Sport Industry Group

The Big Interview - talkSPORT

Calum Macaulay, Managing Director of talkSPORT and Sport magazine, discusses plans for talkSPORT as it prepares itself for the first ever British a…read more

The SIG Column - 23 August - 23 Aug 2007

The Rugby World Cup is nearly upon us and yet the advertising build-up to the event has not exactly been overwhelming. Drew Barrand, head of media at Sport Industry Group, explains why brands have delayed their advertising campaigns until the very eve of the tournament... read more

The Big Interview - Hugh Roberts - 10 Aug 2007

Despite the Tour de France being overshadowed by the latest drugs scandal, the excitement around the opening stages being held in England proved that cycling in this country is far from dead. Hugh Roberts, chief executive of The Tour of Britain, explains to Sportindustry.biz why the sport is on the up ahead of this year's race... read more

The Industry Column - 27 July - 27 Jul 2007

Drugs in sport has hit the headlines this week like never before with the Tour de France once more in disarray and golf, athletics and the Olympics all under the microscope. In this week’s SIG Column, Michele Verroken, former anti-doping director at UK Sport, asks why athletes don't seem to want to change... read more

The SIG Column - 11 July - 11 Jul 2007

The UK, and London in particular, has turned opinion around in terms of hosting major sporting events. Five years ago we were a joke but now everyone wants a piece of the action. Drew Barrand, head of media at Sport Industry Group, asks what prompted the change of heart... read more

The SIG Column - 29 June - 29 Jun 2007

Labelled a repeated liar in a court of law to newly installed general secretary of FIFA in six months. The dramatic rehiring of Jerome Valcke as the second most powerful man in football has shocked the sport industry as Drew Barrand, head of media at Sport Industry Group, explains... read more

The SIG Column - 22 June - 22 Jun 2007

After 128 years of football heritage, Scarborough lost its football club this week following a High Court winding up order. This latest example of the negative impact of football's obsession with commercial gain had a particular resonance in the Sport Industry Group office as Drew Barrand, head of media, explains... read more

The Big Interview - Roger Draper - 22 Jun 2007

With Wimbledon once more providing a huge media spotlight on the state of British tennis, Roger Draper, chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association, explains to Sportindustry.biz why he needed to take tough line in restucturing the sport in this country... read more

The SIG Column - 15 June - 15 Jun 2007

Following his debut Grand Prix win in Montreal, Lewis Hamilton is the new pin-up boy of F1. But Drew Barrand, head of media at Sport Industry Group, questions whether the precocious 22-year old can reinvigorate British interest in the sport in the long-term... read more