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As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to sisters Honor & Cat Black, founders of Maiden about wearing cricket clothing made for men, working with young ambassadors and encouraging and supporting more girls into sport.
16.05.2024
Today, 10 companies were accepted into the fourth class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator, two of which are British.
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Paul Ferretti
22.02.2024
Manchester United has chosen SCAYLE as its official e-commerce platform partner, ensuring United has one of the most modern commerce platforms in the industry.
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Paul Ferretti
25.01.2024
The search for the elusive next generation of fans has become a key challenge for the sports industry. While a period of on-field or on-track success used to go a long way to securing the lifelong allegiance of younger fans, those same fans are now far more difficult to find, engage and keep hold of.
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James Draper
15.11.2023
A veritable scourge in the world of football, with almost a thousand matches fixed every year, the detection of cheating has become essential to preserve fair play and fan confidence. Artificial intelligence has a major role to play in this battle.
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Romain Girbal
04.08.2023
With courts popping up around the country in the past few years, Padel has caught the eye of investors and notable athletes including David Beckham and Andy Murray. So how did a racquet sport become the next big investment opportunity?
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Simon Lovick
12.04.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to George Benton, Jordan Lord & James O'Leary, cofounders of Footium about their debut as a hackathon project, their growing community and how they are changing the future of football gaming.
09.08.2022
The past decade has seen sport’s relationship with money come firmly under the spotlight. The $600B global sports market has drawn in vast swathes of investment from all corners of the globe. Football has attracted club acquisitions from Saudi royalty and Russian oligarchs, and now even tech billionaires.
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Simon Lovick
14.04.2022
As part of our new quickfire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Ross McGraw, VP and Head of Marketing at Hammerhead about the future of cycling tech, acquisition and driving forward the future of cycling.
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Ross McGraw
17.03.2022
In the past five years, the European sports industry has seen an unprecedented number of initiatives to generate innovation in sports and support promising startups in the sector. The initiatives range from incubators and accelerators to innovation hubs and strategic networks.
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Nathan Moyse
12.03.2022
With the launch of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, fans around the world have settled down in front of the TV to cheer on their country and its athletes. The Games create a unique opportunity for businesses to connect with their customers on a topic that resonates with so many – sport.
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Jacqueline Bourke
03.08.2021
The sports world has taken a hit over the past 12 months, but avid fans show no signs of abating. Steve Madincea is cofounder and managing partner at Fantastec SWAP, an app bringing fans together over a mutual love of digital sports collectibles.
05.02.2021
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