TOP 5 GLOBAL SPORTS INDUSTRY TRENDS 2018

December 25, 2018

When we first sat down to discuss the trends affecting the sports business in 2018, it was clear that the most significant of these had been with us for some years. And yet, the pace of change feels faster than ever, and the scale of change greater than ever. To identify this year’s trends, we interviewed industry executives from brands, media and rights holders around the world, and crossreferenced this with input from our own experts.

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Journal Communications, Inc.

Journal Communications, headquartered in Milwaukee, is a media company leading the way in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, digital media and printing services. We’re definitely not your grandfather’s newspaper business. Today, through Journal Broadcast Group, we own and operate 35 radio stations and 13 television stations in 11 states. We publish the award-winning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and 19 community newspapers and magazines in Wisconsin. From mobile tools to iPad apps, our growing digital media assets build on the strength of our publishing and broadcasting brands.

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Sony seeks to deliver products, content, and services that resonate with people and affect a positive impact on society, based on its Purpose to "fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology." Sony Corporation President & CEO Kenichiro Yoshida spoke at the Sony press conference held ahead of the exhibition's public opening, stating that "Creativity is a powerful driving force that moves Sony forward. When it is combined with our technology, it is unstoppable." He then proceeded to introduce Sony's latest offerings and new developments from our electronics and entertainment businesses.

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The gaming world is evolving daily with new projects, both big and medium scale, gradually tilting towards the gaming domain. Also, the introduction of metaverse contributed to the boost, with Facebook announcing to join the moving training. According to statistics, gamers account for about 30% (i.e., over 2 billion people) of the world's population, with a yearly growth of 10-15%, with people joining the trend daily. Thanks to the increasing number of Gen-Zs. As of 2019, the gaming industry has generated $151.9 billion, with a higher chunk of the money going to the creators and developers and not the players who help generate that much revenue.

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whitePaper | August 15, 2022

The metaverse. Isn’t that a place for gamers, NFT collectors and kids playing Roblox? So why do we keep hearing about serious companies— banks, retailers, healthcare organizations— setting up a presence there? Are companies making the jump just because they don't want to miss out? Would it be safer to wait and watch? The answer is that the metaverse is still emerging and is actually years, even decades, from full maturity. Even the naming conventions for this virtual world aren’t settled in yet—is it “the” metaverse, “a” metaverse, "some metaverses"?

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Spotlight

Journal Communications, Inc.

Journal Communications, headquartered in Milwaukee, is a media company leading the way in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, digital media and printing services. We’re definitely not your grandfather’s newspaper business. Today, through Journal Broadcast Group, we own and operate 35 radio stations and 13 television stations in 11 states. We publish the award-winning Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and 19 community newspapers and magazines in Wisconsin. From mobile tools to iPad apps, our growing digital media assets build on the strength of our publishing and broadcasting brands.

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