Bloomberg makes changes in UK, sports biz coverage
Bloomberg News chief content officer Heather Harris, head of media editorial Dave Merritt and EMEA editorial lead Jackie Simmons sent out the following on Monday: We’re excited to announce three new assignments across digital, the UK and Business of Sports. *Vic Wakely, our first UK National Editor who masterminded the launch of Bloomberg UK more […]
Dow Jones hires Fleitell as GM for sports business platform
Dow Jones Chief Growth Officer and Global Head of Consumer Scott Havens sent out the following on Wednesday: Team, I am excited to announce our first key leadership appointment as we continue our expansion into the business of sports. Rachel Fleitell joins us today as General Manager of our specialized sports business news, data and […]
CNBC’s Sherman moving full-time to sports business beat
CNBC’s Alex Sherman is moving to a senior reporter role covering sports business on a full-time basis. Sherman currently covers media and sports for CNBC. He joined CNBC in January 2018 after almost 10 years at Bloomberg, where he worked as an M&A reporter and a media reporter. Sherman frequently appears on TV and has hosted digital […]
Sport & State hires Burns to cover sports business
Sport & State, a new publication, has hired Mark Burns to cover sports business. He has been a reporter at Morning Consult on the sports business beat. He had also been its senior brands reporter. Burns was also at the Sports Business Journal as a staff writer covering NHL hockey for two years. He also founded the Sports Business Chronicle, […]
How Hunter S. Thompson encouraged someone to cover sports business
Bill Shea, one of the new sports business reporters at The Athletic, writes about how he first became interested in the business of sports. Shea writes, “How did I get to this point? “My passion for the business side of sports was born when I was in college in the early 1990s and somehow came […]
