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Are Biennial World Cups Really the Way to Go?

Ashley Morrison Football, Hockey, Uncategorized No Comments

A week ago the Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup came to an end in Malaysia, and just prior to this the Women’s event came to its conclusion in Chile. Congratulations to Germany for winning their seventh Men’s title since 1979

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Have Video Officials Killed Our Belief in Sport?

Ashley Morrison Broadcasting, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Rugby Union, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Claims by former Netherlands football coach Louis van Gaal that last year’s FIFA football World Cup in Qatar was rigged in order to allow one of the game’s greats Lionel Messi to win a World Cup have caused quite a

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Is Success not Being Predictable?

Ashley Morrison Basketball, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Rugby Union, Uncategorized No Comments

How does one measure the success of a sport in the modern era? The answer invariably is it depends upon who you talk to. Is it based on the attendance figures at live games? Is it based on the viewing

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Has The Golden Goose Been Cooked?

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This decade has started off as a testing one for sport and its broadcasters, and that is unlikely to change in the coming years. Television deals have been a major revenue stream for many sports. The top sports, in terms

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To Broadcast Or Not, That Is The Question

Ashley Morrison Broadcasting, Football, Hockey 6 Comments

In this current day and age, it appears that every sport wants a slice of the money available from television. Yet how many truly warrant receiving money from the television stations for airing their particular sport? Does their sport bring

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