The big talking points from the opening day of SportsPro Asia include Chatri Sityodtong on ONE Championship’s direct-to-consumer strategy, and India’s status as a market to watch, with National Basketball Association (NBA) Asia executive vice president and managing director Scott Levy saying the league would have more fans there than in any other country in the next five years.
SportsPro editor at large Eoin Connolly and editorial director Michael Long are joined by Unmish Parthasarathi, the founder of Picture Board Partners, also look ahead to International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) chief executive Steve Dainton’s appearance on day two.
There’s then time to pick up on some other highlights direct from the virtual stage, featuring Olympic Channel general manager Mark Parkman, also on India (32.20); Synamedia vice president of intelligence and security operations Avigail Gutman on regional challenges in anti-piracy (36.40); DAZN’s Martyn Jones and the J-League’s Oya Takeyuki on the evolution of their partnership (40.33); and Kayo Sports chief executive Julian Ogrin (46.47) with four vital lessons from the buoyant Australian OTT service.
SportsPro editor at large Eoin Connolly and editorial director Michael Long are joined by Unmish Parthasarathi, the founder of Picture Board Partners, to wrap up the first day of the SportsPro Asia virtual event.
