Podcast – House of Mouse: Disney lands UWCL, F1 merchandising deals


Welcome to The SportBusiness Podcast, getting you informed on the biggest stories in the global sports industry.

This week, Martin Ross expands on exclusive breaking news of Uefa Women’s Champions League rights deals with Disney+ and the EBU.

Jonathan Rest brings us up to speed with another Disney move amid F1’s latest push to broaden – and lower the average age of – its fanbase through new licensing agreements. And we discuss a conflict brewing in Mexico, after a group of second-division clubs took legal action against the Federation and LigaMX in a bid to revive promotion and relegation.

Plus, we contrast the Vancouver Whitecaps’ genteel match atmosphere with the bite of British football and look at the Argentinian FA’s bold attempts to sell merchandise in Brazil.

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Host: Catherine Davies

Contributors: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross

Editor: Gwen Gourvellec

Sources:

  1. Disney+, EBU land UWCL rights deals in Europe
  2. UWCL kicks off new era with Disney+ and free-to-air deals across Europe
  3. F1 continues youth drive with Disney deal
  4. CAS to wade in on Liga MX promotion-relegation
  5. Centralisation nears with Liga MX vote on Apollo