Sport Business
A Primer
A
            Vijay Bharadwaj




                              1
What is Sport?




                   QuickTime™ and a
                     decompressor
           are needed to see this picture.




                                             2
Do we remember this
What emotions did we go through?




                                   3
Key Element
Sport like any other form of entertainment
provides non tangible psychic satisfaction.
Sport like any other form of entertainment
provides non tangible psychic satisfaction.




                                              4
So where do we fit?


                            Learnings
                      ‣   Sport is a part of the
                          entertainment Industry
         Cricket      ‣   We all need leisure and
                          find it in different forms
          Sport       ‣   Sport competes with
                          other forms of
      Entertainment       entertainment
                          including TV, movies,
                          theatre, Malls etc




                                                       5
What drives the demand for sport
or Why do we watch sport?



                                   6
Here goes

     Uncertainty of outcome                                  Prowess




Non scripted entertainment - The best               Admire something which is a
          reality show ever?                    personification of the human body and
                                                                  mind

            Commonality                                   Competition




 Develop common topics and friends                      Absolute and relative

Our pals at facebook have taken this to a new                                           7
The pure joy of winning
                          8
Some facts and figures


‣       Sports related activities 13th largest contributor to the US GDP

‣       The London Olympics will generate £10bn in revenue for the British
        economy as a whole.(Lloyds TSB)

‣       Indian cricket rights for a 6 year period went at Rs 3851 Cr (40 cr a
        match)
    •     IPL Year 1: Mumbai Indians -$ 124 m
    •     IPL Year 4: Sahara Pune warriors - $375.2 mn
    •     52% of olympic revenue comes from TV rights approx 32% from
          corporte sponsorship

                                                                                9
Our working life depends on this
                                   10
Lifelong aim move from D1 to D2
                                  11
As a business person our
As a business person our
key aim is to maximize
key aim is to maximize
demand and hence raise
demand and hence raise
revenue.
revenue.




                           12
Demand Shifters

          Team Quality                              Population




 Is it worth following my team?, Am i              Population of city
                 winning?
                                                 Create new markets

          Competitors                               Fan Income




                                        The more you earn - More can you spend
     Price of competitive goods
                                          So Mumbai is more expensive than a     13
Other shifters

       Future expectations                Media coverage




Player investments, New stadium, better   More media coverage
                future


        Lifestyle changes                 Short term peaks




                                               Get a fillip
               Get fitter
                                                                14
A sports product? - What creates
revenue
Sportsper    The Sportsperson is a product - endorsements,
      son    player transfers, merchandise



             For a team sport the team identity and brand is a
 The team    product



             The biggest element without a contest nothing
  Contest    works



 Ancillary   Equipment, Academies etc
 products
                                                                 15
Strange economics?
                     16
We all would love this
                         17
In Sports a team which wins
everything or has a huge share
  of revenue kills the market.
Hence monopoly is destructive.


                                 18
Revenue elements
All sports teams mainly have 4 sources of revenue

                           Match day
Broadcast    Sponsorship                Licensing
                             sales




                                                    19
Sporting contests

            Each team plays the other - All teams have a
  League    minimum no of matches - EPL



League+pl   NFL, IPL
    ayoff

Knock out   Tennis matches




   Others   Golf
                                                           20
Is T20 the best way to grow cricket
             globally?

                                      21
Why?
       22
IPL Salary Cap Why?
                      23
Thank you
            24

Sports primer

  • 1.
    Sport Business A Primer A Vijay Bharadwaj 1
  • 2.
    What is Sport? QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture. 2
  • 3.
    Do we rememberthis What emotions did we go through? 3
  • 4.
    Key Element Sport likeany other form of entertainment provides non tangible psychic satisfaction. Sport like any other form of entertainment provides non tangible psychic satisfaction. 4
  • 5.
    So where dowe fit? Learnings ‣ Sport is a part of the entertainment Industry Cricket ‣ We all need leisure and find it in different forms Sport ‣ Sport competes with other forms of Entertainment entertainment including TV, movies, theatre, Malls etc 5
  • 6.
    What drives thedemand for sport or Why do we watch sport? 6
  • 7.
    Here goes Uncertainty of outcome Prowess Non scripted entertainment - The best Admire something which is a reality show ever? personification of the human body and mind Commonality Competition Develop common topics and friends Absolute and relative Our pals at facebook have taken this to a new 7
  • 8.
    The pure joyof winning 8
  • 9.
    Some facts andfigures ‣ Sports related activities 13th largest contributor to the US GDP ‣ The London Olympics will generate £10bn in revenue for the British economy as a whole.(Lloyds TSB) ‣ Indian cricket rights for a 6 year period went at Rs 3851 Cr (40 cr a match) • IPL Year 1: Mumbai Indians -$ 124 m • IPL Year 4: Sahara Pune warriors - $375.2 mn • 52% of olympic revenue comes from TV rights approx 32% from corporte sponsorship 9
  • 10.
    Our working lifedepends on this 10
  • 11.
    Lifelong aim movefrom D1 to D2 11
  • 12.
    As a businessperson our As a business person our key aim is to maximize key aim is to maximize demand and hence raise demand and hence raise revenue. revenue. 12
  • 13.
    Demand Shifters Team Quality Population Is it worth following my team?, Am i Population of city winning? Create new markets Competitors Fan Income The more you earn - More can you spend Price of competitive goods So Mumbai is more expensive than a 13
  • 14.
    Other shifters Future expectations Media coverage Player investments, New stadium, better More media coverage future Lifestyle changes Short term peaks Get a fillip Get fitter 14
  • 15.
    A sports product?- What creates revenue Sportsper The Sportsperson is a product - endorsements, son player transfers, merchandise For a team sport the team identity and brand is a The team product The biggest element without a contest nothing Contest works Ancillary Equipment, Academies etc products 15
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  • 17.
    We all wouldlove this 17
  • 18.
    In Sports ateam which wins everything or has a huge share of revenue kills the market. Hence monopoly is destructive. 18
  • 19.
    Revenue elements All sportsteams mainly have 4 sources of revenue Match day Broadcast Sponsorship Licensing sales 19
  • 20.
    Sporting contests Each team plays the other - All teams have a League minimum no of matches - EPL League+pl NFL, IPL ayoff Knock out Tennis matches Others Golf 20
  • 21.
    Is T20 thebest way to grow cricket globally? 21
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