Less than a week into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, one of the big talking points has been the changes in the way TV rights are structured, and what this has meant for viewers trying to access different Olympic sports and events from across the UK and Ireland.

Sheridans have teamed up with Think Jam for a series of open and recorded conversations on Clubhouse with industry leaders in tech, media and entertainment.

For our second session we discussed the fascinating topic of Franchise Value: Consumer Products, IP and Marketing with our special guest Jonathan Sands. Jonathan is founder and CEO of Artistic License, whose amazing career has seen him work with a range of global entertainment brands such as James Bond, Stars Wars and Harry Potter.

Chris Paget spoke to Athlete 365 about some of the key considerations for athletes and brands when negotiating and navigating brand partnerships, sponsorships and endorsements.

Alex Harvey and Ollie Raggett recently sat down with Behind Sport to provide their insight on what goes on behind the scenes in the Sheridans Sport team. They discuss the trends we are seeing in the industry and the range of clients we represent, as well as offering their thoughts on their dream clients.

Whilst the focus is understandably on the action on the field of play, the Olympic Charter’s “Rule 40” is a central issue in the wider context of the Games, especially when it comes to an athletes’ name, image or sporting performance being used in advertising in connection with Tokyo 2020.

Sheridans have teamed up with Think Jam for a series of open and recorded conversations on Clubhouse.

For the first Clubhouse conversation, they explored the world of NFTs and how the entertainment and sports industries can innovate in this space.

Negotiating transfers during the final days of the transfer window is usually a pretty pressurised environment for clubs, players and agents alike. Successfully completing a transfer in that often frenetic time necessarily requires accepting a level of commercial risk.

In the first of a series of insight pieces from the Sheridans Sport team, we aim to answer some of the key questions about NFTs.

Nii Anteson appeared on Al Jazeera to provide his insight on Caster Semenya's decision to take her case to the European Court of Human Rights.

‘Esports: How to Play the Game’ – aimed at exploring the many routes into the esports industry for brands and discussing the key issues to consider when creating an authentic and credible presence within esports.

The BackPage podcast is about hearing from influential and inspiring individuals from across the business of sport and esports talk about the trends shaping the future of the industry.

Daniel Geey joined The Athletic's Mark Chapman and Matt Slater to discuss the question ‘should football scrap transfer fees?’

The new system is relevant to any player who is not a citizen of the UK and has not acquired permanent residence, been granted pre-settled status or settled status under the government’s EU Settlement scheme.

This article looks at some of the key legal issues when considering what a legal claim by a former player might look like, what we can learn from previous disputes both within rugby union and the broader global sporting context, and what we can expect to happen next.

Andrew Nixon appeared on Real Vision’s “The Big Conversation” to talk about how Covid-19 has affected the sports and esports industries.

In what is arguably the most physically demanding football season in recent memory, it’s been reported that 14 out of 20 Premier League clubs had at least one of their players withdrawn from international duty over the most recent international break due to injury or Covid-19.

Mark Pollock is no ordinary inspirational figure. In 1998 at the age of 22, he went suddenly blind. Mark dealt with this life changing moment by becoming an adventure athlete, competing in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps including becoming the first blind person to race to the South Pole.

In episode 9 of The BackPage Podcast, Andrew Nixon and Jonny Madill are joined by former world and Olympic 400m champion and one of Britain's greatest and most decorated athletes, Christine Ohuruogu MBE.