
Doug has been at Bleacher Report for over 7 years and not only central to the social media strategy of the publisher, from being VP for Social since 2015\. But during that time he discovered an Instragram account called House of Highlights with around 500k followers. Not only did he love the content but managed to persuade his colleagues at Bleacher to buy up the fledgling 'business' and make it a huge part of the social presence that Bleacher was looking to build.  In this we cover the story...
Published 10/04/18
Russell heads up the digital team at PSG and brings with him a wealth of experience that includes spells at FC Barcelona, Manchester City and Perform Group. In our chat we talk in-depth about the recent PSG/Jumpman collaboration for the new Champions League kit that launched in early September and was months in the planning. With deliberate leaks that included Justin Timberlake wearing a PSG Jumpman jacket on stage. It's been a project that goes far beyond football. We also talk about...
Published 09/28/18
This week Dan catches up with Shareablee's Ryan Gallace to talk social media analytics and 'big data'.  We talk about the use of data a lot in the sports industry, both from a business and a performance perspective. And when it comes to social media we see a lot of numbers but without the right planning and knowledge they can mean very little. So what does it mean to be a data driven organisation? What numbers are the ones we should be concentrating on? And why? Lots of questions and many...
Published 09/06/18
In the final instalment of my short series looking at those who have set up sports business, I got to chat on Skype with the co-founder of community live streaming platform mycujoo, Joao Presa. In it we discuss the origins of the idea, the benefits of setting up with a great co-founder - in Joao's case his twin brother Pedro - the struggles in getting those elusive first clients on board and the need to keep believing in what you're doing to succeed.  You can find out more about the company...
Published 08/31/18
In the second of our brief series looking at sports business founders, this time Dan spoke to the founder of leading agency PRISM, Steve Madincea.  Steve's journey has been one as interesting as you're likely to hear with so many lessons learnt along the way. From his time with fiery owner of F1 team Benetton to his experience of working with Sir Martin Sorrell after being the first sports brand to join the WPP family in 1999. He's now back on the entrepreneurial path again with his company...
Published 08/23/18
This is one in a very short new mini-series that, instead of looking at individual careers or topics, it's about how someone has gone about starting and building a successful sports business.  Duncan Burbidge is co-founder of streaming company StreamAMG. Over 17 years he's steadily built the business up and in 2017 it was purchased by PA Group. But how did he manage to do it with no investment or even an overdraft? What lessons did he learn? And what are some of the moments when it didn't...
Published 08/16/18
Daniel is Germany's leading sports marketing podcaster as well as consultant to clubs, leagues and brands. Helping them produce industry leading podcasts, devise strategies around voice marketing and digital transformation. I was keen to find out his thoughts and insights on sports accelerators (he's a mentor on the LeAD Accelerator), esports, voice marketing, OTT/broadcast and of course podcasting. Make sure you check out Daniel's podcast at https://sportsmaniac.de/podcast-2 and hopefully...
Published 08/10/18