The Battle of the Balls: Why Sport is Poised to Leave Audiences Breathless

Sport is entertainment on steroids. With over US$2.5 trillion in annual revenues to fight over, the competition has only just begun. Big money, Hollywood’s legacy Studios and the next-generation of media entrepreneurs have all joined the fight.

The general rule followed by nearly all experienced, professional investors is to buy low and then sell high.

Tax authorities call the result of this investment strategy capital gains. If tax authorities have a term for it, then, chances are, there’s a lot of money being made. For this rule to be valid there has to be something to buy that will rise in value and then someone to sell it to when that happens....

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A dear friend of mine working in Abu Dhabi tells me that there is a line of fund managers stretching down the street hoping to raise money for their new sports funds. Far too many people chasing too few truly great opportunities.

That said, there are a lot of technology being applied to deliver sports better and cheaper than the big media companies can. That seems like better opportunity than investing in the NFL at sky-high valuations.