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November 2017
Sir Clive Woodward Lunch
An England rugby player of distinction and a British & Irish Lion test player, Sir Clive Woodward is best known for being the man who guided England to their first and so far only Rugby World Cup final win on that November night in Sydney in 2003. As head coach he masterminded the likes of Martin Johnson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Jonny Wilkinson et al to sporting immortality following Grand Slam success earlier that year. Clive went on to be British & Irish Lions…
Find out more »Lunch with Andrew Strauss
Nine days before the Ashes series begins in Perth, Australia, England's Director of Cricket and former captain Andrew Strauss is coming to the London Sporting Club to reflect on an astonishing career both on and now off the pitch. Strauss played 100 tests for England, scoring 21 tons in the process, including two during England's epic Ashes win over their greatest rival in cricket in 2005. In total he scored over 7,000 runs in test match cricket during his eight…
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Digital Sport London – Talking US sport with NFL & NBA
After 2 SOLD OUT gatherings so far we're proud to bring to you a topic with a bit of a difference. This month's event takes a look at sport in the UK, but from an Amercian perspective. We stand at a time of increasingly international sports consumption. The Premier League is one of the UK's biggest and highest profile exports, China is front of mind for any brand with global aspirations, and the major US sports are investing more time…
Find out more »Business Breakfast with Matchroom Sport Founder and Chairman Barry Hearn
He is, quite simply, one of the most successful and colourful figures in British sport. From a Dagenham council estate to the man who transformed snooker and darts, who now dominates British if not world boxing alongside his son, and along the way, also produced creative versions of table tennis, gymnastics and fishing for TV, Barry Hearn is one of life's success stories. Throw in owning and Chairing a professional football club and, many times, dominating the schedules on sports…
Find out more »December 2017
Lunch with Sam Warburton
What a summer of rugby it was. Everybody expected the British & Irish Lions to be hammered by the All Blacks. Instead, the three test series was an incredible draw and the Lions captain, Sam Warburton, will be at the London Sporting Club, to tell us all. Sam is no stranger to such lofty success. He led the Lions in 2013 as well to a series win over Australia. And he holds the accolade of having led Wales more than…
Find out more »January 2018
Digital Sport Manchester – Are we going OTT about OTT?
Over the last few years we've run regular day events in Manchester, but until now never a regular series of meet ups for those in the digital sport industry. We're delighted now to take our successful #DSLondon series, that have sold out each of the events so far, and bring them to Manchester. OTT was one of the the hottest topics of 2017 with many events and column inches devoted to it. With Amazon buying up rights to ATP tennis,…
Find out more »February 2018
Lunch with Lord Sebastian Coe
How does your CV look these days? Not bad? Well, try this. Double Olympic gold medallist in the 1500 metres and eight times world record holder outdoors; regarded as one of the greatest and most high-profile British athletes of his or any other generation; a former Member of Parliament; headed the successful bid for London to host the 2012 summer Olympic Games; Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympics; former Chairman of the British Olympic Association; Lifetime Achievement…
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Digital Sport London #17: Is the future of sport a virtual one?
In the first #DSLondon event of 2018, we take a look at the second of our monthly 'hot topics'.... Virtual Reality. The technology is not new but it is becoming more accessible and costs are heading south, so new ways in which it can be used are being developed almost daily. Whether it is helping Premier League players with coginitive skills or putting fans onto an NBA court. The opportunities are there. But for all the talk there has been…
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Digital Sport Manchester #2 – Can VR and AR really change sport as we know it?
Following on from the first Manchester event on 25th January, we're proud to launch the next in the series. This time exploring Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in sport, a topic we first discussed in London on 13th Feb. With a big thank you to Alex Fenton and the team at Centre for Sports Business, University of Salford, we'll be diving into this topic with some great people and enabling you to experience some of it for yourself. We…
Find out more »March 2018
Digital Sport London: Esports Special
After covering OTT and VR/AR so far this year, the third big topic we're going to look into is the role esports has within the sports industry. It's a topic we've covered many times on DigitalSport.co and on the podcast on more than a few occasions. But many questions still remain as to how sport gets involved in esports. And what's the difference between esports and sim sports? It's a big year for both with Overwatch League attracted some big money with…
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