Charlie Snyder

Coming off a strong ’15, Asia continued to dominate sports business headlines in ’16. China still ruled the roost as far as sponsorship deals and sports investment. Asian businesses remained heavily involved in European football, with partial investments as well as full takeovers of top-tier clubs. The next three...

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Paris-based Mojjo is a tech start-up company that developed tennismojjo, an online platform that caught the eye of the French Tennis Federation (FFT). Developed by three university friends, CEO EMMANUEL WITVOET , CTO CHARLES CHEVALIER  and COO  JULIEN VERNAY , Mojjo is changing how players and tournaments...

French media firm Vivendi and its Canal Group announced their foray into esports last week in a partnership with ESL France to establish French esports leagues. The competitions will be shown on Canal Group channels, and will plant Vivendi at the forefront of esports media distribution in...

Global supermarket chain Lidl's French division has engaged in several major partnerships with French handball this year and has ambitions to continue supporting the sport on a local and national level in the coming years. Lidl France was announced as the naming sponsor for France's top-tier Division 1...

Former National Rugby League side St. George Illawarra Dragons player and official DAVID NIU has championed the growth of rugby teams and leagues in the U.S. since his retirement from the game, but is now helping grow American Arena Football around the world as the president of...

The Basketball Tournament Founder & CEO JON MUGAR is far removed from his original day job as a comedic writer and producer for TV. He now heads the unique winner-take-all event that started in ’14 and last month had its championship game broadcast on ESPN. The prize...

China’s Alisports and U.S. golf simulator manufacturer Full Swing Golf are taking advantage of the thawing of the Chinese government's relationship with golf. The companies are partnering to help grow the game in a country that, only this year, lifted its ban on the sport. While the ban has...

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Virtual Reality is quickly becoming one of the hottest media platforms for fans to experience their favorite sports. From horse racing to football matches, VR is on the cusp of breaking out to the general public and NextVR is leading the charge as the only company capable of bringing...