Sports TV Rights: The Next Bubble?
As rights fees get richer and consumers get poorer, cable companies and other distributors will feel the squeeze.
Tom Van Riper, Forbes Staff
As rights fees get richer and consumers get poorer, cable companies and other distributors will feel the squeeze.
Tom Van Riper, Forbes Staff
Mike Ozanian, Forbes Staff
Roger Groves, Contributor
Tom Van Riper, Forbes Staff
NBA owners and Commissioner David Stern are awaiting feedback from the players' association on their latest proposal, and the standing rhetoric as of Wednesday noon is that a failure to complete a deal by Wednesday evening would cause the owners to further recoil into their shell and become stingier with subsequent proposals. read »
Last week, Lionel Messi scored his 200th career goal for Barcelona. It only took him 286 games, which puts him on pace to be one of the most prolific scorers in the history of the game. Four days later, Christiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick in a 7-1 win over Osasuna, giving him 17 total goals for the season, and putting him on pace to repeat as Spain’s scoring champion. The rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo seems to intensify every week, as each seems to find a way to raise the stakes for the o[...] read »
There are numerous scandal topics that are sure to derail the good reputation of nearly any person or organization. From theft to lying, drug use to domestic violence, bigotry and the list goes on. read »
My colleague Michael Ozanian authored a piece on Tuesday offering his insights as to the possible financial implications upon Penn State that may arise in the aftermath of the growing scandal involving the alleged sexual abuse of pre-teen and teenage boys by long-time assistant football coach and now suspected pedophile Jerry Sandusky. read »
I managed to slip away from my clients today to sit in on the kickoff lunch of PRWeek's NeXT Conference held at The Times Center in New York. It was great seeing some old friends, (including a few former interns now running agencies). read »
