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Jan05

  • Kaiser Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and the church agree unlikely collaboration to set up telecoms network.

  • Chelsea post a loss but decide to adhere to commercial principles. 1 and 2

  • The money-making machine that is the US NFL.

  • The new reality of football – is the game any better off because of ‘big money’?

  • Outing of corrupt officials causes panic across football.

  • Formula One teams stall on signing new commercial agreement with Ecclestone.

  • Championship fishing hits the big time.

  • Convergence of Rugby League and Rugby Union gathers pace.

  • Roger Clemens becomes baseball’s highest paid pitcher.

  • If you don’t make money, you can’t stage an event: a stark warning for sport.

  • The end of the affair? The Premier League launches an investigation into the declining popularity of the Premier League.

  • Critics question whether there is any money to be made from baseball.

  • Is Carol Ashby about to drag bowls into a new phase of commercialisation?

    • REFERENCE MATERIAL
      SOSOL carries a further study of the commercialisation of sport.
      There is an interesting John Hudson article online which shows the problems which arise with the commercialisation of soccer in the UK, and suggests some solutions.
      Check out the Athens Olympics website for details on their commercial development around sponsorship and television rights.
      The Museum of Rugby has a chronology of the (mainly Union) game, and the Rugby League Hall of Fame has a detailed accoubt of the 'Great Split' of 1895.