Weekly Issue

06.05.2021
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Franchises

Ryan Smith: Utah's Jazzmaster

Co-founder of Qualtrics and owner of his beloved NBA franchise, Ryan Smith, 42, brings a fan’s passion, new vision and a strong social conscience to the tech and sports worlds.

Sports and Society

Teams look to curb bad fan behavior

Awards & Honors

See all 88 nominees from this year's class

State of Play

State of Play

Forum

Forum: Wright gets Snyder’s buy-in at WFT, but work remains

Upfront

Tackling Bad Fans

Sports tech accelerators focus on sectors that ‘went bazooka’

Florida company ready to take advantage of NIL market

NHL teams, fans reconnect with watch parties and local events, activations

SRX ready to get down to racing

NRG’s Asia expansion aims to make esports the national sport of Vietnam

Survey: Fans weigh in on media and mental health debate spurred by Osaka

Insiders

Sports Media: U.S. Soccer bets on its commercial future

Labor and Agents: Par-Lay Sports forms joint venture as founder appeals sentence in college basketball scandal

Portfolio

Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces making inroads with audio-only concept

Ryan Smith: Utah's Jazzmaster

Sports Business Awards

2021 Sports Business Awards

Sports Event of the Year

Best in Sports Technology

Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services

Best in Digital Sports Media

Sports Facility of the Year

Celebration of Service

Best in Sports Social Media

Best Talent Representation of the Year

Athletic Director of the Year

Best in Agency Creativity and Innovation

Best in Sports Media

Sports Breakthrough of the Year

Sports Sponsor of the Year

Sports League of the Year

Sports Team of the Year

Sports Executive of the Year

They said it at the SBAs

Opinion

Is your business intelligence team multilingual?

Lowering the WNBA’s rim will lift creativity, fandom and revenue

Closing Shot

Closing Shot: A Dream Matchup

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