Here's some links from my talk for SBI on January 18.
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Sports Media trends 2017
http://nielsensports.com/world-sports-review-2016/
Premier League
11% drop in Premier League ratings
https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-01-16/football-is-losing-its-grip-on-tv
Twitter’s PL deal
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/27/twitter-sky-sports-premier-league-goals
Is Football (US and UK) under threat?
http://www.mrrichardclarke.com/blog/2016/10/26/isfootballunderthreat
EPL TV figures under threat
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/24/sky-sports-bt-sport-people-switching-football-off
NFL
Can the NBA catch the NFL?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-the-nba-catch-the-nfl-1477339774
NFL’s Thursday nights on Twitter
NFL streaming on Weibo
UFC/Boxing
http://www.mrrichardclarke.com/blog/2016/11/20/how-ufc-is-beating-boxing-to-the-punch
UFC sold for 4$bn
http://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/16970360/ufc-sold-unprecedented-4-billion-dana-white-confirms
MLS on the Rise
eSports
Is eSports affecting sports viewership?
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602664/are-e-sports-eating-up-traditional-sports-viewership/
http://www.espn.co.uk/esports/story/_/id/17637299/76ers-acquire-esports-teams-dignitas-apex
VR
In stadia
http://mrblairhughes.com/how-sports-teams-are-using-virtual-reality-to-enhance-the-fan-experience/
https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/15/how-virtual-reality-is-transforming-the-sports-industry/
In 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/oct/21/virtual-reality-changing-sport-game-nfl-nba
Social Media
http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/08/25/snapchat-versus-instagram-war-stories
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/instagram-live-video-stories