Mark-John Cartmell
The £1m Rugby Player Who Can Only Earn £400k: Henry Pollock and PREM Rugby’s Commercial Ceiling
When high-profile promoter Eddie Hearn sauntered into rugby union and declared 21-year-old flanker Henry Pollock a “seven-figure player,” the traditional…
DAZN’s African LaLiga Bet Is About Much More Than Football — It Could Reprice the Continent’s Sports Economy
SPORTSRAPT INTELLIGENCE | MEDIA RIGHTS & COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS DAZN’s acquisition of LaLiga rights across 48 sub-Saharan African markets is not…
The Roof of Africa Is Becoming a Business — And Lesotho Is Stepping Into the Global Arena:
For more than fifty years, the Roof of Africa has been a rite of passage — a brutal, beautiful test…
Modern sports governance is not merely about setting rules on a pitch!
Modern sports governance is not merely about setting rules on a pitch; it reflects regional political economy, power distribution, and…
The rising costs of football fans: loyalty is being priced out
Football is no longer a game for the people who built it. It’s a product for the highest bidder —…
The Silent Whistle: When Drones Officiate and Rugby Finds Its Future
Picture this: it’s 2035, and the air above a packed stadium doesn’t just carry the roar of the crowd—it hums…
The Nations Championship: Architecting International Rugby’s New Commercial Engine
The launch of the Nations Championship represents the most radical structural and economic evolution for rugby union since the sport…
Sports Venues & Events: Hospitality Is Becoming a Rights Asset of Its Own
Sports hospitality has historically been treated as a premium add‑on — a revenue enhancer rather than a core rights asset.…
Can African Stadiums Become 365-Day Businesses?
African stadiums have long been treated as monuments: proud, symbolic, and largely inactive for most of the year. Across the…
How do teams convince cities to take risks on Stadiums?
Despite the overwhelming consensus from economists that publicly funded stadiums are poor municipal investments, billionaire owners consistently secure massive public…
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