The Champions League: How media rights deals are shaping the global soccer landscape
The UEFA Champions League Final isn't just a fan favorite; sports are a huge draw for media buyers and the payoffs for rights holders are rising.
Fans are changing the game
This report examines the global consumer shifts over the last two years and their impact on sports sponsorship models and content distribution.
Consumer behavior shifts and new experiences are broadening fan engagement
There is no substitute for live sports action, but the proliferation of content across an expanding array of platforms has sparked increased consumption of additional sports content—both related to and not related to live matches.
The Inclusivity of the Olympic Games Is Key to Widespread Fan Appeal
After 50 years of female athletes pushing for more opportunity, the Olympic games are the biggest platform for gender equality in global sports, and the audiences are just as even.
The Olympics Is the Biggest Platform for Gender Equality in Global Sports
The Olympics features men and women competing in the same events for medals of equal importance. And broadcasters and sponsors don’t differentiate.
How The World’s Biggest Sports Properties Engaged Fans in 2020
Watch experts discuss the leading global sports properties, their content distribution through digital and broadcast and strategies fueling growth.
The Changing Value of Sponsorship: 2021 Sports Marketing Trends
Learn how sports sponsorship value is evolving and why a clear understanding of ROI across channels and over time is a business imperative.
Global Sports Sponsorships are Shifting East and Growing into New Categories
An analysis of data from Nielsen Sports Sponsorglobe found that Chinese brands will be responsible for one-third of all growth in the global sponsorship market over the next decade.
Rights owners are delivering added value to partners during unprecedented times
While the industry pines for the days when the stadiums were packed with fans, the empty venues have made leagues and broadcasters think differently about how they deliver commercial value to partners via new assets and inventory that have been rolled out with the absence of crowds.
Aussie sports fans are getting their fix on social media amid live event shutdown
While sports stadiums around Australia continue to gather dust due to the COVID-19 lockdown, sports fans are still finding a way to get their sporting fix. In fact, video views of sports content on social platforms is actually up, despite the lack of actual live sporting events.