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In Growing Out of the Uncertainty, we use our unique insight from processing and analysing tens of billions of data points on sports fans to predict Covid-19’s long-term impact on sport, and provide a roadmap for sports properties to minimise the challenges and maximise the opportunities. Sports Media’s Hybrid Future As the world navigates a Covid-19 … Continued
The 2020 projections2 include a 45% year-on-year decrease in spend ($5.7bn) from Financial Services companies, who are projected to contribute $6.9bn by year-end. The Financial Services sector, one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, was the biggest investor in sports sponsorship in 2019 with $12.6bn (27.3%) of total spend. The Covid-19 pandemic has … Continued
The last two months have been spent exploring how sponsors can be compensated through ‘makegood’ collateral, and how new ‘sponsorable’ broadcast and digital assets can be created as we prepare ourselves for a sustained period of spectator-less sports. Through Covid-19, sports sponsorship’s transition to being a digital business will be accelerated In sports where events have … Continued
The most optimistic projections – such as from McKinsey on April 13 – show that the US economy, the world’s biggest, will return to its pre-crisis growth during Q4 of this year. Other projections show a far less optimistic outlook; Goldman Sachs, on March 31, said they believe the US economy will shrink an annualised 34% in Q2 … Continued
Originally, 49,803 major sports events1 were scheduled for 2020, however global social-distancing measures introduced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have led to a large proportion of sports events being postponed or cancelled. In March, only 1,870 of the originally-scheduled 5,584 events (33%) took place. As of April 20, Two Circles models – which … Continued
The Sport Industry Awards are the most prestigious commercial sports awards in Europe, and celebrate the sports clubs, teams, brands and agencies that ensure the industry continues to innovate and excel. Across 18 categories, the ATP, ATP Media, ECB, England Hockey, England Netball, European Tour, The FA, Formula One, ICC, The Jockey Club, LTA, Manchester United, MLB, … Continued
In 2018, HRI and Two Circles embarked on a pilot project to help HRI gain a better understanding of who customers of Irish racing are and what drives their relationship with the sport. The new partnership will build on this to understand and analyse fan experiences at HRI racecourses, rolling-out initiatives that improve the raceday … Continued
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and subject to the regulatory approvals of the European Commission. Bruin’s investment will benefit Two Circles as the company broadens its offering to clients, continues to invest in its machine-learning-driven tech stack and looks to scale in new markets. WPP will continue to hold a minority stake in … Continued
The total attendance for professional UK sporting events2 will hit 75.1m in 2019, the highest on record and up on 74.6m in 2018. This means the UK tops the global country ranking of attendance-per-capita (1.15 in 2019), followed in second by Australia (0.96), the United States (0.92) and Ireland (0.78). Two Circles analysis also found … Continued
These drivers were then applied to the upcoming schedule to forecast attendances. In doing so, we have been able to identify the key drivers for strong attendances. Some may surprise you. 1) Investing in a team Red Sox owner John Henry says that while there’s “not a perfect correlation” between a bigger payroll and winning, … Continued
The conversation would’ve been very different in 1999, the last time the CWC final was played at Lord’s. The amount of ways we’d have been able to follow the action – both during the game and after – would have been sparse; live on TV, yes, but radio was the only option if you were on … Continued
Using its proprietary media-modelling techniques, developed helping over 100 of the world’s leading rights-holders drive commercial growth through their digital assets, Two Circles projects the global sports media rights market will be worth $60.9bn in 2024 – up from $48.2bn in 2019, a five-year growth rate of 29%. During this period, the value of live … Continued
Since 2017, OverTier has held the rights to operate NFL Game Pass in Europe (61 countries and territories), and over this period has introduced a suite of user-led product innovations to deliver a more personalised viewing experience – to more fans and across more platforms than ever. All marketing for OverTier is led by Two … Continued
For many, this has added fuel to the argument that declining attendances are an indicator of baseball’s declining influence in North America. We, however, think differently: there’s a growing appetite for live experiences and through more intelligent product design and pricing – and more effective customer marketing – the league and its teams can grow … Continued
Using its proprietary attendance-modelling, Two Circles found that MLB attendances are projected to decrease 1.3% on last year’s total league attendance of 69.7m1. However, average ticket price increases of 2.1% (from $32.29 in 2018 to $32.99 in 2019)2 mean that ticketing revenues will be up by a projected $19m league-wide in 2019 compared to 2018. … Continued
The number of hours spent by the average person1 playing2, watching3 and following4 sport globally will reach one hour 46 minutes per week in 2019. This is compared to one hour 26 minutes a week 10 years ago, representing an average growth rate of 1.8% year-on-year, or 22% across the decade. In the same period, global leisure time5 increased at … Continued
The season-ending Nitto ATP Finals are the ATP Tour’s crown jewel event, and feature the world’s best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams. The eight-day tournament, which will move to Turin from 2021, is one of the most attended sports events in the UK, and has boasted an average attendance of more than 250,000 … Continued
Collectively, sports rights-holders’ sponsorship assets are worth £49bn globally. However, due to unsold inventory, unreported engagement and outdated asset-packaging, this means rights-holders will miss out on £14bn in unrealised revenue in 2019. “Most rights-holders continue to package and sell sponsorship just as they did 20 years ago – offering brand exposure through linear broadcast coverage as the main … Continued
As a marketing platform to reach on-scale, audiences in real-time, sport is unrivalled. After all, no other form of entertainment produces the moments of major cultural significance that sport does, nor the global, highly and emotionally engaged audiences from such a diverse set of demographics. And in a world where brands are striving for greater … Continued
