Jul 11, 2023 Sporting brands: About the sport or the athlete? By Claire Sng Grace Pigott A new report published this month from the Women’s Sport Trust shows the positive impact and significant awareness being generated by...
Sep 26, 2023 Latest proposals from the UK Parliament to protect creative industries against the risks posed by AI By Harry Jefferies At the end of August, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee ("Committee") published a report called "Connected tech: AI and creative...
Sep 22, 2023 AI. Who owns what. By Alex Lowe A strange thing happened to me recently: a whole table of my friends wanted me to talk about case law and legislation. Maybe it was the...
Sep 21, 2023 Online Safety Bill approved by Parliament and ready for Royal Assent By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 19 September 2023, the Online Safety Bill (the Bill) passed its final parliamentary debate and is now ready to receive Royal Assent....
Sep 18, 2023 Reflecting on the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: a bright future ahead for women’s football in the Republic of Ireland By Elinor Cavil Noemie Cetnarowicz As we reflect on what was a historic four weeks of football during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which saw a record-breaking 1,977,800...
Sep 13, 2023 Online Safety Bill passed by the House of Lords By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 6 September 2023 the Online Safety Bill (Bill) had its third reading in the House of Lords. The Bill is the Government’s flagship...
Sep 13, 2023 Greenwashing webinar By John Wilks Environmental advertising claims continue to be a major focus for regulators. Businesses are subject to complex and internationally...
Sep 12, 2023 Gamescom 2023 – A taster By Saskia Lais-Jansen I had the pleasure of attending this year’s gamescom as 320,000 other visitors from more than 100 countries. Visiting the different...
Sep 11, 2023 Between a rock and a hard place: women take on the men’s game By Abbie Taylor Helena Casson Danielle Carter Rock climbing is one of the few sports where men and women can compete on a relatively level playing field, due to the delicate balance...
Sep 07, 2023 Women in esports – Current landscape and ways to enhance their successful participation By Saskia Lais-Jansen Fabian Schraa At this year’s gamescom from 23-27 August, 320,000 video gaming enthusiasts flocked to the exhibition halls of Cologne, Germany. For...
Aug 23, 2023 Netflix pushes into gaming - what does this say about the future of streaming? By Harry Jefferies Did you know that Netflix offers mobile gaming to its subscribers? You might be surprised to learn that Netflix made its first foray into...
Aug 18, 2023 Leicester City FC fined by UK competition authority: Key learnings for sports organisations|LawInSport By Alexandra Kamerling Alistair White On 31 July 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued an infringement decision finding that Leicester City FC colluded with...
Aug 17, 2023 A re-valuation of media, digital and sponsorship rights for women’s sport By Elizabeth Bingham Claire Sng As all eyes turn to Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup final, Australia’s Victoria State Government has released a timely report on...
Aug 15, 2023 Formula 1’s NFTs: A new era in ticketing and digital technology By Naomi Ross Sara Jenkins Formula 1’s largest ticket operator, Platinum Group, made a ground-breaking move in the auto-racing industry by introducing NFT ticketing...
Aug 08, 2023 Meta to be fined USD98,500 a day over advertising practices - Norway puts the heat on By Harry Jefferies I wrote last week about Meta's planned switch to obtain "consent" from users in order to display targeted advertisements to them. It was...
Aug 04, 2023 Blurring the lines: The ethics of host-read advertising on podcasts By Harry Jefferies The FT published an interesting article yesterday on the issues raised by host-read advertising on podcasts. It poses the question as to...
Aug 02, 2023 Meta to switch to "consent" mechanism in Europe for ad targeting purposes By Harry Jefferies Meta has agreed to obtain "consent" from users in Europe in order to display targeted ads to them, according to The Wall Street Journal....