A weekly newsletter that deconstructs the business of sports and gaming.
Connect
Two recent controversies involving former India cricketers Virender Sehwag and Venkatesh Prasad showed just how tricky the business of social media management for athletes is
This question is at the heart of all the hullabaloo over the tax evasion notices worth thousands of crores sent to real-money gaming companies.
The Indian Super League announced a partnership with German media company OneFootball to distribute its international streaming rights. Is anyone watching?
Selling cricket match tickets efficiently shouldn’t be rocket science for the world’s richest cricket board. Unfortunately, it is.
If you ask Royal Challengers Bangalore, the answer is no.
Indian sports fans have seen glimpses of the technology while watching cricket, kabaddi, and football, but it’ll be a while before it becomes mainstream
The official fantasy football game of the Premier League is free to play, but many content creators and websites are carrying advertisements from gambling companies
The media rights for Indian football’s top division are up for grabs, but reports suggest that there aren’t many interested parties, including the incumbent Star India
Brands such as FanCode, The Souled Store, and playR are trying to bridge the gap between original but expensive team jerseys and cheap counterfeits
The GST Council dropped a bombshell last week when it recommended that online gaming should be taxed at par with gambling at 28%. But it also left a lot open to interpretation, which led to confusion and panic in the industry
A peek inside the lives of cricket Twitter influencers such as Cric Crazy Johns and Mufaddal Vohra
The inaugural Olympic Esports Series concluded in Singapore last week, with some pretty odd choices in the selection of games
