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Seen and heard at World Congress

From L.A. Live, a record crowd heard from sports business influencers and decision-makers during two days of the CAA World Congress of Sports.

all photos by tony florez photography
Jared Smith

“We see a massive youth movement on the music side of our business that doesn’t exist on the sports side.”

Jared Smith, president, Ticketmaster

Charlotte Jones Anderson

“If everybody goes out and expresses their individual opinion all at one time, it’s chaos.”

Charlotte Jones Anderson, chief brand officer, Dallas Cowboys, on player protests

Randy Freer

“Ultimately, over time, sports rights will continue to prove their value. The challenge we all have is to innovate on how we distribute those rights to consumers.”

Randy Freer, CEO, Hulu

Ben Sutton

“Either sports will have to reinvent themselves or game-day experiences will have to be reinvented. Millennials aren’t interested.”

Ben Sutton, chairman, Teall Capital

 

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