What’s tripping up the holdcos isn’t just economics or technology. It’s semiotics. Once upon a time that label had a clear assignment: you represented the client, you worked the market, you made the introductions and you got paid for it. But the modern conglomerates – Publicis Group, Omnicom,…
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As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Bayern Munich have several players whose contracts are expiring, either this summer or soon after. In three of those cases (two of the ones expiring this year), we now have clarity as we are able to bring you our Bayern…
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February 6 – Ten years on from the most improbable Premier League triumph in modern football history, and just five years removed from lifting the FA Cup, Leicester City now find themselves staring at the trapdoor of relegation from the Championship after being docked six points by the…
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2025 was a year of contrasts in gaming. Indies rocked it critically and commercially, like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 making history at The Game Awards as the first indie debut to win Game of the Year. But on the flip side, darker times reigned as the industry dealt…
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On Jan. 21, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released a lengthy blog post about what creators can expect in 2026, outlining upcoming changes poised to drastically affect creator experiences on the platform. The changes show just how much YouTube is willing to flex to keep itself ahead of the…
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February will see the opening phase of the 2026 Copa Libertadores and the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup get underway. While most of the continent’s heavyweights will enter later rounds, the early stages feature a group of ambitious clubs still dreaming of a deep run on the continental stage.…
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February 2 – Ticketing giant Live Nation has secured the naming rights to River Plate’s Estadio Monumental as part of a long-term commercial partnership with Argentina’s most powerful club. The agreement, which comes into effect on January 1, 2027, also brings leading local promoters DF Entertainment and Dale…
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The privacy debate in advertising is entering a phase where decisions will stick. Yes, the industry has heard that before. It heard it when the General Data Protection Regulation arrived and data privacy officers multiplied across Europe. It heard it when the California Consumer Privacy Act pushed privacy…
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Winter’s chill is reshaping international football, influencing everything from game strategies to the benefits of home advantage to the outcomes themselves. Consider a frigid March night in 2013. Commerce City, Colorado, was blanketed in snow. Players struggled to see the pitch boundaries, and the ball vanished into the…
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January 30 – Nine clubs will begin the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season with points deductions after the latest round of sanctions stemming from investigations into match-fixing, gambling and corruption. This is another major blow to the domestic game that has spent the better part of a…
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