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How the World Championship final showed the power of social media for Snooker

How World Snooker, Eurosport and BBC Sport used Twitter to make snooker’s World Championship perfect for social media.

Amazon’s deal with Pro Beach Volleyball is one to keep an eye on

Amazon has snapped up rights to show live beach volleyball in almost every country around the world. It could be a test case to watch for plenty of other sports rights holders.

World Snooker’s Facebook deal shows big possibilities for emerging sports

Last week’s news that Amazon Prime has taken rights to stream NFL’s Thursday Night Football on its platform means that the world of sport has been talking about broadcasting directly

Mashup: Costly Twitter Outbursts, Australian Open and Barack Obama!

The first Mashup of 2012 and this start to January has been a very eventful one for social media and sport in the news. Some of it has been positive as social becomes more intertwined in major sports event and this week sees the start of the Australian Open tennis down in sunny Melbourne.