Hints and tips:
...There’s an extra edge to the golf major this year, courtesy of LIV Golf, the Saudi-bankrolled rival to the US PGA Tour....
...But this month Sixth Street is quite literally buying the dip: nacho queso, guacamole and a host of other snacks, retail and entertainment at some of the world’s pre-eminent sports stadiums....
...There is a golf app and sports features that track speed, pace, distance, heart rate and splits displayed in real time....
...Earlier this month Vogue-owner Condé Nast put three of its best known titles up for sale — Bride, Golf Digest and W — while Chicago Tribune-publisher Tronc has held negotiations on a deal to sell the company...
...WME-IMG, run by Ariel Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell, is already in China — it represents tennis star Li Na, manages professional golf and tennis events and operates a joint venture with China Central Television...
...“Topgolf has evolved not only the way people play golf but also where they go for entertainment,” said Scott Marimow, Providence managing director....
...It also owns or commercially represents several leading golf and tennis tournaments, including the Championships at Wimbledon....
...The deal is another example of the convergence in the worlds of media, sport, entertainment and events....
...Specifically, Mr Brown said CSM would target golf, tennis and entertainment, areas that have traditionally been the preserve of IMG-WME, the industry’s largest sports agency....
...Through a series of acquisitions, Mr Satterthwaite has built Chime into a big player in sports marketing, with operations in most popular sports, including golf, rugby and tennis....
...Companies on the Alternative Investment Market should also be valued for their entertainment value....
...The same trend is unfolding in entertainment, he says. “Through the course of the year we’ve had a significant acceleration of talent representation flow our way because of our scale.”...
...Now the formal monetisation of the exchange is about to reach its apogee, thanks to the impending $2.3bn sale of IMG to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, combining a sprawling fashion and modelling...
...videos, featuring the destruction of lightbulbs, golf balls, even a Nike running shoe. Almost all have gone viral....
...I was staying at Finca Cortesin, a 67-suite hotel, golf, spa and private villa complex that opened last autumn between Estepona and Sotogrande at a cost of €220m....
...Most famously, Michael Eisner and Bob Iger struck a deal for Walt Disney to buy Capital Cities-ABC on the Sun Valley golf course in 1996....
...Dreamworks and Universal studios, a Legoland, and a golf course designed by Tiger Woods, the US golfer....
...Oh, and there’s the golf. Corporate golf days and packages are big business and the resort facilities include the Roman Road championship course and two 18-hole courses....
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