We’re fast to praise social media as being brilliant for fan engagement – but nothing beats a traditional signing session.
Cheshire Phoenix, a professional club in the British Basketball League, arrange a signing session for after each match.
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Game changer – Instagram rolls out multiple accounts functionality
As first revealed in a blog back in November, Instagram has been working on a multiple accounts function.
The good news it is now implemented across both iOS and Android, meaning marketeers are now able to control multiple accounts.
New British Ice Hockey TV advert
A new TV advert for the British Ice Hockey website is now airing on Premier Sports.
Premier Sports currently televise the Elite Ice Hockey League, the NHL and several other ice hockey leagues across Europe, making them the broadcaster of choice for ice hockey fans.
Saints Programme: Treat to have NRL clubs in the UK again
What a treat it is to have three NRL clubs on these shores for the second successive season.
ITV snatches horse racing television rights from Channel 4
Channel 4 has lost the television rights to broadcast some of the biggest horse racing after over three decades. On the first day of 2016 it was announced that this would be the channel’s last year broadcasting horse racing before ITV take over in 2017. The four year deal is thought to be worth around 30 million pounds to the sport.
It’s reported that Sky offered more money to take the sport off of terrestrial television, but the heads of the sport hope the sport will attract a bigger audience on ITV.
St Helens ban live streaming of press conferences – are they right?
There’s been a storm brewing over press conferences in rugby league for a while.
Following the opening game of the Super League season on Thursday night, St Helens issued a statement saying that live streaming and Periscoping of their press conferences is not permitted, ahead of their own opener at home to Huddersfield.
“The conferences are for press to grab their copy for their deadlines – sending out the full conference live effectively trumps all those that are there”
Why clubs shouldn’t run separate match day accounts
It’s a bit like your first team training at the stadium all week and then playing their games at the training ground. It wouldn’t happen.
And neither should live match coverage only club Twitter accounts.
Whether you’re Manchester United or Mossley FC, match days are your golden goose. They are the times that we waste all our weeks talking about, and the times we wish days away so that they come sooner.
Online gaming companies step up sport sponsorship
Take a quick tour around the websites of Premier League clubs and you will find that all 20 teams have an official link with an online gaming company.
