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Leaders in Digital Sport launches with Electronic Arts COO

The 2013 Leaders in Digital Sport conference, taking place on 9th and 10th October at Stamford Bridge, London launched this week with a new, cutting-edge line-up and with new features designed for top executives in digital. The first speaker announced … Continue reading

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Global digital agenda revealed by Leaders

The extended programme for Leaders in Digital Sport set the digital agenda for the industry last month with 300 senior directors from broadcasters, brands and rights holders in attendance. It began with a the BBC delivering a global review of … Continue reading

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The Leaders Sport Summit records record year

The Leaders Sport Summit, with conferences for Football, Performance, Sponsorship, Digital Sport and the business of Horseracing, has been hailed a huge success by speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and delegates alike following 2 eventful days at Chelsea FC, London on 10th … Continue reading

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Follow the debate at the Leaders Sport Summit on Twitter

For this year’s edition of the Leaders Sport Summit and the 5 invitation-only conferences within it, the organisers are pleased to offer sports business professionals the opportunity to follow the news, debates and insights that will be generated at the … Continue reading

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Sponsorship and Digital SOLD OUT as Western Union, McLaren and Manchester City complete speaker line up for Leaders

Leaders in Sponsorship and Leaders in Digital proudly announce Marc Audrit, Global Brand Director at Western Union speaking at Leaders in Sponsorship, Russell Stopford, Head of Digital at Manchester City FC and James Keady, Global Manager – Digital, CRM & … Continue reading

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Technology Experts join Leaders in Digital Sport

Carsten Schmidt, Sky Deutschland’s Chief Sports Officer, Miles Jacobson, the Studio Director at Sports Interactive and one of the minds behind the hugely successful Football Manager computer game series, and Anthony Rose, formerly BBC i Player Chief and now CTO … Continue reading

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Barcelona CMO & Orange Global Head of Sponsorship join forces in Digital Activation

Laurent Colette, Chief Marketing Officer of FC Barcelona, and John Constantinou, Global Head of Partnerships at Orange Group, are confirmed for a unique debate about sponsorship activation in the digital and social channels open to an invite only audience attending … Continue reading

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Pittsburgh Penguins dive into the digital world

Jeremy Zimmer, the Senior Director of New Media for the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins and a leading digital pioneer in sport, will be flying in to speak to an invite-only audience of 350 top digital executives at Leaders in Digital Sport, … Continue reading

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NFL’s New York Jets join Leaders in Digital Sport

Richard Gentile, the Senior Director Broadcast and Multimedia Production at NFL heavyweight the New York Jets, will be flying in to speak to an audience of 300 top digital executives in sport at Chelsea FC on 10th and 11th October … Continue reading

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YouTube join Olympic Broadcasters BBC, NBC and Terra at Leaders in Digital Sport

YouTube’s Global Head of Sports Content partnerships, Claude Ruibal, will be joining Rick Cordella from NBC Sports, Phil Fearnley from BBC and Sandra Pecis from Terra in an exclusive review of the ‘Digital Olympics’ at the annual gathering of digital … Continue reading

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