Keeping Score
Sports Business Analyst Rick Horrow talks with the playmakers, deal makers and rule makers in the world of sports. Plus, he gives his take on items in the news using his 30 years of experience doing deals for teams, leagues and players in the $750 billion business of sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Sports news minute: A&E and WWE partnership
Some new wrestling programming is on the horizon that will be steeped in nostalgia.
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Sports news minute: Spring Training Starts
For the first time in nearly a year, fans are watching their favorite baseball teams live and in-person.
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Sports news minute: NBA All-Star Weekend
Basketball’s biggest stars will gather this weekend in Atlanta.
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Fight for your Rights
From media rights to naming rights, new sponsor arrangements have produced the biggest headlines over recent weeks across the world of sports. Rick Horrow breaks down the biggest deals this week along with talking to a Tournament Director tied to one o...
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Sports news minute: PGA deal with Rolex
Rolex extends their long standing relationship with the sport of golf.
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Sports news minute: Tennis resurgence
Pandemic-friendly tennis has seen a massive resurgence over the last year.
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Sports new minute: Major changes to Minors
Major League Baseball announced its plans for a revamped Minor Leagues.
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More Super than it Seems
This week, we do one final pass on Super Bowl LV and talk about how the numbers are stronger than they might seem at first glance. While TV ratings were down, streaming numbers were through the roof. Despite Brady winning the battle, Mahomes lost no le...
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Sports news minute: Raymond James Stadium upgrades
A look at what has happened over the last year to get Raymond James Stadium ready for the Super Bowl.
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Sports news minute: Super Bowl hospitality
Special events surrounding Super Bowl LV this week will look much different than in the past.
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State of the Game
As we count down to the biggest sports day of the year, we take a moment to look at the current state of football from two perspectives. First from former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was a big part of positioning the league as a leader in soci...
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Sports news minute: Most innovative teams
A new study ranks the top 25 most innovative sports teams in the world.
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Sports news minute: Super Bowl LV by the numbers
A look at the early numbers as the Bucs/Chiefs matchup is set.
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Super Sports Sweep
With all eyes turning to Tampa and Super Bowl LV, Keeping Score does as well this week. NFL Vice President of Football Operations Roman Oben, who played on the only Buccaneers team to win a Super Bowl, joins us to tell his am...
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Sports news minute: Halftime Entertainers Struggle
A niche sports industry has been dramatically impacted during the pandemic.
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More than a dozen new sponsor activations kicke...
More than a dozen new sponsor activations kicked off last weekend with the NFL postseason.
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Evolve and Adapt
Our regular show is back this week with everything you need to know about sports business, technology and philanthropy. This week, we tell you how the NHL, sports streaming and esports have successfully adapted to a changing landscape. We also talk to ...
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Sports news minute: NHL helmet sponsors
A look at what to expect from revenue and buyers in the NHL helmet sponsorship market.
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Sports news minute: 2021 ad spending outlook
More ad spending with a bigger percentage spent on digital is expected from advertisers in 2021.
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Sports news minute: Inside look at TV viewing
An update on traditional TV viewing numbers across demographics, are they as bad as they seem?
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Top Issues of 2021
Instead of looking back, this week we look forward. Rick Horrow runs down the top 21 sports business, tech and philanthropy issues of the upcoming year. He also talks with J. Michael Prince, the President & CEO of USPA Global Licensing. In his posi...
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Sports news minute: 2020 in Review, Fourth Quarter
With sports facilities sitting mostly empty, they instead served a key role in hosting safe elections and drive-thru COVID testing.
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Sports news minute: 2020 in Review, Third Quarter
In quarter three, social activism leads to teams that have said they would never change culturally insensitive nicknames to change their minds.
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Sports news minute: 2020 in Review, Second Quarter
The second quarter of 2020 was when the cancelations started and The Last Dance captivated a nationwide audience.
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Sports news minute: 2020 in Review, First Quarter
Our 2020 review begins with Patrick Mahomes becoming the face of the NFL and Tom Brady heading south.
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