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Wigan Warriors back Mental Health Awareness Week

2 days ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Mental Wellbeing • News • With Mental Health Awareness week underway, Rugby League World Champions Wigan Warriors have a video designed to demonstrate the power and strength in talking and sharing in challenges/concerns, titled ‘We’re all Wigan. We’re all Warriors.’The video has been built in direct response to concerning rise in young male loneliness and suicide rates in Wigan and the surrounding areas.
CAA Sports announces Portas Consulting acquisition

2 days ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

CAA Sports, a division of entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), has announced that it has agreed to a deal to acquire Portas Consulting, a global management consulting firm, subject to customary regulatory approval. Executive Chairman and Founder David Portas and Managing Partner Donal McElwee, along with their team of 160 consultants and staff who have completed projects in more than 40 countries worldwide, will join the agency following the deal.
From 2015 to Now: A Decade of Change in Sport with 54’s Group CEO

2 days ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Agency • Features • Sponsored Content • 54 delivered strategic operational and marketing support to LIV Golf resulting in sell out crowds packing JCB Golf & Country Club at LIV Golf UK by JCB. There must have been something in the water in 2015. It was the year a new generation of sports agencies emerged — agile, global-minded, and ready to challenge established norms. Among them was 54.
Sportradar reports record revenues

3 days ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Sportradar has announced record first-quarter revenue of €311m, a significant 17% year-on-year increase. This growth was primarily driven by strong performances in betting technology and solutions (up 14% to €250m) and sports content, technology and services (up 33% to €61m). A key factor in this success was the impressive 31% revenue growth in the US. now representing 28% of total revenue. The company also reported a strong customer net retention rate of 122%.
This Energy Never Stops: How Ticketmaster is powering the biggest and best Women’s Rugby World Cup yet

3 days ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Features • Sponsored Content • Excitement is building ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England, a tournament that will redefine the standard of women’s elite sport. Backed by Ticketmaster Sport, the Official Ticketing Services Provider, a record-breaking 300,000 tickets have already been purchased — double the total from the previous tournament in New Zealand.
BMOTY: Saudi’s SURJ Sports Invest In DAZN

4 days ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

The Business Moment of the Year Award has been introduced to shine a light on the game-changing decisions that have defined the sports industry over the past 12 months, celebrating achievements that represent a significant shift in the sector’s direction of travel. In this series, we will take a closer a look at all the shortlisted moments to see how they have had tangible impacts on the industry, and hear from some of the key decision makers sitting at the heart of sport.
Ellie Simmonds headlines Move Together campaign

1 week ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Active Black Country and the local authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton have launched their Move Together campaign to inspire residents to embrace movement as part of their daily lives. Move Together has been described as an unifying movement that seeks to break down the barriers to activity, empowering every resident – regardless of age, ability, or background – to become more physically active.
Shortlist Insight: Campaign of the Year

1 week ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

With the FEVO Sport Industry Awards 2025 just around the corner, Official Partner rEvolution has taken the time to take a closer look at this year’s Campaign of Year Award shortlist. “It is the Campaign of the Year Award that I look forward to most in the FEVO Sports Industry Group Awards, and once again, the shortlist is nothing short of outstanding. Exploring challenging cultural and societal topics, highlighting unique stories, and providing extraordinary insider perspectives.
Beckham and Neville strengthen Salford City ties

1 week ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Finance & Investment • Football • News • David Beckham and Gary Neville have completed a majority takeover of Salford City as part of a new consortium that has secured $15–20m in funding for the club’s development. The news follows the departure majority shareholder Peter Lim in 2024 which kick started a change in ownership structure at the EFL League Two football club.
Brighton's Bloom tables Hearts bid

1 week ago | sportindustry.biz | Tom Barwick

Brighton & Hove Albion owner Tony Bloom has made a formal offer of nearly £10m to acquire a 29% non-voting shareholding in Heart of Midlothian. The potential deal between Bloom and the SPFL football club would not impact the 75.1% voting control currently held by Foundation of Hearts (FoH), the club’s majority shareholder. FoH has been consulting its members on the proposal, with the consultation period scheduled to end on 26th May.