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The rising personalisation of sports consumption

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Gaming, explores the growing phenomenon of the “on-demand fan” and its implications for sports and media.

Picture, if you will, a sports fan. What do you envisage in your mind’s eye?...

Shooting for sports-adjacent programming that’s a win-win

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Gaming, on the rise of sports documentaries packed with enough drama to satisfy media companies, viewers and those behind the sporting icons at the centre of the action.

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PE investors in sports need a great value creation gameplan

Ross Gordon, Head of Odgers Interim’s EMEA Private Equity Practice, and Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Gaming, explore why sports businesses have become increasingly attractive to PE investors – and how they can...

Looking ahead to 2024 and the trends to watch out for in Media & Entertainment

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Entertainment, on major trends in Media & Entertainment, from M&A activity to exciting new opportunities in gaming.

There’s a tendency at this time of the year to look back and review...

Looking ahead to 2024 and the trends to watch out for in Sport

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Entertainment, on the big themes sweeping sport, from the changing nature of fandom to the rise of the ‘experience economy’.

There’s a tendency at this time of the year to look back...

Should sports teams be hiring Creative Directors?

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Media & Entertainment, on Crystal Palace FC appointing a creative director and whether other English Premier League teams will follow suit.

“Shoot…tackle…apply the gegenpress…develop the...

They think it’s all over – no, the interim is here

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Gaming & Media at Odgers Interim, on the rise of the Interim Manager in football.

Fans of teams in the English Premier League will be well aware that last season was a particularly brutal one...

The off-field playbook: what our sports clients want

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Sports, Gaming & Media, outlines six trends shaping the future of the sports industry.

Excitement in sport isn’t confined to nail-biting head-to-heads, last-minute triumph or shattering defeat. It...

Surprising buoyancy: the Media & Entertainment sector holds up well

Bambos Eracleous, Partner for Media & Entertainment, explains why there are still plenty of Interim Management opportunities in the sector.

Music back catalogues: why are investors excited?

In recent years, many music superstars have sold the rights to their hits for princely sums. Bambos Eracleous, Partner, Sports, Media and Gaming charts the rise of back catalogues as an asset class.

Here’s a fun fact. De La...

Roaring success: women’s sport poised for strong growth

England Lionesses lifting the Euro 2022 trophy was a feel-good moment for the country. But there’s also good reason to feel optimistic about the longer-term prospects for women’s sport, says Bambos Eracleous, Partner, Sports,...

Getting to grips with the future: why it’s important to understand the metaverse

Bambos Eracleous, Partner, Media & Entertainment Practice, says it’s time to get to grips with the much-hyped metaverse as it begins to take shape.

Movies such as Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One have already provided a...

Turning uncertainty into opportunity: How Interim Management can be used to navigate the challenges of M&A

Bambos Eracleous, Partner and Head of our Media & Entertainment Practice, explores the changes, challenges, and opportunities arising from M&A in the sector and how interim management can add value on both a business and individual level.

The Future of the Sports C-Suite

In this article, Bambos Eracleous, Head of our Sports, Gaming & Media Practice, takes a look at why the C-Suite across the sports industry is ready for transformation

Media & Entertainment: Outlook 2021

Bambos Eracleous, Partner and Head of the Media & Entertainment Practice, discusses the impact of the last 12-months across the media and entertainment sector and looks ahead to next year

Sports in a Pandemic World: How games are evolving on the field and online

Bambos Eracleous, Partner and Head of our Media & Entertainment Practice, discusses the changes we have seen to the format and rules of sport this year and the role esports has played in shaping the evolution of sport

Sports in a Pandemic World: Lockdown, social media and the growing influence of the sports star

Bambos Eracleous, Partner and Head of the Media & Entertainment Practice, follows on from his previous article on the changing sports viewing experience to discuss how a global pandemic and social media combined to further...

Sports in a Pandemic World: Revolutionising the live sports viewing experience

Bambos Eracleous, Partner and Head of the Media & Entertainment Practice, discusses the future of the sports viewing experience as the competition intensifies between traditional broadcasting and new OTT streaming services for sports media rights  

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