Some potentially great news for #SuperRugby fans. Rugby Australia is discussing with its Sanzaar partners and the Australian government plans for a Covid-19-free “hub” to host the four-nation Rugby Championship.
Rugby Australia’s interim chief executive, Rob Clarke, said the organisation is in talks about allowing New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina’s teams to enter the country and be based in a “quarantine hub”.
RA is also seeking to firm up a four-Test Bledisloe Cup series with the All Blacks later this year. “There will be an extended Bledisloe Cup and we’re well advanced with our discussions with our New Zealand colleagues on that,” said Clarke.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are currently working on a trans-Tasman safe travel zone to ease travel restrictions between the countries
This could be a great way to get the nations rugby teams playing again, bring money in through broadcast rights and give the fans some much needed entertainment. #SuperRugby
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On January 4, 2022, YouTubers and influencers Logan Paul, who is American, and KSI, who is British announced on a live Instagram feed that they had founded a new drinks company known as Prime Hydration
So who are these guys and why do they matter?
We'll start with Logan. He has about 98 million followers across his social networks - over 23 million subscribers on YouTube - and has ranked on the Forbes list for the highest paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, and 2021
- SA tourism mandate & performance
- Did Rwanda make money from Arsenal and PSG deals
- Cost compared to other deals
- Breaking down each year of the deal
- Key leverage rights
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The furore surrounding the proposed sleeve sponsorship of the English Premier League (EPL) football club Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) by South Africa Tourism (SAT) is still raging.
There are many parts to this but we'll concentrate on the SA Tourism mandate and the deal
SAT is the official marketing agency of the National Department of Tourism. It's mandate is the effective marketing of South Africa as a domestic and international tourist destination.
They identify target markets for growth and have global offices from which they operate
Juventus handed a 15 point deduction and directors banned
Club found to have falsely inflated the value of players and misrepresented losses. Last year's financials showed losses of €254 million, the highest ever in Italian football.
The most cited example in the reported 42 suspicious Juve transfers being looked at by the FIGC is last year's deal between the 36-time Italian champions and Barcelona which saw Miralem Pjanic move to Catalonia and Arthur Melo go the other way.
Arthur was valued at €72 million and Pjanic €60 million, but even though nowhere near that amount of cash was paid both clubs could immediately book the values of the sales on their balance sheets.
20-25% of all new gym memberships are signed in January but almost all of the newbies fall off the wagon, making established gym companies highly profitable.
This is the business of fitness and nutrition 🏃♂️💪
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When it comes to attendance, stats show that gym memberships have increased over the years. In South Africa, for example, the number of Virgin Active gym memberships has grown from 497,000 in December 2021 to 587,000 in October 2022.
📸 Virgin Active Year To Date Membership
Virgin has 236 clubs in eight countries including Italy, the UK, Australia, Singapore and Thailand. It boasts approximately 905,000 adult members, with 66% of those based in South Africa. It has approximately 133 gyms across the country.
In November 2022 alone, hesgoal.com had over 100 million site visits 😳 then it was shut down ❌
Illegal sports streaming is made up of many complex layers and broadcasters are trying their hardest to fight back.
But is this a battle they can win?
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A study conducted by the Digital Citizens Alliance estimated that illegal streaming costs the sports industry $3.3-billion a year. This figure includes not only lost revenue from advertisers and subscriptions, but also the cost of producing and airing the sports events themselves
Another study, conducted by the Sports Video Group, found that illegal streaming cost the sports industry $1.5-billion in lost revenue in 2018. This study did not take into account the cost of producing the events or other potential losses.
The history
The money and Mayweather contract
The other promoter
The postponement
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I begin this with full disclosure.
I am not affiliated in any way with the tournament, the King, Floyd Mayweather or the event organisers.
This thread was compiled through independent research as well as through my sources in sports business.
Let's go..
The late Isilo Samabandla, King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, had a dream of "seeing the youth involved in social cohesion programs to empower the youth.
He had intended to create a boxing tournament in KZN and was involved in the design of the Bayede Championship belt