The business of sports is a ‘passion economy’. Therefore, we have seen a paradigm shift affecting the (inter)relationship between sports rights holders and sports fans. Today, sports fans call for more content from their favorite sports brands. Sport is no longer just about what goes on inside the lines during competitions; it is about holistic […]
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German football – cohesion between sporting and commercial performance and insight into the modern German football icon Mesut Özil
By Kenneth Cortsen on March 19, 2014 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Germany is an interesting topic of discussion when investigating the cohesion between commercial and sporting performances in top football. This cohesion is linked to the equation that the more money available, the higher the probability of winning titles. That also goes for Germany where Bayern Munich’s dominance over a longer time-span speaks for itself but […]
Brøndby går deres egne veje i spillet om tv-penge – er det et mål eller et selvmål?
Brøndby IFs enegang i forhandlingerne omkring salg af tv-rettigheder til Superligaen strider i mod al fællesskabsfølelse og mod de trends, som tidligere har påvirket rettighedshaverne i relation til salget af fodboldrettigheder positivt såvel i Danmark som internationalt. Brøndby føler tilsyneladende ikke, at de får nok ud af den nuværende model, som er både solidarisk som […]
Popularity of sports on TV and other platforms – promising numbers but sports must continue to consider data analysis
By Kenneth Cortsen on February 25, 2014 in Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
It is not undisclosed that sports act as a force of attraction on the global population. Brands of professional sports leagues, teams and athletes are constantly shaped and re-shaped (often to a higher degree than ordinary brands) for what reason decision makers in the business of sports should scan the environments around their brand(s) to […]
EHF EURO 2014 – winning the hearts of the Danish population – by ‘guest blogger’ Malene Hejlskov Mortensen
By Kenneth Cortsen on February 4, 2014 in Sport & Events, Sport & Media Relations, Sport Economy, Sport Management, Sport Marketing
Guest blog written by Malene Hejlskov Mortensen, BA in Sport Management, University College of Northern Denmark & MA in Sport Management, London Metropolitan University, passionate about sports and the business of sports – (Kenneth Cortsen, ed.). Lost the Gold but Won the Hearts of the Danes EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark “It has been a […]