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November 2019
Rugby World Cup Retrospective
The Rugby World Cup is the biggest set-piece event of the autumn. Taking place in Japan just months before the Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer, this is a huge opportunity for the sport to hammer home its growing popularity in Asian markets. It’s also a time of excitement and potential change to the structure of rugby. A shake up to the calendar could be in the offing, and the arrival of a World League could see the yearly tests…
Find out more »January 2020
(Final Date TBC) Euro 2020 – The Organisation Challenges of Major Events
Welcome to 2020 - the third decade of the new millennium! One of the most important sporting events in the calendar this year will be arguably one of the most ambitious ever staged, as Euro 2020 comes to 12 host cities in 12 different nations. It’s a whole month of football across a whole continent with a major trophy up for grabs. That’s a tough event for any organisation to pull off, so we’ll ask what are the logistical challenges…
Find out more »February 2020
(Final Date TBC) A Look To The Olympic Games
The Greatest Show on Earth comes to Tokyo just months after Japan has hosted another major event in the Rugby World Cup. It’s one of the most-watched events every four years, but each time it comes around we hear that Millennial and Gen Z audiences are losing interest. With that in mind, new or technological sports like breakdancing are set to be included from 2024, while esports has been touted for inclusion in a future Games, just as it was…
Find out more »March 2020
(Final Date TBC): What next for OTT?
OTT and live streaming in sport continues to rise. From new broadcasters springing up to challenge the status quo to rights holders going it alone and bringing their content direct to consumer, streaming is becoming something of the new normal. One year ago, we talked about the opportunities for broadcasters at Digital Sport London. This time, we’ll be talking about where we go from here. What are the specific opportunities that OTT brings to sport? Should rights holders be attempting…
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