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Business of Sports

by The Economic Times

Laying bare the business side of all the sports we love - directly from the ones who know it best. CEOs, Coaches, Players, and Agents break it down for you - dazzling deals, broken promises, contracts and conflicts --- on the field and off it, in board rooms. Negotiation masterstrokes or the brutal war over rights - this is the Business of Sports.

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Reliance - EPL: An exclusive chat with Sunil Chhetri on starting young and making it big

Catch 'Em Young & Go for Goal: On the sidelines of the largest Under 21 youth tournament nationwide - the  Reliance Foundation Development League, host Arijit Barman sits

May 31 2023
31 min

Reliance - EPL: Catch 'Em Young & Go for Goal - Part 1

Catch 'Em Young & Go for Goal: The largest Under 21 youth tournament nationwide - the  Reliance Foundation Development League - with teams across 9 regions in India from

May 31 2023
41 min

Can Indian PSUs kick off the football fever once again?

Office teams that once produced the best playing talent and packed grounds that once saw nail-biting games lie bare and quiet. AIFF wants to start a home-and-away league

May 14 2023
40 min

IPL Pitch Report with Viacom18’s CEO

The chief executive of Sports at Viacom 18 Media, Anil Jayaraj. fields bouncers, googlies and even an occasional doosra from host Arijit Barman as the battle for eyeballs

Apr 30 2023
29 min

Online Game Play: Centre vs States & The Thriving Illegals

Rajeev Chandrasekhar a former telecom tycoon from the early 2000s turned politician who is well aware of the fractious relationship between the state and private enterpri

Apr 14 2023
42 min

Understanding The Sports Fan - The Ultimate Customer (Part 1)

On part 1 of this special two part episode we introduce our guest co-host Shiv Burman from our knowledge partners Burman Sports as we speak to some of the sharpest minds

Mar 31 2023
40 min

Understanding The Sports Fan - The Ultimate Customer (Part 2)

On part 2 we explore the potential solutions to this dilemma as our panel gets creative in recommending different methods of bridging the gap between what fans want and w

Mar 31 2023
34 min

Formula E: Sustainability in Top Gear

India hosts its first ever first-ever Formula E-Prix, the electric equivalent of a Formula 1 race kicked off in Hyderabad on Feb 11th before it tours off to Cape Town and

Feb 14 2023
39 min

Women's IPL: A league of their own

Fifteen years ago, at the inaugural season of IPL, eight franchises were bought for around $724 million. In 2023, five teams for season 1 of Women's Premier League ( WPL)

Feb 7 2023
35 min

Is Hockey getting the attention it deserves?

On this episode Karan Ravishankar travels to Odisha as he gets all the scoop from the stadiums as we break down everything it takes to host a World Cup. He speaks to supp

Jan 31 2023
35 min

Gold or Nothing? India’s Sporting Legacy with Abhinav Bindra

On this episode we speak to Abhinav Bindra, India’s first ever individual Olympic gold medallist as he breaks down the impact of Sport in our society with hosts Karan Rav

Jan 24 2023
33 min

Running Cost of Running a Marathon

Asia's biggest marathon, the Tata Mumbai Marathon with 55,000 runners, 7 different categories captured the spirit of Mumbai. The running revolution comes with a price tag

Jan 17 2023
30 min

The Testimonials From The Tata Mumbai Marathon

The rush to run, from weightless to destressing to charity; everyone has their rationale to go the extra mile. Here are a few select voices amid a rising running revoluti

Jan 17 2023
5 min

Playing Field: What 2022 tells us about 2023 with Joy Bhattacharjya and Indrajit Hazra

The biggest sporting stories of the year gone by and the stage for 2023, it’s game on in the new year. In this episode Explosion of e-sports in India, from competitive

Jan 10 2023
45 min

The IPL Auction 2023: The numbers, the strategy, the masterplan with Justin Geale and Jeet Banerjee

On this episode, we speak with Justin Geale, Tournament Director of Major League Cricket and the former Director of Operations for the IPL and Jeet Banerjee, MD at Gamepl

Dec 20 2022
45 min

Qatar 2022: The Burning Questions with Tom Byer and Akshay Tandon

On this episode we speak to Tom Byer, former AFC Technical Advisor and credited with transforming Japan’s football development structure and Akshay Tandon, President of F

Dec 13 2022
45 min

Pro Kabaddi League - The Underdog Story with Anupam Goswami

It is game on for Pro Kabbadi League 2022. This week's episode guest is Anupam Goswami - League Commissioner, Vivo Pro Kabaddi League discusses the gameplan of success th

Dec 6 2022
26 min

How to build an athlete into a brand with Nikhil Bardia

This week, we speak with Nikhil Bardia, head of Sponsorship Sales and Talent at RISE Worldwide. Our host Karan Ravishankar has a frank conversation about the changing com

Nov 29 2022
40 min

India's Football Fever: Will we ever compete in a FIFA World Cup?

As FIFA kicks off the World Cup in Qatar, host Uday Jhala talks to Neel Shah, former director of fan development for the MLS and author of the book Awakening the Blue Tig

Nov 22 2022
43 min

How To Become A Professional Poker Player with Nikita Luther & Dhaval Mudgal

In this week’s episode, Our host Uday Jhala and Karan Ravishankar speak to Nikita Luther and Dhaval Mudgal, superstars of the Indian poker scene as they give us a masterc

Nov 15 2022
39 min

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