Sportstrategies

A podcast about the business of sport from a Canadian perspective featuring interviews with sports industry leaders and sports business experts.

Mike Morreale, Commissioner, CEBL 06/10/2021

Mike Morreale, Commissioner, CEBL On this episode of “Sport$trategies” we speak to the commissioner of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, Mike Morreale, and discuss how the second year loop was able to complete a shortened 2020 season in an Ontario hub city and still draw international attention. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/19430939

Sport$trategies 03/12/2020

Sport$trategies In Episode 6, Alf is joined by Matthew Ross, of TSN 690 in Montreal, to discuss the potential return of Major League Baseball to the city of Montreal through a proposed split ownership of the Tampa Bay Rays. Also in this episode, we highlight the extension of a deal that will see Formula One racing remain on Canadian airwaves on TSN and RDS, and the association of the Captain Morgan brand with Major League Soccer in Canada. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/13508942

Sport$trategies 03/05/2020

Sport$trategies In Episode 5, guest James Grossi, a writer for mlssoccer.com, joins Alf to discuss the new CBA in Major League Soccer, which includes increases in player salaries, revenue sharing opportunities and a gradual increase in team chartered flights over the life of the deal. We also check in on Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes' big payday at the Honda Classic and bring you details of a new deal between MLS and Kellogg Canada. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/13395149

Sport$trategies 02/27/2020

Sport$trategies In Episode 4, Alf chats with the host and producer of TSN's Golf Talk Canada, Mark Zecchino, to discuss the proposed new Premier Golf League, slated to launch in 2022 and expected to disrupt the world of professional golf. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/13297889

Sport$trategies 02/20/2020

Sport$trategies In Episode 3, we chat with OneSoccer writer and analyst Oliver Platt about the Canadian Premier League's newest expansion team, Atletico Ottawa, backed by Spanish League powerhouse Atletico Madrid. We also look at the CPL's venture into e-sports and we update the rise in the ATP rankings of Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/13221893

Sport$trategies, Episode 2 02/12/2020

Sport$trategies, Episode 2 In this episode, we're joined by Schulich School of Business Sport Marketing Instructor Vijay Setlur to discuss the NBA’s annual Global Game and how the Toronto Raptors might be looking to broaden their reach beyond the Canadian market. Also in this episode, Canadian Nick Taylor wins at Pebble Beach and Toronto FC adds a Canadian shirt sleeve partner. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/13129901

Sport$trategies 02/06/2020

Sport$trategies The first episode of a new season of the Sport$trategies podcast, now also available on 1059theregion.com. This episode looks at Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu's skyrocketing social media value with special guest Nick Farnborough, co-founder of Clavis Social, a Canadian social media marketing agency. We also touch on Christine Sinclair and the world of e-sports, as well as Canadian investment in Formula 1 and record Super Bowl ratings in Canada. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/13030532

Digital Journal: The NSCAC Podcast 03/25/2018

Digital Journal: The NSCAC Podcast Guests include NSCSAC President Tony Waiters, Executive Director John DeBenedictis and Director of Sport Science Richard Bucciarelli /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/6405367

Digital Journal: The NSCAC Podcast 04/27/2017

Digital Journal: The NSCAC Podcast NSCAC's Director of Marketing & Communications and Managing Editor of the Journal for Soccer Coaches, Alf De Blasis, interviews Jason deVos, Canada Soccer's Director of Development. This is the full audio version of the feature interview that appears in the inaugural Spring 2017 issue of the new publication for member coaches. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/5303987

Sport$trategies Eps. 2 09/22/2016

Sport$trategies Eps. 2 In this episode we look at the technological innovations and the sustainability of the World Cup of Hockey with Globe & Mail hockey writer James Mirtle. Plus, Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal takes a closer look at new stadium naming rights deals for the NFL's Buffalo Bills & the Miami Dolphins. Also, two Milan-based Italian soccer league clubs were both recently sold to Chinese investors. Giancarlo Rinaldi, a Serie A contributor to Football Italia, analyzes the two transactions. And SportTechie.com senior writer Mark J. Burns elaborates on Twitter's newest offering, "The Rally", a nightly live sports highlights program. All that plus the latest sports business news headlines on this edition of the "Sport$trategies" podcast /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/4688668

Sport$trategies Episode 1 08/17/2016

Sport$trategies Episode 1 A Canadian-based sports business podcast offering insights from national & international sports business experts on topical themes & issues with reviews of current sports business trends, sports in media & sports technology. Premiere episode looks at WME-IMG's $4B acquisition of UFC, MLB's All-Star Game, Forbes' annual list of most valuable sports franchises & Twitter's live streaming acquisitions. Guests include Eric Fisher of Sports Business Journal, Bobby McMahon of Forbes.com, Alex Stanley of SportTechie.com & Vijay Setlur of the Schulich School of Business. Plus Sports Business News headlines and Value Added. /episode/index/show/sportstrategies2016/id/4597673

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